2020 First-Class Forever Stamps,Fruits and Vegetables: Lemons
# 5487 - 2020 First-Class Forever Stamps - Fruits and Vegetables: Lemons
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US #5487
2020 Lemons – Fruits and Vegetables
- Celebrates the tradition of using fruits and vegetables as subjects for still lifes
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Fruits and Vegetables
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 17, 2020
First Day City: Charleston, West Virginia
Quantity Issued: 200,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamps were issued: To show off the simple beauty of fruits and vegetables.
About the stamp designs: Pictures existing artwork of a plate of lemons by Robert Papp.
First Day City: According to the USPS, Charleston, West Virginia, was chosen for the First Day of Issue postmark because of the city’s famous Capitol Market, a year-round farmers’ market and nonprofit organization. There was no First Day of Issue Ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
About the Fruits and Vegetables set: Includes 10 different stamps designs all picturing a different fruit or vegetable still life by Robert Papp.
History the stamp represents: The lemon is one of the most important fruits cultivated today. Its juice, oil, and rind can be found in cleaning products, herbal remedies, livestock feed, and countless culinary dishes. The exact origin of lemons is unknown, but scientists have traced their DNA and believe they were first grown in the region around the Himalayas.
Lemon trees were first brought to Europe around the second century AD in Ancient Rome. Eventually, they were introduced to Persia, Iraq, and Egypt in 700 AD and were found throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East by 1000 and 1150. Genoa, Italy, was the first region to mass cultivate lemon trees, doing so in the mid-15th century.
When Columbus journeyed to the New World in 1493, he took lemon seeds with him that he then planted in Hispaniola. By the 19th century, lemon trees were found growing in large groves in Florida and California. Arizona later became a chief grower of the fruit as well.
In 2019, over 17 million tons of lemons were grown worldwide. The top producers were Mexico, India, China, Argentina, and Brazil. Whether you want to polish a copper-bottomed pan, clean furniture, bake a pie, or enjoy a refreshingly sweet summertime beverage, lemons can do it all.
US #5487
2020 Lemons – Fruits and Vegetables
- Celebrates the tradition of using fruits and vegetables as subjects for still lifes
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Fruits and Vegetables
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 17, 2020
First Day City: Charleston, West Virginia
Quantity Issued: 200,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamps were issued: To show off the simple beauty of fruits and vegetables.
About the stamp designs: Pictures existing artwork of a plate of lemons by Robert Papp.
First Day City: According to the USPS, Charleston, West Virginia, was chosen for the First Day of Issue postmark because of the city’s famous Capitol Market, a year-round farmers’ market and nonprofit organization. There was no First Day of Issue Ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
About the Fruits and Vegetables set: Includes 10 different stamps designs all picturing a different fruit or vegetable still life by Robert Papp.
History the stamp represents: The lemon is one of the most important fruits cultivated today. Its juice, oil, and rind can be found in cleaning products, herbal remedies, livestock feed, and countless culinary dishes. The exact origin of lemons is unknown, but scientists have traced their DNA and believe they were first grown in the region around the Himalayas.
Lemon trees were first brought to Europe around the second century AD in Ancient Rome. Eventually, they were introduced to Persia, Iraq, and Egypt in 700 AD and were found throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East by 1000 and 1150. Genoa, Italy, was the first region to mass cultivate lemon trees, doing so in the mid-15th century.
When Columbus journeyed to the New World in 1493, he took lemon seeds with him that he then planted in Hispaniola. By the 19th century, lemon trees were found growing in large groves in Florida and California. Arizona later became a chief grower of the fruit as well.
In 2019, over 17 million tons of lemons were grown worldwide. The top producers were Mexico, India, China, Argentina, and Brazil. Whether you want to polish a copper-bottomed pan, clean furniture, bake a pie, or enjoy a refreshingly sweet summertime beverage, lemons can do it all.