2003-04, Lily《百合花》

2003-04, Lily《百合花》


Stamp Title: Lily
Scott No: 3262-65
Serial number: 2003-4
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Lilium taliense, 60 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-2), Lilium lankongense, 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-3), Lilium distichum, 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-4), Lilium lophophorum, 200 fen, 40*30 mm
Souvenir sheet : 1
(1-1), Lilium leucanthum, 800 fen, 140*95 mm/ 76*54 mm
Denomination: 4.20 yuan
Denomination of S/S : 8 yuan
Date of issue: 5th Mar. 2003
Designer: Zeng Xiaolian and Yang Jiankun
Size of stamps: 40*30 mm
Size of S/S: 140*95 mm
Size of S/S stamp : 76*54 mm
Perforation: 13*13.5
Sheet composition:
20 for sheet I; 10 for Sheet II
Printing process: photogravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

The lily, Lilium belonging to Liliaceae, perennial bulbiferous herbs distributed in temperate areas of the northern hemisphere. Among 115 species of the genus found in the world , 55 are endemic to China. Its underground bulb forms by many fleshy scaled imbricated closely, hence lily is called “Baihe” in Chinese (which means a hundred scales packed together). It is regarded as a symbol of unity and friendship. During greeting seasons, people present lily flowers to each other as gifts, expressing their wish of “happiness and harmony in a family for a hundred years”. Their large, gorgeous flowers are often funnelform or campanulate in shape, usually white, sometimes red, purple, pink, yellow or greenish in colour. Lily flowers have been famous and precious, but popular since ancient times for their graceful shape and elegant style. It has been chosen to be the national flower in many countries.
2003-04, Lily《百合花》

2003-04, Lily《百合花》


2003年特种邮票《百合花》
国家邮政局2003年3月5日发行《百合花》特种邮票1套4枚,小型张1枚。
(4-1)T 大理百合 60分 1130万枚
(4-2)T 匍茎百合 80分 1280万枚
(4-3)T 东北百合 80分 1260万枚
(4-4)T 尖被百合 2元 960万枚
小型张 宜昌百合 8元 920万枚
志号:2003-4
版别:影写
邮票规格:40×30毫米
小型张邮票规格:76×54毫米
小型张规格:140×95毫米
齿孔度数:13×13.5度
整张枚数:版式一20(5×4)、版式二 10枚(68万版,每图各自为一版,232mm×132mm,图1、图2、图3、图4)
邮票设计者:曾孝濂、杨建昆
小型张设计者:王虎鸣
小型张绘画:曾孝濂
印制厂:北京邮票厂

百合历来深受世界各国人民喜爱,我国人民自古对百合就怀有深厚的感情?认为百合有“百事合心”之意?故民间每逢喜庆吉日,常以百合馈赠。很多国家把百合作为圣洁的象征,在法国,百合是古代王室权力的象征,12世纪法国人民便把百合花作为国徽图案。百合属是百合科的一个大属,全世界有115种,分布在北半球的温带高山地区,特别是亚洲东部,我国有55种,其中35种为特有种。在我国百合花南北均有分布。百合花的形态有喇叭形、钟形以及花瓣反卷和不反卷四种类型。花的颜色有:白色、黄色、橙黄色、粉红色、淡紫色等。百合花色彩丰富,叶型雅致,适宜群植,是切花和装点庭园的名贵花卉。百合除供观赏外,鳞茎含淀粉可供食用,有些种类花瓣还可做菜汤。

大理百合:产于云南和四川,为中国特有种。花白色,有紫色斑点,花被片反卷。一般百合花顶成总状花序,通常一至四朵,大理百合单株着花量多达三四十朵,在百合中堪称出类拔萃。模式标本采于云南大理。
匍茎百合:产于云南、西藏,为中国特有种。花被片反卷,花为粉红色,有深红色斑点。模式标本采自云南大理附近。
东北百合:又名轮叶百合,产于中国、朝鲜、日本。我国分布在吉林、黑龙江、辽宁。鳞茎长圆形,鳞叶的中部有二节。叶疏散互生,近上部有7–11叶轮生。花被片反卷,橙红色,内侧有紫黑色斑点。这种百合喜凉怕热。
尖被百合:产于四川、云南和西藏,为中国特有种。花为钟形,黄色、淡黄色。模式标本采自四川理塘附近。
宜昌百合:产于湖北、四川,中国特有种。花为喇叭形,有微香,白色,里面淡黄色。模式标本采自湖北宜昌。