Add a touch of timeless elegance to your save-the-dates, bridal announcements, wedding invitations, letters, and other correspondence with this gorgeous vintage stamp from the "Herbs" Series. Mint condition and unused, this beautiful self-adhesive postage stamp features a sprig of flowering lavender with its characteristic purple blooms and silvery green leaves. Lavender is one of the most famous herbal scents and has proven effective in relieving anxiety and depression.

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

Ordering Note: Please note that you may receive the coil version of these stamps which will not have the perforation at the top and bottom like the stamps in the listing photos.

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Lavender
• Series: Herbs
• Year Issued: 2011
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Herbs, Medicinal, Culinary, Cooking, Flowers, Wildflowers, Floral, Botanical, Fragrant, Mediterranean
• Color(s): Lavender, Purple, Violet, Green, Beige/Neutral, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save the Date Announcements, Shower Invitations, Birth Announcements, Thank You Cards, Snail Mail, and more
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 4508
• Adhesion Type: Self-adhesive
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: Part of the Herbs Series, this 29-cent self-adhesive postage stamp was first issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on April 7, 2011, in New York, New York. This series was conceived to highlight common culinary herbs that are deeply rooted in American kitchens and global food traditions, presented with clarity and elegance suitable for everyday correspondence. Though lavender is best known for its medicinal and cosmetic associations rather than culinary use, its inclusion reflects the broader historical meaning of “herbs” as plants of healing and tradition.

The stamp features a graceful illustration of lavender in bloom, with slender green stems topped by clustered purple flower spikes. The blossoms are rendered in soft violet hues with subtle tonal variation, emphasizing lavender’s delicate texture and aromatic character. The vertical composition highlights lavender’s natural form and reinforces its long-standing associations with calm, devotion, and serenity.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION: Lavender is a small, aromatic, evergreen shrub with narrow, gray-green leaves and clusters of purple flowers that grow in spikes at the top of long stems. It is known for its strong, sweet, floral scent produced by tiny oil glands on the flowers, leaves, and stems, and is often used in aromatherapy and culinary applications. Its purple flowers arranged in spikes at the top of stems can range from light to dark purple. "English Lavender" (Lavandula angustifolia) is the most widely cultivated variety.

Lavender is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and India around 2,500 years ago. The word "lavender" comes from the Latin word lavare, which means "to wash". Egyptians used lavender in the mummification process, and to make perfumes.The Phoenicians were the first to use lavender in cooking. Arabian women used lavender oil in their hair, while the Romans scented their public bathhouses with lavender. Greeks used lavender for its medicinal properties, to ease headaches, gastritis, and sore throats.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Lavender flowers represent purity, silence, devotion, serenity, grace, and calmness. Purple is the color of royalty and speaks of elegance, refinement, and luxury, too. The color is also associated with the crown chakra, which is the energy center associated with higher purpose and spiritual connectivity.

SERIES HISTORY: The Herbs Series was first issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on April 7, 2011, in New York, New York. These self-adhesive stamps were designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia. The five stamps in this series feature various flowering herbs used for fragrance, flavoring, medicine, and/or decoration. Artist Teresa Fasolino of New York, New York, created the original oil paintings for each stamp in the series. Each stamp evokes a vintage-style and depicts a particular species in bloom, as well as a typical leaf and flower or seed capsule. The species featured on these elegant stamps are Origanum vulgare (oregano), Linum perenne (flax), Digitalis purpurea (foxglove), Lavandula angustifolio (lavender), and Salvia officinalis (sage), however, only the common names for these plants appear on the stamps. 29-cents was the postcard rate the year these stamps were released.

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: 0.85 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.