Add floral style to your letters with these stunning vintage unused American Wildflower series "Sego Lily" postage stamps! This classic botanical design is perfect for adding timeless beauty to your save-the-dates, wedding invitations, thank you cards, shower invites, birth announcements, and other snail mail correspondence. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 29-cents. These authentic USPS postage stamps are suitable for current mailing when used with the total required postage based on the weight of your mailing. Deliver floral elegance with this exquisite vintage postage stamp!

Purchase includes a total of TEN (10) mint condition postage stamps shown in the product listing photos.

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Sego Lily
• Series: American Wildflower
• Year Issued: 1992
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Plants, Flowers, Wildflowers, Flora, Botanical, Mormon Pioneers, Utah State Flower
• Color(s): White, Black, Green, Pink, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save the Date Announcements, Shower Invitations, Birth Announcements, Thank You Cards, Valentine’s Day, Snail Mail, and more…
• Printing Method: Offset Press and Lithography
• Scott Number: 2667
• Adhesion Type: Gummed (see adhesion instructions below)
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

GENUINE USPS POSTAGE: These unused vintage postage stamps are perfectly valid for use as current postage for mailing with USPS as long as you use an adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates on the USPS website.

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: The 1992 29¢ “Sego Lily” stamp was issued on July 24, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the U.S. "Wildflowers" series. The stamp celebrates the Sego Lily, a native wildflower of the western United States, and is part of a pane of 50 different wildflower designs, each honoring a flower native to one or more states.

The artwork for the Sego Lily stamp was painted in watercolor by artist Karen Mallary. The Sego Lily is the state flower of Utah, and has historical cultural importance: its bulbs were once used as an emergency food source by Indigenous peoples, and later Mormon pioneers were taught to use them when other food supplies were low — this contributed to the flower’s adoption as a symbol of sustenance and perseverance. The stamp pane in which it appears was printed by Ashton-Potter America, Inc., and was notable for a few firsts: it was the first 50-stamp commemorative pane printed by a private contractor, and the first U.S. stamp issue to be produced entirely by offset lithography.

FLOWER INFORMATION: The white Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii) is a delicate, spring-blooming wildflower native to the arid and semi-arid regions of the American West. Recognized for its elegant simplicity, the flower typically grows on slender, grass-like stems rising from an underground bulb, often reaching 6 to 18 inches in height.

Its most distinctive feature is its three broad, triangular petals, which form a shallow, open cup. The petals are usually pure white to creamy ivory, sometimes faintly tinted with pale lavender. At the base of each petal lies a striking crescent-shaped band of deep purple or maroon, often accented by a patch of yellow and fine hairs. These bold markings serve both as a visual focal point and as nectar guides for pollinators.

The Sego Lily blooms in late spring to early summer, often appearing in dry meadows, sagebrush flats, and open desert foothills. Despite growing in harsh, rocky soils, the flower appears refined and luminous, its satiny petals catching the light against muted landscapes. The narrow, linear leaves grow low along the stem, allowing the bloom itself to remain the central visual element.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: This stamp carries a serene and luminous spiritual significance, rooted in the symbolism of the flower itself — purity, survival, and divine provision. Depicting Utah’s state flower, the Sego Lily, the stamp honors more than a plant; it honors a living parable of faith, resilience, and grace that has deep roots in both the land and the spirit of the American West.

Spiritually, the Sego Lily is a symbol of hope that blooms in hardship. Native to the arid landscapes of the Rocky Mountain region, it flourishes in harsh soils and dry climates, teaching that beauty and sustenance can emerge even in the most barren places. For Indigenous peoples, the lily was seen as a gift from the Earth, a sacred food and medicine. Later, for early Mormon pioneers, the plant took on profound spiritual meaning when its bulbs sustained families through times of famine. Because of this, it became a symbol of divine providence — the quiet assurance that the Creator provides, even in desolation.

The stamp’s delicate watercolor rendering captures this essence with gentle humility. Its soft tones and graceful form convey purity, peace, and spiritual awakening — qualities that mirror the lily’s association with light and rebirth in many traditions. As a postage stamp, it becomes a vessel of spiritual communication: a small, sacred image traveling between hands, carrying not only messages but also a reminder of life’s enduring grace.

Ultimately, the spiritual significance of the Sego Lily stamp lies in its message of faith through adversity. It tells the story of the soul’s capacity to endure, to bloom amid difficulty, and to trust that nourishment — both physical and spiritual — will come when needed most. In its simple beauty, it invites us to remember that miracles often appear quietly, rising from the dry earth when hope seems faintest, offering a whisper of divine love and renewal.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The 1992 American Wildflower postage stamp series was a commemorative issue featuring a pane of 50 different 29-cent stamps, with each stamp displaying a unique watercolor illustration of a native U.S. wildflower. The series was released on July 24, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio, to coincide with the AmeriFlora '92 international exposition. Alaska-based watercolor artist Karen Mallary designed the artwork and selected the 50 distinct flowers featured in the collection, with at least one stamp/flower representing each of the 50 states. The U.S. Postal Service described the 1992 American Wildflower series as carrying a message of "natural grace and beauty". In dedicating the pane of 50 different stamps, Assistant Postmaster General Gordon Morison stated they would "blanket the postal landscape" and carry the message that "our nation's wildflowers add natural grace and beauty to our lives".

GUMMED STAMPS: These postage stamps have a traditional moisture-activated gum on the back. These stamps require licking or wetting to adhere to envelopes or other surfaces. To ensure good adhesion, apply vintage gummed stamps to your mailings with a glue stick (we recommend using Elmer's "Re-Stick" glue sticks).

PROCESSING & SHIPPING: Orders are typically processed and shipped within 1-3 business days of placing your order. All orders are shipped from California — please allow additional time for transit.

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TELL YOUR STORY IN STAMPS: We’ve worked with hundreds of couples and their stationers to custom design highly stylized personalized postage sets based on our customer’s life stories. We can help you curate personalized vintage postage sets to commemorate your save-the-date, wedding, shower, announcement, and other special occasions in a truly unique fashion. Drawing on our encyclopedic knowledge of every stamp ever issued by the USPS, and sourcing from our extensive inventory of collectable unused vintage stamps, we’ll help you tell your unique story in stamps!

ABOUT HERITAGE POST HOUSE: Jennifer Kramer is the founder of Heritage Post House, a boutique vintage postage house located in Northern California. Jennifer sources the most beautiful unused vintage postage stamps ever issued by USPS and artfully arranges them into curated postage sets that are sure to add a special touch to your invitations, announcements, and special mailings. In addition to creating pre-arranged postage sets, Jennifer also works with couples (and their stationers) to create one-of-a-kind custom postage arrangements for wedding invitations, save the dates, and other special occasions.

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Product Specifications

Length: 1.57 in.
Height: 0.01 in.
Width: 0.98 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.