Local police on FDC from Åland Islands

 

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Europa 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes on cover from Åland Islands

 

The 2020 Europa stamp theme was ancient postal routes, and the Åland contribution shows the Postal Boat Race across the Sea of Åland. Following the ancient postal route between Åland and Sweden, the Race is arranged in June every year in remembrance of the Åland and Swedish postal-farmers’ obligation to convey mail as well as passengers in all kinds of weather. Starting in 1638, the conveyance of mail continued for almost 400 years until early 1900s.Stamp is issued on 8th May 2020.

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Year of the Rat on cover from Åland Islands

The Rat is the first of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. The Rat tricked the Ox into giving him a ride. Then, just as they arrived at the finish line, Rat jumped down and landed ahead of Ox, becoming first. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children.

Åland Post issued this beautiful mini sheet with two stamps on 24.10.2019. Artist Martin Mörck based his illustration on the yellow-necked mouse and harvest mouse, placing the mice in blackberry bushes on an island in the Åland archipelago. In the background, we see the Klobben islet located in the outer archipelago of Saltvik and sailing ship Albanus. 

 There's also one additional stamp at the back.

Thank you so much, Kimmo!

Helsinki Stamp Fair 2019 on cover from Åland Islands

I received this cover from Åland Islands with stamp and special cancellation dedicated to Stamp Fair in Helsinki (24-27.10.2019). This stamp is from set of of ten stamps, each dedicated to different stamp exhibition in world. Cover is sent from Mariehamn, capital city of Åland Islands.


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World travel series: Åland Islands

World travel is today one many series of postcard, and this one dedicated to national symbols on post stamps and coins. This one is sent by our friend Nina from Åland Islands.

And 3 beautiful stamps on the back with really nice postmark dedicated to camping.

Thank you, Nina!

Maxicard Europa CEPT 2019 National Birds from Åland Islands

On this maxicard from Åland Islands you can see white-tailed eagle, which was chosen for this year's Europa National Birds theme. The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a very large eagle widely distributed across Eurasia. As are all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae which includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. White-tailed eagles usually live most of the year near large bodies of open water, including both coastal saltwater areas and inland freshwater, and require an abundant food supply and old-growth trees or ample sea cliffs for nesting.
This stamp and maxicard are issued on 9.5.2019.

There's also a nice postmark at the back side also.

Thank you, Ana-Kaisa!

Passenger Ferries on cover from Åland Islands

I received cover from Åland Islands with complete set of stamps Passenger Ferries, issued on 3.5.2010. On this beautiful stamps you can see ships MS Skandia and MS Prinsessa.


Thank you, Kimmo!

Åland Islands: FDC China Dogs

I received my first cover dedicated to Year of the Dog 2018.  With this lovely miniature sheet, Swedish artist Martin Mörck continues to put his mark on the series, illustrating a time when sailing ships dominated the townscape and sailors bought China dogs as souvenirs. Produced in Staffordshire, the heart of English porcelain industry, during the 1800s, the delicate China dogs were made from glazed and decorated ceramics and particularly popular among Scandinavian and Åland sailors. The original China dogs illustrated on the miniature sheet may be viewed in the collections of the Åland Maritime Museum. Stamps are issued on 10.11.2017.



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Åland Islands: SEPAC 2017 Local handcrafts

SEPAC - The Small European Postal Administration Cooperation is an association of 14 European postal authorities. The following criteria are requisites for membership:
The postal administration must be located in Europe.
The postal administration must be independent.
The postal administration must have a small market with more than 50% of its philatelic customers living outside the country.

Theme for this year is Local handcrafts, and i like the most this stamp from Åland Islands. Stamp sis designed by Tiina Tahvanainen and Anna Karlsson, and printed by Cartor Security Printing in 4-Color Offset. Size of stamps is 40 x 30 mm and issued date is 17.08.2017.


Thank you Kimmo!

Poscard from Åland Islands with World Post Day postmark

I received postcard from Åland Islands with special postmark dedicated to World Post Day. This postcard itself shows one of the old post stamps used in Åland Islands. World Post day happens each year on October 9, This date is the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, which started in 1874 in Switzerland. World Post Day started in 1969 at the UPU Congress in Tokyo. Since then, countries all over the world take part in celebrations to highlight the importance of our postal service.

Stamp used on postcard is personalized stamp My Aland – Caroline af Ugglas, issued on 04.06.2012.

Thank you Nina!

Art Award cover from Finland and stamps from Åland Islands

I received a cover from Finland with whole stamp set Art Award, issued on 06.09.2017.

Posti’s first art award was handed over to sculptor Jasmin Anoschkin in March. In addition to EUR 10,000 of prize money, the award includes the publishing of stamps based on the artist’s works.
Three playful works were selected for the stamp series: ceramic kissing lips, a koala and a giraffe, and a reindeer made of wood. The sheet was designed by Paula Salviander and consists of 15 domestic no-value indicator stamps.

 Inside cover was 3 mini sheets from Åland Islands. First mini sheet is Nordic Mythology - Letesgubbar, issued on 29.03.2006. Second is also Nordic Mythology, but this time Drottningkleven, issued on 27.03.2008. Third mini sheet is Millennium - Peace Symbol, issued on 03.01.2000.

What a fantastic piece of art! So simple, but beautiful!

Thank you Kimmo!

Åland Islands: Postcrossing meetup postcard with special stamp & postmark

This postcard was sent from Postcrossing meetup in Mariehamn, capital city of Åland Islands, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. This meetup was organized from June 7th to 9th. Postcard, stamp and postmark was specially designed for this occasion by local artist Ammi Krogius, and she even signed this postcard!

Thank you very much Nina!

Åland Islands: Flag card with special cancellation for Postcrossing meetup

This is my first received postcard from Flags of the World Series, with special cancellation for Postcrossing meetup held in Åland Islands on 09.06.2017. Cancellation is designed by local artist Ammi Krogius.

This triangular shape stamp is dedicated to Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, issued on 09.05.2008.

Thank you Nina!

Åland Toys

Very cute maxicard from Åland Islands. This is Plasto duck, from set Åland Toys, issued on 10.05.2010. All toys from this set are made by Plasto, a Finnish manufacturer of high quality plastic toys. Factory was founded in 1954 and is located in Åland islands. Stamp designers are  Kjell Söderlund and Cecilia Mattsson. Photography on maxicard is made by Kjell Söderlund.

Maxicard is posted on first July from Mariehamn, capital city of Åland Islands.


Thank you Lilla!

Greetings from Åland Islands

I have received postcard from famous series Greetings from... by Postallove.

The Åland Islands or Åland is a region of Finland that consists of an archipelago lying at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. It is autonomous, demilitarised and is the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region in Finland. Collectively, the islands in the archipelago form the smallest region of Finland, constituting 0.49% of its land area and 0.50% of its population.

Stamp is High-class Contemporary Crafts (from set of three), issued on 18.05.2007.

Very nice postmark :)

Thank you very much Nina!

3 maxicards from Åland Islands!

Our friend Nina from Finland sent us nice surprise cover with 3 maxicards from Åland Islands!

First maxicard is Youth activities (from set of four) , issued on 27.03.1998.

Second maxicard is Folk Art (from set of four), issued on 01.02.1999.

And third maxicard is Vintage Cars: Ford V8 1939 (from set of four), issued on 04.03.2005.

Stamps on cover:
Eurasian Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), issued on 14.01.2005.
Ermine (Mustela erminea), issued on 02.02.2004.
Bonfire, issued on 29.04.2005.
Altai, issued on 02.02.2016.


Thank you very much Nina!

6 maxicards from Åland Islands

I bought online very cheaply this 6 maxicards from Åland Islands. Three of them are same, but with different stamps and different postmarks dedicated to three philatelic exhibitions: Oslo 15-10.10.1985, Chicago 22.5-1.6.1985 and Paris 6-11.11.1986.

First maxicard for Oslo exhibition have stamp Nordic orienteering championships, issued on 1986-01-02.

Second maxicard for Paris exhibition have stamp Midsummer Pole, issued on 1985-01-02.

Third maxicard for Chicago exhibition have stamp Landscapes (from set of three), issued on 1985-09-16.

This is maxicard The 100th Anniversary of Agricultural Education, issued on 1988-03-29.

Last two maxicards are from set Ducks. This one is Eider (Somateria mollissima), issued on 1987-01-02.

And this one is Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca), issued on 1987-01-02.

Åland Islands

My first postcard from Åland Islands! The Åland Islands is a region of Finland that consists of an archipelago lying at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. It is autonomous, demilitarized and is the only monolingual Swedish-speaking region in Finland. The Åland Islands formed part of the territory ceded to Russia by Sweden under the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in September 1809. As a result, along with all other parts of Finland, they became part of the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, and they stayed a part of Finland to this day.

As you can see, some bastard from Serbian post has again stole my stamps! Only one stamp survived, Ermine (Mustela erminea), issued on 2004-02-02.


Thank You very much Nina!