US 2019 Pelecyphora aselliformis Cactus Flowers 55c. Scott. 5355


US 2019 Pelecyphora aselliformis Cactus Flowers 55c. Scott. 5355


Series: Cactus Flowers

Stamp details: Pelecyphora aselliformis

Issued date: 15-02-2019 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Face value: 55c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Commemorative

Format: Double-sided booklet of 20

First Day City: Mesa, Arizona at AmeriStamp/ARIPEX

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5355
Michel (Germany): 5574BD
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5191

Dimensions (height x width):
23.5mm x 30.5mm

Designers: Ethel Kessler (designer) ; John P. Schaefer (photographer)

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America (BCA)

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Cactus, Flowers

Total print: 40,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.55 on day of issue.

Description:- Pelecyphora is a genus of cacti, comprising 2 species. They originate from Mexico. Pelecyphora is known for its medicinal properties and may have been utilized as a psychoactive in the same way as Lophophora williamsii. It is known as "Peyotillo".
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecyphora