Saturday 5 September 2009

Nepenthes of Malaysia - Presentation Pack and FDC

Postal authority of Malaysia issued a set of pitcher plant stamps on April 6, 1996. The first day cover and presentation pack for the stamp issue are quite nice. I'm showing them here.

The first day cover contains 4 pitcher plant stamps of 4 different species (Click here to get more information of the stamps). On the other hand, the cover has an image of Nepenthes villosa which is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon, Sabah (Borneo).


The brochure inside the first day cover has a nice picture of Nepenthes lowii which is endemic to Borneo Island.


the presentation pack cover has an image of Nepenthes bicalcarata which is endemic to Borneo Island.


The pack inside the cover has a picture of Nepenthes ampullaria which is a wide spread species found in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo and New Guinea.