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24.04.2017
In 2017 the single stamp series of the European countries is dedicated to castles. Latvijas Pasts has released two new stamps in this series that depict Bauska and Cesvaine Castles. The first day cancellation of the stamps is scheduled to take place in the Post Centre Sakta, 32 Brīvības Boulevard, Riga from 8 AM to 7 PM on Friday, the 21st of April 2017.
The face value of the stamp Bauska Castle is €1.71, corresponding to the cost of sending a registered Class A letter within the European Union (EU). Meanwhile the face value of the stamp Cesvaine Castle is €0.78, which is suitable for sending a regular Class A letter within the EU.
The print run of each stamp is 80,000 copies, and the release of the stamps is accompanied by the issue of a special cover with a print run of 1,500 copies. The Europa series stamps and the cover have been designed by the artist Ludis Danilāns.
The stamps and the cover Europa – Castles can be viewed here.
The originator of the Europa series stamps is PostEurop Association, and the stamps of this series with a single logo and a common theme for entire Europe have been issued since 1994. In previous years the themes of the Europa stamps were related to literature, natural attractions, travel, postal transport, old toys and eco-friendly lifestyle. The stamps that have been previously released in the Europa series are available for viewing here.
The next philatelic release is scheduled for the 9th of May.
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:
Vineta Danielsone
Public Relations Specialist
Phone: +371 67608504
E-pasts: pr@pasts.lv; vineta.danielsone@pasts.lv
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