On 24 October, Posta Faroe Islands released two stamps picturing an Advent wreath and a Christmas tree along with a sheet of 15 Christmas seals in its annual Yuletide philatelic celebration. Posta also offers a wide range of other Christmas products including cards and baubles as well as the usual sheets, first day covers and … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Faroe Islands
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Christmas Stamps 2022: Åland
The Åland Islands -- an autonomous and demilitarized region of Finland in the Gulf of Bothnia where the official language is Swedish -- is one of my favorite areas from which I collect stamps. The entity began issuing its own stamps on 1 March 1984 and I had a fairly complete collection of her stamps … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Åland
The 12 Days Of Christmas Stamps 2014: Day 8 – Åland & Faroe Islands
Back in the late 1990’s, one of my main collecting specialties was in the stamps and postal history of the Åland Islands, a small group situated between Sweden and Finland. That collection is long gone, but I still pay attention to the territory’s new releases. Åland released a single Christmas stamp on 9 October 2014 … Continue reading The 12 Days Of Christmas Stamps 2014: Day 8 – Åland & Faroe Islands
The 12 Days Of Christmas Stamps 2014: Day 4 – Finland & Hong Kong
Finland issued a special Santa Claus stamp in a very low quantity – 120,000 – on 17 November 2014. It is definitely my favorite holiday stamp of 2014. I’ve been attempting to find on on eBay to no avail, so I may end up ordering directly from the Finnish Post. However, their online shop only … Continue reading The 12 Days Of Christmas Stamps 2014: Day 4 – Finland & Hong Kong
Mark Joseph Jochim 