By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
The United States has joined other countries who issue postage stamps highlighting fruits and vegetables. On July 17, 2020 the USPS issued booklets of 20 forever stamps featuring 10 different fruits and vegetables. You’ll find eggplants, figs, carrots, blueberries, tomatoes, and other delights.
According to the USPS website, the artist who created the stamps used real fruits and vegetables for models and created a still-life composition for each stamp. Because of the relatively short shelf life of the produce, he also took photos of his compositions to finish his work.
I was lucky enough to find these at the post office. They can also be ordered on the USPS website.