Cucurbits in Philately

Stamps from Eurasia and Oceania:

Åland stamp showing
cucumbers (Cucumis sativus).
Issued 1998.
Austria stamp showing
Cucurbita maxima, C. pepo, and Lagenaria siceraria.
Issued 1999.

Bangladesh stamp showing flower, fruits, and vine of Lagenaria siceraria.
Issued Dec. 24, 1994.
Scott Catalogue # 474.

People's Republic of China stamp showing bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria), Qi Baishi painting.
Issued May 20, 1980.
Scott Catalogue # 1565.

Papua New Guinea stamp showing
Trobriand lime gourd (Lagenaria siceraria).
Issued 1994.
Turkey-Cyprus stamp showing two fruits of Lagenaria siceraria handicraft in the foreground.
Issued 1977.
Scott Catalogue # 44.

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