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SOUTH VIETNAM STAMP 1974

FLOWERS: ORCHIDS

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SUBJECT: Series of stamps showing three different kinds of orchids which are the most precious and the most beautiful flowers among those growing wildly in the mountains.
TEN DONG STAMP SCOTT # 490: Ngoc-Diem Orchid (Jade Orchid), its scientific name is Rynohwtylis Qlgantea or Saccolabium Albo Lincatum, frequently seen on tamarind trees and Vietnamese oak trees in the vicinity of Saigon, Bien Hoa and Binh Duong. Blooming season is between November and January.
DATE OF ISSUE : AUGUST I8, 1974
Perf 13.3 x 14
Values : 10 d
Designer Nguyen Hiep
Quantities 3.000.000
Size: 30mm x 40mm. sheet of 50 stamps (5 x 10)
Printing process : Photogravure Delacryl
Colors : 4 colors
Paper : High quality white paper
Printer : Thomas De La Rue. Basingstoke, England
TWENTY DONG STAMP SCOTT # 491: Van-Hai Orchid or Tien-Hal Orchid (Fairy Shoes Orchid) its scientific name is Cypripedium Callosum or Paphiopedium Callosum or Paphiopedilum Callosum. This kind of Orchid grows in groups near the bank of water streams or waterfalls in the Central Highland of Vietnam, between Bao-Loc and Dalat provinces.
Blooming season is from March to May.
DATE OF ISSUE : AUGUST I8, 1974
Perf 14 x 13.3
Values : 20 d
Designer Nguyen Huu Qui
Quantities 4.000.000
Size: 40mm x 30mm. sheet of 50 stamps (10 x 5)
Printing process : Photogravure Delacryl
Colors : 4 colors
Paper : High quality white paper
Printer : Thomas De La Rue. Basingstoke, England
TWO HUNDRED DONG STAMP SCOTT # 492: : Hoang phi Hac Orchid ( Yellow flying Crane Orchid) which is known under the scientific name of Dendrobium Nobile frequently seen in the Highland'of Vietnam (vicinity of Lam Dong and Ban Me Thuot Provinces). Blooming season is between November and December.
DATE OF ISSUE : AUGUST I8, 1974
Perf 13.3 x 14
Values : 200 d
Designer Nguyen Minh Hoang
Quantities 1.000.000
Size: 30mm x 40mm. sheet of 50 stamps (5 x 10)
Printing process : Photogravure Delacryl
Colors : 4 colors
Paper : High quality white paper
Printer : Thomas De La Rue. Basingstoke, England
SPECIAL POST MARK : A special postmark "First day of issue" wasl be used at Saigon - GPO and at Can Tho, Da Lat, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hue Post offices.

* Sources from the Philatelic Bulletin # 165 of the Directorate General of Posts (Republic of Vietnam)