A long cover with the beautiful orchid stamps from Singapore ! This cover was coaxed out of a non- philatelic friend , and he has promised to do a better job next time :)
Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' also known as the Singapore orchid and the Princess Aloha orchid and incorrectly as Vanda 'Miss Agnes Joaquim',is a hybrid orchid cultivar that is Singapore's national flower. For its resilence and year-round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981 to represent Singapore's uniqueness and hybrid culture.
It is a free flowering plant and each inflorescence can bear up to 12 buds, and usually 4 flower blossom at a time. Each flower measures 5 cm across and 6 cm tall. The petals are twisted such that the back surface faces the front like its parents. The two petals on the top and the top sepal are rosy-violet, while the 2 lateral sepals on the lower half are pale mauve. The large and board lip of the orchid which looks like a fan is colored violet-rose, and merges into a contrasting fiery orange that are finely spotted with dark purple center. Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' is a robust sun loving plant that requires heavy fertilizing, vertical support to enable it to grow straight and tall along with free air movement and high humidity. It starts blossoming after its stem rises 40 to 50 cm above the support. ( Wikipedia )
Issue Date: 22 June 2018
Stamp Size: 50mm x 30mm (1st Local & $1.30), 40mm x 30mm (70c & 90c)
Design: Adeline Tan
Stamp Size: 50mm x 30mm (1st Local & $1.30), 40mm x 30mm (70c & 90c)
Design: Adeline Tan
The flower truly represents Singapore - a hybrid of all races of the world , trying to put out their best !
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