USPS California Dogface Butterfly Forever First Class Postage Stamps Flags with smaller round blossoms in

with smaller round blossoms in each of the lower corners

a naturally stunted tree

it is generally accepted that Buddhist monks brought the practice from China to Japan about a thousand years ago

and in the process

USPS California Dogface Butterfly Forever First Class Postage Stamps Flags with smaller round blossoms inThe 'dogface' name comes from a wing pattern resembling a dog's face (some think it looks like a poodle) which is found on the male of the species. Its wings are an iridescent bluish black, orange and sulfur yellow in color. The female has a small black dot on each of its yellow fore wings. The typical fore wing length is between 22 and 31 millimeters (0. 87 and 1. 22 in). The stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in panes of 20. These Forever