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Dragon's Mouth, Arethusa bulbosa

Orchids of Canada

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue April 27, 1999
Year 1999
Quantity 4,050,000
Denomination
46¢
Perforation or Dimension 13 x 12.5
Series Orchids of Canada
Series Time Span 1999
Printer Ashton-Potter Canada Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Layouts

Booklet Pane of 12 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 1,250,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $5.52
Perforation: 13+
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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Souvenir Sheet of 4 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 300,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $1.84
Perforation: 13+
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Perforation: 13+
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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About Stamp

This spring, from April 27 to May 2, Canada will host its first-ever World Orchid Conference at Vancouver's. Trade and Convention Centre. Occurring every three years since 1954, the WOC brings together thousands of orchid hobbyists, growers and scientists. This year's theme is conservation-protecting the genetic diversity of flora and fauna in a sustainable environment.

Canada Post will celebrate this floral forum with a unique set of Orchid stamp issues. The second-largest family of flowering plants, orchids are found in a wide range of habitats around the world. All of Canada's orchids are terrestrial-that is, they grow on the ground. Prized for their spectacular flowers, orchids are collected and hybridized by growers internationally.

Four wild Canadian orchids with varying colours and bloom formations are featured in this floral stamp set. Two stamps feature the expressive style of Chinese brush painting contributed by Poon-Kuen Chow; the others showcase the more detailed brush-painting technique of Yukman Lai.

Found from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, the Arethusa bulbosa orchid derives its name from its shape and bearded lip which resemble a dragon's head with protruding tongue of fire. Flowering mainly in June, the Arethusa features a full array of colours including whitish-pink, yellow, rose-purple and magenta.

Creating a delightful contrast, the four-stamp set, available in a booklet format, presents four wild Canadian orchids using two different modes of Chinese brush painting - the "expressive" and the "detailed".

Creators

Designed by Marlene Wou.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation, Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1999, p. 22-24.

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