Wellwitcha

Wellwitcha

This may look like a dead plant, but far from it.  Welwitschia (the spelling Wikipedia assigns) is endemic to the Namib Desert of Namibia and Angola; it has only two actual leaves, and that same Wikipedia entry says any given plant can live for more than 1000 years.  That’s not a typo!  The Jomar card is not postally used and has a short message inked on the reverse.  Grade: 3

Name: Wellwitcha

From: AFRICA/Angola

Code: 20402011

Price: $5.00