Fruits Anyone?

nethryk

timbres667 & spanishmoss - Glad you liked those yummy-looking berries. But it seems as though this thread must've slipped on a banana peel during the summer.

Here is an image of a postage due stamp depicting tropical fruits, designed by Charles Hourriez, engraved by Emile Feltesse (but printed by photogravure by Hélio Vaugirard, Paris), and issued for use in Martinique on February 15, 1963, Scott No. J27, SG No. D13.

- nethryk

Thought I'd posted these, but maybe there's another bowl of fruit out there somewhere.

Banana stamps...



These stamps were designed by Charlie Charlie (Charlotte Ostrom and Rikard Gartmyr). Charlie Charlie also designed the typography on the stamps, the FDC illustration (banana grandfather with banana dachshund), the FDC cancellation (banana girl with flower) and the illustration for the collector's sheet, a loose interpretation of artist Josephine Baker with her famous banana skirt.

Are those banana stamps real??? They look like stickers (but then, so do a lot of stamps these days, I guess).

Hey - one of my slowly starting topical collections is food and fruits ... is there a clearinghouse of fruit stamp listings? (though, there must be thousands, eh?)

If only I had the ability to scan ... grrrr

Eight (actually nine) coconuts - and yes they are a fruit..



...five mulberries...



...three ackee...



...and, you guessed it, a partridge in a pear tree!

centerstage,yes, the banana stamps are real.

Bananas on Swedish stamps
These stamps have a historical background (100 years since banana imports to Sweden began) and the concept is based on the characters being 'oldies'.

The yellow bodies and all the details of the banana figures have been modeled in a special clay fired at 130ºC. The fine details, such as the heart on the letter, were fired separately.

Malaysian fruits: Rare Fruits of Malaysia issued in 1999.


They are : Jambu, Cerapu, Binjai, Salak or Snake fruit.

Malaysian fruits issued in 2006


They are the Terap Bulu, Cermai, & Beruas. here's a link to info on the issue & the fruits
http://www.1st-day-covers.com/first...malaysia.php

Kiwi Fruit.

I placed this one one a Postcard

Here is an image of a stamp depicting Queen Elizabeth and some breadfruit, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., and issued for use in Jamaica on December 17, 1956, Scott No. 164, SG No. 164. This is the fruit made famous by Mutiny on the "Bounty," a novel written by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall and published in 1932, and the several movies based upon the novel which have been subsequently released.

- nethryk

Pineapple, airmail stamp printed by by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd. with engraved frame and photogravure center, and issued by Costa Rica on July 27, 1950 to publicize the National Agriculture, Livestock and Industrial Fair held in Cartago, Scott No. C199, SG No. 490.

- nethryk

Here are images of the four stamps in a tropical fruits set designed by S. Rodboon, and issued (CTO) by Laos on October 3, 1968, Scott Nos. 174-177.

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Mangoes (Mangifera indica0, engraved by Claude Jumelet


Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), engraved by Michel Monvoisin


Jackfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia), engraved by Jean Miermont


Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris) [No offense intended], engraved by Jean Miermont

Here are images of three stamps depicting common berries, designed and engraved by Lars Sjööblom, and issued by Sweden on January 2, 1995.

- nethryk

Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), Scott No. 2001, Facit No. 1882.


Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Scott No. 2002, Facit No. 1883.


Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), Scott No. 2008, Facit No. 1881.

Net, your scans are good enough to eat!