...and on a stamp!
The stamp is from a series in 2012 showcasing green fruit. The 'letter verte' is La Poste's economy 'eco' rate.
I also have a green fruit from Taiwan. At first glance I thought it was a green lichee, but turns out it is an atemoya - a hybrid of the sugar-apple and cherimoya (native to south america).
For links to more stamps with a green theme, visit Sunday Stamps.
Beautiful stamps! I love fruit stamps :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd I learned again: didn't know the atemaya. At first sight I thought it a green lichee, too. But it has to be far larger, if it is family of cherimoya and apple?!
I read that it is about 10 x 9.5 cm (4 x 3.75 in) and can weigh up to 2.25 kg (5 lbs).
DeleteWhenever I see fruit I haven't heard of I want to try it however it is rather a long way to go so I'll just enjoy the stamp.
ReplyDeleteThey are described as fleshy and delicious - I'm not sure I believe those go together, though.
DeleteThe Chines stamp had me wondering what the fruit was. Thanks to you for showing it and Heleen for enlightening me
ReplyDeleteI've had this stamp for ages, and I didn't look into it until today.
DeleteIn a way, most letters from France happen to be green, or vertes...
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DeleteIl y a quelques années la poste a lancé la lettre verte qui peu à peu doit remplacer la lettre prioritaire .Elle est sensée être écologique et mettre une journée de plus que la lettre prioritaire .En France ,pour le national il y 3 tarifs ,la lettre prioritaire à 0.85 ,la lettre verte à 0.73 et la lettre économique à 0.71( jusque 250 g pour cette dernière)
DeleteThanks for the explanation.
DeleteThe bananas envelope with bananas and monkey stamps is inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a strange looking fruit that atemoya is - if it is good as a custard apple, or cherimoya, then it is very tasty indeed!!
Unlikely I'll ever taste one, but I'll be on the lookout.
DeleteThe stamps are all great, but I like the green banana stamps best.
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Tossing It Out
It is a fantastic stamp, isn't it.
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