Mei Flowers from China

Mei flowers on stamps from China used on registered cover. These 6 stamps were released on the 5th April, 1985 by The People's Republic of China.

Mei flower is botanically known as Prunus mume and commonly called the Chinese plum. The flowers were orginally found in China and later brought to other places in East Asia. The tree flowers only in late winters and in Eastern Asia only.

The cover shows different species of Prunus mume.

1974 - 8f - Green calyx
1975 - 8f - Pendant mei
1976 - 8f - Contorted dragon
1977 - 10f - Cinnabar
1978 - 20f - Versicolor mei
1979 - 80f - Apricot mei

Fossil of the earliest known flowering plant species

Archefacteous Liaoningensis is known as the earliest flowering plant species known to mankind. The postcard displays the fossil of the plant which was known to exist, 135 million years ago. This fossil along with another fossil of Archefacteous Sinensis was discovered in China and together were formed to be in the family - Archaefructaceae.

The postcard is a pre-stamped and numbered, issued by China.