Long, long ago, when the world was young … I used to collect stamps just like any other kid on the block.
I enjoyed it for a number of years and collected all kinds of stamps: birds, flowers, animals … square, triangular … used or unused … local or foreigner. I’ve learned a lot from stamp collecting ... I’ve traveled couple of times around the World, pinpointed mysterious countries, and discovered many flowers and animals. And of course I met famous people … hmmm, they don’t remember me, but I do.
Stamp collecting or philately it is one of the world's most popular hobbies, or used to be … now you can even design and create your own stamp. Yes, a real stamp with gum, perforation and everything else. What I would like to show you today, is how Geraniums and Pelargoniums are represented on World stamps.
Here’s what I found:
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| 1950 Magyar Posta - Muskatli, Pelargonium Zonale |
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| 1956 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium |
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| 1959 Republique Populaire du Benin - Geranium |
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| 1963 Helvetia, Pelargonien Briefmarke |
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| 1963 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium |
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| 1964 Posta Romana - Muscata, Pelargonie |
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| 1966 Republique Togolaise - Pelargonium Zonale |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Grandiflorum, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Peltatum, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Peltatum, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Zonale, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Zonale, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
zonale, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Grandiflorum, Muscata |
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1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
zonale, Muscata |
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| 1969 Mongolia - Geranium Pratense, 天竺葵 |
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| 1969 Pelargonium Denticulatum / شمعدانی/ Republique Tunisienne |
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| 1974 Pelargonium Inquinans, Republique of South Africa |
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1975 Pelargonie, Pelargonium Zonale, PAC-Mini-Pel,
Deutsche Demokratische Republik Briefmarke |
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| 1977 Pelargonium zonale l'herit, Cuba |
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| 1977 Pelargonium zonale, Jugoslavija |
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| 1979 Pelargonium, Monaco |
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| 1981 Pelargonium zonale, Suomi Finland |
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1981 Pelargonium Reuniforme, Medicinal Plant
Republic of Transkei |
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| 1986 Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Laos |
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| 1994 Pelargonium cortusifolium, Namibia |
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| 1995 Geranium Pratense - Russia - Пеларгония |
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| 1997 Pelargonium grandiflorum - Yugoslavija |
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| 2000 Geranium, Pelargonium x hortorum, Antigua and Barbados |
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| 2000 Pélargonium, Ooievaarsbek, Belgique, |
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| 2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, South Africa |
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| 2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, Malva, South Africa |
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| 2009 Geranio, Espana - Geranium |
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| 2011 Geranium sylvaticum, Foroyar, Faroe Island |
Hope you enjoyed our small journey alongside those international stamps that enlighten the beauty of the geranium blossoms.
1 comment:
Very interesting. Thank you so much! My favorite flower!
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