| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | April 3, 2013 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Quantity | 23,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Forever Commemorative
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| Denomination Value | $0.46 | Color | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, 363 (Green), 385 (Dark Gray), 2655 (Lavender), 613 (Dark Yellow), 2602 (Purple), 187 (Red) |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm |
| Series | La Florida |
| Series Time Span | 2013 |
| Issue Location | St. Augustine, FL 32084 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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Celebrate the quincentennial of the first Spanish expedition to our 27th state and the First Day of Issue of the La Florida Forever® se tenant stamps with an official ceremony program and cover. The full-color program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and the list of participants on one side, with narrative about the stamp design on the reverse.
The program is tucked inside a colorful 9 x 6-inch envelope that bears a randomly selected affixed, La Florida Forever® stamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation, along with a United States Postal Service logo and the type “First Day of Issue Ceremony.”
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 470630
Brighten your day with a dramatic display of elegant florals. This collectible package contains a sheet of 16 La Florida Forever® stamps and four First Day Covers (#6 ¾ envelopes), each with an affixed stamp and an official First Day of Issue color postmark.
Named “La Florida” for Pascua Florida (“Feast of the Flowers”) by early Spanish explorers, Florida is known for its abundance of flowers and lush vegetation. Evoking the feel of a tropical garden with a cascade of beautiful blossoms, each of the four exquisite La Florida se tenant stamps features a particular variety of flower: red and pink hibiscus; yellow cannas; morning glories in white, red, and shades of purple; and white and purple passionflowers.
The color postmark features a silhouetted Spanish galleon floating atop a bold banner and seal incorporating the words, “La Florida” and “500 Years,” and includes the official date and location of issuance.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 470610
On April 3, 2013, in St. Augustine, Florida, the Postal Service™ will issue the La Florida First-Class Mail® commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 46 cents) in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 3, 2013.
The U.S. Postal Service commemorates the 500th anniversary of the naming of Florida with the release of stamps that celebrate the state’s floral abundance. During the Easter season of 1513, Spanish explorers first visited the state we now know as Florida. They named the land “La Florida” for Pascua Florida (“Feast of the Flowers”), Spain’s Easter celebration, and for the verdant display of vegetation that they could see from their ship.
The four se tenant stamps contain a cascade of blossoms that evokes the feeling of a tropical garden. Each stamp shows a particular variety of flower: red and pink hibiscus; yellow cannas; morning glories in white, red, and shades of purple; and white and purple passionflowers. The stamp pane includes on the selvage an imagined scene of explorers traveling in a small boat along a river or channel surrounded by tropical foliage.
Flowers are a perennial favorite with collectors and the stamp-buying public, and La Florida’s exquisite blossoms will be an elegant addition to the U.S. Postal Service’s tradition of producing appealing and beautiful floral stamp art.
Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp, with floral art by Steve Buchanan. La Florida stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps.