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Friday 8 May 2020

1337) "The Enchanted Forest", Finland: "Posti" (Finland Post) has issued two decorative No-value indicator Stamps featuring figures from an Enchanted Forest: Date of Stamps issue: 06.05.2020:

1337) "The Enchanted Forest", Finland: "Posti" (Finland Post) has issued two decorative No-value indicator Stamps featuring figures from an Enchanted Forest: Date of Stamps issue: 06.05.2020:

The "Enchanted Forest" Stamps have been designed by Klaus Haapaniemi. Haapaniemi has also designed the "Golden Swan" Stamp released by "Posti" (Finland Post) in 2015.

The artwork on the stamps is associated with Haapaniemi's Polar Byzantine Collection that is based on a lyrical story about animals.

Two mysterious figures have been chosen from the story for the "Enchanted Forest" stamps -

- a frozen bilberry shrub and a boreal owl with wings of a butterfly.

The Stamp design draws inspiration from Eastern Finnish, Slavic and Japanese cultures.


The two No-value indicator Stamps issued by Posti depicting a frozen Bilberry Shrub and a Boreal Owl with wings of a butterfly.


The First Day Cover (FDC) bears various designs from the Enchanted Forest story in the lower half.

At top right are affixed the two No-value indicator Stamps issued in the set, cancelled with a Special Handstamp/Postmark dated "06.05.2020".

                The First Day Envelope (FDE)



A 10-Stamp Sheet containing the two different domestic no-value indicator Stamp designs.









Some other interesting Posts from Finland & Nordic Countries:











15) "Franking Labels" from Greenland: Franking Labels issued by POST Greenland Filatelia since 2009 onwards: A brief analysis


16) Ancient Postal Routes - the Postal Boat Race - between Aland and Sweden", Aland, Finland: A EUROPA Postage Stamp of 2.00 Euro issued by Aland Post: Date of Stamp issue: 08.05.2020

17) "The Blue Reflection", Finland: A No-value indicator Stamp brought out by "Posti" (Finland Post) featuring half the Finnish Flagreflected on a frozen lake: Date of Stamp issue: 06.05.2020



Links to other Posts on Aland issues:



2) Wildflowers, Aland Islands: A new Series of Franking Labels issued by Aland Post: Date of issue: 03.02.2020


3) SEPAC 2020, Artwork, Aland Islands: A tribute to Aland Artist Henrik Nylund (1945-1982) by Aland Post in the 2020 Series of SEPAC stamps featuring artwork in National Collections and issued by Small European Administrations: Date of Stamp issue: 05.03.2020


For other interesting posts on issues from the Royal Dutch Mint, Netherlands and PostNL, please visit the following links:


5) City of Bruges (or Brugge), Belgium: 20 Years as UNENCO World Heritage Site: A 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin issued by the Royakl Dutch Mint under licencing of the Royal Belgian Mint, on behalf of the National Bank of Belgium: Coin issue date: 26.02.2020

6) 100 Years of Nature & Environment Protection, Luxembourg: Commemorating the Centenary Anniversary of the "Letzebuerger Natur a Vulleschutsliga a.s.b.l. (Luxembourg Nature and Bird Protection Society):A 0.80 Euro Stamp issued by Luxembourg Postes (Post): Date of stamp issue: 10.03.2020

7) Celebrating 25 Years of listing on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Luxembourg: A Commemorative Stamp of 0.80 Euro issued by Luxembourg Postes (Post): Stamp issue date: 10.03.2020

8) "Ancient Postal Routes - The Postal Route from Christiania to Bergen", Norway: A Europa Stamp of 20g issued by Posten Norge (or Norwegian Post)depicting the difficult mountain route/stretch at Vindhellvegen & Kongevegen: Date od Stamp issue: 17.04.2020

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