Today's Sunday Stamps theme is minerals and gems. I chose turquoise which is featured on this 2c stamp, set in silver in a squash blossom design with crescent motifs at the bottom. The turquoise looks pale in my scan, for a better image and more information about the stamp, the National Postal Museum has a great page.
The 2c Navajo Jewelry stamp was issued in 2004, and reprinted several times due to price increases in the days before 'forever' stamps. There's a detailed article here.
Here it is on a couple of envelopes I sent in 2020 to celebrate it being a leap year.
This stamp is part of the definitive low value postage set featuring American Design. It was withdrawn from sale in 2019.
For links to more stamps on this topic, head over to See it on a Postcard.
I lovely piece of jewellery, I like its accidental longevity as a make up stamp, a nice one to use. Great clock.
ReplyDeleteIt is a bit wild that the 2c Navajo stamp lasted 15 years, and we;ve had two different sets of definitives since then - fruit, and flowers.
DeleteYes the turquoise color is a bit washed out, but still a great stamp.
ReplyDeleteMy scanner. really. struggles to capture light blue colors
DeleteI forgot about the USA stamp.... It is pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt is an attractive stamp, and quite a long-lived one.
DeleteI've seen that stamp, and yes, it's more turquoise in color. A pretty stamp. Isn't that type called squash blossom necklace?
ReplyDeleteYes, that's how the main part of the necklace is described.
DeleteI've always liked that turquoise stamp. It deserved its longevity.
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely, glad it stuck around, and I learned quite a bit about the stamp's background and history.
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