1992 Wildflowers 29c

It's hard to believe now, but from the 1970s to 2000s, USPS printed 5 different sheets with 50 stamps in 50 different designs. Now, it's rare to have more than 4 designs on a sheet of stamps. It's clear that these ambitious sheets were complicated in terms of layout and printing. Otherwise they would keep creating them! But that makes them extra special. They were marketed towards collectors and appreciators of fine design, the same group that still seeks them out today.

The wildflowers sheet is from the early 1990s and each stamp is an individual portrait of a wildflower found in at least one of our 50 states. These stamps were released in Columbus, Ohio during AmeriFlora, a one-time International Floral and Garden Exposition, which was also a non-philatelic event.

These were designed by Karen Mallary and 11,000,000 sheets were printed.

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