Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. Aloe Vera Field - Hato, Aruba
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N 12° 32.449 W 070° 02.239
19P E 387303 N 1386578
The aloe vera field of Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. is located adjacent to the factory and museum at Pitastraat 115, Hato, Aruba.
Waymark Code: WMXR9T
Location: Aruba
Date Posted: 02/18/2018
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The aloe industry in Aruba was founded in 1890 by Cornelis Eman, who founded the present day Aruba Aloe Balm N.V., the oldest aloe company in the world and one of the first companies to formulate and manufacture aloe based products.
Th aloe vera field extends for 590 feet along Pitastraat and is 450 feet deep at its westernmost boundary. All the aloe plants used to create their products is harvested from this field.
The stamp was issued by Aruba as part of a set of 3 stamps on January 27, 1988 to commemorate aloe production in Aruba.
Stamp Issuing Country: Aruba
Date of Issue: January 27, 1988
Denomination: 45 cents
Color: multicolor
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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