3965) Children's Aland: A set of eight postage stamps issued by Aland Post featuring drawings made by Children of the School of Art & Design in Mariehamn: Date/Year of stamps issue: 09.06.2025:
This year’s stamp booklet, which will be a joyful addition to your collection or as postage on your mail items. Eight young artists from the School of Art & Design in Mariehamn have interpreted Åland as they see it through imaginative drawings that have now become stamps, first day cover, maximum card, and cancels.
Let the children's images take you on a journey of discovery through Åland. Order the stamp booklet and the entire issue in the webshop.
Children’s Åland – Mint Stamps:
The STAMP BOOKLET:
The 2025 stamp booklet highlights children’s creativity and creative zest.
The stamp issue is the result of creative cooperation between Åland Post Stamps and the School of Art & Design in Mariehamn. Art school students aged 6 – 16 were asked to freely create drawings, and the selected stamp motifs show an imaginative and colourful interpretation of Åland.
The 2025 stamp booklet highlights children’s creativity and creative zest.
Founded in 1985, the School of Art & Design in Mariehamn celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. The school offers art and design courses for children and young people between the ages of 5 and 19.
The term Inrikes on the stamp indicates a specific value when used as postage for a letter or card.
The value of Inrikes corresponds to the current postage for a postal item weighing up to 50 grams and sent to Finland.
The FIRST DAY COVER (FDC), Children’s Åland
The First Day Cover (FDC) featuring a cow in a flowering meadow was created by one of the students at the School of Art & Design in Mariehamn.
- Another of the art school students has illustrated the first day cancel as a flower.
- For the booklet issue, we also offer a maximum card which was created by one of the students at the School of Art & Design in Mariehamn.
- Another of the art school students has illustrated the special cancellation showing a Lily of the Valley.
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The franking symbol on the address side of
the maximum card means that postage is included in the price of the card which
can be posted from Åland to any destination in the world.
Product information:
Date of issue: 9 June 2025
Stamp artists: Joel Höglund, Elsa Carlström, Sofia Topoeva, Lowa Johansson
Design: Johanna Finne
Edition: 15 000 pieces
Denomination: 8 × Inrikes
Paper: 110 g/m2
Perforation: 13 per 2 cm
Process: 4-colour offset
Printer: Joh. Enschedé
Sizes and sheets:
Stamp size: 26.25 × 35 mm
Booklet size, unfolded: 62 ×110 mm
Stamps/booklet: 2 × 4 stamps
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