Tropical Flowers, USA

This colourful First-Day cover was attained during my visit to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington D.C. 

Flora, HP Mostar, Bosnia And Herzegovina

I have visited Mostar last weekend, and one of the reasons to visit the 'Croatian side' (political divide is a very complicated matter in BiH, as many people would know) is the existance of HP Mostar, one of three companies responsible for postal service in Bosnia and Herzegovina (other two being BH Pošta and Pošte Srpske). 

I have checked their stamp issues online and knew instantly I was in trouble - soooo many great stamps! Alas when I arrived to the main PO the philately desk was closed, and it was only thanks to the enormous friendliness and help of the ladies working at other desks that I have managed to find some different issues (I wasn't able to go through the whole catalogue, I am especially sad for not getting a donkey stamp as I even had a donkey postcard to attach it to, but it was my own fault for not remembering the year of issue!), the result being this lovely cover with local flora (endemic to the area) - Helleborus hercegovinus and Lilium martagon var. cattaniae (2014).

Hopefully there will be more visits in the future, as I loved Mostar and its spirit!

Btw sshh but I have to say, I prefer their issues to the ones of my own country ;)

Flowers Of Isle Of Man

Lovely most recent addition in the form of this flowery cover, vielen dank Wolfgang :)

Roses Of India

Winter Flowers, USA

What a beautiful flowers set, and so neatly used and cancelled - with a Yellowstone NP cancellation! Great surprise from Bryon :)) and the cutest card inside xD

 

Beauty Of Orchids, Czech Republic

Now I have posted this some days ago, but today's theme for Sunday Stamps is flowers and I have no other cover to show here on this topic...and quite honestly, I think this one deserves some more attention ;)

This souvenir sheet on orchids was issued in 2012, when the Czech Orchid Society ("Ceská orchidejárská spolecnost") celebrated its 125. anniversary. Altogether 18 species are shown, but let me point out the four that adorn the actual stamps:

*10 Kc a Dendrobium peguanum is shown which can be found in Nepal, India and Myanmar. She was named after the town Pegu in Myanmar.

*14 Kc you can see a Coryanthes feildingii, whose biotopes are the wet forests from Mexico to Brazil.

*18 Kc two different orchids are shown. On the one hand there is a Cattleya aclandiae which can be found only in Brazil, the other a Cattleya maxima with her large blossoms (maxima) whose biotopes are in Columbia, Ecuador, Brazil and Amazonia.

*20 Kc we even see three species of Paphiopedilum - the Paphiopedilum charlesworthii from Myanmar, Thailand and SW-China; the very hirsute or scrubby (hirsutissimum) looking Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum grows in NE-India and Myanmar. The glorious (insigne) Paphiopedilum insigne is native in NE-India.

Now let me enlarge for a better view:

USA Various

This was not meant as a cover but the sender still used a really nice set of stamps, including three beautiful flower stamps - showing zinnias, pinks and calendula. These are from a set of 10 issued in 2013 as Vintage Seed Packets Stamps. 
Edit: I was supposed to post one more flower cover, but was interrupted and missed posting on Sunday Stamps :/
 

Roses From Algeria

One of the last covers I've received fits today's theme on Sunday Stamps flowers. These two yellow rose beauties were issued in a set of four in 2004. Yellow roses are supposed to mean...jealousy?

New Zealand Vintage

Stamps from 1967 definitives series, and special aviatic cancellation :)

The Orchids Of Peru

Another mini-sheet that I wanted to share is this flowery set from Peru issued in 2010, showing four types of orchids that can be found on this country's soil. I wish to see them 'in person' one day...