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Stamp booklet celebrating Åland summer cottages and cottage life
9 June sees the issue of a stamp booklet featuring the three winning summer cottages from the Åland Post’s photo competition in the summer 2022. Swedish artist Lasse Sjööblom has provided the illustrations paying tribute to Åland cottage life. “I…
Photographer Christoffer Relander explores childhood memories on Åland stamp
June 9 is the first time Åland Post issues a stamp where an artist has been given free rein to create a stamp motif. The “Open Edition” assignment went to Finnish art photographer Christoffer Relander, who decided to portray a…
Tagged with: 2023, Aland, Åland stamp, Photography, stamp collecting
Posted in New Stamp Issue, Uncategorized
Posted in New Stamp Issue, Uncategorized
Stamp highlights the clinker boat tradition in Åland
On 9 May, Åland Post issues a stamp highlighting the clinker boat tradition, now on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Making her debut as a stamp designer, artist Danelle Bergstrom from Australia has captured the construction of the sailing yacht…
Tagged with: 2023, Aland, shipbuilding, Unesco cultural heritage
Posted in New Stamp Issue, Uncategorized
Posted in New Stamp Issue, Uncategorized
Åland stamps carrying a message of peace
On 9 May, Åland Post issues two stamps in the Europa 2023 stamp series on the theme peace. One stamp depicts the motif, which won PostEurop’s design competition. The other motif shows Åland Post’s competition entry, designed by Finnish illustrator…
Åland Post celebrates the 150th anniversary of first Åland Premier
On 15 February 2023, 150 years have passed since the birth of Carl Björkman. One of the leading figures of the Åland movement advocating a reunification with Sweden, he can also be attributed the title “architect of the autonomy”. Åland…
Åland 2023 franking labels revel in garden berries
Åland Post issues a new series of self-adhesive franking labels on 4 January 2023. The theme is garden berries, and Finnish artist Mari Oksanen illustrates her first postal labels showing delicate berries that are grown in Åland gardens.
Iconic tractor brands end Åland veteran tractor stamp series
With an issue on 4 January, Åland Post’s stamp series featuring veteran tractors in Åland photographed by David Lundberg ends. The last two stamps feature a 1955 Ferguson and a 1960 Fordson Super Major. Starting in February 2020, the…
Miniature sheet with special version celebrates Åland centenary
On 9 June 2022, Åland Post issues its second stamp in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Åland autonomy. This year’s miniature sheet by Åland artist Jonas Wilén shows a cross-section of the Åland islands of today. To put a…
Tagged with: 2022, Aland, Åland autonomy, aland100, alandstamps, anniversary, centenary, miniature sheet, stampart
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Posted in Uncategorized
Åland Post’s 2022 stamp booklet presents contemporary art
9 June sees Åland Post’s issue of the 2022 stamp booklet Åland Contemporary presenting art by seven present-day Åland artists. To find the best selection of artwork, Åland Post was assisted by Susanne Procopé-Ilmonen of the Åland Art Museum and…
Åland Post issues world’s first disc golf stamp
25 March sees Åland Post’s issue of the world’s first stamp featuring disc golf designed by Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander. The disc golf course in Mariehamn will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2022, and the stamp is a tribute…
