Sunday, April 19, 2015

Sunday stamps - an apple a day...




...keeps the doctor away. Here are three of the four 33c apple stamps from the USA (postcard rate from 2013). 

 Update: you can read about the apple varieties at USPS. 

Today's Sunday Stamps theme is health, medicine and the Red Cross.

 I have this one from the British set of medical discoveries issued in 1994. This was also the Europa theme for the year.

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On a side note, I *think* this is my 500th blog post. Thanks for all the great envelopes and other mail art, and not forgetting the stamps themselves.
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11 comments:

  1. Mail AdventuresApril 19, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    Good idea for your participation in Sunday Stamps.
    And congratulations for your 500th blog post!

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 19, 2015 at 7:54 AM

      Thanks on both accounts. Hard to believe the blog is so long now.

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  2. Bob ScotneyApril 19, 2015 at 8:04 AM

    Congratulations on reaching 500.
    The apples are a nice touch for the theme. I didn't see the Europa stamps as I was too busy changing jobs that year.

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM

      Seems like other countries have issued a lot more stamps on health than the US. There's the recent heart health and reissued breast cancer one, and not much else.

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  3. JoyApril 19, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    I like your apples taking centre stage. I don't remember the medical discoveries set although it did make me think it has been a recurring theme over the years. Congratulations on the 500th.

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  4. Sheila @ A Postcard a DayApril 19, 2015 at 1:58 PM

    I do like the apples. I wish they'd named the varieties. The one on the right looks like a russet, but maybe they aren't meant to be anything particular.

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 19, 2015 at 2:31 PM

      I updated the post with a link to the apples. They are golden delicious, Grant Smith, Baldwin, northern spy. Last one I've never heard of.

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  5. ♥ Willa @ Postage Journal♥April 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    like Apples,specially the red,crispy juicy one :)
    Congrats to your 500th post!

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 21, 2015 at 8:47 PM

      Thanks. I think my favorite is golden delicious.

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  6. violet sApril 21, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    I've always liked this apple series. And thanks for naming them - I wasn't sure. We have lots of Spy apples in Ontario ;)

    My apologies for Sunday - internet went down and is only now back up and running.

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 21, 2015 at 8:48 PM

      Glad your internet is back on. I think the group did pretty well at finding each other's posts in your absence.

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