Stamp Art Award on cover from FInland

I received stamp set on cover from Finland which is impossible to scan properly cause its printed on some type of metal foil. You also must find right angle under light when you take picture with camera. Posti Ltd has given the stamp art promotion award of 2019 to Mert Otsamo, a fashion designer who has designed clothes and jewelry for various celebrities for events such as galas, stages and the annual Independence Day Reception. AD Paula Salviander is responsible for the graphic design of the Posti art award 2019 stamps.

Thank you, Kimmo!

Heat sensitive Climate Change minisheet on cover from Finland

The three stamps in the climate change stamp sheet depict the dramatic effects of climate change that are expected in the near future if we allow the climate to continue getting warmer at the current rate. The particular focus of the stamps is the effect of climate change on Finnish weather conditions, nature and society. The stamps, which are designed by Timo Berry, are made with heat-pressed ink that will change color when touched with a finger. By touching the stamp with your finger, you can see what we can expect in Finland if the constant warming of the climate is not brought under control.

Here you can see how this minisheet looks like when you little bit warm it up. Minisheet is issued on 12.9.2018.


Thank you Kimmo!

Cover from Finland

I received nice cover from Finland with various used stamps for my stamp collection. Most of them are from Finland, but there's also Russia, Japan, UK... Nice addition to my collection.
Stamps used on cover are:
One really old from set Sport, issued on 16.4.1945!
And one new, from set Valentine's Day, issued on 24.1.2018.

Thank you Suvi!

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!

FInland: The Moomins time travel

The Moomins' time travel booklet of stamps celebrates the opening of the new Moomin museum in Tampere. Tove Jansson's original Moomins from various decades depict the development of the characters over the course of time. The booklet of five international stamps was designed by Ari Lakaniemi and Susanna Rumpu. Issue date: 24.05.2017.

 This is backside of this wonderful booklet.

I received stamps in this cover with two stamps:

Birds - Arktika (from set of four), issued on 09.05.2017.
Friendship stamp, issued in 08.02.1993.

Thank you very much Nina!

Flags of the World Series: Finland

Finland is my second postcard from Flags of the World Series. Most mail from Finland nowadays comes without any cancellation, but this postcard is cancelled, and on the wrong side!

 Stamps:
Water (from set of four), issued on 24.01.2008.
Birds - Arctic (from set of four), issued on 09.05.2017.
Christmas (from set of two), issued on 02.11.2007.
The 50th Anniversary of Finnish TV-Broadcasting, issued on 24.01.2007.
Last stamp is printed on silver foil, but you can't see that on my scan.

Thank you Nina!

Angry Birds on cover from Finland

I received a cover with minisheet Angry Birds, issued by Finland Post on 09.09.2013. This was one of my favorites games on Facebook. Angry Birds is a video game franchise created by Finnish company Rovio Entertainment.


Value: 6 × 1st class
Number issued: 500,000 miniature sheets
Designer: Toni Kysenius
Size: sheet 91 mm × 140 mm, stamps 34 mm × 25.8 mm
Paper: self-adhesive stamp paper
Perforation: die cut
Printer: Joh. Enschedé Stamps, the Netherlands
Printing method: web offset + varnish + UV varnish
First day cover and cachet: Toni Kysenius


Thank you Anna!

Finland: Million Miles Away mini sheet

After a long time, i finally manage to obtain this stamp set! I am big fan of Children Of Bodom, Apocalyptica, Nightwish and Him, i am very happy to finally receive this gem! Other featured bands in this booklet are The Rasmus and Hanoi Rocks. This set was released on 11.09.2015. Print run is 150.000.

Designer was Klaus Welp: “For each stamp, I selected a band photo and a logotype that together resemble a band poster,” says Klaus Welp, the graphic artist that designed the Million miles away sheet. The background of the sheet depicts the green room backstage in the legendary Tavastia rock club, which Welp describes as an archaeological treasure of Finnish rock ’n’ roll.

This is front cover of this booklet, and this is so far nicest booklet cover i ever seen!

I received this mini sheet in this cover with stamps:

Meteorology: Archipelago (from set of three), issued on 24.01.2008.
WWF - Endangered Species (from set of three), issued on 09.09.2016.


Thank you very much Nina!

Christmas postcard from Finland

Another Christmas postcard, but this time from Finland.

Beautiful stamps:

Birch, issued on 24.01.2011.
Christmas - Run My Reindeer, issued on 10.11.2016.


Thank you very much Nina!

Postcrossing meeting in Helsinki

I have received postcard from international Postcrossing meeting held in Helsinki. On this beautiful postcard you can see Uspenski Cathedral in summer evening. Uspenski Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. The Cathedral is set upon a hillside on the Katajanokka peninsula overlooking the city. On the back of the cathedral, there is a plaque commemorating Russian Emperor Alexander II, who was the sovereign of the Grand Duchy of Finland during the cathedral's construction. Uspenski Cathedral is claimed to be the largest orthodox church in Western Europe.

Stamps from Finland are always unique and beautiful! This stamp with comet is from set of six stamps called Signs of the Sky, issued on 08.09.2014. Stamps are designed by Nina Rintala, and printed by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, from Netherlands.

Here you can also see awesome special cancellation for this Postcrossing meeting with famous Inge Löök's old ladies.


Thank you very much Nina!

Finland: Olavinlinna Castle

 

 The fortress was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 under the name Sankt Olofsborg in an effort to profit from the political turmoil following Ivan III's conquest of the Novgorod Republic. It was sited in Savonia so as to lay claim to the Russian side of the border established by the Treaty of Nöteborg.Olofsborg withstood several sieges by the Russians during the First and Second Russian-Swedish wars. A brisk trade developed under the umbrella of the castle towards the end of the 16th century, giving birth to the town of Savonlinna, which was chartered in 1639.

On 28 July 1714, the garrison capitulated to the invading Russians, and it took them only two days to take the castle in 1743, in the events leading up to the Treaty of Åbo which awarded the entire region to Empress Elizabeth of Russia.

Stamp is Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, issued on 20.01.2014.

Thank you Aleksi!

Clash of the old ones by Russell Bloor

This is digital abstraction by Russell Bloor, freelance photographer/artist based In Manchester.

 This stamp is Nature - Visiting Cards from Finland (from set of two), issued on 26.02.2016.


Thank you Auli!

Map of Finland

What a nice map of Finland! And also with a nice round stamp Animal Town  (from set of six), issued on 11.09.2015.

 

Stamps on cover:

Water & Archipelago  (two from set of three), issued on 24.01.2008.
Karelian Pasty, issued on 22.01.2016.

Thank you Sari!

Finland: Lapland

Lapland is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people, traditionally known in English as Lapps. Lapland is located in Northern Europe and includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia. The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. On the north it is bounded by the Barents Sea, on the west by the Norwegian Sea and on the east by the White Sea.

Stamp is Easter bunny, issued on 26.02.2016.

Thank you Minna!

Finland: Moomin

Another fine Moomin postcard from Finland! The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white, roundish fairy tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses.

This beautiful stamp is Winter Greetings - Snowman, issued on 20.01.2014.


Thank You Eeva!

Christmas postcard from Finland

Cute Christmas postcard from Finland!

Stamps:

Birch leaf, issued on 2011-01-24
Christmas stamp (from set of two), issued on 2015-11-06

Thank You Kirsi!

Cover from Finland

I have received cover from Finland with various mint and some used stamps from different countries.

First is Monaco.

This is Flora and Fauna of the Mediterranean:  Artica caja, issued on 2002-01-01

 Submarine Reserve of Larvotto, issued on 2010-04-29

Flora and Fauna of the Mediterranean: Anthias anthias, issued on 2002-01-01
Flora and Fauna of the Mediterranean: Parus major, issued on 2002-01-01
Flora and Fauna of the Mediterranean: Thunbergia grandiflora, issued on 2002-01-01
Flora and Fauna: Mercantour National Park - Aquilegia bertolonii, issued on 2011-04-20

This is complete set Legendary F1 drivers: Ayrton Senna & Gilles Villeneuve, issued on 2014-03-05

I have received another stamp with legendary F1 driver, but this mini sheet is from Finland

This is minisheet Mika Häkkinen - Formula 1 Champion 1998, issued on 1999-01-15

Next stamps are from Åland

Mushrooms: Cantharellus cibarius, issued on 2003-01-02
Mushrooms: Boletus edulis, issued on 2003-01-02
Nature protection: Coronella austriaca , issued on 2002-01-02
Predators: Mustela erminea, issued on 2004-02-02

Next stamps are used stamps from Vietnam (Vietcong), Hungary & Cuba.

Vietcong:

Paintings by Vietcong Fighters: In the Face of the Enemy, issued on 1968-10-15

10th Anniversary of the PLAF: Fighters and Workers, issued on 1971-02-15

Hungary:

World Savings Day, issued on 1979-10-29
The 19th Anniversary of the Reopening of the Jewish Museum, Budapest: Chalice, Moscow, issued on 1984-12-21

Cuba:

Orchids: Encyclia fucata, issued on 1980-05-20
The 40th Anniversary of the Death of Jose Capablanca, issued on 1982-12-29

Stamps from cover:

Meteorology: Water & Archipelago, issued on 2008-01-24
Birch leaf, issued on 2011-01-24
Art Post, issued on 2015-09-11

Thank You very much Nina!

Finland: Santa Claus Village - Rovaniemi, Lapland

This is home of Santa Claus! Rovaniemi is considered the official home town of Santa Claus, and is home to the Santa Claus Village at the Arctic Circle and Santa Park, which is located 8 km north of the centre.

Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated about 10 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the river Kemijoki and its tributary, the Ounasjoki.

What a beautiful postmark! And this very nice matching Christmas stamps are Santa Claus and Rudolph the Reindeer, both issued on 2010-11-05.


Thank You very much Nina!

Two maxicards and FDC from Finland

I have received two beautiful maxicards and fdc in a envelope.

First maxicard is 3D postcard! Stamp is 100 Years Organized Philately in Finland, Burnet Rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia), issued on 1993-05-06.

Second maxicard is viewcard of Helsinki with stamp Red Cross charity, Boar (Sus scrofa domestica), issued on 1998-03-12

This FDC is Nature Protection, with stamps Eurasian Lynx, Lapland Tundra, Baltic Sea Coast, Ringed Seal. This is joint issue  with Russia. Issued on 1995-03-01.

Stamp on envelope is Postcrossing (one of four) , issued on 2013-09-09

Thank You very much Pirkko!

Finland: Matryoshka dolls by Ivana Helsinki

Another postcard with matryoshka dolls, but this time from Finland! Pink dolls have glitter effect.

This cute stamps is Dachshund, issued on 2012-09-03.

Thank You Nüna!