80 Herbs Set of 4 sheets 29 cents Postage Stamps NEW

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80 Herbs Set of 4 sheets 29 cents Postage Stamps NEW for postage or colle ction Herbs , issued on April 7, 2011, is a set of five different designs depicting popular herb plants. The stamps’ face value reflects a new 29-cent postcard rate going into effect the same month. Phil Jordan designed the new postage, which features the artwork of Teresa Fasolino. The herbs, taken from Fasolino’s original oil paintings, depict each plant’s flower, as well as its typical leaf and seed formation. The herbs are labeled with their common names, and include Origanum vulgare , or oregano; Linum perenne , flax; Digitalis purpurea , foxglove; Lavandula angustifolia , lavender; and Salvia officinalis , sage. Since ancient times people have employed herbs for culinary, pharmaceutical and spiritual uses. Pungent oregano adds flavor to many dishes, particularly in Italian cuisine. The flax plant's stems can be transformed into linen, and its seeds into oil; its beautiful blue flowers were once believed to provide protection against sorcery. The stately foxglove, so named because its speckled bell-shaped flowers resembled the fingers of gloves for fairies or the "little folk,” served as a primitive medicine despite the plant's toxicity. The aromatic bluish-violet flowers of the lavender plant lend a characteristically pleasant and clean fragrance to read more

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