Latvijas Pasts to release first stamps denominated in euros on first working day of next year

28.12.2013

Latvijas Pasts to release first stamps denominated in euros on first working day of next year

On the first working day of 2014 - January 2 - Latvijas Pasts will release the first stamps denominated only in euros. Six new additions will be made to the Flowers series, each with a different denomination. The first day cancellation event on January 2 is set to take place from 7:30 AM to 7 PM in post office Sakta, 32 Brīvības Boulevard, Riga. A total of 34 new stamps are scheduled to be released over the course of next year.

The designer of the Flowers series stamps is artist Ģirts Grīva, and the stamps are accompanied by a first day envelope and cancellation. "Already in 2013 Latvijas Pasts released stamps with dual denominations - in both lats and euros. However, the new stamps of the Flowers series are not only the first stamps released by Latvijas Pasts in 2014, but also the first to be denominated only in euros," notes Latvijas Pasts Stamp and Philately Department Director Edmunds Bebrišs.

The denominations of the Flowers stamps are as follows: € 0.03 - for combining with stamps of other denominations; € 0.47 - for mailing a regular postcard within Latvia; € 0.57 - for mailing a regular Class A letter within Latvia; € 0.78 - for mailing a regular Class A letter to other European Union countries; € 0.85 - for mailing a regular Class A letter outside the European Union; € 1.39 - for mailing a registered letter within Latvia.

Latvijas Pasts reminds that stamps denominated in lats can still be used throughout 2014. They will be removed from circulation on January 1, 2015. There is no time restriction on the usage of stamps denominated in both lats and euros. The denomination of stamps released by Latvijas Pasts before January 2013 is always LVL, even if the currency has not been indicated, whereas stamps denominated in euros can be recognized by the € symbol.

Latvijas Pasts intends to release a total of 34 new stamps during 2014, with themes related to events important to Latvia or personalities in the country's history, culture and environment.

The new Flowers series stamps can be viewed here.

The next new philatelic release is scheduled for January 6.

About SJSC Latvijas Pasts

Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with more than 4,200 employees.

Additional information:
Zane Plone,
Public Relations Specialist
Phone: +371 67608506
E-mail: zane.plone@pasts.lv
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