7 Royal Orchids Stamp

Issue : 5 June, 2009

Purpose : To promote stamp collecting activities

Designer : Miss Mayuree Narknisorn (Thailand Post Co., Ltd.)

Printer : Thai British Security Printing PLC.

Design 1 : Cattleya Queen Sirikit

Design 2 : Paphiopedilum Princess Sangwan

Design 3 : Sirinhornia pulehella

Design 4 : Phalaenopsis Princess Chulabhorn

Design 5 : Dendrobium 'Pink Nagarindra'

Design 6 : Ascocenda Sukontharat

Design 7 : Dendrobium 'Soamsawali'

1. Cattleya Queen Sirikit is an Orchid from Black and Flory Co., Ltd. of the United Kingdom and was registered under the name of "Exquisite" and won an Award of Merit from the U.K. Royal Horticultural Society. The Company was granted a royal permission to name this beautiful orchid after Queen Sirikit of Thailand.

Flowers : single white flower or clusters of 1-4 flowers per stem with oval triangular shape sepals and 5 petals being fringed on the edges. In the middle of each inner petal is a golden patch. This orchid produces flowers all year round and has a slight fragrant.

2. Paphiopedilum Princess Sangwan was produced by the Mae Fah Luang Foundation's Doi Tung Development Project in Chiang Rai, 6 cm long, single flowered inflorescence on 10cm peduncle, white with maroon streaks or dark maroon.

3. Sinrindhornia pulchella is a terrestrial orchid, with a pink to whitish pink color, greenish pink broadly orbicular wings, lip sparse with red and reddish pink colour, apical part expands to 3 shallow lobes, 10-11 mm, large spur funel form and slightly curved pollinia.

4. Phalaenopsis Princess Chulabhorn is a new species of orchid named after HRH Princess Chulabhorn, Thailand's foremost scientist Princess, following a request from the government of Sri Lanka.

Flowers : large, broadly orbicular, similar in shape to most large Phalaenopsis flowers. Two sepals : the white, oval and elongated loer sepal is has line crimson specks between the middle and the base while the long, oval upper sepal and petal and the two large, rounded wings are white with charming pale pink color that become fainter toward the white edges.

5. Dendrobium 'Pink Nagarinda' is the name bestowed upon this species of orchid by HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, Krom Luang Narathiwas Ratchanagarindra. It is a hybrid orchid of Dendrobium Blushing and Dendrobium 'Arica', produced by Mr. Suang Khumwichian (Air Orchids Company). This orchid has a semi circular flowers of old rose color, reddish pink lips, and pale silver specks on the petals that glisten in the light. during winter the entire flowers will turn deep old rose in color.

6. Ascocenda Sukontharat is the name of this orchid, bestowed by HRH the Crown Prince, to be named after Phra Chao Worawong Ther Phra Ong Chao Srirat, the Princess Consort. the word 'Sukontharat' means tantalizing fragrance.

Flowers : orange yellow petal tips, all day long mild fragrant that gets stronger in the morning, flower throughout the year.

7. Dendrobium 'Soamsawali' is the name that Phra Chao Worawong Ther Phra Ong Chao Soamsawali granted on this orchid, has a hanging pale lavender colored inflorescences have faint white streaks on the petals and white peduncle. The lavender colored floers are generally darker when they start to bloom but will become lighter when in full bloom.

credit : This Stamp Bulletin Vol. 2009 Issue 3