Sunday, April 9, 2017

Sunday Stamps - green fruit

Ti Ar Raden sent some green bananas on an envelope...


...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.

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14 comments:

  1. HeleenApril 9, 2017 at 5:50 AM

    Beautiful stamps! I love fruit stamps :-)
    And 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?!

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 9, 2017 at 7:46 AM

      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).

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  2. JoyApril 9, 2017 at 8:12 AM

    Whenever 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.

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 9, 2017 at 8:22 AM

      They are described as fleshy and delicious - I'm not sure I believe those go together, though.

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  3. Bob ScotneyApril 9, 2017 at 8:40 AM

    The Chines stamp had me wondering what the fruit was. Thanks to you for showing it and Heleen for enlightening me

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 9, 2017 at 9:14 AM

      I've had this stamp for ages, and I didn't look into it until today.

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  4. Mail AdventuresApril 9, 2017 at 8:52 AM

    In a way, most letters from France happen to be green, or vertes...

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 9, 2017 at 9:08 AM

      :)

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    2. fafaApril 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM

      Il 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)

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    3. FinnBadgerApril 10, 2017 at 1:46 PM

      Thanks for the explanation.

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  5. VioletSkyApril 9, 2017 at 10:01 AM

    The bananas envelope with bananas and monkey stamps is inspiring!
    What a strange looking fruit that atemoya is - if it is good as a custard apple, or cherimoya, then it is very tasty indeed!!

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    1. FinnBadgerApril 9, 2017 at 10:19 AM

      Unlikely I'll ever taste one, but I'll be on the lookout.

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  6. Arlee BirdApril 10, 2017 at 12:16 AM

    The stamps are all great, but I like the green banana stamps best.

    Arlee Bird
    Tossing It Out

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