About This Stamp
On April 5, 1991, the Postal Service issued a denominated stamp featuring a tulip.
Tulip (Tulipa) is a genus of about one hundred species of flowering plants native to southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran east to northeast China and Japan. They are perennial bulbous plants growing to 4 to 28 inches tall, with a small number of strap-shaped, waxy-textured, usually green leaves and large flowers with six petals. The fruit is a dry capsule containing numerous flat disc-shaped seeds.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: April 5, 1991
First Day of Issue Location: TBA