Add classic floral romance and cheerful vintage color to your letters with these vintage unused "Pink & Yellow Roses" postage stamps from the USPS "Love" series! Featuring a lush vertical bouquet of pink and yellow roses, this romantic commemorative design is perfect for adding traditional flower imagery, garden style, soft warm color, and timeless love symbolism to save-the-dates, wedding invitations, thank you cards, bridal shower invitations, engagement announcements, anniversary mailings, Valentine cards, and other snail mail. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 45-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.

Purchase includes a total of TEN (10) mint condition "Pink & Yellow Roses" 45-cent postage stamps shown in the product listing photos. These are NOT forever stamps — you must combine additional postage with this stamp to mail your correspondence according to current USPS postage rate requirements.

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STAMP INFORMATION:

• Stamp Name: Pink & Yellow Roses
• Stamp Series: Love
• Year Issued: 1988
• Face Value: 45-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Pink Roses, Yellow Roses, Roses, Rose Bouquet, Love, Romance, Wedding, Flowers, Floral, Garden, Valentine’s Day, American Rose Center, USPS Love Series, USPS Commemorative Stamps
• Color(s): Pink, Yellow, Green, White, Black, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save-the-Dates, Rose Weddings, Garden Weddings, Floral Weddings, Romantic Weddings, Bridal Shower Invitations, Engagement Announcements, Anniversary Cards, Valentine Mailings, Love Letters, Thank You Notes, Everyday Correspondence
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 2379
• Adhesion Type: Gummed (see adhesion instructions below)
• Stamp Size: 40 x 25 mm / 1.57 × 0.98 in
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: The 1988 Pink & Yellow Roses stamp was issued as part of the USPS Love series and features a vertical arrangement of pink and yellow roses created specifically with wedding mail in mind. Designer Richard Sheaff worked with photographer Robert Schlowsky to develop the floral composition, arranging the roses into a bold, symmetrical bouquet. The stamp carried a 45-cent denomination for two-ounce First-Class Mail, giving couples a single romantic stamp that could cover heavier wedding invitations containing multiple enclosures rather than requiring an unrelated second stamp. The first-day ceremony was held at the American Rose Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, reinforcing the design’s connection to rose culture and romantic floral symbolism. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing using photogravure, the stamp combines practical wedding-postage history with one of the most traditional floral symbols of love in the Love series.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION: Roses are among the most enduring symbols of romance, devotion, beauty, and affection. The pink roses in this design evoke tenderness, admiration, grace, affection, and romantic sweetness, while the yellow roses bring warmth, friendship, happiness, and celebration. Together, the two colors create a joyful and romantic floral palette that works beautifully for wedding invitations, garden celebrations, engagement announcements, anniversaries, bridal showers, and classic floral stationery.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: The Pink & Yellow Roses design carries themes of love, tenderness, friendship, joy, beauty, gratitude, admiration, and lasting connection. Pink roses are often associated with affection, grace, appreciation, and gentle romance, while yellow roses can symbolize happiness, friendship, and warmth. Their pairing can be interpreted as a union of romantic affection and companionship—an especially meaningful combination for weddings, anniversaries, engagements, bridal showers, and thank you notes.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The USPS Love series began in 1973 with Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE design and gradually developed into one of the Postal Service’s most recognizable recurring themes. The series has featured hearts, flowers, birds, lettering, romantic imagery, and decorative art for Valentine’s Day, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and other meaningful correspondence. The 1988 Love issues included a 25-cent single pink rose design and this 45-cent bouquet of pink and yellow roses for heavier two-ounce mail. The higher-denomination design was created specifically in response to demand from couples mailing heavier wedding invitations, giving it an unusually direct connection to wedding correspondence.

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.

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.