| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | September 26, 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Quantity | 4,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.49 | Color | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS Cool Gray #10C |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm |
| Series | Celebrity Chefs |
| Series Time Span | 2014 |
| Issue Location | Chicago, IL 60699 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
The five chefs honored on these stamps—James Beard, Julia Child, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombardi—revolutionized our understanding of food. Seeing cooking as a source of delight, they invited us to feast on regional and international flavors and were early but ardent champions of trends that many foodies now take for granted. As they shared their know-how, they encouraged us to undertake our own culinary adventures.
These stamps feature digital illustrations depicting the five chefs in a style meant to resemble oil paintings. The selvage design is intended to represent a white china plate resting on a fine linen tablecloth.
Teacher and author James Beard (1903–1985) avidly fostered a more vibrant food culture in the United States. He was a passionate advocate of local ingredients and markets, and his popular books covered everything from seafood to bread.
Through cookbooks, a trailblazing television show, and her landmark restaurants in the Boston area, Joyce Chen (1917–1994) became one of America’s greatest popularizers of Chinese food. She is also credited with introducing the flat-bottom wok to American kitchens.
Julia Child (1912–2004) demystified French cuisine in the United States. Her extremely popular television shows and cookbooks made her synonymous with American cooking for more than 40 years, and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.
By bringing such quintessential dishes as shrimp and grits and roast chicken to the plates of trendy restaurants, Edna Lewis (1916–2006) showed her fellow Americans the vitality of Southern cooking.
Widely credited with introducing the Spanish small-plate tapas concept to American restaurants, Felipe Rojas-Lombardi (1946–1991) drew upon the eclectic kitchens of his youth in Peru to raise the profile of South American cuisine in the United States.
Jason Seiler created the art for this issuance. Art director Greg Breeding was the designer.
The Celebrity Chefs stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 472304, 472303, 472302
Celebrate five revolutionary American chefs - James Beard, Julia Child, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombardi - with this 13 x 13-inch framed art. The piece features a strip of five Celebrity Chefs Forever® stamps set atop an image of an elegant table setting embellished with fresh green herbs. A place card below the stamps denotes the stamp title and First Day of Issue details.
Showcased in a cross-cut silver frame, the piece also includes a dust cover and sawtooth hanger on the back for easy display.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 472324
Interested in stamp production? Don’t miss this unique collectible offering! Stamp deck cards are produced by the manufacturer to identify packaged stamp sheets for shipping. This card displays an image and description of Celebrity Chefs Forever® stamp, the quantity of stamps that were packaged, and the name of the printer.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 472331
Interested in stamp production? Don’t miss this unique collectible offering! Stamp deck cards are produced by the manufacturer to identify packaged stamp sheets for shipping. This card displays an image and description of Celebrity Chefs Forever® stamp, the quantity of stamps that were packaged, and the name of the printer.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 472332
On September 26, 2014, in Chicago, IL, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Celebrity Chefs stamps (Forever® First-Class Mail® priced at 49-cents) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide September 26, 2014.
The five chefs honored on these stamps—James Beard, Julia Child, Joyce Chen, Edna Lewis, and Felipe Rojas-Lombardi—revolutionized our understanding of food. Seeing cooking as a source of delight, they invited us to feast on regional and international flavors and were early but ardent champions of trends that many foodies now take for granted. As they shared their know-how, they encouraged us to undertake our own culinary adventures.
These stamps feature digital illustrations depicting the five chefs in a style meant to resemble oil paintings. The selvage design is intended to represent a white china plate resting on a fine linen tablecloth.
Teacher and author James Beard (1903–1985) avidly fostered a more vibrant food culture in the United States. He was a passionate advocate of local ingredients and markets, and his popular books covered everything from seafood to bread.
Through cookbooks, a trailblazing television show, and her landmark restaurants in the Boston area, Joyce Chen (1917–1994) became one of America’s greatest popularizers of Chinese food. She is also credited with introducing the flat-bottom wok to American kitchens.
Julia Child (1912–2004) demystified French cuisine in the United States. Her extremely popular television shows and cookbooks made her synonymous with American cooking for more than 40 years, and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.
By bringing such quintessential dishes as shrimp and grits and roast chicken to the plates of trendy restaurants, Edna Lewis (1916–2006) showed her fellow Americans the vitality of Southern cooking.
Widely credited with introducing the Spanish small-plate tapas concept to American restaurants, Felipe Rojas-Lombardi (1946–1991) drew upon the eclectic kitchens of his youth in Peru to raise the profile of South American cuisine in the United States.
Jason Seiler created the art for this issuance. Art director Greg Breeding was the designer.
The Celebrity Chefs stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.