US 2021 Dahlia : Garden Flowers 55c. Scott. 5562


US 2021 Dahlia : Garden Flowers 55c. Scott. 5562


Series: Garden Beauty (2021)

Stamp details: Dahlia

Issued date: 23-02-2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 55c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Format: Booklet of 20

Emission: Commemorative
First Day City: Bloomfield, Indiana

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5562
Michel (Germany): 5795BD
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5404
Unificato (Italy): 5954

Designers: Ethel Kessler (designer) ; Allen Rokach (photographer)

Dimensions (height x width):
23.25mm x 30.25mm

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Print Method: Offset

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Flower, Plant

Total print: 60,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Stamp from booklet.

Face value US$0.55 on day of issue.

Description:- Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. A member of the Compositae (also called Asteraceae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia