About This Stamp
This stamp issuance featured botanical illustrations by German artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717). One pictures a citron fruit with a moth in different stages of metamorphosis (larva, pupa, and adult) while the other pictures a flowering pineapple.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: March 3, 1997
First Day of Issue Location: Washington, DC