New French Stamps Dedicated to the Human Sense of Taste
2017-07-26 Wed
France started issuing a series of booklet stamps dedicated to the five human senses in 2014. The latest one, to be issued on 4th August is dedicated to taste. The stamp represents a cheese plate. Mountains of a creamy cheese and Swiss cheese are depicted on the stamp in a cartoony format. Tastes of mint tea, coffee, chocolate, chili peppers, tomatoes and olives, strawberries, lemon juice, legumes, tartines with honey, croissants and baguettes, and lobsters are represented on other stamps of the booklet.Latest News
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