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Åland stamps turn 40 years

On 1 March 2024, Åland Post celebrates the 40th anniversary of Åland stamps with the issue of a miniature sheet designed by internationally active illustrator Tzenko Stoyanov. “Each stamp carries a story about Åland. For 40 years, these miniature works
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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
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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
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Guernsey Post to release stamps for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Limited Edition black & white stamps to be distributed with colour mint sets, in philatelic first Guernsey Post’s philatelic bureau is delighted to announce that it will celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 with the release of six Alderney-issue colour
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Centenary celebrations of Åland autonomy begins with a stamp

The celebration of the centenary of Åland autonomy begins on 9 June. Åland stamps are important as a symbol of the autonomy, and Åland Post starts the celebrations with the issue of this year’s stamp illustrating the path to autonomy,
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75th anniversary of the Republic of Iceland – The Lady of the Mountain

On 1 December 1918, the Icelandic state flag (Ríkisfáni) was hoisted for the first time in front of the Government Offices in Reykjavík. A hundred years later, Iceland celebrates 100 years of sovereignty. The process leading to Iceland’s sovereignty and later
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Eggert Ólafsson – 250th Anniversary

Eggert Ólafsson (December 1, 1726 – May 30, 1768) was a poet, a writer and naturalist from Svefneyjar islands in the northwest of Iceland. He studied natural sciences, classics, grammar, law and agriculture at the University of Copenhagen and was
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