International $1.30

SKU: 572604
lssue Date: 4/24/2020
Send greetings to friends and family overseas with a new
Global Forever® stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
This round stamp features a beautiful pink chrysanthemum.
Shot from above, the photograph shows the intricate design of
the flower’s bloom.

Send greetings to friends and family Overseas with a new Global Forever® stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
This round stamp features a beautiful pink chrysanthemum. Shot from above, the photograph shows the intricate design of the
flower’s bloom.
Known as the “Queen of the Fall Flowers,” mums (as they are popularly called) are one of America’s favorite garden, cut, and
container plants. First mentioned in Chinese literature as early as the 15th century B.C., chrysanthemums are members of the vast
Asteraceae family.
The wild variety in China was a small yellow flower used in herbal remedies. loday there are hundreds of chrysanthemum cultivars.
Among the many diferent types of chrysanthemum blooms are cushion, daisy, decorative, pompom, and spider. Chrysanthemum
flowers come in many colors, including lime green, bronze, rust, maroon, white, yellow, and purple.
The fall-blooming chrysanthemum symbolizes joy and optimism in the face of the oncoming winter months, and the flowers are
popular worldwide. Highly revered in Japan since the eighth century, the chrysanthemum is used on the seal and crest of the
cOuntry’s emperor. Japan’s National Chrysanthemum Day, also called the Festival of Happiness, celebrates the beloved plant’s
mportance to Japanese culture.
In parts of the world, the flower is brewed into tea that is believed to remedy various ailments. According to the popular practice of
Teng shul-the art of creating harmony and balance within a surrounding environment-mums are beleved to bring good luck to
the home. Among Australians, chrysanthemums are the flower of choice for sending on Mother’s Day, which falls in May, an
autumn month in the Southern Hemisphere. In the U.S., mums are November’s birth flower, and they are the official flower of the
city of Chicago. Ihey are also the flower designated to celebrate a 13th wedding anniversary.
The art director was Nilliam J. Gicker. Greg Breeding designed the stamp with an existing photograph by Hong Vo.
This Global Forever stamp can be used to mail a one-ounce letter to any country to which First-Class Mail International® service is
available. As with all Global Forever stamps, this stamp will have a postage value equivalent to the price of the single-piece First-
Class Mail International first-ounce machineable letter in effect at the time of use. The Chrysanthemum Global Forever stamps
are being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 572604

Issue
Chrysanthemum Stamp
Item Number:
572600
Denomination &
Type of lssue:
Global Forever International Rate
Format:
Pane of 10 (1 design)
Series:
N/A
Issue Date & City:
April 24, 2020, Burlingame, CA 94010
Art Director:
Wlliam J. Gicker, Washington, DC
Designer
Typographer:
Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Existing Ar:
Hong Vo
Modeler:
Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing
Offset, Microprint
Process:
Printer:
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press TyPpe:
Muller A76
Stamps per Pane:
Print Quantity:
,000,000 stamps
Paper Type
Adhesive Type:
Nonphosphored Type l, Block Tag
Pressure-sensitive
Processed at:
Ashton Potter (USA) Lid. (APU)
Stamp Orientation:
Round
Image Area (wx h):
1.2 x 1.2 in./30.48 x 30.48 mm
Stamp Size (w x h):
1.41 x 1.41 in./35.814 x 35.814 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 8.5 x 4.09 in./215.9x 103.886 mm
Colors:
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Pantone Pink C, Pantone Black 6C
Plate Size
180 stamps per revolution
Plate Number:
“P” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front
Plate number in four corners of pane
Back:
©2019 USPS . USPS logo Barcode (572600) behind each stamp Plate position diagram ()
Promotional text