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Stamps that will grow on you. Canada SC#465A grain elevators based on a painting "Summer's Stores" by John Ensor.  Argentina SC#443 sugar cane  Brazil SC#960 stylized wheat symbolizing Freedom From Hunger  |
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And in the Congo Democratic Republic, things are progressing forward and the people are...picking cotton.  |
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Olive picker, designed by Turkish-born artist Yahia Turki (1903-1969), who was called "the father of Tunisian painting," engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued by Tunisia on July 7, 1959, Scott No. 361, SG No. 501. - nethryk  |
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| Edited by nethryk - 06/25/2012 05:28 am |
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Gathering coffee beans, engraved and printed by American Bank Note Company, and issued by Venezuela in 1938, Scott No. 326, SG No. 607. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of an engraved stamp depicting a farmer plowing with yaks, issued by China (People's Republic) on March 15, 1952, Scott No. 135. - nethryk  |
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Sowing in spring, and harvesting in summer, designed by Swedish graphic artist and illustrator Svenolov Ehrén (1927- ), engraved by Zlatko Jakus, and issued by Sweden on May 7, 1979 as two of a se-tenant strip of five stamps depicting seasonal farming scenes, Scott Nos. 1281 & 1283, Facit Nos. 1078 & 1080. - nethryk   |
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| Edited by nethryk - 10/20/2012 08:34 am |
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Plowing, designed by R. Roy, engraved by Eugène Lacaque, and issued by Chad on October 24, 1972, Scott No. 276. - nethryk  |
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Chicle is a natural gum that was traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the Manilkara genus. Here is an image of a stamp depicting chicleros bleeding a tree for chicle and boiling it to the correct thickness, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued for use in British Honduras (Belize) on February 14, 1938, Scott No. 116. - nethryk  |
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"Sugar Cane Harvest," airmail stamp designed and engraved by Charles Mazelin, and issued by Malagasy on January 16, 1960, Scott No. C61. - nethryk  |
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Flax plantation, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Saint Helena on August 4, 1953, Scott No. 141. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of an airmail semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting a farm couple, a factory, and a semi-trailer truck, printed by typography (vignette) and engraved (frame), and issued by Cuba on May 7, 1959 to publicize agricultural reform, Scott No. CB1. - nethryk  |
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"Rural development," designed by Tunisian artist Hatem El Mekki (1918-2003), printed by photogravure, and issued by Tunisia on December 15, 1977, Scott No. 711. - nethryk  |
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"Woman farming," engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Gambia on November 2, 1953, Scott No. 160. - nethryk  |
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Here are images of the four stamps in a set depicting activities involved in traditional rice farming, designed by French artist Marc Leguay (1910-2001), engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued by Laos on July 22, 1957, Scott Nos. 37-40. Looks like hard work! - nethryk Harvesting  Drying  Winnowing  Polishing  |
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Here are images of the three airmail stamps in an agriculture set, designed by Mexican artist Francisco Eppens Helguera (1913-1990), printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on July 1, 1942 to publicize the Second Inter-American Conference on Agriculture, held in Mexico, July 6-16, 1942, Scott Nos. C126-C128. - nethryk Corn (maize)  Coffee  Bananas  |
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