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Blue Orchid definitive stamp from Australia, issued in 2003 in "Nature of Australia: Rainforests" series. The sc. name is Dendrobium nindii, & in Australia it is found in north eastern Queensland.  |
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I hope more people will show their orchid stamps here!  Orchid stamps from the Philippines. These stamps were issued in 1996 for AseanPex '96. At lower right is Vanda javierii or V. javierae, a rare white vanda orchid, found only in the island of Luzon.  |
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1966 Rhodesia definitive stamp on 1967 letter to England. "Ansellia Orchid" (SG 382) is the Ansellia gigantea, known as African Ansellia or leopard orchid, a native species from tropical & South Africa.  |
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This Singapore miniature sheet was issued in 1995 to commemorate Singapore '95 World Stamp Exhibition . The 2 orchids depicted are a Vanda hybrid (Vanda Marlie Dolera) & a wild orchid (Vanda limbata, which is native to Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, & the Philippines). Various mammals & flora of the Malayan region are shown on the sheet.  |
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Diaphant Orchid, designed by Jean Van Noten, and issued by Rwanda on September 9, 1968, Scott No. 256. - nethryk  |
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Canada issued this set for the 1999 World Orchid Conference held in Vancouver. Issued in Booklets of 12 and Souvenir sheets. Scott 1790a showing part of a booklet and inscription on inside cover.   Scott 1790b Souvenir Sheet  Scott 1787  Scott 1788  Scott 1789  Scott 1790  |
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This stamp is part of a 2012 2-stamp issue from Singapore to mark the launch of Gardens by the Bay, a major tourist attraction. Shown in the stamp are 2 uniquely designed hothouses displaying all types of plants and flowers from all over the world. Beautiful orchids decorates the foreground. Scott 1554.  |
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An orchid stamp FDC issued in 2011 in French Polynesia, with the orchid fragrance infused in the stamp.  |
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Good thing this topic went WW cause I couldn't find any in my Singapore section. Here you go, from North Korea. Scott #2389 Cattleya loddigesii Orchid  Scott #2390 Thunia Bracteata Orchid  Scott #2391 Phalaenopsis Amabilis Orchid  |
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This special souvenir sheet released on 13 August 2013 by Singapore has the theme: " Our City in a Garden". The design features 3 orchids, the Grammatophyllum speciosum (tiger orchid), the Cymbidium bicolor, and the Dendrobium leonis. The same design is also broken into 4 parts in a 4-stamp set in the same issue, with the 1st 2 values released in self-adhesive formats. This souvenir sheet has attached to it some seeds of the Porticulata grandiflora (moss rose), located on the left side just off the pangolin.  |
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Schomburgkia thomsoniana, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Cayman Islands on November 28, 1962, Scott No. 155, plus a photo of one of these orchids. - nethyrk   |
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