Smooth Solomon's Seal Postage Stamps | American Wildflower Series | White Flower | Botanical | Vintage Unused USPS Postage 29c

Add floral style to your letters with these stunning vintage unused American Wildflower series "Smooth Solomon's Seal" postage stamps! This classic botanical design is perfect for adding timeless beauty 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 29-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!

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Smooth Solomon's Seal
• Series: American Wildflower
• Year Issued: 1992
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Plants, Flowers, Wildflowers, Flora, Botanical
• Color(s): White, Green, Black, 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: Offset Press and Lithography
• Scott Number: 2691
• Adhesion Type: Gummed (see adhesion instructions below)
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: On July 24, 1992 the USPS issued a set of stamps honoring 50 of the most popular varieties of wildflowers that grow across the United States. Each of the species featured on these lovely stamps is native to North America and can be found today in at least one of the 50 states. This stamp features Smooth Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum), a graceful woodland wildflower native to much of North America. The design presents the plant’s distinctive arching stem lined with alternating oval leaves, beneath which hang pairs of delicate, tubular white blossoms. These pendulous flowers appear like small bells suspended from the underside of the stem, creating an elegant, cascading effect. The light background emphasizes the plant’s gentle curves and soft coloration, highlighting the subtle beauty and refined structure of the species.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION: Smooth Solomon’s Seal typically grows in shaded forests, woodland edges, and moist soils, reaching heights of 1 to 3 feet. The plant’s smooth, curved stem arches gracefully, with evenly spaced leaves forming a layered canopy above the blossoms. The flowers themselves are narrow, creamy white tubes that hang downward in pairs or small clusters. Later in the season, the plant produces small dark blue berries. Its understated appearance and flowing form give it a quiet elegance well suited to woodland environments.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Spiritually, Smooth Solomon’s Seal symbolizes wisdom, healing, and protection. The plant’s name is traditionally associated with the legendary seal of King Solomon, a symbol often linked with knowledge, balance, and sacred authority. Its arching stems and hidden blossoms suggest humility and inner strength—beauty that does not demand attention but reveals itself to careful observers.

Historically, the plant has been valued in traditional herbal practices by Indigenous peoples and early settlers, who used preparations of its rhizomes for soothing and restorative purposes. Because the underground root bears circular scars from previous stems that resemble a seal or signature, folklore held that the plant carried protective and healing qualities. As depicted on the 1992 29¢ stamp, Smooth Solomon’s Seal stands as an elegant emblem of woodland tranquility, quiet resilience, and the enduring relationship between plants and human cultural traditions.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The 1992 American Wildflower postage stamp series was a commemorative issue featuring a pane of 50 different 29-cent stamps, with each stamp displaying a unique watercolor illustration of a native U.S. wildflower. The series was released on July 24, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio, to coincide with the AmeriFlora '92 international exposition. Alaska-based watercolor artist Karen Mallary designed the artwork and selected the 50 distinct flowers featured in the collection, with at least one stamp/flower representing each of the 50 states. The U.S. Postal Service described the 1992 American Wildflower series as carrying a message of "natural grace and beauty". In dedicating the pane of 50 different stamps, Assistant Postmaster General Gordon Morison stated they would "blanket the postal landscape" and carry the message that "our nation's wildflowers add natural grace and beauty to our lives".

GUMMED STAMPS: These postage stamps have a traditional moisture-activated gum on the back. These stamps require licking or wetting to adhere to envelopes or other surfaces. To ensure good adhesion, apply vintage gummed stamps to your mailings with a glue stick (we recommend using Elmer's "Re-Stick" glue sticks).

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.

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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.

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