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Colombia Endemic Orchids of Colombia August 9, 2018 The block of 20 stamps highlights the rich diversity of orchid species.   |
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Panama Orchids 2000 Cattleya dowianaPsychopsis kramerianaPeristeria clataMiltoniopsis roezlii |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) Orchids of Taiwan January 10, 2007 Phaius tankervilleaeSpiranthes sinensisVanda x hybridaCattleya sp. |
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Slovenia Orchids March 27, 2015 Pale-flowered Orchid ( Orchis pallens) Monkey Orchid ( Orchis simia) Burnt-tip Orchid ( Orchis ustulata) Lady Orchid ( Orchis purpurea)  |
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Costa Rica Orchids December 3, 1985 Brassia arcuigeraEncyclia peraltensisMaxillaria especieOncidium turialbaeTrichopilia marginataStanhopea ecornuta |
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Singapore's 2013 "City in a Garden" themed ATM (computer-vended) stamp feature's the country's national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid. The flower is touched by the tail of the "S" on the stamp. This Vanda Miss Joaquim is also known as Singapore, or Princess Aloha orchid. It is a hybrid, first bred by Agnes Joaquim.  |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei International Flora Exposition November 6, 2010 One of the two minisheets features orchids.  |
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Nicaragua Orchids of Nicaragua May 6, 2005 $3.50: Eleanthus hymeniformis$5.00: Laelia superbens$6.50: Cattleya aurentiaca$7.50: Bletia roezli$10.00: Dimerandra emarginata$12.00: Epidendrum werckleii$25.00: Chysis tricostata |
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Cuba Orchids of Cuba November 10, 1995 40c: Bletia patula45c: Galeandra beyrichii50c: Vanilla dilloniana65c: Macradenia lutescens75c: Oncidium luridum85c: Ionopsis utricularioides |
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Dominica Orchids September 28, 1989 10c: Oncidium Pusillum35c: Epidendrum Cochleata45c: Epidendrum Ciliare60c: Cyrtopodium Andersonil$1: Habenaria Pauciflora$2: Maxillaria Alba$3: Selenipedium Palmifolium$4: Brassavola Cucullata |
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Ecuador Orchid from the Rainforests of Mazán August 14, 1997 The stamp set depicts Epidendrum secundum, Epidendrum sp., Oncidium cultratum, Oncidium sp., Pleurothalis corrulensis.  |
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Here is Colombia's 1947 "Native Orchids" set of 6. They are Scott #s 546-51. The 1c stamp features a misspelling of the species name. It should be nycterina. 1c Masdevallia nicterina 2c Miltonia vexillaria 5c Cattleya dowiana aurea 5c Cattleya chocoensis 5c Odontoglossum crispum 10c Cattleya labiata trianae       |
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On January 11, 2010 Canada issued a $1 coil stamp featuring the giant helleborine (Epipactis gigantea), also known as the chatterbox, or stream orchid. It is Sc.#2358. From Wikipedia, "This wildflower is native to western North America from British Columbia to central Mexico. This is one of the most abundant orchids of the Pacific coast of North America."   |
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The 200r low value from Indonesia's 1992 set of 3 "Flowers" stamps (Sc. #s 1512-4) depicts a moon orchid (Phalaenopsis ambilis). This plant is sometimes known as a moth orchid. It is native to the East Indies and Australia.  |
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This 2007 booklet stamp of Guernsey (Sc.#925f) depicts the southern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa). This plant is sometimes called the leopard marsh orchid. From Wikipedia, "It is native to northern and Central Europe...It is also reportedly naturalized in Italy and in parts of Canada."   |
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