{"id":19046,"date":"2025-03-03T11:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19046"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:29:08","slug":"peonies-canada-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19046","title":{"rendered":"Peonies (Canada 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span>
\nThis year\u2019s annual Flower stamp issue features original photos of peonies in bloom<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Perfect for wedding stationery and other celebratory announcements, this bestselling stamp issue is popular among Canadian gardeners.\"\"<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2013 Laden with luxurious, delicately perfumed blossoms, peonies are perennial showstoppers. The elegant two hybrids featured on Canada Post\u2019s latest stamp issue are ‘Cytherea’ and ‘Marie-Victorin’, both developed by Canadian-born horticulturists.<\/p>\n

\"\"Named after the Greek goddess of love, ‘Cytherea’ is a cherry rose \u201csemi-double\u201d \u2013 meaning that it has two or more rows of petals. ‘Marie-Victorin’ is a symmetrical, globe-shaped flower composed of a single row of rounded, pale pink petals with purple-pink flares. It was named after the founder of the Montr\u00e9al Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n

Known for their showy blooms, peonies are popular perennials in many private and public ornamental gardens in Canada and around the world.<\/p>\n

The images on the stamps were shot by Jeffery Ofori, a mail service courier with Canada Post, at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, which has more than 400 varieties of peonies in its collection. The stamps were designed by St\u00e9phane Huot and cancelled in Ottawa. Printed by Lowe-Martin, the issue includes a booklet of 10 Permanent\u2122 stamps and an Official First Day Cover (below).\"\"<\/a>You\"\"<\/a>
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