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06.01.2014
Latvijas Pasts and Foundation Viegli to present stamp contest winner Imants Ziedonis Will Bloom Eternally
On Monday, January 6, 2014, at 11 AM in post office Sakta, the presentation ceremony of the stamp Imants Ziedonis Will Bloom Eternally will be opened with a song of Foundation Viegli representative, musician Jānis Holšteins-Upmanis. This stamp concept was the winner in the stamp design contest dedicated to the eminent poet Imants Ziedonis, organized in social networks by Latvijas Pasts and Foundation Viegli. The first day cancellation event for the stamp will take place in post office Sakta on the same day from 7:30 AM to 7 PM.
The author of the new stamp is graphic designer Andra Pētersone, and the portrait of Ziedonis that is depicted on the stamp is based on the poet's photograph by Leonid Tugalev, which took the first place in an international photo contest in Spain in 1982 (Salon Internacional De Navidad De Fotografia1982). The print run of the stamp is 300,000, and its denomination is € 0.50, which corresponds to the cost of mailing a regular letter within Latvia. The stamp is accompanied by a first day cover. The stamp Imants Ziedonis Will Bloom Eternally and the first day cover can be viewed here.
"The activity of voters in the contest proved that, in spite of the presence of modern technologies in everyday communication, the public actively participates in the creation of stamp design, so Latvijas Pasts will definitely consider the possibility of organizing such a contest also in 2014," said Latvijas Pasts Chairman of the Board Arnis Salnājs.
165 designs related to Imants Ziedonis were submitted for the contest; the judges selected 30 of those to be presented for public voting on social networks Twitter, Draugiem and Facebook. A total of 6072 votes were cast for the stamps. The first place with 2074 votes was taken by Pētersone's design; the runner-up with 2017 votes was the stamp designed by Egija Zīrāpa, and the third with 279 votes was Elvita Vilcāne's design Little Flame - Colored Tales.
More information about the stamp design contest, the submitted works and the judges is available at http://jaunapastmarka.lv.
The stamp design contest was held by Latvijas Pasts for the third time, and for the first time with a defined theme in collaboration with Foundation Viegli.
The next new philatelic release is scheduled for January 16.
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.
About Imants Ziedonis Foundation Viegli
Imants Ziedonis Foundation Viegli was established in spring 2010 to carry out a mission close to the heart of the foundation's patron, poet Imants Ziedonis: "Latvia is a wondrously beautiful land, but beauty must be helped to emerge." The objective of the foundation is to support and promote creative work in Latvia, facilitating implementation of the ideas and values of Imants Ziedonis by supporting creative, unusual endeavors and carrying out projects that reveal the beauty of Latvia.
Additional information:
Zane Plone
Public Relations Specialist
Phone: +371 67608506
E-mail: zane.plone@pasts.lv
twitter.com/latvijas_pasts; facebook.com/latvijas.pasts