Latvian Post dedicates stamps to XXV Nationwide Latvian Song and XV Dance Festival!
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To mark this year’s biggest and most significant cultural event, Latvijas Pasts is releasing two new stamps presenting the XXV Nationwide Latvian Song and XV Dance Festival.
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published September 12th, 2013
Tags: Culture,
dance,
Folklore,
Heritage,
History,
Latvia,
Latvian Post,
New Issue,
Song,
Stamp Issue,
Tradition Posted in Country Stamps,
Stamp News
Latvia Post makes two new additions to its Pets stamp series!
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The new stamps and first-day cover depict cats and kittens of various breeds and colors. The denomination of the stamps is LVL 0.35 and EUR 0.50, corresponding to the cost of mailing a regular letter within Latvia,
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published August 8th, 2013
Latvian Post issue a new stamp to welcome Spring!!
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The new stamp and first-day cover depicts violet iris flowers. The print run is 500,000 stamps, the denomination – LVL 0.35 and EUR 0.50, corresponding to the cost of mailing a regular letter within Latvia.
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published March 28th, 2013
Tags: flowers,
History,
Latvia,
Latvijas Pasts,
Nature,
New Issue,
Seasons,
Spring,
Stamp Issue,
Stamp Series Posted in Country Stamps,
Stamp News
Ports of Latvia series in Ventspils!
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The stamp and the first-day cover depict the Free Port of Ventpils from its characteristic angles, showing the harmony of the port and city environment.
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published January 2nd, 2013
Stamp dedicated to 150th anniversary of Riga Technical University by Latvian Post
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The stamp depicts a part of the RTU main building, the university coat of arms, and a student cap in the traditional RTU colors.
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published December 22nd, 2012
Latvia releases new stamps in Christmas series!
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Latvia Post has been releasing stamps dedicated to Christmas since 1992, and two new additions to the series are made this year.
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published December 12th, 2012
Tags: Celebration,
christmas,
Christmas 2012,
Christmas Scenes,
christmas stamps,
Culture,
Latvia,
Latvia Post,
New Issue,
Snow,
Stamp Issue,
Tradition Posted in Country Stamps,
Stamp News
Railway bridges – joint Estonia-Latvia-Lithuania – Stamp Issue
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The subject of this joint stamp issue of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is railway bridges. The most outstanding of the 440 railway bridges built in the first period of Estonian independence are reproduced on the stamp, on the first day cover and the cancellation.
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published October 22nd, 2012
Endangered Spiders in New Postage Stamps- Stamp issue
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The postage stamps have been created by the artist Aušrelė Ratkevičienė. The tête-bêchepostage stamps are printed on the same small sheet, four sets in each. Each postage stamp has been issued in edition of 100 000 copies with nominal value of LTL 2.90.
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published March 25th, 2012
A Postage Stamp Dedicated to Maironis- Stamp issue
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The postage stamp dedicated to the year of Maironis will be issued in edition of 100 000 copies with nominal value of LTL 3.35. The tête-bêchepostage stamps are printed in sheets of 10 stamps. The stamp depicts the portrait of Maironis in the background of the collection of poems Pavasario balsai or The Voices of Spring. The new postage stamp was created by the artist Valdonė Bručienė.
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published March 24th, 2012
Famous People in New Postage Stamps- Stamp issue
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Each postage stamp from the continuous set Famous People has been issued in edition of 100 000 copies. The nominal value of the postage stamp depicting Mikalojus Radvila Rudasis is LTL 1.55. The one depicting Domicelė Tarabildienė has the nominal value of LTL 2, and LTL 2.90 is given to the postage stamp featuring Stasys Šimkus.
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published March 23rd, 2012