Orchids On Singapore Stamps & World Stamps

These wild orchids are found in Brunei.
2 stamps from a set of 6 orchid stamps issued in 2009.




Bulbophyllum Beccarii, one of the largest orchids, grows in the rainforests of Borneo.
Dendrobium secundum has very tiny flowers & is native to Southeast Asia (from Burma through Indonesia) , & New Guinea.

Thank you Leng. I moved it.

Here are two from my stock book. It says Orchid on it.

Wow beautiful ones fifia. Christmas Orchid aka Leopard Orchid is native to Guatemala.
The Marabunta an orchid of the Gongora genus, is native to tropical America.

Here's a "traveling orchid" from Malawi, Eulophia quartiniana, which is found in tropical Africa & the Arabian peninsula.
The stamp is from a set of definitives issued in 1979.

I see orchids coming in from many countries!
This is a set from Malaysia issued in 2002 on occasion of the 17th World Orchid Conference, held in Malaysia.
The orchids featured are all native to Borneo.



Paraphalaenopsis labukensis, named after the Labuk Valley in Sabah state in Borneo. Known as Rat-tail Orchid.
Renanthera Bella, the Beautiful Renanthera. The flower stalk may carry up to 25 red flowers.




Paphiopedilum sanderium, a Lady Slipper orchid endemic to northwest Borneo.




Coelogyne pandurata, sometimes called Black Orchid due to the black markings on its lip.
Phalaenopsis amabilis, known as the Moon Orchid.

That's a lovely set from Malaysia, carebear, thanks for adding them.

This set of Native Orchids of Australia was issued 18 Sep 1986.


Elythranthera emarginata is found in southwest Western Australia.
Dendrobium nindii, or Blue Orchid, is found in northeast Queensland & Papua New Guinea.




Galeana major, the "Flying Duck Orchid" is found in eastern & southern Australia.
Thelymitra variegata, known in Australia as the Queen of Sheba Orchid, has iridescent spectacularly-coloured flowers, & is native to Western Australia.

Here's a photo of the Flying Duck Orchid !

Orchid on a cover. 2007 Romania 2,50Lei from set of Wild Orchids of Romania,
issued for the World Philatelic Expo in Bucharest 2008.
The orchid shown is Anacamptis pyramidalis, its range is from western Europe through the Mediterranean to Iran.
The name refers to the pyramid shape of the flower cluster.

More orchids from Papua New Guinea. These stamps from 1986 feature native Dendrobium orchids.


15t Den. vexillarius the Flag-carrying Dendrobium (which is also in the 1988 set on page 3)
45t Den.johnsoniae, Johnson's Dendrobium found in the lowlands of New Guinea at 500 - 1500 meters.




35t Den. lineale or Moroke Shower, a very tall orchid plant
70t Den. cuthbertsonii a highland orchid (which is also in the 1988 set on page 3)

Fiji 1962 definitive SG No.319 showing a "White Orchid".
I think it is Dendrobium prasinum, which is native to Fiji.

2 orchid stamps from 1995 Burundi flora set of 8, on covers:

115F Eulophia burundiensis, a terrestrial orchid native to Burundi. SG 1598




120F Habenaria adolphi, a terrestrial orchid found in tropical Africa from Tanzania to Zambia. SG 1599.

Fiji Dendrobium prasinum is a lovely stamp Leng, nice to see it with a photo of the orchid.

Thanks scifi7, I think so too. Must get a mint copy as well.

Here's a stamp familiar to many. From the 1964-66 Provincial Emblems of Canada, showing the official Provincial flower & Arms.
Prince Edward Island stamp (issued 21.7.65) shows the Pink Lady's Slipper
or Cypripedium acaule, which is found in the eastern third of the USA & north into Canada, almost to the Arctic circle. SG No. 549

Orchid stamp from Tunisia , showing Ophrys lutea, from 1990 Flora & Fauna issue, on a cover.




Ophrys lutea or Yellow Ophrys is widespread in the Mediterranean area (same species as on the Algerian stamp on page 2 shown by Carebear)

France 2005 stamp showing Oncidium papilio also known as Psychopsis papilio. Psychopsis genus orchids are commonly called butterfly orchids;
a butterfly orchid is rumoured to have started the European "Orchidmania" of the 19th century.

Two orchid species on this cover from Zambia, stamps are from a set of 4 orchids issued in 1992 (Michel 595/8).

The K20.00 stamp shows Aerangis verdickii, which is found in tropical Africa from Angola to Tanzania & Zimbabwe.
Like other Aerangis orchids, it is fragrant.



The K5.00 stamp shows Eulophia quartiniana (aka E. guineensis) which is found in tropical Africa & the Arabian peninsula.
(same orchid as on Malawi stamp on this page)


This is the orchid

I love the orchids shown, especially the ones on covers. The ones from Burundi above show that the many colourful stamps from that country were actually used on mail. That cover from Zambia is really beautiful!

Here is another Burundi orchid stamp, issued in 1972. I think the orchid on the stamp is not a native orchid as Cattleya trianaei is found in Colombia.