Postmark：
Location：Ha Noi, Vietnam
Time：25.10.2008(First Day of issue)
Postmark：Special postmark and Standard postmark
郵戳：
地名：河內
時間：2008.10.25(首日)
戳種：特戳及日戳
800盾：美人樹 Floss Silk Tree(Chorisia speciosa)，別稱：絲綿樹、酩酊樹、酒瓶木棉
落葉喬木，植株平均高8~15公尺(有些高達25公尺)，樹幹基部略膨大，樹幹綠色(成樹樹幹綠色帶灰褐)，樹幹及樹枝著生疏瘤狀刺(用以儲存水份)，樹狀傘形，側枝呈斜水平狀向上開展。夏末到秋天開花，冬季落葉。葉具長柄互生、掌狀複葉，小葉5~7枚，橢圓形或倒長卵形，葉緣有鋸齒。花苞圓珠狀，花頂生、總狀花序，花冠紫紅色或淡粉紅色、裂片五瓣，近中心處白色帶紫褐。朔果橢圓形，長可達20公分，種子黑色具棉毛與木棉果實相似。白花美人樹(Chorisia insignis)與美人樹同屬，夏末到秋天開花，花冠五瓣、乳黃至乳白色。
附註：美人樹的外型不仔細看和木棉很相似，但它的樹幹較綠，木棉花是黃橙色，美人樹的花則是紫紅色。美人樹與木棉同科，由於樹幹造形奇特有如日式陶瓷酒瓶而得名「酒瓶木棉」。木棉的原產地在印度，美人樹則原產於南美洲，「酩酊樹」這個別稱即來自palo borracho ，西班牙文原意是「喝醉的樹」
10,000盾：荷花(Nelumbo nucifera)是蓮科蓮屬多年生水生草本植物，又稱蓮花。古稱芙蓉、菡萏、芙蕖。荷花原產于中國，通常在水花園裡種植。荷花是印度的國花。
荷花的根莖種植在池塘或河流底部的淤泥上，而荷葉挺出水面。 在伸出水面幾厘米的花莖上長著花朵。荷花一般長到150厘米高，橫向擴展到3米。荷葉最大可達直徑60厘米。引人人注目的蓮花最大直徑可達20厘米。
荷花有許多不同的栽培品種，花色從雪白，黃到淡紅。
蓮花可以用種子或根莖繁殖。特別的是，荷花的種子蓮子可以存活上千年。有科學家培育了一些有千年歷史的蓮子，繁殖出來的荷花依然生機盎然。
＂On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Argentine-Vietnamese diplomatic relations, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) specially issues the stampset: “Vietnam - Argentine Joint stamp issue” on the 25th of October 2008 at Hanoi consisting of 02 values with their denominations of 800d and 10,000d.
The stampset depicts the typical species of beautiful flowers in two countries: Lotus in Vietnam and Floss Silk Tree in Argentine issuing
- Value (2-1), denomination of 800d: Floss Silk Tree
Considered one of the most beautiful trees in the world, the Floss Silk Tree is a species of deciduous tropical plant from Argentina and Brazil. It is resistant to drought and moderate cold. It grows fast in spurts when water is abundant, and sometimes reaches more than 25m in height. Silk Floss blooms in early Fall with abandon. The older the tree, the better the flower display. And with individual trees grown from seed there are variations in the flower colors; more pink, more rose, etc. The fruits are ligneous ovoid pods, 20 cm long, which contain bean-sized black seeds surrounded by a mass of fibrous, fluffy matter reminiscent of cotton or silk.
Silk Floss Tree is cultivated as a flowering specimen tree. The seedpod silk has been used to stuff cushions.
- Value (2-2), denomination of 10,000d: Lotus
This is the typical Lotus flower in West Lake of Hanoi - Vietnam. Lotus flowers in West Lake are unique for both their color and fragrance; they are lighter pink and sweeter in fragrance.
In Viet Nam, Lotus is assigned to the set of four seasons "Tø QuÝ": Orchids, Lotus, Daisies, Apricot blossoms and is also the symbol of Summer. Lotus tree has a lot of use. The department lotus flowers are processed food featuring flavor tastes of Viet Nam such as lotus rootstock salad, sugar coats lotus seeds, lotus compote, lotus tea... Lotus tea is a common drink in Vietnam. Lotus tea made from West Lake's lotus flowers is well known with its own unique flavor.
This beautiful flower is a symbol of the refined and unyielding spirit of the Vietnamese people.＂-Vietnam stamp
