Farmers Markets on stamps

 

Date of Issue : 7 August 2014

The U.S. Postal Service issued a beautiful  set of stamps in se-tenant strip form featuring the  bounty of America’s farmers markets . The stamps are so colorful and designed so nicely that depicting  every item clear and dominant.

A throwback to the past, before the advent of packaged goods, supermarket chains and importing of produce from around the word, farmers markets support small farms, boost local economies and offer shoppers the opportunity to interact directly with the people who produce their food. In addition they bring together shoppers with vendors where they socialize, catch up on community news, and exchange ideas and opinions.

The four se-tenant stamps depict a table laden with typical farmers-market fare. The artist chose and arranged the products so that each stamp has a large focal point and each stamp is complete in itself, yet forms a cohesive whole with the entire stamp strip. Most items bear handwritten labels that identify the product and its price.

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Nutella–the famous chocolate spread on stamp

 

Date of Issue : 14 May 2014

Here is new stamp from Italy on world famous chocolate spread Nutella. This is a wonderful stamp for food , cuisine and gastronomy theme

Nutella, the world’s favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread, turns 50 this year. To celebrate this milestone, Ferrero, the company that makes Nutella, has asked fans to share their most memorable moments that involve the beloved hazelnut spread.

On NutellaStories.com, fans of the brand are invited to submit all kind of content: photos, videos or text reminiscing funniest or most touching anecdotes spent with Nutella.

Nutella was established on April 20, 1964 by Italian company Ferrero. The creator of the spread was Michele Ferrero, son of Pietro, the company’s founder, who developed the secret recipe and came up with the catchy name by joining the English word for hazelnut and abbreviating it as “nut” with the Latin suffix “ella.”

To mark the occasion, the Italian Postal Service  issued a special stamp to celebrate 50 years of  Nutella.

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Live Healthy with good food…

 

LIVE HEALTHY !  ROMANIAN TRADITIONS

Date of Issue : 18 April 2014

Here are new stamps from Romania Post on healthy food. Approaching in the wide range of philatelic themes, an issue of public interest concerning a balanced nutrition, Romfilatelia develops a new project dedicated to a healthy lifestyle, by introducing into circulation the postage stampsissue: Live healthy! Romanian traditions.

Customary for a healthy and varied alimentation, the products illustrated on these postage stamps suggest the idea that by consuming locally prepared traditional dishes in a proper combination, while avoiding at the same time overeating, this philatelic issue gives the message : Live healthy! Romanian traditions, and also the doctors recommendations that eating in excess can have health consequences.

The four postage stamps of the philatelic issue illustrate some of the traditional dishes that can be found on Romanians’ tables on Holidays.

The postage stamp with the face value of Leu 1 reproduces the image of an assortment of cozonac and red eggs.

The postage stamp with the face value of Lei 3.60 reproduces the image of an assortment of fish on fir-tree branches.

The postage stamps with the face value of Lei 4.50 and Lei 8.10 reproduce the images of roasted lamb with season vegetables, and traditional dairy products.

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