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17.04.2015
Presentation of the new stamp Courland Society for Literature and Art – 200 and first-day cancellation of the special cover will take place at the History and Art Museum of Jelgava, 10 Akadēmijas Street, Jelgava, on April 21, 2015, from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The stamp Courland Society for Literature and Art – 200 has been designed by Elita Viliama. The denomination of the new stamp is € 0.85 and its print run is 200,000 copies. The print run of the cover is 1,500. The stamps have been printed at Baltic Banknote printing house in Latvia.
The 200th anniversary of the Courland Society for Literature and Art is included in the UNESCO calendar of celebrations, paying tribute to the universal role of the Society in promotion of scientific progress in the region. The Society can be considered as the first regional academy of science in the territory of Latvia in particular and in the Baltics in general.
The Courland Society for Literature and Art (Kurländische Gesellschaft für Literatur und Kunst) was founded by a group of academic intellectuals on November 23, 1815 in order to bring together scientists from the Baltic provinces and professors of Tērbata (Tartu) University and promote scientific progress in the area. In later years, the Society contributed to the formation of the museum of Kurzeme (Courland) province and research in archeology, ethnology and linguistics. The Courland Society for Literature and Art is regarded as a precursor of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
The stamp Courland Society for Literature and Art – 200 can be viewed here
The new cover with the first-day cancellation is available for viewing here
The next new philatelic release is scheduled for April 29.
Additional information:
Gita Valtenberga,
Head of External Communications Management Division
SJSC Latvijas Pasts
E-mail: gita.valtenberga@pasts.lv
Mobile phone: +371 29283386
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