Indophila Collections: Indonesia

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Indonesia

Indonesia 1989, Rafflesia arnoldii ~ Amorphophallus titanum

Rafflesia arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth. It has a very strong and horrible odor of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname "corpse flower". It is endemic to the rainforests of Borneo (Kalimantan) and Sumatra. Rafflesia arnoldii is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the White Jasmine and Moon Orchid.

Greetings !

I am interested to exchange Covers and Postcards worldwide.

Besides i also collect Stamps (mint), specializing in Souvenir Sheets and Miniature Sheets.

My favorite themes are Birds, Tigers, Butterfly, Fish, Bridges, Trains, World Heritage Sites, Art and Culture.

I shall be very grateful if you can send me covers or postcards with the mentioned themes.

I have a large collection of Indonesian issuance from the early 1950 until the recent 2013.

I can offer you covers or postcards for exchange, using popular themes of Indonesian stamps, starting from the year 2000 until the recent 2013 issuance.

If you are interested to exchange and for further arrangements please send me a mail.

Have a nice day !

basora.sukaton@gmail.com

INDONESIA

Indonesia has more than 17504 islands with few major ones, such as Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua and Java Island, surrounded by a "ring of fire" with 400 volcano which 130 are still active.

Indonesia has a population of more than 240.000.000 inhabitants with many different cultures from 1128 ethnics which live in 33 province.

There are many beautiful places to visit, such as Lake Toba in Sumatra, Tana Toraja in Sulawesi, or an adventure to see the "one horn" Javanese Rhino (Rhinoceros sandalicus) in Ujung Kulon National Park, West Java. Visit the Borobudur Buddhis Temple, one of the Unesco WHS in Yogyakarta, or see the famous Dragon Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) well known as the largest lizard in the world. Or even hick and climb Jayakesuma peak (Carstenz Pyramid) 4884 m, one of the Seven Summit mountains in the snowy Jayawijaya highlands, Papua, or another adventure to the hinterlands of Kalimantan island, and last but not least see the exotic Bali island.

You can see all those beautiful places, wildlife, people, art and culture in many Indonesian stamps, so just send me a mail and we can exchange covers, stamps or postcards.