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La Poste, France’s postal service, commemorated the 400th anniversary of the introduction of chocolate to France with a set of special stamps. The sheet looks like a chocolate bar, foil included, with a chocolate scent too. Each stamp depicts a scene from chocolate history. Chocolate arrived in Bayonne, France (also birthplace of the bayonet) in 1609 with Jewish immigrants. In 2001 Switzerland issued a similar stamp set.

Written by ltao

June 16th, 2009 at 3:26 am

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