Jan. 18, 2023 Golden Gift Finland issued ten stamps in four sets on January 18. The first of these is a single stamp called "Golden Gift". According to Posti, The Golden Gift is an elegantly minimalistic and versatile stamp suitable for various types of congratulations, invitations or other festive occasions. The stamp with unique perforations … Continue reading Stamps of 2023: Finland (January 2023)
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Christmas Stamps 2022: Finland
Posti Finland issued two "Winter Light" and three Christmas stamps for 2022 on November 9. According to the press release: This year’s Christmas stamps are designed by Nina Kuu from Kirkkonummi. She is a versatile 35-year-old illustrator whose work is characterized by colors and a playful spirit. The artist, known for her large-scale murals, found … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Finland
EUROPA 2023: Peace – The Highest Value of Humanity
The EUROPA postage stamp is an annual joint issue of stamps with a common design or theme by postal administrations of member countries of the European Communities (1956–1959), the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) from 1960 to 1992, and the PostEurop Association since 1993. Europe is the central theme. EUROPA stamps promote … Continue reading EUROPA 2023: Peace – The Highest Value of Humanity
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
Postcrossing Topical Catalogue 2011-2022
Welcome to my updated catalogue of Postcrossing-themed stamps, issued between 2011 and the present 2022. This covers mainly those stamps officially released by postal administrations around the world. There are also a number of personalized stamps on this topic, some official but most privately created as well as a large variety of pictorial cancellations and … Continue reading Postcrossing Topical Catalogue 2011-2022
A Stampy Start to the Year
It has, indeed, been a “stampy” start to 2015, to use an adjective coined by one of my favorite online collector forums. Not only did I have a few days of holiday time during which I could sort, scan and catalogue many of my stamps and postcards but the first mail delivery of the year … Continue reading A Stampy Start to the Year
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
Postcrossing: Off To Holland
With the arrival of a postcard I sent to Lappeenranta, Finland (travelled 8,183km in seventeen days), I requested one more address. My latest Postcrossing card will journey 9,519km to Amersfoort in the Netherlands. I picked out a nice view of Thai food for Tessa’s card. This is the 41st “official” card I’ve sent. I recently … Continue reading Postcrossing: Off To Holland
Mark Joseph Jochim 