#2011 stamps

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via Scott #4497-4501 – 2011 First-Class Forever Stamp - Latin Music Legends

Latin Music Legends [Click to see 5 designs] — March 16, Forever Latin Music Legends PSA pane of 20 (5 designs

For these stamps, artist Rafael Lopez, of San Diego, Calif., painted semi-realistic portraits of each musical artist designed to evoke their personality, vitality, and even their sound. Art director Ethel Kessler, of Bethesda, Maryland, says, “My goal was that when you see the stamp, you hear the music.”

Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Selena

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Republique du Congo 3000 F 2011 Youri Gagarine Vostok 1 - 12 Avril 1961 Exploration Spatiale Sovietique.

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This stamp has been issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dame Nellie Melba, the famous opera singer from the late 19th century 

(via Art on Stamps: Dame Nellie Melba Portrait - Rupert Bunny)

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2011 Highlights of Belgium - Self Adhesive Stamps https://www.stampworld.com/stamps/Belgium/Postage-stamps/g4118//

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Uruguay - Postage stamps - 2011 - Handicrafts of Uruguay - Self Adhesive Stamps

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Saluting 150 Years of Kansas Statehood

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Romare Bearden [Click to see 4 different designs]

— September 28, Forever Romare Bearden PSA pane of 20 (4 designs), New York, NY 10199

Romare Bearden is celebrated for his ground breaking approach to collage along with his work in watercolors, oils, and other media. His art has been praised for depicting African-American experience in its full dimensionality and is in the permanent collections of major museums across the nation.

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Herbs [Click to see 5 designs]

— April 7, 29¢ Herbs pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) panes of 20 stamps and PSA coils of 100, New York, NY 10199.

The Herbs set of five different designs were issued April 7 at the ASDA’s Spring Show in New York City, in anticipation of the new 29¢ postcard rate that goes into effect April 17. Artist Teresa Fasolino, New York, New York, created original oil paintings that were incorporated into Phil Jordan’s stamp design. Each stamp depicts a particular species in bloom, as well as a typical leaf and flower or seed capsule. As people around the world move away from chemicals, herbs that were used for centuries—many since prehistoric times—have now come back into fashion. These often-common plants have become increasingly recognized for their usefulness as fragrances, flavoring, medicines, decorations, pest control and for spiritual purposes.

The species shown are Origanum vulgare (oregano), Linum perenne (flax), Digitalis purpurea (foxglove), Lavandula angustifolio (lavender), and Salvia officinalis (sage). Only the common names appear on the stamp

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