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New Year 2005 - Flowers (2004)

 

Wrightia sirikitiae    Eria amica

Burmannia coelestris    Utricularia bifida

 

 Issue Name:

New Year 2005 - Flowers

 Thai Issue Name:

ปีใหม่ 2548 - ดอกไม้

 Issue Date:

2004/2547-11-15

 Cause:

To publicize flowers and mark the 2005 New Year

 Catalogue Number:

2004/108-111

 Denomination:

3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht

 Unused Value:

4 Baht, 4 Baht, 4 Baht, 4 Baht

 Complete Set: 

16 Baht (unused), 8 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

26 x 21 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,500,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

1. mohk rachinih (โมกราชินี), common Thai name for a flowering plant, with the botanical designation Wrightia sirikitiae, which is named after Queen Sirikit Kitthiyagon; 2. nimmahnoradih (นิมมานรดี), common Thai name for a species of orchid, with the botanical designations Eria amica and Pinalia amica, among others; 3. sarat chanthon or saratsa chanthon (สรัสจันทร), common Thai designation for a flowering plant, with the botanical label Burmannia coelestris; 4. soi suwannaa (สร้อยสุวรรณา), i.e. common Thai name for a small carnivorous plant, with the scientific label Utricularia bifida, and that grows in damp soils, such as rice fields

 Related Link:

Sirikit Kitthiyagon, orchid, Suwannaa, rice, Carnivorous and Parasitic Plants