| Kai Detto (Australia) golowesstamps.com/reference/formatprinters/Guyana/guyanastamps.htm Kai Detto is a collector and researcher of the Guyana Reichenbachia orchid stamp issues. These show the marvellous Reichenbachia orchid illustrations published in four volumes in the late 19th century by the orchidologist Frederick Sander in collaboration with the English landscape painter Henry Moon, in hounour of the German orchidologist Heinrich Reichenbach. Kai Detto contributed to the development of this Website. Ivar Edvinsen (Sweden) www.cameralife.se/se Ivar Edvinsen has searched for and photographed wild-growing orchids in many countries of Europe. On his Website he shows us his beautiful photos. |
Interview with Horst
Hücke (Germany) www.berliner-woche.de/biesdorf/c-leute/fasziniert-von-orchideen-auf- briefmarken_a417694#gallery=null Horst Hücke from Berlin is a long-time member of the OCC and has served on the board for many years. The newspaper Berliner Woche which reports in an article sequence about Berliners and their hobbies met Horst Hücke and he told them about his interest in orchids as plants in nature and on postage stamps. Note: The linked page is in German. Mark O'Neill (Great Britain) www.philatelicsupplies.co.uk Mark O'Neill runs a philatelic mail order business. He has available among other things extensive stock lists of new issues, countries and thematics which are very helpful in the search for orchid issues. |