2024 2c Daffodils (from pane)
# 5898 - 2024 2c Daffodils (from pane)
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US #5898
2024 2¢ Daffodils (From Pane) – Low-Denomination Flowers Series
• Part of the first issue of the Low-Denomination Flowers Series
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: Low-Denomination Flowers
Value: 2¢
First Day of Issue: July 18, 2024
First Day City: Berkeley, California
Quantity Issued: 30,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Panes of 20
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut, 11 ¼ x 11
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III
Why the stamp was issued: To cover 2¢ postage and continue the popular tradition of flowers on stamps.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of two daffodils on a yellow-toned cream background by Harold Davis.
Special design details: In addition to photographing the flowers, Harold Davis also grew these daffodils in his backyard in Berkeley, California.
First Day City: The stamps were issued in Berkeley, California, without an official USPS First Day of Issue Ceremony.
About the Low-Denomination Flowers Series: The series began in 2024 with five stamp designs in the following denominations: 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢, and 10¢. Each 2024 stamp pictures a different flower grown and photographed by Harold Davis of Berkeley California.
History the stamp represents: Daffodil is just one nickname for flowers in the genus Narcissus. They are also sometimes called narcissus or jonquil. It is said the genus was named for the Greek myth of Narcissus…
Narcissus was a young hunter from Thespiae who was known far and wide for his beauty. He was pursued by men and women alike, but was uninterested because none could compare to his own reflection. Eventually, Narcissus completely fell in love with himself.
In some versions of the story, he fell into a river and drowned after failing to recognize the reflection as an image of himself. Other versions say Narcissus was cursed by Nemesis, the goddess of revenge to never be loved by the object of his affections. It is said she did this after hearing the pleas of the many people who fell in love with Narcissus but were ignored by him. Therefore, when Narcissus saw himself reflected in the water for the first time and fell in love, he was doomed to waste away on the bank of the river. In all versions of Narcissus’s tale, a particularly beautiful flower bloomed where he died.
While their origin story might be a cautionary tale about not becoming too vain, there is nothing wrong with enjoying the beauty of daffodils in your garden. In fact, they are a great way of welcoming spring.
US #5898
2024 2¢ Daffodils (From Pane) – Low-Denomination Flowers Series
• Part of the first issue of the Low-Denomination Flowers Series
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: Low-Denomination Flowers
Value: 2¢
First Day of Issue: July 18, 2024
First Day City: Berkeley, California
Quantity Issued: 30,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Panes of 20
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut, 11 ¼ x 11
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III
Why the stamp was issued: To cover 2¢ postage and continue the popular tradition of flowers on stamps.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of two daffodils on a yellow-toned cream background by Harold Davis.
Special design details: In addition to photographing the flowers, Harold Davis also grew these daffodils in his backyard in Berkeley, California.
First Day City: The stamps were issued in Berkeley, California, without an official USPS First Day of Issue Ceremony.
About the Low-Denomination Flowers Series: The series began in 2024 with five stamp designs in the following denominations: 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢, and 10¢. Each 2024 stamp pictures a different flower grown and photographed by Harold Davis of Berkeley California.
History the stamp represents: Daffodil is just one nickname for flowers in the genus Narcissus. They are also sometimes called narcissus or jonquil. It is said the genus was named for the Greek myth of Narcissus…
Narcissus was a young hunter from Thespiae who was known far and wide for his beauty. He was pursued by men and women alike, but was uninterested because none could compare to his own reflection. Eventually, Narcissus completely fell in love with himself.
In some versions of the story, he fell into a river and drowned after failing to recognize the reflection as an image of himself. Other versions say Narcissus was cursed by Nemesis, the goddess of revenge to never be loved by the object of his affections. It is said she did this after hearing the pleas of the many people who fell in love with Narcissus but were ignored by him. Therefore, when Narcissus saw himself reflected in the water for the first time and fell in love, he was doomed to waste away on the bank of the river. In all versions of Narcissus’s tale, a particularly beautiful flower bloomed where he died.
While their origin story might be a cautionary tale about not becoming too vain, there is nothing wrong with enjoying the beauty of daffodils in your garden. In fact, they are a great way of welcoming spring.