2632) Ferguson TES20 (1955) & Fordson Super Major (1960), Aland: "Veteran Tractors Stamp Series": Aland Post has released two postage stamps of €1.80, €2.90 featuring these veteran tractors: Date of Stamps issue: 04.01.2023:
About Veteran Tractors:
The stamps are one in a 3-year series featuring Veteran tractors in Åland. Starting in 2021, the stamp series will be completed in 2023. The series consists of a total of 6 stamps.
1955 Ferguson:
This stamp shows a 1955 Ferguson TES20.
The tractor came to Åland in 1956 in connection with an Åland exhibition, finding a new home on a farm in Svinö, Lumparland. Today, the tractor is kept on the premises of the veteran tractor club at the Åland rural centre in Jomala. It is used with a crate attached to drive around with children who participate in the 4-H activities.
1960 Fordson Super Major:
The stamp shows a 1960 Fordson Super Major. The tractor was bought as new for a farm in Önningeby, Jomala. The tractor is still preserved on the farm and used when cutting the roadsides.
The First Day Cover (FDC) shows a Veteran Tractor at left bottom. At top right are affixed the two stamps issued in the set.
The special cancellation Handstamp/Postmark is of Mariehamn Post Office and the cancellation is dated - "04.01.2023".
Post Cards
Technical details:
Issue Date: 04.01.2023
Designer: Photographer: David Lundberg,
Design: Johanna Finne
Printer: Cartor Security Printers
Process: Offset
Colours: 4 Colours (CMYK)
Size: 40.00 mm × 30.00 mm
Values: €1.80, €2.90
Links:
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Links:
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