US 2019 Devilshead Cactus Flowers 55c. Scott. 5357


US 2019 Devilshead Cactus Flowers 55c. Scott. 5357


Series: Cactus Flowers

Stamp details: Devilshead (Echinocactus horizonthalonius)

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): 5357
Michel (Germany): 5573BD
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5193

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:- Echinocactus horizonthalonius is a species of cactus known by several common names, including devilshead, turk's head cactus, blue barrel cactus, eagle's claw,[1] horse maimer, horse crippler, and visnaga meloncillo. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly on limestone substrates. One of its varieties is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinocactus_horizonthalonius