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STOCK PERSEDIAN : HUBUNGI PAK AGUS SUKAHAR / MANAGER DIVISI FILATELI KANTOR POS LUBUK LINGGAU-31600 SUMATERA SELATAN INDONESIA ATAU CONTACT KAK HAPPY HAMARA KIOKO C/O Pojok Filateli KANTOR POS /Postal Address P.O. Box 113 LLG31600 MURA SUMSEL INDONESIA 100 Thn Bung Karno Konsep teks Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia, ditulis di atas secarik kertas oleh Bung Karno. Teks outentik ditandatangani oleh Soekarno dan Mohammad Hatta atas nama bangsa Indonesia. Pada Teks Proklamasi tercantum tahun ’05, singkatan dari tahun 2605 (dalam kalender Jepang) yang sama dengan tahun 1945. Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia dilaksanakan pada hari Jum’at, 17 Agustus 1945 pukul 10.00 di Jl. Pegangsaan Timur No.56 Jakarta.Dr. Ir. H Soekarno (Bung Karno), proklamator, pejuang, founding father, Presiden pertama RI, dilahirkan pada tangal 6 Juni 1901. Untuk memperingati 100 tahun kelahirannya, pada tanggal 6 Juni 2001 diterbitkan prangko seri "100 tahun Bung Karno Hyper Lander 2 is fun because it mixes arcade qualities like real time play with the more cerebral elements of puzzle games by taking place in a maze, and having elements of mystery surrounding the story line.

Orchid stamp collecting is an interesting adjunct to the hobby of orchid growing. Orchid stamps take up far less space than a collection of plants, and can withstand months, even years, of benign neglect. Collecting stamps is something that can be pursued no matter where you are in the world. Every country sells stamps. If you're traveling abroad, check the local post office for recent issues. Most cities have several stores catering to stamp collectors, and you can combine a visit to different shops with trips to orchid shows. For instance, there is a stamp shop in Richardson, Texas, within walking distance of the building where Dallas holds its annual show. Ask your friends to save any orchid stamps they may receive on their mail. All you need to collect orchid stamps is a keen interest, a stamp album, tongs (round or flat tip, rather than pointy tweezers), and perhaps some glassine envelopes (also useful for storing orchid pollen!).
You can collect individual stamps; panes (full sheets); "se-tenant" stamps (an attached pair, strip or block that differ in design, value, or surcharge); plate blocks (four stamps from the corner of a pane, including the printing plate # in the margin, or "selvage" of the pane); copyright blocks (containing the copyright number in the margin; the USPS began this in 1978); miniature sheets (a single stamp or a block surrounded by a margin); souvenir sheets (small sheet with a commemorative inscription); souvenir pages (with first-day-of-issue cancellations); commemorative panels (mint stamp mounted); or first-day covers (FDC).
A "cover" is merely an envelope that has been sent through the mail, while an FDC is an envelope with a new stamp and a cancellation mark showing the issue date. Often, FDC's are sold with decorative cachets. A cachet is a design on an envelope describing an event, most often designed for first day of issue. This is almost always on the left side front of the envelope, and sometimes it is accompanied by additional descriptive text on the back. Some of these cachets are lovely, particularly the "Colorano Silks", in which the stamp subject is stamped or woven onto a silky fabric and then attached to the envelope. There are over 300 current cachet designers.
One can also specialize, within the topic of orchid stamps, into specific genera, countries, or other themes, such as stamps represented endemic national flora, or those issued for World Orchid Conferences [here are links to images of a special cancellation from the 6th WOC held in Sydney, Australia in 1969; the five stamp set from the 13th WOC held in Auckland, New Zealand in 1990; and the four-stamp set for the 16th WOC held in Vancouver, Canada in 1999]. At left is a scan of a First Day Cover from the 4th World Orchid Conference held in Malaysia in 1963.
The first known orchid stamp was issued by Costa Rica in 1938. Since then, well over 3000 orchid stamps have been issued around the world. A few sample stamps that may be viewed on the world-wide web are listed toward the end of this article.
There have been only nine orchid stamps issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS), featuring five different native orchid species (three were repeated) and one featuring tropical (non-native) orchids. The first U.S. orchid stamp was issued on August 23, 1969, one of four stamps issued in a se-tenant block to commemorate the 11th International Botanical Congress in Seattle. This was a six-cent stamp featuring an engraving of Cypripedium reginae, the "Showy Lady's Slipper."
[ Plate Block, #1376-1379]
The next US orchid stamp (20-cent) was issued on April 14, 1982, as part of the "State Birds and Flowers" set, issued in a se-tenant pane of 50 . The only stamp of the fifty to feature an orchid was Minnesota, which boasts the Showy Lady Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)as its state flower (and the Common Loon as the state bird).
[Picture of Fleetwood cachet and FDC and another cachet and FDC with twin stamps and dbl cancellation]
Two years later, on March 5, 1984, a set of four (20-cent) stamps were issued as a se-tenant blocks in conjunction with the 11th World Orchid Conference in Miami. This "Native Orchids of North America" set included Arethusa bulbosa ("Wild Pink" or "Dragon's Mouth"), Calypso bulbosa ('Pacific Calypso" or "Fairy Slipper"), Cleistes divaricata ("Spreading Pogonia" or "Rosebud Orchid"), and Cypripedium calceolus ("Yellow Lady's Slipper").
[Described, but not pictured at: http://www.philately.com/usa_1981.htm ]
The next two stamps (29-cent) were part of the 1992 "American Wildflowers" set, issued as a se-tenant sheet of 50. The set features stylized drawings and is labeled with only the common names of the flowers. The two orchids are the "Yellow Lady's Slipper" (# 27; Cyp. calceolus) and the "Rosebud Orchid" (#24; Cleistes divaricata).
[Described, but not pictured, at: http://www.philately.com/usa_1991.htm
Six years later, on October 15, 1998, there was a stamp depicting orchids included in the set of four Christmas wreaths, issued in Christmas, MI. They were issued in a pane of 20 and in vending booklets of 15 and 20 (32-cent). The set includes the Chili Pepper wreath, the Victorian, the Evergreen, and the Tropical wreaths. The tropical wreath was designed by Micheale Thunin, of Berkeley, CA, and it comprises several types of tropical orchids and other flowers. The most noticeable orchids are the pink phalaenopsis in the six-o'clock position and the yellow cattleya with red lip at 2 o'clock. There also appear to be sprays of dendrobiums and possibly Arachnis or Renanthera hybrids. It is the first self-adhesive US orchid stamp. 1,787,500 were issued as part of the panes of 20; 29,190,000 as part of the vending booklet of 15, and 230,062,500 as part of the vending booklet of 20. That means that nearly 261 million of these orchid stamps went into circulation. Every orchid grower in the world should have one!
The most recent orchid stamp issued in the United States is a somewhat fuzzy depiction of a Cymbidium issued as part of a set of four flower stamps in January 2001, marking the rise of the first class letter rate to 34-cents. These stamps were issued in booklets of 20 stamps with no denomination marked on them.
There are considerably more stamps issued by countries other than the U.S; if you choose to delve into this activity, expect to be filling books with stamps from more exotic locales. The most recent issue that I'm aware of is a sheet of four stamps jointly issued by Australia and Singapore on August 6, 1998. The two stamps of native Australian species depict Dendrobium phalaenopsis and Phalaenopsis rosenstromii. The set is available for purchase at face value from the USPS through The Philatelic Catalog, a free, quarterly publication which lists all new U.S. issues and selected stamp issues from other countries. The USPS website is http://www.usps.gov
The government-sponsored mail bureaus of many other countries have detailed websites, some of which include online stamp archives, such as the British Royal Mail, at http://www.royalmail.co.uk/athome/
Books and Articles about Orchid Stamps:
(1) The most useful book for orchid stamp collectors at this time is "Orchids on Stamps," written by Peggy Alrich. It is offered by the American Topical Association as ATA Handbook 118 for .00. It's also available for purchase from the American Orchid Society. [Unfortunately, the author is not receiving any of the proceeds from its sale. - Ed.] Peggy Alrich is scheduled to speak at the July 2001 meeting of the Houston Orchid Society.
(2) A useful book that you may be interested in: "Orchid Stamp Collecting, Vol. I 1935-1981" written by H.S. Wilshaw and published in England in 1982. As far as I know, there were no further volumes.
(3) There is also a book written by the late Vale Eiji Miyoshi (d. 1991), titled "The World Orchid Stamps" and considered by many to be the best available at this time.
(4) One book which I have not seen, is "Die Welt Der Orchideen Auf Briefmarken [Orchids on Stamps]," written by Helmut Otto Schwab and Walter Stephan and published by H.L. Schwab Verlag in Frankfurt, 1975. It is presumably out-of-print.
(5) You may also want to visit the website, Topicals on Stamps, by Sarah Perelli-Minetti, and check the topic Flowers
(6) There have been many good articles published in the Australian Orchid Review, for instance, in March 1965 (Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 18-21) by Alan G. Brown: "Orchids on Postage Stamps."
(7) Collecting Orchid Stamps, by Donna Russell, published in the Catoctin Orchid Society Newsletter, January 1996.
*** Please send me the references for your favorite orchid stamp articles and I will add them here ***
More Orchid Stamp Pages by Nina Rach:
Stanhopeas on Stamps and Sobralias on Stamps
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The following links provide some nice graphics of orchid stamps issued by several different countries (send me links to others, please). Some of these load very slowly:
Australian Flora on Postage Stamps
http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/
Caleana major (1986): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp.991.html
D. bigibbum (1968): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp458.html
D. nindii (1986): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp.990.html
D. phalaenopsis (1998): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp.dendrobium-phal.html
Elythranthera emarginata (1986): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp.989.html
Phal rosenstromii (1998): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp.phalaenopsis-ros.html
Thelymitra variegata (1986): http://155.187.10.12:80/stamps/stamp.992.html

Brazilian Orchid Stamps
16 different, including BRAPEX VII...
1976-1996: http://gold.horizontes.com.br/~edr/stamps.html

BRAPEX V (Laelia pupurata; Cleistes revoluta; Oncidium flexuosum)
1982: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Disco/5445/07-1982.htm

Brazilian Fauna - The Toucans (four stamps, orchids in background of one)
1983: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Disco/5445/11-1983.htm

VIII Brazilian Philatelic Exhibition, Preservation of "Mata Atlantica" Forest (orchids and hummingbirds, 6 stamps)
1991: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Disco/5445/22-1991.htm

LUBRAPEX 1995 - 15th Brazilian/Portuguese Philatelic Exhibition "Rio Tiete" - orchids on miniature sheet but not on indiv. stamps.
1995: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Disco/5445/20-1995.htm

15th World Orchid Conference, Rio de Janiero, Sept 17-22
1996: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Disco/5445/17-1996.htm

Channel Islands: Alderney
Set of 17 Flora and Fauna includes 16p Pyramidal Orchid
1994 (1): http://www.philately.com/alderney_1991.htm
Channel Islands: Guernsey
Set of four wildflowers includes 21/2p, Heath Spotted Orchid
1972 (1): http://www.philately.com/guernsey_1971.html

Set of three Europa- Nature stamps includes 14p Loose-flowered Orchid
1986 (1): http://www.philately.com/guernsey_1981.htm

Channel Islands: Jersey
Set of four wildflowers includes 71/2p Jersey Orchid
1972 (1): http://www.philately.com/jersey_1971.htm

The Native Orchids of Fiji
1997 (4): Den. biflorum; Den. dactylodes; Den. macropus; Spathoglottis pacifica)
http://stamps.ifiji.com/orchids.htm

Marshall Islands
1995 (4): a sheet of 32-cent stamps commemorating the Singapore '95 World Stamp Exhibition: Paph. armeniacum; Masdevallia veitchiana; Cattleya francis; Cattleya x guatemalensis. Described, but not pictured, at:
http://www.philately.com/marshall_islands_ni.htm

Microspermae on Postage Stamps (Orchidaceae)
http://www.philately.com/botany/microspermae.htm

Republic of China
1958 (4): set of orchids: Cycnoches; Dendrobium; Phalaenopsis; Cattleya
http://www.baxleystamps.com/bp/roc1189.htm

Samoa
1985 (4): Four orchid species
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5529

Singapore Stamps On-Line
Orchids 1st Series, 4/91 (2 hybrids: Vanda Miss Joaquim & Den); also set of three from 8/91 (Arachnopsis Eric Holttum, Cattleya, Calanthe vestita):
http://stamps.s-one.net.sg/Singapore/1991/1991issues.html
Orchids 2nd Series, 1/92 (2 hybrids, Dendrobium & Phalaenopsis):
http://stamps.s-one.net.sg/Singapore/1992/1992issues.html
Orchids 3rd Series, two from 8/93 (Vanda sumatrana & Phal. amabilis):
http://stamps.s-one.net.sg/Singapore/1993/1993issues.html
Orchids 4th Series, two from 2/94 (Paph. victoria-reginae & Den. smilliae):
http://stamps.s-one.net.sg/Singapore/1994/1994issues.html

Thai Orchid Stamps
1967 (8): http://www.kmitnb.ac.th/Stamps/84th.html
1974 (4): http://www.kmitnb.ac.th/Stamps/171st.html
1975 (4): http://www.kmitnb.ac.th/Stamps/180th.html
1978 (8): http://www.kmitnb.ac.th/Stamps/214th.html(9th WOC)
1992 (8): http://www.kmitnb.ac.th/Stamps/445th.html (4th Asia Pacific Orchid Conference Comm. issue - all Paph's)
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Organizations:
Orchid Stamp Club International
U.S. Treasurer: Sam Flagler, Box 238, Jonesville, Texas 75659 new e-mail!: sammil@eastex.net
U.S. dues are .00 per year, and include a subscription to their bi-monthly journal. They hold regular meetings in Australia, and general meetings (forum) at every World Orchid Conference. The club had an exhibit of stamps at the 14th WOC in Glasgow (1993), and President Ron Chalmers gave a slide presentation on orchid stamps suitable for beginners. This was followed by a slide talk by Paddy Woods of the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens about the orchids that were put up for selection for the British orchid stamp issue (five stamps) in conjunction with the WOC. There was also a slide program by Sam Flagler on official Post Office cards featuring orchids. At the 16th WOC in Vancouver in spring 1999, members of the OSCI had some beautiful stamp exhibits. There was also an orchid stamp forum. For more information, you can contact Ian Chalmers in Sydney at cattleya@ozemail.com.au or visit the website at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~cattleya/.

Orchidcover Collector Club (O.C.C.) (Gerhard Liste)
Founded in 1994 in Essen (Germany); the club has more than 70 members in 16 countries. The club publishes the ORCHDeen REPORT with four issues per year, in English and German, with color photos.
Website: http://www.orchidstamp.de/

American Philatelic Society (Robert E. Lamb)
P.O. Box 8000 Dept PG; State College, PA 16803-8000
publishes "The American Philatelist" monthly
http://www.west.net/~stamps1/aps.html

American Topical Association (Paul Tyler)
P.O. Box 50820, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87181-0820
http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/

American First Day Cover Society (Douglas Kelsey)
P.O. Box 65730, Tucson, Arizona 85728-5730
publishes "First Days" eight times/year
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e orchid stamps are commercially available from the following sellers on the internet. I have successfully ordered from several of these companies, but this listing is meant only to give you an idea of availability of orchid stamps and pricing:
Albany Stamp Company, Charleston, S.C.
http://home.att.net/~SLRALBANY/ORCHIDS.html
George C. Baxley, NM
http://www.baxleystamps.com/topical.htm#flowers
Greg Caron Stamps, Vacaville, CA
http://www/flowerstamps.com/
& C Stamps, Missouri
http:/landcstamps.com/orchids.htm
Lingens.com, Canada
http://www.lingens.com
Zillions of Stamps (enter "orchid" as keyword)
http://www.zillionsofstamps.com/scripts/texis.exe/zillions/stamps/
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Finally, here are some additional links on stamp collecting:
Philatelic.com
http://www.philatelic.com/
Philately
http://www.philately.com/philately/index.htm
Stamp Yellow Pages Directory
http://www.stampshows.com/yp.html
oseph Luft's Philatelic Resources on the Web
http://www.execpccom/~joeluft/resource.html
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Mr.R.Moch. Soeprihadi Oetomo[Pri Oetomo]
Jl.Depati Said 3/RT.5 Lubuk Linggau/Indonesia.

Miss.Drg.Evita.Y.D.
Jl.Garuda Hitam No.296 Lubuk Linggau/Indonesia
E-Mail : evita_drg@yahoo.com

Mr.Ir.Adhari
Jl.Raya Curup - Kepahyang KM 72
Desa Ujan Mas Atas [Proyek PLTA MUSI SMB,Rejo]
E-Mail : adhari@yahoo.com

Miss.Diana Wijaya
E-Mail : dianawijaya2000@yahoo.com

Miss.Drg.Nurbaya
Jl.A.K.Gani No.980 Curup. Prop.Bengkulu/Indonesia
E-Mail : nurbaya1974@yahoo.com.

Mr.Marsudi
Jl.Kenanga II No.29 RT 13 Ulak surung
Lubuk Linggau-Mura-Sumsel Indonesia

Miss.Novi
Jl.Depati Said RT.2 No.41 Sidorejo
Lubuk Linggau-Indonesia
E-Mail : novis1982us@yahoo.com

Miss Wulan
Jl.Depati Said Rt.2 No.1 Sidorejo
Lubuk Linggau-Indonesia

Mr.SURYADI/Drs.
HUMAS/INFORMASI DAN KOMUNIKASI
PEMDA TK.II MUSI RAWAS
LUBUK LINGGAU-31626-INDONESIA

Mr.ANDI ICHSAN/SE.
PEMDA TK.II MURA/Perekonomian
LUBUK LINGGAU-31626-INDONESIA

Mr.AGUS SUKAHAR
PT.POSINDO LUBUK LINGGAU-31600
MURA-SUMSEL-INDONESIA

Mr.ADFIS
PT.POSINDO LUBUK LINGGAU-31600
MURA-SUMSEL-INDONESIA

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BAPPEDA MUSI RAWAS
JL. GARUDA NO.108
LUBUK LINGGAU INDONESIA
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BAPPEDA MUSI RAWAS
JL. GARUDA NO. 99
LUBUK LINGGAU INDONESIA
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Game programming is an interest that I think would be fun to pursue, this way I could interject my own likes and dislikes into a creation of my own. A good game is one which has the perfect blend of action and adventure.

Project BOB is a great example of an adventure game which uses puzzle building skills. 100 Thn Bung Karno The text concept proclamation of Indonesia, was wrote onto a piece of paper by Bung Karno. Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta signed the authentic text as the name of Indonesian people. It was written years ’05, stand of years 2605 (in Japanese calendar) which same as years 1945. The independent proclamation of Republic Indonesia was held on Friday, 17 August 1945 at 10 a.m in Jl. Pegangsaan Timur No 56 Jakarta.



PENPALS/CONTACTS

Mr.R.Moch. Soeprihadi Oetomo[Pri Oetomo]
Jl.Depati Said 3/RT.5 Lubuk Linggau/Indonesia.

Miss.Drg.Evita.Y.D.
Jl.Garuda Hitam No.296 Lubuk Linggau/Indonesia
E-Mail : evita_drg@yahoo.com

Mr.Ir.Adhari
Jl.Raya Curup - Kepahyang KM 72
Desa Ujan Mas Atas [Proyek PLTA MUSI SMB,Rejo]
E-Mail : adhari@yahoo.com

Miss.Diana Wijaya
E-Mail : dianawijaya2000@yahoo.com

Miss.Drg.Nurbaya
Jl.A.K.Gani No.980 Curup. Prop.Bengkulu/Indonesia
E-Mail : nurbaya1974@yahoo.com.

Mr.Marsudi
Jl.Kenanga II No.29 RT 13 Ulak surung
Lubuk Linggau-Mura-Sumsel Indonesia

Miss.Novi
Jl.Depati Said RT.2 No.41 Sidorejo
Lubuk Linggau-Indonesia
E-Mail : novis1982us@yahoo.com

Miss Wulan
Jl.Depati Said Rt.2 No.1 Sidorejo
Lubuk Linggau-Indonesia

Mr.SURYADI/Drs.
HUMAS/INFORMASI DAN KOMUNIKASI
PEMDA TK.II MUSI RAWAS
LUBUK LINGGAU-31626-INDONESIA

Mr.ANDI ICHSAN/SE.
PEMDA TK.II MURA/Perekonomian
LUBUK LINGGAU-31626-INDONESIA

Mr.AGUS SUKAHAR
PT.POSINDO LUBUK LINGGAU-31600
MURA-SUMSEL-INDONESIA

Mr.ADFIS
PT.POSINDO LUBUK LINGGAU-31600
MURA-SUMSEL-INDONESIA

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