Front:
29 USA
29 USA
OCHESTER
1992
14692
NY
ROCA
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TULIP COIL
First Day of Issue: March 3, 1992
First Issue Location: Rochester, New York
Coolly elegant rather than flamboyant in appearance,
freshly scented but lacking heady perfume — this is the
tulip. A member of the lily family, the tulip came to Europe
vía Asia Minor. In 1554, O. de Busbecq, Austrian ambas-
sador to Turkey, glimpsed a profusion of tulips growing in
a neighboring garden and spirited a few bulbs back to his
native Vienna. Resembling the Turkish turbans for which
they were named, these beautiful flowers achieved instant
notoriety and by the 17th century reigned as the most
popular flower in many European countries. British and
Dutch colonists brought the tulip to the Americas, and it
has remained tremendously popular with serious and
“week-end” gardeners alike. Today most cultivated tulips
are varieties of T. gesneriana and possess the slender stems
and cup-shaped blossoms typical of the flower. The tulip
prefers moderate temperatures, well-drained soils and an
occasional light shower. Like other bulb varieties, tulips
cannot withstand harsh winters and must be dug up and
stored before the season's first harsh freeze.
No. 92-45
First Day of Issue Postcard CollectionTM
©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Mr. Liu Dun
Fleetwood
