11th
Asian Pacific Postal Union Congress was held in New Delhi from 3rd to 6th
September2013. On 3rd September2013, The President of
India inaugurated the congress. Special stamps portraying the wild
flowers of India were issued on the occasion. A miniature sheet of these stamps
is shown above.
India has a rich and varied heritage of plant
diversity exhibiting a wide spectrum from tropical rain–forests to alpine
vegetation and from temperate forests to the coastal wetlands. The Flora of India is one of the richest in the
world due to its diverse climatic regimes and topology. There is virtually no
area in India without a particular treasure or species of special beauty
or interest.
India
Post is paying a tribute to the pristine beauty of twelve of its rare and beautiful wild flowers by issuing a sheetlet of stamps and three
miniature sheets.
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