US 1969 Ocotillo ; 11th Int. Botanical Congress 6c. Scott. 1378


US 1969 Ocotillo ; 11th Int. Botanical Congress 6c. Scott. 1378


Series: Botanical Congress Issue

Stamp details: Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

Issued date: 23-08-1969 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 6c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1378
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1365
Michel (Germany): 988
Yvert et Tellier (France): 881

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Flowers, Plants

Total print: 159,195,000 (estimate)

Description:- Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo, but also referred to as buggywhip, coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert and Colorado Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), and northern Mexico (as far south as Hidalgo and Guerrero).
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouquieria_splendens