Add floral flair to your letters with these stunning vintage unused Beautiful Blooms series "Coneflower" (aka Echinacea) postage stamps! This classic botanical design is perfect for adding a pop of color to your save-the-dates, wedding invitations, thank you cards, shower invites, birth announcements, and other snail mail correspondence. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 41-cents. These authentic USPS postage stamps are suitable for current mailing when used with the total required postage based on the weight of your mailing. Deliver floral elegance with this exquisite vintage postage stamp!

Purchase includes a total of TEN (10) mint condition postage stamps shown in the product listing photos.

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Coneflower (aka Echinacea)
• Series: Beautiful Blooms
• Year Issued: 2007
• Face Value: 41-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Flowers, Floral, Botanical, Fragrant, Gardening, Medicinal
• Color(s): Pink, Orange, Green, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save the Date Announcements, Shower Invitations, Birth Announcements, Thank You Cards, Valentine’s Day, Snail Mail, and more…
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 4184
• Adhesion Type: Self-adhesive
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: The 41-cent “Coneflower” postage stamp is part of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Beautiful Blooms series, a modern floral program introduced to showcase flowers as expressive works of art rather than strict botanical studies. Issued by the USPS on August 10th, 2007, in Portland, Oregon, the series reflected a mid-2000s design shift toward bold color, painterly style, and emotionally resonant imagery suitable for everyday correspondence.

The stamp features a pink coneflower (Echinacea) shown in close-up, with elongated petals radiating outward in soft pink/rose and magenta tones. At the center, the flower’s distinctive raised cone is rendered in warm, textured orange hues, creating a strong focal point and visual contrast. Subtle shading and gentle transitions of color give the petals a sense of movement and depth, while the background remains minimal to keep attention on the bloom itself. The overall composition feels lively yet balanced—capturing the coneflower’s associations with strength, renewal, and enduring beauty.

FLOWER INFORMATION: The pink coneflower, also known as Echinacea, has many uses, including medicinal, habitat restoration, and is a symbol of wellness. Native Americans used the coneflower to treat a variety of ailments, including toothaches, sore throats, snakebites, and respiratory infections. The plant has been used as an anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-venom. The roots were chewed or used in poultices, and the leaves and petals were used to make tea. The coneflower is a pollinator magnet, attracting butterflies and bees. It can grow in poor soil and is drought-tolerant, making it a good choice for habitat restoration. It’s spent flowers also provide food for birds in the winter.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Coneflower (Echinacea) has long been associated with restorative strength—both physical and spiritual—making it a symbol of inner immunity and the ability to recover after challenge or depletion. Spiritually, the coneflower’s strong, raised central cone represents a grounded core or inner compass—steadfast and protective—while the radiating petals suggest energy moving outward into the world. This structure reflects the balance between self-care and generosity, reminding us that true giving flows from a centered, protected self. The flower’s ability to thrive in varied conditions further reinforces its symbolism of adaptability and endurance.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The “Beautiful Blooms” series is a set of 10 different flowers designed by artist Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, and was first issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on August 10, 2007 in Portland, Oregon. Photographer Mark Laita of Culver City, California, created the artistic images of the beautiful blooms featured on these stamps. Unlike botanical or garden-specific programs that focused on realism or seasonal cycles, this series highlighted bold, decorative blossoms presented almost as portraits—lush, close-up views that emphasize color, texture, and visual impact. These magnificent flowers may be seen coast to coast, not only in gardens, but floating on ponds, and adorning trees. The flowers featured were popular, widely recognized blooms commonly associated with bouquets and celebrations. The ten flowers depicted on the Beautiful Blooms series stamps are echinacea (also known as the purple coneflower), tulip, water lily, poppy, spider chrysanthemum, orange gerbera daisy, iris, dahlia, vulcan magnolia, and red gerbera daisy.

GENUINE USPS POSTAGE: These unused vintage postage stamps are perfectly valid for use as current postage for mailing with USPS as long as you use the adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates at USPS.com.

TELL YOUR STORY IN STAMPS: We’ve worked with hundreds of couples and their stationers to custom design highly stylized personalized postage sets based on our customer’s life stories. We can help you curate personalized vintage postage sets to commemorate your save-the-date, wedding, shower, announcement, and other special occasions in a truly unique fashion. Drawing on our encyclopedic knowledge of every stamp ever issued by the USPS, and sourcing from our extensive inventory of collectable unused vintage stamps, we’ll help you tell your unique story in stamps!

ABOUT HERITAGE POST HOUSE: Jennifer Kramer is the founder of Heritage Post House, a boutique vintage postage house located in Northern California. Jennifer sources the most beautiful unused vintage postage stamps ever issued by USPS and artfully arranges them into curated postage sets that are sure to add a special touch to your invitations, announcements, and special mailings. In addition to creating pre-arranged postage sets, Jennifer also works with couples (and their stationers) to create one-of-a-kind custom postage arrangements for wedding invitations, save the dates, and other special occasions.


Product Specifications

Length: 0.98 in.
Height: 0.01 in.
Width: 0.87 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.