17.05.2012

For Night of Museums, Latvijas Pasts releases special postcards and postmark depicting skeleton drawn by Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius

Latvijas Pasts has released special postcards depicting a skeleton drawn by the influential 16^th century Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius. It will be possible to purchase them at the Pauls Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine and cancel with a special postmark during the Night of Museums this Saturday (May 19). The postcard displays the stamp dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of the museum (released by Latvijas Pasts in 2007), which depicts a human skeleton from the 1555 edition of Vesalius's seminal work De humani corporis fabrica, which is part of the museum's collection.

The stamp issued by Latvijas Pasts in 2007 with edition of 200,000 (designed by artist Arta Ozola-Jaunarāja) attracted significant interest, as it depicted a skeleton drawn by Vesalius for the 16^th century textbook whose copies are considered masterpieces throughout the world. Andreas Vesalius was the first to describe the skeletal system in line with the concepts of modern medicine.

Because of that, in response to the request of the Museum of the History of Medicine, Latvijas Pasts has released special postcards on the subject for the 2012 Night of Museums, and they will be available for purchase at the museum from 7 PM to midnight. It will also be possible to see the actual textbook on which the stamp is based.

The participation of Latvijas Pasts in the Night of Museums has become a tradition - the company is taking part in the event for the fourth time by releasing special postcards and creating special postmark.

See the postcard, stamp and special postmark of the Night of Museums.

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 fully state-owned company with more than 4,500 employees.

Additional information:
Gundega Vārpa,
SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Head of the External Communications Department
Phone: + 371 67608505
E-mail:gundega.varpa@pasts.lv
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