Wednesday 9 October 2024

3421) French Pastries, France: La Poste France (French Post) has issued a set of 12 postage stamps featuring an assortment of Pastries made in France: Date/Year of Stamp Set issue: 07.10.2024:

3421) French Pastries, France: La Poste France (French Post) has issued a set of 12 postage stamps featuring an assortment of Pastries made in France: Date/Year of Stamp Set issue: 07.10.2024:

On October 7, 2024, La Poste has issued a booklet of 12 postage stamps illustrated with iconic French pastries. A gourmet booklet to savour!

Welcome to the world of French pastries! A world of tradition, innovation and excellence to delight your taste buds.

Let us discover the history of some iconic French pastries:

In the 18th century, the rum baba, with an anecdote that promises to leave us gobsmacked! According to legend, the cake was born at the table of the King of Poland, Stanislas Leszczynski. 

While the emperor was tasting his kouglof, a popular pastry at court, the latter considered the cake too dry. He then decided to sprinkle it with Malaga wine to make it softer. 

It was in Paris that a pastry chef, Nicolas Stohrer, had the idea of ​​replacing the liqueur with rum. 

This pastry shop, located on rue Montorgueil in Paris, still exists and offers the original recipe (with Malaga wine), as well as the current recipe. 

In 1856, it was Signor Frascati who created the religieuse, an ice cream maker of Neapolitan origin. He offered the customers of his Parisian café this sweet treat, so named because the color of the choux buns was reminiscent of the dresses of the nuns in the convents. It was an immediate success!

In 1909, the founders of the Paris-Brest bicycle race asked a pastry chef, Louis Durand, to create a cake in honour of this race at the beginning of the 20th century. This is why this pastry looks like a bicycle wheel

The Durand pastry shop still exists in Maisons-Laffitte (78) and you can still find the authentic Paris-Brest there. 

In 1955, the Opera was created by Cyriaque Gavillon. His wife, Andrée, came up with the name "opéra" because she thought the smooth, ebony-colored surface of the cake resembled the stage floor of the Paris Opera. Cyriaque Gavillon worked for Dalloyau, the famous pastry chef-caterer.




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1) For more on the Olympics and Paralympics held in the past, including the origins and history of the Olympics and Commemorative coins issued both on London Olympics and Paralympics please read my post on the London Olympics 2012 link as follows: History of the ancient & modern Olympics and Paralympics & commemorative coins issued during the London Olympics and Paralympics

2) For the Moscow Summer Olympics held in 1980: please read the post on the following link: Commemorative Coins issued on the occasion of Moscow Summer Olympics 1980 by the Russian Mint

3) For the Winter Olympics held at Sochi, Russia and the Commemorative Banknote issued, please read the post on the following link:A 100 Rouble Banknote Commemorating the Sochi, Russia Winter Olympics 2014

4) For Rio 2016, please click on the following link to get interesting insights into the mascots of the Rio Olympics Vinicius and Tom, the Games and the Commemorative Coins and stamps issue programme: 1)The 31st Summer Olympics "Rio 2016"2) Commemorative Stamps and booklets issued by the Department of Posts, India on 05.08.2016 

5) For Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity, please click on the following link: Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity

6) For a set of Post cards titled "Olympic Events" : please click on the following link:  "Olympic Events": A set of 12 Post Cards issued by the Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 11.07.2016

7) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "Spirit of Olympics, Athens, Atlanta" please visit the following link: Spirit of the Olympic Games, Athens-Atlanta: Celebrating the Centenary of the Modern Olympic Games  

 8) For a presentation set of four stamps titled "XXVIII Olympic Games" (2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece, please visit the following link: XVIII Summer Olympic Games, Athens Greece (2004)

9) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "XXIX Olympic Games" (2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China, please visit the following link: XXIX Olympic Games Beijing, China: 08.08.08- 24.08.08: A Presentation set of four stamps issued by India Post on 08.08.08

10) The 31st Summer Olympics or the "XXXI Summer Olympic Games" or "Rio 2016" being held in Brazil (05.08.2016-21.08.2016): Commemorative Coins and Postage Stamps

2023 Rugby World Cup Tournament, France:

Posts on Coins and Stamps issued by France:













































65) Jean Baptiste Poquilin (known professionally as "Moliere"), France: 400th Birth Anniversary (1622-2022): Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) has issued Gold and Silver Coins celebrating the milestone: Year of Coins issue: 01/2022

66) "Smiley", France: 50th Anniversary (1972-2022): Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint) has brought out a 10 Euro Silver Coin celebrating the mileastone: Date/Year of Coins/Medals issue: 2022

67) "Animals at Dusk", France: La Poste, France (French Post) has brought out a 12 Stamp Booklet depicting Animals seen at Dusk: Date/Year of Stamp Booklet issue: 14.02.2022

68) Crafts - Luthierie, France: La Poste, France (French Post) has brought out a Postage Stamp of 1.65 Euro on the National School of Lutherie Mirecourt: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 14.02.2022

69) "Odeillo Solar Furnace", Republic of France: La Poste France (French Post) has issued a Postage Stamp of 1.16 Euro on the World's largest Solar Furnace located in France: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 28.03.2022

70) "The Grand Organ, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France: "Treasures (or Tresors) of Notre Dame Stamp Series": La Poste, France (French Post) has issued a Postage Stamp of 1.65 Euro, depicting the historical Organ: Date of stamp issue: 18.04.2022







Links to 2024 Paris Olympic posts:




Women of the World Coin Series:


Natures of France (Natures de France) - Trilogy Coin Series:






Ors de France Coin Series:




Museum Masterpieces Coin Series:














EUROMED stamp issues:

Links to other posts in Metropolis Tiffany Art Coin Series:

i) Metropolis Tiffany Art Coin Series features Paris, the French Capital, Republic of Palau: Minted by: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Year of Coin issue: 2021

ii) Tiffany Art Metropolis - The Cathedral of Notre Dame (Paris, France), Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Coin Series": Coin minted by : B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT) Year of Coin issue: 2021

iii) Tiffany Art Metropolis - Rome, the Capital of Italy, Republic of Palau: "TiffanyArt Coin Series": Coin Minted by:B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by Coin Inverst Trust (CIT): Year of Coin issue: 2022

iv) St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican (San Pietro in Vaticano), Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Metropolis Coin Series - San Pietro": Coin Invest Trust (CIT) has coordinated the issue of $500 (Gold) and $25 (Silver Coins minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Year of Coin issue: 2022

Links to some more posts on the Chinese Lunar calendar/Zodiac signs on this Blog:





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Most Haunted Places Coin Series:

1) The Stanley Hotel, (United States of America - USA), The Cook Islands: "Most Haunted Places Coin Series": A $10 (Ten Dollars) Silver Coin coordinated by the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munch: Year of Coin issue: 2023

Other links to some interesting posts on Coins brought out by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of other countries including the Australian Continent:















Steampunk Coin Series:











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Links to other posts on Metropolis Tiffany Art Coin Series:

i) Metropolis Tiffany Art Coin Series features Paris, the French Capital, Republic of Palau: Minted by: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Year of Coin issue: 2021

ii) Tiffany Art Metropolis - The Cathedral of Notre Dame (Paris, France), Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Coin Series": Coin minted by : B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT) Year of Coin issue: 2021

iii) Tiffany Art Metropolis - Rome, the Capital of Italy, Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Coin Series": Coin minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Year of Coin issue: 2022

iv) St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican (San Pietro in Vaticano), Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Metropolis Coin Series - San Pietro": Coin Invest Trust (CIT) has coordinated the issue of $500 (Gold) and $25 (Silver Coins minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Year of Coin issue: 2022

v) Tiffany Art Metropolis - London, the Capital of England, Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Coin Series": Coin Minted By: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin Coordinated by Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Year of Coin issue: 2023

The 7-Summits Silver Coin Series:



1) A tour of Pune's Blind School and interaction with the students - a short story

2) A two-Rupee coin issued by the Indian Mints honouring Louis Braille on the occasion of his 200th Birth Anniversary in 2009 and a brief report on the Braille system

3) Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB): 100th Anniversary: A set of a Silver Coin of $30 and a Medallion issued by the Royal Canadian Mint on 21st March 2018

4) Launch of Mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI): Date of launch: 01.01.2020

5) Guide Dogs for the Visually impaired/Blind persons, French Federation of Guide Dog Assciatioons (FFAC), France: La Poste France (French Post) has issued a Postage stamp of 1.16 Euro highlighting the role of Guide Dogs and their rigorous training in assisting the visually impaired/Blind persons: Date of Stamp release: 26.09.2022

6) Honouring Louis Braille on the Bicentenary of his birth in 2009


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