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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 27, 2024, 06:36:37 AM »EpIphyllopsis gaertneri
A stamp issued by Poland in 1981
A stamp issued by Poland in 1981
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 26, 2024, 07:08:41 AM »Allamanda cathartica, Golden Trumpet
A stamp issued by Tanzania in 1994
I have only seen this plant once, in the Botanical Garden at Lucca.
However, I have stamps featuring the same plant from Cuba and Singapore.
Allamanda cathartica is mentioned in
SOME CLIMBING PLANTS FOR THE MIDI, FRANCE
By Members of the Languedoc Branch
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 56 April 2009
A stamp issued by Tanzania in 1994
I have only seen this plant once, in the Botanical Garden at Lucca.
However, I have stamps featuring the same plant from Cuba and Singapore.
Allamanda cathartica is mentioned in
SOME CLIMBING PLANTS FOR THE MIDI, FRANCE
By Members of the Languedoc Branch
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 56 April 2009
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 25, 2024, 06:48:03 AM »Cylindropuntia fulgida
A stamp issued by Poland in 1981
Cylindropuntias are mentioned in the SUNDRIES section CATALONIA BRANCH
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN NUMBER 36 April 2004
A stamp issued by Poland in 1981
Cylindropuntias are mentioned in the SUNDRIES section CATALONIA BRANCH
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN NUMBER 36 April 2004
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 24, 2024, 06:53:17 AM »A stamp, 50 GR, issued by Poland in 1974
In a series named FLOWERS
To celebrate
THE INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION SOCPHILEX IV
In Katowice
Designed by H. Matuszewska
In a series named FLOWERS
To celebrate
THE INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION SOCPHILEX IV
In Katowice
Designed by H. Matuszewska
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 23, 2024, 07:07:14 AM »Ophrys scolopax ssp. cornuta
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987
This orchid is mentioned in
HUNTING FOR WILD FLOWERS IN SOUTH-WEST TURKEY
By Fleur Pavlidis
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 61 July 2010
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987
This orchid is mentioned in
HUNTING FOR WILD FLOWERS IN SOUTH-WEST TURKEY
By Fleur Pavlidis
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 61 July 2010
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 22, 2024, 06:05:15 AM »Nymphaea capensis
A stamp issued by Benin in 1995
And a photo of a Water lily snapped in Malta in 2007
A stamp issued by Benin in 1995
And a photo of a Water lily snapped in Malta in 2007
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Miscellaneous / Re: Postcards ,plants and places
« Last post by Hilary on March 21, 2024, 07:07:33 AM »WESTERHAM, 17th June 2023
A postcard sent to me via my daughter
The photographs are by Caz
Many thanks
A postcard sent to me via my daughter
The photographs are by Caz
Many thanks
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« Last post by Hilary on March 20, 2024, 08:58:25 AM »Cypripedium calceolus
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 19, 2024, 07:28:03 AM »Amaryllis belladonna
A stamp issued by Benin in 1995
Amaryllis belladonna is mentioned in
MEDITERRANEAN GARDENING ASSOCIATION PORTUGAL:
AUTUMN FAIR 2021
By Burford Hurry
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 107 January 2022
A stamp issued by Benin in 1995
Amaryllis belladonna is mentioned in
MEDITERRANEAN GARDENING ASSOCIATION PORTUGAL:
AUTUMN FAIR 2021
By Burford Hurry
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 107 January 2022
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 18, 2024, 07:03:57 AM »A stamp issued by Poland in 1965
Cypripedium hibridum
Cypripedium hibridum