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"Bonsai '99 San Marino Bonsai Exhibition"
(Set of four, issued March 27, 1999)
Four native trees highlighting the beauty and versatility of the art of bonsai in Italy.
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Per The Bonsai School by Craig Coussins, pg. 156, the model for this was a mountain juniper [sic] collected and styled by Valerio Gianotti. |
(Image from Linn's Stamp News, April 12, 1999 issue on line at http://www.linns.com/print/archives/19990412/newissues.asp. Slightly enlarged compared to the other images on this page.) |
"XX Convention of the European Bonsai Association"
(Set of two, issued April 16, 2004)
| Per Lorenzo Sonzini in e-mails to RJB, 04/16/04 and 04/21/04. |
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| 0,45 euros Black pine ( Pinus thumbergii ) styled by Kunjo Kobayashi - prize winner "Kokufu Sho" | 0,60 euros Mugo pine ( Pinus mugo ) styled by Pius Notter - prize winner "JAL World Bonsai Contest 2000" |