Roses on Stamps

  The Rose has long been considered "Queen of Flowers" not alone for its beauty but also utility value... appreciated as such consistently for centuries.It has had such a long and most intriguing story and still an intriguing on-going drama. More and more people are growing roses as a hobby and use them as decoratives. In Literature and Art, roses feature prominently. Now even modest postage stamps portray roses of different kinds and varied hues, producing so-called "Rose Stamps" in great number and rapidly getting prettier as printing techniques improve. We cannot predict when this avalanche of "Rose Stamps" will...