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:
![1950 Magyar Posta - Muskatli, Pelargonium Zonale 1950 Magyar Posta - Muskatli, Pelargonium Zonale](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2Zonl_Tu-sLgl8da5e0EAc9XUjSyUmL1HxAbOjSUu8WcBdDG9kpUj5RFumb-OI3c-BcMXtoh5Rizk4BXSpGe34A8E5pTRzEqVk1s2182Ekxm8aJmevKD0oQhXK11-u3qGgvXSDM8_g/s400/1950_Magyar_Posta_Muskatli_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1950 Magyar Posta - Muskatli, Pelargonium Zonale |
![1956 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium 1956 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-5VrwQi97bWsL3Hen1F98nYWcRUpR9plgJ2cXgg8YM_CEpkeLPvfvWfVsA09U9QUml8CCAGYPxr1p64qj4fa4KeaLEVJJsi5AnAFbEKfXXE2TTUVxAPZQtaftf-i9WoynjUXIA3k1Q/s400/1956_National+Wildlife+Federation_Wild_Geranium.jpg) |
1956 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium |
![1959 Republique Populaire du Benin - Geranium 1959 Republique Populaire du Benin - Geranium](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnJjEXxZ813eZQNP7dulqoXpOTO59dM2ALfqEq1RbtumUvtRWqRxDHowgL83uDWQb1lCM03DbURG9fzXYSZ6xMo8XKcYRLd92TBqfHRwQ2aN_HCVRoPjUg1iTHb-r4v2hOZ4ggg1SiA/s320/1959_Rep_Benin_Geranium.jpg) |
1959 Republique Populaire du Benin - Geranium |
![1963 Helvetia, Pelargonien Briefmarke 1963 Helvetia, Pelargonien Briefmarke](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QzifueyF3oeznDUGXWdT1J49g5uGvmL_rDlPijRo35yBpJOEDh1FKcVphFOowVaZBNAYLEAD1SThYc50TL3usZ_qA_x1yzTzlge_J1GnQPROyZHWOFTi_8VYDj0Oc-xEKgwH7Te9CQ/s320/1963_Helvetia_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1963 Helvetia, Pelargonien Briefmarke |
![1963 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium 1963 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktLXnw8cvWSB0j_eESdRQ2A4BUMru-DFB-O9hE6QS65f9hqC6mKkAW3UWaNzaJYavv01yIYra2cbPTimSe2jNd0kET7dJS6uyneUv21o0YkZMMzdjqtAWtkDrgMUzQBVTrHubSMuQdQ/s400/1963_National+Wildlife+Federation_Wild_Geranium.jpg) |
1963 National Wildlife Federation Wild Geranium |
![1964 Posta Romana - Muscata, Pelargonie 1964 Posta Romana - Muscata, Pelargonie](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WW452VJewKX96LhJSJNmuWEpdzOMpCAz_1BPVG6GikwfP8-UGd5USJEdHbEwKyyy5jN9Phc3sSjj0l2npcTitKrjQYQm7CoJPch25Cz_RQamSp0SSF2s7dGcvtyMd9Ia5_f3k3aLdQ/s1600/1964_Posta_Romana_Pelargonium.jpg) |
1964 Posta Romana - Muscata, Pelargonie |
![1966 Republique Togolaise - Pelargonium Zonale 1966 Republique Togolaise - Pelargonium Zonale](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJG_2mwMHgu5UAcwJ3rmMn5gw_6S_uNtDaaYXdlGN-wEEysXf07Y_ygvbdaLBxuTCAQvxGmkUEBLgvv9K9pEDlLi8F7oeHB8G2sGpXx4D4xfFOIBVn2OfZFxoV7GB-2FBjhdiAhV7Kg/s320/1966_Togo_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1966 Republique Togolaise - Pelargonium Zonale |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXydSZGoLvII2onx1dkiiDugt8otEFFuceSpsEEXYtvPns0GtkXGfUFYPB7ccyjeLJC8KG23t3wm7kcSuJtfKn7f9TqY7yqudJ5U3iUQsdy1KMt0H3nED6GXW8eeNm-ObL2Ld7hiLtFQ/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Ivy_Pelargonium_Grandiflorum.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Grandiflorum, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Peltatum, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Peltatum, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfA6BDWbUuhvfarmRAFlZ6yk9uOIj8Hxt9rlvnqsqscGWpnWYydFyiLagSdlUs5Kke6uZzFMdYXm2gL5IDO5rJe2iHXbFMumJ-BPPSZz4HvkQgnl6b2q-iDnLBKHxJyfdj9XLQpkeHiA/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Ivy_Pelargonium_Peltatum_2.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Peltatum, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Peltatum, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Peltatum, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelcGGqwtlx88SOm8zDilmpCEgh39L_PkD13WUMnQHwQFHDrwpr3PmDd1GoAzZccmDbwYHRwxdIHz9LruZI82XI7R9nl-XMTDqULt534vuyyOXgXswfy5DYvJlo1s2wvs2tmKSby09Vw/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Ivy_Pelargonium_Peltatum.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Peltatum, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Zonale, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Zonale, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSH8h4WEnWBA3ILwxuo2aeVfX847AMhp6lyyPVaukF2k-6rwV2_N9mWgKJ75a3Q9Da_FbjYJJCrr3eOtnP-g0aAcry2JVZu2JpCGw2UbR0XdMWvyokD0t0aXbl9A9b-HUG-WFv3nkFEA/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Zonale, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Zonale, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Zonale, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqODxruRWBS6b5WSPQ28HDuLh-agaMxI2nzR25VhEhrJW8qb1z5fAKFDJipBdmNbQj432cC4bZfSDW2FRQB28awCM-C820E4XbMmlIdNx9UlYOrTMHQ0VYSfe-0qlF4mM8XEx6XRF2ow/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Pelargonium_Zonale_2.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Zonale, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Zonale, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Zonale, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPluJEptUhDZJOPPCju2F31yVgvhSl2GQp_RyNpEJiwsIzHA_zz6yEO_BKY0244p3nxvvLYvA-QAAee5j2SKftcBYU0__qG3I1PQ-iYo9AS0R5PGrJNWvTm8oJnGVTYeFGcaTVJfFm0Q/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Pelargonium_Zonale_3.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
zonale, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06iY2eO3OOG0vv8-P97hplkHHq4GNADv7_-LZMqtzfEJ-1Sb8t-ehV9NZa2PhH_kC32mcj_QQUMG-GZ56PSGkOr8-T07_AG4jmMjlRy3k24DLlqu2PLXSXaQ1hIqJU-TNNO9BKx7PjA/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Pelargonium_Zonale_5.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
Grandiflorum, Muscata |
![1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium zonale, Muscata 1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium zonale, Muscata](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7El5SzCPlxT4SCYoFvpXUxeXTTF1o2uIttpsVomQ4OWZwAO35ngL-O6HO2cmRLyuAEV5CmQQFDwZ4-UJJT4DlQ-vQxBnSHxvsUmjoYcpsJ0bbzJLhrslO-v0-CZzj3AaNoZ-pXilzsg/s320/1968_Posta_Romana_Pelargonium_Zonale_4.jpg) |
1968 Posta Romana - Pelargonium
zonale, Muscata |
![1969 Mongolia - Geranium Pratense,天竺葵 1969 Mongolia - Geranium Pratense,天竺葵](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2WxR6eoyciUzO0iYkx9nVKAA6cM6NzHs_mDbJkKynxjOKVFYPZtrsefnvlb42VKFKfWmiOeyE6xJws4IkutLyi1XjmPKRYuyvR5U9fZjppEzVjxYXGcphxEIiT9CGL55COw6gST15Q/s400/1969_Mongolia_Geranium_Pratense.jpg) |
1969 Mongolia - Geranium Pratense, 天竺葵 |
![1969 Pelargonium Denticulatum, شمعدانی/ Republique Tunisienne 1969 Pelargonium Denticulatum, شمعدانی/ Republique Tunisienne](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTR1pcCzhBvHQw10iNfRdJOSMoVqOMusznvMJ-6U-pmVVzNmRf0AnyfN3_lFkOUPhhENILeqeGU2oNrXukDOLk3MHsQdtLrsbmC-yHmaDToV3P1vztIJFU8VSnAbWEF3CesM_-cRvZMQ/s400/1969_Rep_Tunisienne_Pelargonium_Denticulatum.jpg) |
1969 Pelargonium Denticulatum / شمعدانی/ Republique Tunisienne |
![1974 Pelargonium Inquinans, Republique of South Africa 1974 Pelargonium Inquinans, Republique of South Africa](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwka9V6uk9BYp5cz-ttktM9NwmKi5hTK11Ppq2e3zXVPxUjrHp7puxRHzEhqZjG31loHgF279eEBz6_E-8KK1vgBSFSlZolrTRUnA2UnwHxe_zZmQrdkbDphsYMN6EVojf9ALLL2YKbg/s320/1974_RS_Africa_Pelargonium_Inquinans.jpg) |
1974 Pelargonium Inquinans, Republique of South Africa |
![1975 Pelargonie, Pelargonium Zonale, PAC-Mini-Pel, Deutsche Demokratische Republik Briefmarke 1975 Pelargonie, Pelargonium Zonale, PAC-Mini-Pel, Deutsche Demokratische Republik Briefmarke](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuanlh3Knrf_VKK3H207z671ngnlHf2AAsVS7KRzDoxckzOKN6dU-FkTQUYE8QthKndtzSgnca4nFxyQECGW28J9qixLS5Ro9YO5RW3Hx1RUSQt7tyQT0LuPrnsxw3uAdMDpAz4nO1Q/s400/1975_DDR_Deutsche+Demokratische+Republik-Pelargonium+Zonale.jpg) |
1975 Pelargonie, Pelargonium Zonale, PAC-Mini-Pel,
Deutsche Demokratische Republik Briefmarke |
![1977 Pelargonium zonale l'herit, Cuba 1977 Pelargonium zonale l'herit, Cuba](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMImvcbH9shcf3bc1GMImqZa-LnH8uCk7lJwoJKH_rCFg2bX4DMzCsQyqKfaOMmGtLlgbaNRRoUuUoOfkKQSkj7edHOFtu0WjmRe30UfjkldUK4ZoplGAWvnedifLb17-NRPzCcqxPg/s400/1977_Cuba_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1977 Pelargonium zonale l'herit, Cuba |
![1977 Pelargonium zonale, Jugoslavija 1977 Pelargonium zonale, Jugoslavija](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqY3MzVary9FE9_RyFLkdYmPlidJ36geyEBS7C6KP_Im4qgb9XkiIELNum2fjCjnUGkMxryMRYaYHVBKBaACw8w-Cdml-g01XzcDdTgEj6XW_6n_RUN0eJBNgAnDuGz3c9wvvBxaadAg/s320/1977_Yugoslavia_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1977 Pelargonium zonale, Jugoslavija |
![1979 Pelargonium, Monaco 1979 Pelargonium, Monaco](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFPpl1HZI7Z1jkQvrTNavSQzJNVKGklPcemfV60pli-2zEu-un2IHcZ6pbJMsQ5MaZ1NIVYCbrO2nhBk0-651-jszBkHm-TgGYSlBMwGGXjhXfc1cvwdSaUjwyBeDbJXQHDlUAQ76iw/s400/1979_Monaco_Pelargonium.jpg) |
1979 Pelargonium, Monaco |
![1981 Pelargonium zonale, Suomi Finland 1981 Pelargonium zonale, Suomi Finland](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1H_wu7jzpGcKVboYk3E7vdHV5O1RuMXpLO7Wm-fEi39DtufEtKZXYq1fW4jjULkBIgUXcnhPndl4N8c9Nm3avwi-NuRAQtjwrnhrGRV11bcDk-zWF-WAuJXOEi7tIKfAqQ3TkHxsrA/s320/1981_Suomi_Finland_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
1981 Pelargonium zonale, Suomi Finland |
![1981 Pelargonium Reuniforme, Medicinal Plant - Republic of Transkei 1981 Pelargonium Reuniforme, Medicinal Plant - Republic of Transkei](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKMEX3a38PCSdST_hJge-2263x2f0xwgu_xc3Ow_pQg__tFHBNXTI5Se2XzqSkvC6ZIOmzXlMXaaeulX8xH4xa62abMId-WYqlhCt4Lbrgha9At0rLZRuZRUbwEOLleNOHAK2igLfxg/s400/1981_Transkei_Pelargonium_reniforme.jpg) |
1981 Pelargonium Reuniforme, Medicinal Plant
Republic of Transkei |
![1986 Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Laos 1986 Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Laos](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6Jy5NJ7dpTzlfg02NWDKzM6T4G0m9NOzB9SBuKrqAA8lAn0-47y1UTyGqw-NNVsgoDo1nu8_QBoOS8CqqFu3xQsatXeI1f5dmgjmbQanCg3jE2APpT_diyTDpMgfaXvXtGQ5WLY3aQ/s320/1986_Lao_Pelargonium_Grandiflorum.jpg) |
1986 Pelargonium Grandiflorum, Laos |
![1994 Pelargonium cortusifolium, Namibia 1994 Pelargonium cortusifolium, Namibia](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWgo7IGOsz_rk1z2NvoYdg08XkIrJjAuJtPbZbOn_P0Qm9wLYbbWL1DYKJcW6JwRwW6tTgroqRfKQxNjGXyGkrekHUq6WwKqlDqWMTeSqdL6iLASABR7eSFnQcqfIGFMTsFs6hExHVA/s400/1994_Namibia_Pelargonium_Cortusifolium.jpg) |
1994 Pelargonium cortusifolium, Namibia |
![1995 Geranium Pratense - Russia, Пеларгония 1995 Geranium Pratense - Russia, Пеларгония](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29BkCDmHK4vGnPRwOXr_N9AadUrJWKY3eV7kyqpR1msREz6I7r-1dyGjISgmHCxOOwAcPIydWh699mrBuxL-urrih9FDbF1Nja1bg4looUrTbaVDyWAqmWdwyq3Qim6zwUSrPI0Rlqw/s1600/1995_Russia_Geranium_Pratense.jpg) |
1995 Geranium Pratense - Russia - Пеларгония |
![1997 Pelargonium grandiflorum - Yugoslavija 1997 Pelargonium grandiflorum - Yugoslavija](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrF32Dikz93-iwFGBIYHNIZM42HwLC9E-JXENaJG6INWWDXHJJgUm8K_Msk-jJi6S9214c4ScpnVrNO5k8TZOYyRKH7vAtNCTD3jbUaA_9O6W72IzMil7wwOQq9Mzb0zycydIkg_Usg/s320/1997_Yugoslavia_Pelargonium_Grandiflorum.jpg) |
1997 Pelargonium grandiflorum - Yugoslavija |
![2000 Geranium, Pelargonium x hortorum, Antigua and Barbados 2000 Geranium, Pelargonium x hortorum, Antigua and Barbados](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OU3FiUk6Zl0Cy3cWRjjp-Mp-gl8lML_mfkwSvRjy9YFiH6R5zZkk7fXhz2oNAQaADXZ7zQfT7w4IR0Uq2-yYB69hLV1GaX1SGVCJMhneCxXH-Vn58QiMVSOBx63x3mBJI7ftST0yKg/s400/2000_Antigua_Pelargonium_x_Hortum.jpg) |
2000 Geranium, Pelargonium x hortorum, Antigua and Barbados |
![2000 Pelargonium, Ooievaarsbek, Belgique 2000 Pelargonium, Ooievaarsbek, Belgique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK1qcg1tXyf_-o9ypYiHFqNoRUSYSXQvizsxESxCnTlvI6Etwb0twBDtZG2d5HGIampCeNdgWBSppSyLceiEj8F_1dAyZAMCFfQBTLZW3V9_Ja2cWDKGyUum-IvOvFA8kDhaH1vRT7w/s400/2000_Belgium_Pelargonium_x_Hortum.jpg) |
2000 Pélargonium, Ooievaarsbek, Belgique, |
![2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, South Africa 2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, South Africa](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6RkPrEV14mub4oK7WeTlVgZdUELmOH0uqges6OmKEnJxfLdL1nDk-5XWbMaE04_sLFlhUr-vHLHOZ_BOBsHIBdDkL1wGbIENOyCr_IPMpqymjJaccx_XAPOg9r8tgmh_WwD16azCmg/s320/2000_South_Africa_Ningizimu_Pelargonium_Zonale.jpg) |
2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, South Africa |
![2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, South Africa 2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, South Africa](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREneS_cEuFIiQY3Pju4G0jwpycsdoc3eAOruYVml861n9l1WGmuSsv_BGylkxjsZcyJ1EpNd-6TZ3U1rx-KWvT2J80sW9LKajh8rrcH4tuNy3zuGwRV87d3zCtnWE_nABlC0NLnWSIw/s400/2000_South_Africa_Pelargonium_Cucullatum.jpg) |
2000 Tree Pelargonium Cucullatum, Malva, South Africa |
![2009 Geranio, Espana - Geranium 2009 Geranio, Espana - Geranium](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglALE1rLRozXn_hij-JaLA49dWVkxRLRtFrnSR8GIjXD29U32idqtCexdONL-cZO6L2njHJ5VwX7dIO3eC7Z1VwcWLJWg0gOPZy5X251O0Nm41nwfFplOwHnoxFk_-e3fHranBf7DCMQ/s320/2009_Espana_Geranium.jpg) |
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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