First Day of Issue Flowering Trees Stamp Cache Envelope and Enclosure

Description: First Day of Issue Flowering Trees -- Southern Magnolia, Blue Paloverde, Yellow Poplar, Prairie Crab Apple, Pacific Dogwood Stamp Cache Envelope and Enclosure 32¢ New York NY March 9 1998 Flowering Trees - Southern Magnolia, Blue Paloverde, Yellow Poplar, Prairie Crab Apple, Pacific Dogwood These five setenant stamps depicting flowering trees made their official first day debut in ceremonies and dedication festivities that kicked off and exhibition at the fa four-day stamp show Spring Postage Stamp Mega Event in New York, NY. The five design different stamps were illustrated by John Dawson of Hilo, Hawaii but Howard Paine of Delaplane, VA is actually credited with the designs (and also served as art director for the issue). Each stamp shows details from five native North American trees that include (from left to right): right): Southern Magnolia, Blue Paloverde, Yellow Poplar, Prairie Crab Apple, and Pacific Dogwood. The central design of each includes not only the blossom of each of the five but the leaves and fruit. The Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) is a moderately fast-growing ornamental tree that produces its very fragrant white flowers in spring and/or early summer. These blossoms often grow to 12 inches across, and the trees may also reach up to 100 feet in height. Their leaves are large with a glossy deep green on the face with a rust colored underside and the trees do not shed their leaves in the winter months. Wood of the magnolia is heavy and quite hard. They flourish throughout the southeastern U.S. and seem to grow best on riverbanks and other moist locations. The Blue Paloverde (Cercidium floridum) is a member of the legume family found in desert landscapes of the American southwest, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California. Their small funnel-shaped flowers have five yellow petals and are produced in clusters that bloom in the spring. Mature blue paloverdes may stand 30 feet tall and have a smooth pale green bark. Puloverde means 'green branch in Spanish and the seeds are found in bean-like pods that are roughly two to three inches long. The Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is one of only two true tulip trees in the world, and the only one native to North America. The trees bear large pale green flowers displaying an orange band near the base of each petal. The blossoms open during June and July. The tree is commonly known as the tulip tree (or whitewood) and they grow up to 180 feet high in the rich soils throughout the eastern US. They have broad green leaves that change to orange and yellow as they begin to drop in the fall. The Prairie Crab Apple (Malus ioensis) is most often found in the prairies and open pastures s of the Midwest and along banks of rivers and streams. Songbirds (and many game birds) enjoy the yellow-green crabapple fruit. The broadleaved tree generally grows to no more than 25 to 30 feet tall and its dark green leaves conceal a paler downy underside. Blossoms of white and pink petals have a sweet scent and appear on stalks in clusters in spring. The Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), as the name suggests, are found in the forests of western North America. The tree is a medium-sized tree with spreading branches that bear numerous yellow-green flowers and a small red clustering fruit that looks much like a berry. The flower buds are visible during the winter but do not open until May. The tapering green leaves change to red and orange in the fall. Many people who travel from the Pacific coast to the south and southwest often. confuse this tree with the Southern Dogwood as they are similar. The variety found so often in the south has only four petals in each blossom (as opposed to six for the Pacific) and each of the four has a 'notch-like' indenture at the tip of each leaf. We invite you to our cachet design for Scott 2347 (Item 8939) to compare the difference. From the text above, it is obvious that one design could not correctly depict all five of the flowering trees. In our ongoing effort of restraint to produce only one cachet design for such closely related setenant topics, we actually show none of the five trees but a squirrel, cardinal, a branch of the dogwood common to our area with a landscape of a lake, tree and rolling hills in the background. Features: • First Day of Issue Stamp Cache Envelope and Enclosure • Made in USA Condition: Pre-Owned Good

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Location: Humble, Texas

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