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

Add botanical beauty and timeless herbal charm to your correspondence with these unused vintage Sage postage stamps from the USPS Herbs series! Featuring a flowering sprig of sage with softly textured leaves and delicate blossoms, this elegant 2011 design evokes Mediterranean gardens, culinary traditions, fragrant herbs, natural remedies, kitchen gardens, and rustic botanical style. Perfect for wedding invitations, save the dates, bridal showers, garden weddings, culinary events, thank you cards, birth announcements, and other special correspondence, these stamps add a distinctive herbal 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: Sage
• Stamp Series: Herbs
• Year Issued: 2011
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Sage, Salvia officinalis, Herbs, Culinary Herbs, Cooking, Mediterranean Cuisine, Botanical, Flowers, Herb Flowers, Garden Herbs, Herb Garden, Fragrant Herbs, Traditional Herbs, Gardening, Nature, Weddings, Teresa Fasolino, Phil Jordan
• Color(s): Pink, Purple, Violet, Green, Beige, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save the Dates, Bridal Shower Invitations, Garden Weddings, Botanical Weddings, Culinary Events, Cooking-Themed Events, Thank You Cards, Birth Announcements, Baby Showers, Botanical Correspondence
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 4509
• 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 Sage stamp was issued as one of five 29-cent designs in the USPS Herbs series. This stamp features a flowering sprig of common sage rendered in naturalistic botanical detail by artist Teresa Fasolino, with Phil Jordan serving as designer, art director, and typographer. Each design in the series depicts its herb in bloom along with characteristic leaves, flowers, 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 SAGE: Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is a perennial herb in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It is recognized by its softly textured gray-green leaves and spikes of small tubular flowers that may appear in violet, purple, pink, or bluish tones. Its strongly aromatic foliage has made sage an important culinary and garden herb for centuries.

SAGE & CULINARY TRADITIONS: Sage has a savory, earthy flavor that pairs especially well with poultry, pork, beans, squash, butter, breads, and stuffing. It plays an important role in Mediterranean and European cooking and has also become closely associated with traditional American holiday dishes. This culinary heritage makes this stamp especially fitting for food-centered celebrations, restaurant correspondence, rehearsal dinners, and couples who share a love of cooking.

SAGE & WEDDING TRADITIONS: Sage has long carried associations with wisdom, longevity, protection, and well-being. Its soft foliage and muted botanical appearance also make it popular in contemporary wedding palettes, particularly rustic, garden, Mediterranean, and nature-inspired celebrations. This stamp pairs especially well with greenery, botanical illustrations, neutral stationery, and other herb-themed vintage postage.

SAGE IN HERB GARDENS: Sage is widely grown in kitchen gardens, herb beds, cottage gardens, and Mediterranean-style landscapes. Its evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage provides texture throughout much of the year, while its flowering stems attract bees and other pollinators. Both useful and ornamental, sage reflects the close relationship between gardening, cooking, and traditional plant knowledge.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: The Sage design symbolizes wisdom, longevity, protection, clarity, health, abundance, and renewal. Its long history as a valued household herb connects it with nourishment, care, and practical wisdom. For weddings and meaningful correspondence, this stamp expresses enduring love, thoughtful partnership, and the hope for a flourishing life 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 herb 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 both self-adhesive pane and coil formats and were denominated at the postcard rate. Scott 4509 represents the Sage design from the pane issue.