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06.03.2015
Latvijas Pasts has released the new stamp Sunflower as part of the popular and eye-catching series Flowers. The cancellation event will take place in the post office Sakta, 32 Brīvības Boulevard, Riga, on March 6, 2015 from 7:30 AM to 7 PM. The new stamp Sunflower was designed by the artist Lilija Dinere.
The denomination of the stamp Sunflower is € 0.50, corresponding to the cost of mailing a regular letter within Latvia. The print run of the stamp is 1,000,000 copies and it has been printed at Baltic Banknote printing house in Latvia. The release of the stamp is accompanied by the issue of a special cover with a print run of 1,500 copies.
Helianthus or sunflower is a genus of plants in the family Compositae. Its name is largely derived from heliotropism, the term used to describe the movement of the blooming part in response to the direction of the bright light of the sun. Sunflowers can reach a height of 3 meters and they bloom from July to September. Sunflowers are known not only as ornamental plants, but are also widely used in the production of oil, food, livestock forage and medicine.
Sunflower is the sixth stamp in the series Flowers, which was launched in 2010 by Latvijas Pasts. The first release in the series was Peony, which was followed by Rose, Lily, Iris and Tulip.
The new stamp Sunflower, first-day cover and cancellation can be viewed here.
The next new philatelic release is scheduled for March 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. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by TNS Latvia, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.
Additional information:
Edmunds Bebrišs,
Stamp and Philately Department Director
Phone: +371 67897410
Mobile phone: +371 26547017
E-mail: edmunds.bebriss@pasts.lv
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