27.08.2012

Latvijas Pasts holds special cancellation event to mark 125^th birthday of Friedrich Zander


To mark the 125^th birthday of the rocket engineer and astronautics theoretician Friedrich Zander, Latvijas Pasts has released a new commemorative stamp and envelope. The first-day cancellation event will take place on August 23 in the post office Sakta, 32 Brīvības Boulevard, Riga, from 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM.

The denomination of the new stamp is LVL 0.60; the print run consists of 30,000 stamps. The stamp was designed by the artist Lilija Dinere, depicting a portrait of the inventor, while the envelope features planets, stars, and a rocket.

Friedrich Zander made an invaluable contribution to astronautics research. As early as in the beginning of the 20^th century, Zander began implementing his ideas about spaceflight and designing rockets. He acquired his education at the Riga Polytechnic Institute, and was the head of the Aircraft Association of Riga students. The lunar impact crater Tsander is named after him, as are streets in his native Riga and in Moscow.

Zander was born on 23 August 1887 in Riga and died on 28 March 1933 in Kislovodsk (USSR).

See the envelope and stamp dedicated to the 125^th birthday of Friedrich Zander here.

The next new philatelic release is scheduled for September 21.



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

Evija Ivdra
SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Head of the External Communications Department
Phone: 67608505

E-mail: evija.ivdra@pasts.lv