Foxglove Postage Stamps | Culinary Herbs Series | Botanical Wedding Stamps | Pink Flowers | Vintage Unused USPS Postage 29c

Add graceful botanical beauty and romantic pink color to your correspondence with these unused vintage Foxglove postage stamps from the USPS Herbs series! Featuring a flowering stalk of foxglove with elegant bell-shaped pink blossoms and green foliage, this distinctive 2011 design evokes cottage gardens, woodland borders, traditional herbal lore, pollinator gardens, and romantic botanical style. Perfect for wedding invitations, save the dates, bridal showers, garden weddings, birth announcements, thank you cards, and other special correspondence, these stamps add a graceful wildflower-inspired accent to your envelopes.

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.

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:

• Stamp Name: Foxglove
• Stamp Series: Herbs
• Year Issued: 2011
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, Herbs, Medicinal Herbs, Pink Flowers, Wildflowers, Woodland Flowers, Cottage Garden Flowers, Botanical, Flowers, Floral, Herb Flowers, Garden Herbs, Pollinator Plants, Gardening, Nature, Weddings, Teresa Fasolino, Phil Jordan
• Color(s): Pink, Green, Beige, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save the Dates, Bridal Shower Invitations, Garden Weddings, Botanical Weddings, Woodland Weddings, Cottage Garden Weddings, Birth Announcements, Baby Showers, Thank You Cards, Botanical Correspondence
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 4507
• Adhesion Type: Self-Adhesive
• Stamp Size: 25 × 22 mm / 0.98 × 0.87 in
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: The 2011 Foxglove stamp was issued as one of five 29-cent designs in the USPS Herbs series. This stamp features a flowering stalk of foxglove rendered in naturalistic botanical detail by artist Teresa Fasolino, with Phil Jordan serving as designer, art director, and typographer. Each stamp in the series depicts its plant in bloom together with characteristic foliage or seed structures. This stamp was issued on April 7, 2011, in New York, New York, as part of a self-adhesive pane of 20 and was printed by Avery Dennison using photogravure.

ABOUT FOXGLOVE: Common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a biennial or short-lived perennial native to Europe and naturalized in many other regions. Its tall flowering spikes are lined with tubular, bell-shaped blossoms that commonly appear in shades of pink, purple, rose, or white and often feature darker markings inside the flower. Foxglove is especially associated with cottage gardens, woodland edges, and naturalistic plantings.

FOXGLOVE & COTTAGE GARDENS: Foxgloves are iconic cottage-garden flowers because their tall vertical spikes rise dramatically above lower-growing plants. They pair beautifully with roses, delphiniums, lavender, ferns, and other romantic garden flowers. Their loose, natural form makes them especially fitting for garden weddings, woodland celebrations, English-inspired floral themes, and correspondence with a soft botanical aesthetic.

FOXGLOVE & POLLINATORS: The tubular flowers of foxglove are particularly attractive to bumblebees and other pollinators. Their spotted interiors act as visual guides directing visiting insects toward nectar. A tall foxglove in bloom can become a focal point in a pollinator garden while also providing valuable floral resources.

FOXGLOVE & HERBAL HISTORY: Foxglove has an important place in the history of medicine because compounds called cardiac glycosides derived from Digitalis plants contributed to the development of important heart medicines. However, all parts of foxglove are poisonous if improperly consumed, so the plant should not be treated as a home herbal remedy. Its inclusion in the Herbs series reflects its significant historical association with medicinal botany.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: The Foxglove design symbolizes creativity, intuition, transformation, resilience, protection, and connection with the natural world. Its tall flowering form suggests growth and aspiration, while its delicate pink blossoms evoke grace and heartfelt affection. For weddings and meaningful correspondence, this stamp expresses romantic beauty, flourishing love, and the promise of growth together.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The USPS issued the five-stamp Herbs series on April 7, 2011, in New York City. The 29-cent designs feature oregano, flax, foxglove, lavender, and sage, with each plant shown flowering alongside characteristic foliage or seed structures. Teresa Fasolino created the original oil paintings, while Phil Jordan designed and art-directed the issue. The stamps were released in self-adhesive pane and coil formats and were denominated at the postcard rate. Scott 4507 represents the Foxglove design from the pane issue.