First Day Covers

First Day Covers are specially designed envelopes with an illustration, containing one or more stamps and the First Day Cancellation, all thematically related to the subject of the stamp.

Sunday 25 August 2013

INDONESIAN FRUITS - 2002


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The various kind of fruits growing and developing in Indonesia were supported by the good climate. Not all the Indonesian fruits were the Indonesian indigenous plants, but there were originated from the other countries.
Indonesian fruits are chosen as the theme of definitive stamp series. PT. Pos Indonesia issued the fruit stamp series, on August 01, 2002. The issuance consist of 4 (four) single stamps and one FDC (First Day Cover).
The FDC have shown an image of the various kind of Indonesian fruits and the Cancellation Postmark, image of durian fruit.

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The Indonesian fruit chosen for this stamp series are Morinda citrifolia, Manggo (Mangifera indica), Star fruit (Averroa carambola), Durian (Durio zibethinus).
Among of above fruits are derived from outside of Indonesia are Morinda citriflora ( from Pacific Ocean Islands), Star fruit ( derived from India)

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