Add botanical flair to your correspondence with these beautiful unused Wedding Series "Garden Botanical" postage stamps! This classic bridal floral design is perfect for adding a touch of style to your cards and letters or save-the-dates and wedding invitations. In pristine mint condition, these self-adhesive 60-cent USPS postage stamps are valid for current mailing when combined with the total required postage based on the weight of your correspondence. Embrace timeless elegance with this classy postage stamp!

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

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Garden Botanical
• Series: Wedding Series
• Year Issued: 2004
• Face Value: 60-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Blush Pink Roses, Flowers, Floral, Botanical, Bouquet, Wedding Bouquet, Bridal Flowers, Pastels, Botanical Art
• Color(s): Pink, Cream, 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: Lithography
• Scott Number: 3837
• Adhesion Type: Self-adhesive
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: This 60-cent “Garden Botanical” postage stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as part of its Wedding Series, a line of stamps created specifically for formal and celebratory correspondence such as wedding invitations, announcements, and milestone celebrations. The stamp was issued on March 4, 2004, the same release date as other coordinating Wedding Series designs, with New York, New York, designated as the official first-day-of-issue city. The higher denomination reflected the cost of mailing heavier or oversized wedding invitations at the time, making this stamp especially practical for formal stationery.

The Garden Botanical stamp features a refined floral composition drawn from traditional botanical art. Its design showcases garden roses and complementary botanical blooms rendered in soft, naturalistic tones—primarily creams, blush pinks, pale greens, and subtle yellows. Individual flowers are depicted with scientific clarity yet arranged decoratively, blending the precision of botanical study with the romance of a garden bouquet. Delicate stems, leaves, and blossoms fill the frame without feeling crowded, reinforcing a sense of cultivated beauty and harmony.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Unlike a wildflower or single bloom, a botanical garden arrangement symbolizes life that is carefully tended and thoughtfully nurtured, reflecting the spiritual ideal of love and partnership as something that flourishes through patience, stewardship, and shared responsibility. The botanical style of this stamp’s artwork deepens this meaning. Botanical illustrations traditionally exist at the intersection of science and reverence, capturing nature with precision while honoring its inherent order and beauty. Spiritually, this speaks to balance between structure and grace—the idea that love and commitment are strengthened when care, knowledge, and intention guide emotion. The garden setting suggests a protected space where growth is encouraged, mirroring the concept of marriage or lifelong union as a sanctuary for mutual flourishing.

The soft, layered florals reinforce themes of abundance and continuity, evoking cycles of blooming, rest, and renewal. In spiritual terms, the Garden Botanical stamp becomes a symbol of rooted devotion—love that is not fleeting or impulsive, but cultivated over time. When used on wedding or ceremonial mail, the stamp functions as a quiet blessing, conveying hopes for stability, growth, and enduring harmony as messages of commitment are sent outward into the world.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The Wedding Series postage stamps are a long-running category of special-use stamps issued by the USPS to complement formal, romantic, and ceremonial correspondence—most notably wedding invitations, save-the-dates, bridal showers, and anniversaries. Introduced in the late 20th century and continuing through the early 2000s, the Wedding Series is distinguished by its refined aesthetic and symbolic imagery. Visually, stamps in this series stamps emphasize timeless romance and elegance. Designs commonly feature floral arrangements, bouquets, roses, hearts, doves, wedding rings, lace motifs, and soft ornamental patterns, rendered in gentle color palettes such as blush pinks, creams, ivories, soft greens, and muted pastels. Many issues draw inspiration from classical botanical illustration, Victorian-era art, or traditional wedding iconography, creating stamps that feel heirloom in character rather than contemporary or graphic. By offering stamps specifically tailored to weddings and formal announcements, this series elevates postage into a meaningful finishing detail—one that quietly reinforces themes of union, devotion, harmony, and new beginnings at the very moment messages of love and promise are sent into the world.

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 an adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates on the USPS website.

PROCESSING & SHIPPING: Orders are typically processed and shipped within 1-3 business days of placing your order. All orders are shipped from California — please allow additional time for transit.

QUESTIONS? We love hearing from our customers and replies to inquires are usually answered the same day. Need more of this stamp? Looking for a particular stamp not found on our website? Want a curated postage set for your special event? Contact us with questions about vintage postage stamps and our services…

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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: 1.18 in.
Height: 0.01 in.
Width: 0.91 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.