Re: [OGD] U. S. Orchid Postage Stamps - 2008?

2005-04-18 Thread Andy Lanier
Title: U. S. Orchid Postage Stamps - 2008?



I was involved with the issue of the set of 
orchid stamps issued at the 11th WOC in Miami back in 1984 and conducted the 
first Orchids on Stamps Forum at a WOC at that time. I began writing to 
the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee about 3 years before the Conference. 
Every letter I wrote was answered with a form letter until, lo and behold, I 
received a letter informing me that they were considering issuing a set. I 
then sent them my recommendations as to the orchids to place on the 
stamps. I was of course most interested in having epiphytic orchids that 
grow here in South Florida but did recommend the Cypripedium which was 
pictured. Not too long after that I received a letter that they were 
indeed going to issue a set. They decided to use orchids from various 
parts of the country in order to make it a national issue. I don't know 
what influence my correspondence had on the Committee but I did receive one of 
the dozen or so Presentation Folders from the Postal Department. At that 
time I was not aware of any time limits being placed on the issue of a new 
set. The rules may have changed since then. I understand that the 
leadership of the Miami Conference also was involved and seem to remember 
someone telling me not too long ago that they were seeking a set of stamps for 
2008. It certainly would not do any harm for as many people as possible to 
contact the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee about the possibility of them 
issuing a set of orchid stamps. Maybe someone knows whether the Committee 
has been approached by the conference leaders about this matter. I too am 
hoping that another set of stamps will be issued. Let's hope that it 
happens.
Andy Lanier

  Dear Colleagues:Does anybody know of 
  any efforts to try to persuade the U. S. Postal Service to issue postage 
  stamps bearing images of orchids to correlate with WOC-19 in 2008?The 
  idea has been on my mind for some time and I have done some probing with no 
  positive results so far. I even wrote to a high level official at AOS 
  about a month ago, thinking that organization might be our voice in the high 
  councils of the nation, but I have not received a reply. So, I now turn 
  to this forum, although it may be too late.From a citizen’s and 
  orchidist’s point of view it seems like a wonderful idea, especially with some 
  of the terrific orchid artists who are turning out beautiful works of art. 
  It makes sense for many reasons, not the least of which is the growing 
  popularity of orchids (2nd most popular house plant in the U.S.) and a number 
  of other reasons that don’t need defending here.I have learned the 
  following:Selection of stamp designs is done long ahead of the time of 
  issuance. A 15-member Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee has been 
  appointed to examine all proposals and make recommendations to the USPS. 
  The composition of that committee and the guidelines for 
  submitting proposals for new stamp designs are found at the following web 
  site: http://www.usps.com/communications/organization/csac_print.htmFor 
  anyone interested in pursuing this matter further, it is worthwhile consulting 
  the information at that web site.Be aware, the prospect of getting 
  orchid stamps in 2008 may be a moot issue, for two reasons. In fine 
  print, the guidelines say that proposals should be submitted to the Citizens’ 
  Committee not less than 3 years prior to the proposed date of issue. 
  Also, no stamp will be considered for issuance if the same subject has 
  been issued within the past 50 years. There may be exceptions, but . . . 
  Four orchid postage stamps were issued in 1984 at the time of the 
  11th WOC in Miami. If this is pursued at all, it is probably best 
  not to mention 1984.Is there any hope? If so, it is worth the 
  effort to help move some mountains. Are there loopholes to squeeze 
  through? Has anyone had experience in this arena before? If it is 
  hopeless, none of us has the energy or time to waste spinning wheels. 
  But, I cannot let go until I learn something firm. What a shame it 
  would be to miss the opportunity.Hoping against hope.Charles 
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Re: [OGD] query about Kim Il-sungia - danke/thanks

2005-03-01 Thread Andy Lanier



The Kimilsungia dendrobium blossom has been 
used by North Korea several times on their postage stamps and on four banknotes, 
50 won as a stylized blossom, 100 won, 1000 won, and 5000 won values, the last 
three with basically the same design, just a difference in color. It's 
always depicted as a deep purple color.
Andy Lanier

  Thanks Olaf [Gruss] for 
  providing an informative answer to my query.With the tips given, I was 
  able to find the following :"Dendrobium Kimilsungia...The name 
  is widely used in North Korea for a hybrid Dendrobium derived from Den. 
  Ale Ale Kai x Den. Pompadour,which grex was originally registered as Den 
  .Clara Bundt by the originator in 1964.This plant was also named 
  Kimilsungia by Indonesian President Sukarno,in honour of Kim Il Sung of 
  North Korea on the occasion of his visit to Indonesia in April 1965. It is 
  not clear to the registrar whether the name Kimilsungia applies to the 
  grex or a cultivar derived from it.There is also a similarly named grex, 
  Den .Kimilsung Flower,which is derived from Den .Ale Ale Kai x Den 
  .Lady Constance."source : "REGISTRAR 'S NOTES" [Julian M.H.Shaw,RHS 
  International Orchid Registrar] in NEW ORCHID HYBRIDS January - March 2003 
  REGISTRATIONS -- Supplied by the Royal Horticultural Society as 
  International Cultivar Registration Authority for Orchid 
  Hybridspublished online at :www.rhs.org.uk/publications/ 
  orchidreview/download/orrevmay03.pdf*I was unable to find 
  photos of the two hybrids :Dendrobium Kimilsung FlowerDendrobium 
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Re: [OGD] Re: Eating orchids

2005-02-13 Thread Andy Lanier



In 2002 Turkey issued a set of 13 coins 
showing Flowers of Turkey. One of them is Orchis anatolica. In the 
write up for the set there is informationa about how this is one of the plants 
from which salep is derived. Pictures may be seen by going to the Turkish 
Mint web site. Click on commemorative coins for sale.
Andy
 www.darphane.gov.tr/english.htm 


  
  
  Jerry in Indiana---Steve is correct, it's "fox testicle ice cream" 
  or salepi dondurma.It's aTurkish 
  delicacy made from the tubers of Orchis provincialis, according to 
  Eric Hansen, first in his article in Natural History magazine and 
  then in his book Orchid Fever. Hansen describes the ice 
  cream: "The cold silky orbs held the familiar flavors of apricot, 
  pistachio, red currant, peach, vanilla, and bilberry, but there was a subtle 
  aftertaste that I couldn't identify---slightly sweet with a subtle, nutty 
  flavor similar to dried milk powder. It also had a hint of mushrooms, 
  yak butter, and the smell of a goat on a rainy day." The popular dessert 
  is purported to have medicinal properties, used by the Turkish people in 
  preventing an array of maladies and as an aphrodisiac, as well as being 
  elastic enough to use as a jump rope! You should read Orchid 
  Fever if you haven't yet---or read it again! 
  
  Sandy in Indiana
  
  
  From: "Gerald H Fisher" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [OGD] Eating 
  orchidsI laid back on this theme because I couldn't remember exactly 
  and thought someone would comment. Something about ice cream and 
  orchid roots and Greece(? maybe).Jerry in IN From: 
  Steve Topletz [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: 
  Re: [OGD] Eating orchidsFox testicle orchids, i 
  think.Gerald I laid back on this theme because I couldn't remember 
  exactly and thoughtGerald someone would comment. Something about 
  ice cream and orchid roots and Gerald Greece(? 
  maybe).Gerald Jerry in IN 
  
  

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Re: [OGD] Terry Glancy's: new malicious pests from Taiwan

2005-01-10 Thread Andy Lanier
Title: RE: Posts



I've receivedall threeof the posts here 
in South Florida without any problems.
Andy Lanier

  Hi, 
  
  Terry A. Glancyhas tried three times 
  to post this story on the OGD.
  He tried it in Rich Text and Plain Text and each 
  time the message was rejected.
  
  I am just forwarding it to the OGD for him, to 
  see if it will be accepted.
  If this fails again, I will try one more time by 
  pasting the messagein my own e-mail.
  
  
  New malicious pests from Taiwan
  
   In an 
  attempt to lighten the topic of importing Phals in media from Taiwan, I would 
  like to submit this incident from a couple of years ago. We were helping some 
  friends of ours from Taiwan who were shipping their show and sales plants 
  directly from Taipei to Miami for a show up in mid-state Florida. We were just 
  trying to help coordinate their simultaneous arrival with the arrival of their 
  boxes of plants and flasks, brokerage coordination and paperwork, ag 
  inspection, and subsequent transport up to their show area.
   
  The plants arrived maybe 10 hours before our commercial friends, but we 
  received a call from our broker who said that the orchid shipment had to be 
  gassed - flasks and all --- because of a new mealybug. I had 
  never seen any pests on any of the shipments from this Taiwanese nursery when 
  we had brought in plants for our nursery, so I thought this was rather 
  strange. It was even stranger when the broker said that there were mealybugs 
  all over the flasks.
   
  My wife went up to ag to actually see what was going on. She walks into the ag 
  station and asks to see the shipment that had been gassed with methyl bromide. 
  All the Catts in bloom were fried as were the Oncids, Phals, and Dens. The 
  inspector then picked up a couple of Phal flasks and declared I cant believe 
  it, the bugs are still alive and moving around!!!
   
  Barbara picked at one of the mealybug clumps, looks at it closely, and pops it 
  into her mouth. Yup --- sytrofoam 
  chips.
   
  Better watch out for those exotic pests now!!!
  Terry A. 
  Glancy
  Pine Ridge Orchids, Inc.
  21100 SW 300 Street
  Homestead, FL 33030-7812
  ph (305) 247-4839
   (305) 247-3086
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Re: [OGD] The older generation of orchid growers.

2004-12-31 Thread Andy Lanier
Title: The older generation of orchid growers.



Did anyone ever interview Fred Thornton and 
Charlie Beard from the West Palm Beach area, also Clint McDade of Rivermont 
Orchids. I knew these growers very well and they were a trmendous source 
of knowledge. How I regret not sitting down and talking to them more than 
I did.
Andy Lanier

  
  Harvey has touched on an important issue. Already, 
  much anecdotal information about orchid growing in the United States has been 
  lost. I do know Ernest Hetherington has accelerated his efforts in producing a 
  long awaited treatise on the American Cattleya. I think the AOS is diligently 
  assembling archival material but the volunteers who work on the Historical 
  Task Force or whatever are not getting any younger nor are their numbers 
  increasing. If everyone just took a voice recorder and chatted with one of 
  their older local orchid identities, a whole heap of useful information could 
  be accumulated. I have partly completed interviews with Ernest Hetherington 
  and Merritt Huntingdon but there are many more orchid personalities that 
  should be approached. Edwin Hausermann, Ernest Finney in the Chicago area, 
  Paul Brecht in Southern California, Jean Merkel in South Florida. The list 
  goes on and on. I still have great regrets that my efforts to interview 
  Margaret Ilgenfritz a couple of years ago were unsuccessful. She had 
  deteriorated too much both mentally and physically and was past being an 
  interview subject.
  Andy Easton 
  
  

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Re: [OGD] You're an idiot attacks

2004-12-08 Thread Andy Lanier



Hear, Hear,
I've seen some very heated discussions on 
other Mail lists, but nothing resembling that on the Orchid Mail List. 
It's completely out of hand with all the name calling.
Andy Lanier
South Florida

  I'm sick of reading this kind of 
  junk on this list. There is absoltuely no need or excuse for it, or 
  for it to continue. (I am entirely in favor of vigorous discussion 
  of ideas.) I ask the listowner to create a safe environment for the 
  discussion of ideas by prohibiting such attacks on this list, giving those 
  who do it one warning, and them removing from from the list. I have not 
  seen this kind of uncivilized behavior on any other list that I am on, and 
  it does not give our hobby a good reputation (are we really THAT 
  narcissitic?), and indeed drives many people away. There are only a 
  few who do this, and I don't think their presence will be missed. 
  Sincerely,Harvey BrenneiseWest Seattle 
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Re: [OGD] George Norris

2004-10-07 Thread Andy Lanier
There was a small article in the Palm Beach Post today stating that George
Norris received a sentence of 1 year and 5 months in prison.  Also stated that
Manuel Arias Silva received a sentence of 1 year and 9 months.
Andy Lanier



  Does anybody know the final disposition of Goerge Norris' case?  Was he
sentenced to prison time?

  Thanks,
tim --



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[OGD] The Passing of Sam Flagler...

2004-08-26 Thread Andy Lanier
Sam Flagler
Sep 10 1924 - Aug 22, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Samuel Edward Flagler, 79, will be held at Hill Crest
Memorial Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at 3:00 p.m.
Officiating will be Rev. Leland Crawford, pastor, assisted by Eric Estes, of
First Baptist Church of Waskom. Interment will follow at Hill Crest Memorial
Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday prior to
service.
Mr. Flagler passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2004 at Willis Knighton Medical
Center following a brief illness.

First and foremost, Mr. Flagler was a Christian and loved the Lord. He was a
member of First Baptist Church Waskom and was serving on numerous committees;
Sunday School Teacher, Trustee, and the Prayer Ministry. Mr. Flagler had many
interests and enjoyed them all. He served on the Board of Directors of the
Shreveport Beautification Foundation, was the President of the Shreveport
Orchid Society and was an avid collector of all orchid memorabilia, including
stamps and coins. As a result of this involvement, he maintained an extensive
correspondence with friends all over the world.

He served his country proudly during WWII and the Korean Conflict in the U.S.
Navy. After his military service, Mr. Flagler was a faithful employee of Riley
Beaird in Shreveport for 38 years retiring in 1987.

Mr. Flagler was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Oval Flagler; and
grandson, Matthew Clagg. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mildred T.
Flagler of Jonesville, TX.; sons, Kenneth Keeley and wife, Linda of Beaverton,
OR., Samuel Lee Flagler of San Francisco, CA., and Edward E. Flagler and wife,
Gemma of Aloha, OR.; daughter, Janine Clagg and husband, John of Pettus, TX.;
grandchildren, Rebecca, Veronica, and Betty Clagg, Claire Schatz, Sze Hon
Chan, Dacer Keeley, and Katie Keeley-Hayes; great-grandchildren, Brittany,
Antonio, Brianna, and Bailey Hayes, and Kennedy Keeley.

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[OGD] Death of Sam Flagler

2004-08-22 Thread Andy Lanier
The orchid world has just lost one of the most avid lovers of orchids.  Sam
Flagler of Jonesville, TX passed away on August 22, 2004. Some on this list
may have known him.  He grew orchids for many years and was very active at
that time in the Shreveport, LA Orchid Society.  He then became the worlds
foremost collector of orchid stamps and other orchid collectibles and traveled
the world in search of these items.  He will be missed by a large number of
people throughout the world.
Andy Lanier
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[OGD] Palm Beach Post article abouit Ghost Orchids

2004-08-21 Thread Andy Lanier
There is an article in the Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, Fl for
Saturday, August 19, 2004 about the native leafless Ghost orchid.  To read
this article just do a Google search for Palm Beach Post and then scroll down
and click on Accent on the left side.  Immediately, a large picture of a
blossom shows up.  I haven't even read this yet but wanted to get the message
out at once.  Seems to be a lot of information with several pictures.
Andy Lanier
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