Pennsylvania Toleware Stamps from 1979

USPS released a series of 11 different sheets of folk art stamps between 1977 and 1995. Featuring an array of distinctly American art, the topics range from native american pottery to duck decoys to lace, but the bright red Pennsylvania Toleware have always been a favorite of mine. Printed in 1979 and released in Lancaster, PA, these stamps feature four different designs of toleware, which is hand painted metal containers often found in kitchens. The Pennsylvania Dutch became famous for their toleware creations and are still painting the same way they have for 3 centuries.

See the stamps in this set here.