STAMP FROM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

STAMPS FROM ASEAN COUNTRIES

 LAOS

 MYANMAR

 PHILIPPINES

 VIETNAM

 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

 MALAYSIA

THAILAND

OPENING OF BRUNEI MUSEUM 1972

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, Pembukaan Resmi Muzium Brunei, 50 sen, 1972

Muzium Brunei (Museum Brunei)

The Brunei Museum was established in 1965, with its first administrative office at the Civic Centre in Bandar Brunei, now known as Bandar Seri Begawan.   

 The construction of the building commenced in 1968 and was completed in 1970.  

 It was officially opened on February 29, 1972 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of  United Kingdom.  

STAMPS FOR FRIEND (PART VIII)

 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

 UGANDA

 VENEZUALA

 BELGIUM

 INDIA

 NORWAY

 FRANCE

 ARGENTINA

 ALGERIA

 INDONESIA

 FINLAND

 GERMANY

 AUSTRALIA

 BANGLADESH

UNITED KINGDOM

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Which country that I have most stamps in my collection? (11th-25th)

11. TAIWAN R.O.C 中華民國

12. CANADA

13. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان

14. CZECH REPUBLIC Česká republika

15. NEW ZEALAND Aotearoa

16. REPUBLIC OF INDIA भारत गणराज्य

 17. HONG KONG S.A.R, CHINA 香港

18. SWITZERLAND

19. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM بروني دارالسلام

20. REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Republika Slovenija

21. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

22. PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشّعبية

23. REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

24. KINGDOM OF THAILAND ราชอาณาจักรไทย

25. FRANCE/ FRENCH REPUBLIC République française

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: FLORA STAMPS

Flora stamps from Brunei Darussalam

 

The stamps feature flowering medicinal plants which are native to Brunei. It is available in four designs, featuring the flowers of Tawar, Kantan, Kuduk-Kuduk and Simpur. The stamps are in the denomination of 20 cents, and 80 cents for a set.

Simpur is national flower of Brunei Darussalam.

The Simpur belongs to a genus of plants called Dillenia, a name derived from the personal name Dillenius, a German botanist (1684-1747). There are some 60 species of the Simpor in the world, which are distributed in the region extending from Madagascar in the west to Australasia in the east.

A freshly opened Simpur fruit

In Brunei Darussalam, eight species of Simpor are known, two of which, Dillenia beccariana (the River Simpor) and Dillenia suffruticosa (Simpor Bini), are more common. The Simpor species are usually trees, but some can be rather shrubby. The Simpor has yellow flowers, usually conspicuous and showy. 

 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:WILD ORCHIDS

 In the South East Asia region, specialist think there may be 4000 to 8000 species of orchids. In Borneo alone, there are perhaps 2000 species or more, including many that remain to be scientifically identified.

FDC of Wild Orchids of Brunei Darussalam I, 9th October 2009

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Name of Issue: Orkid Hutan Negara Brunei Darussalam Siri I / Wilds Orchids of Brunei Series I

Designer: Ajihis bin Haji Terawih

Printer: Southern Colour Print, New Zealand

Perforation: 13 per 2 cm

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, Phalaenopsis cornucervi (Breda) Bl. & Rchb., $1, 2009  

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars, 20 sen, 2009

 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, Dendrobium secundum (Blume) Lindl., 10 sen, 2009

Description of the orchids