2006 39c Crops of America: Chili Peppers, convertible booklet single

U.S. #4012
2006 39¢ Peppers
Crops of America

Issue Date: March 16, 2006
City: New York, NY

Printed By: American Packaging Corporation for Sennett Security Products

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: 10 ¾ x 10 ¼

Color: Multicolored

Corn, chili peppers, beans, squash, and sunflowers were native crops to the Americas, cultivated for centuries before Europeans arrived. Corn, squash, and beans were called the "Three Sisters" by Native Americans. These crops helped one another grow. Corn provided a stalk upon which beans could wind as they grew. Beans in turn supplied nitrogen to the soil, while the large leaves of the squash shaded out weeds.

Corn, chili peppers, beans, squash, and sunflowers were native crops to the Americas, cultivated for centuries before Europeans arrived. Corn, squash, and beans were called the "Three Sisters" by Native Americans. These crops helped one another grow. Corn provided a stalk upon which beans could wind as they grew. Beans in turn supplied nitrogen to the soil, while the large leaves of the squash shaded out weeds.