Botanical Art 2016

The 2016 49¢ Botanical Art stamps feature 10 new designs based on illustrations from an American nursery catalog.  These catalogs were published between 1891 and 1912 and are part of the New York Botanical Garden’s Seed Catalog Collection – one of the largest and important collections in the U.S. 

These colorful issues feature eight types of flowers:  Corn lilies, tulips, dahlias, stocks, roses, Japanese irises, petunias, daffodils, and jonquils.