Add a touch of timeless elegance to your save-the-date, bridal announcement, wedding invitations, and letters with this gorgeous postage stamp from the "Herbs" Series. Mint condition and unused, this beautiful stamp features a pink flowering foxglove plant with its characteristic tube-shaped cone of mini bell flowers and yellowish green leaves.

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

Ordering Note: Please note that you may receive the coil version of these stamps which will not have the perforation at the top and bottom like the stamps in the listing photos.

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Foxglove
• Series: Herbs
• Year Issued: 2011
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Herbs, Medicinal, Culinary, Cooking, Flowers, Wildflowers, Floral, Botanical, Fragrant
• Color(s): Pink, Purple, Green, Beige/Neutral, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save the Date Announcements, Shower Invitations, Birth Announcements, Thank You Cards, Snail Mail, and more
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 4507
• Adhesion Type: Self-adhesive
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: Part of the Herbs Series, this 29-cent self-adhesive postage stamp was first issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on April 7, 2011, in New York, New York. This series was conceived to highlight common culinary herbs that are deeply rooted in American kitchens and global food traditions, presented with clarity and elegance suitable for everyday correspondence. Though foxglove is best known for its medicinal associations rather than culinary use, its inclusion reflects the broader historical meaning of “herbs” as plants of healing and tradition.

The stamp features a tall foxglove stem in bloom, rendered in soft pinks, purples, and greens against a light, neutral uncluttered background. The characteristic bell-shaped flowers cascade along the stem, with fine linework and gentle shading that highlight their delicate structure. The vertical composition emphasizes the plant’s natural elegance and height, while the restrained color palette lends the design a calm, refined quality typical of the Herbs Series.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION: Foxgloves (digitalis purpurea) are herbaceous plants with large leaves and tall spikes of tube-shaped flowers. They are native to Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Canary Islands. Foxglove flowers grow in spikes on tall, upright stems. All parts of the plant are poisonous and should not be consumed. The chemicals in foxglove can increase the strength of heart muscle contractions, change heart rate, and increase heart blood output. Chemicals derived from foxglove are used to make the modern prescription drug, digoxin.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Foxglove flowers hold many symbolic meanings, including healing, magic, and duality. In Celtic folklore, foxgloves are associated with fairies and magic and are believed to attract fairies to gardens. In Scandinavian folklore, fairies taught foxes to ring foxglove bells to warn each other of hunters.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The Herbs Series was first issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on April 7, 2011, in New York, New York. These self-adhesive stamps were designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia. The five stamps in this series feature various flowering herbs used for fragrance, flavoring, medicine, and/or decoration. Artist Teresa Fasolino of New York, New York, created the original oil paintings for each stamp in the series. Each stamp evokes a vintage-style and depicts a particular species in bloom, as well as a typical leaf and flower or seed capsule. The species featured on these elegant stamps are Origanum vulgare (oregano), Linum perenne (flax), Digitalis purpurea (foxglove), Lavandula angustifolio (lavender), and Salvia officinalis (sage), however, only the common names for these plants appear on the stamps. 29-cents was the postcard rate the year these stamps were released.

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.

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: 0.98 in.
Height: 0.01 in.
Width: 0.85 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.