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27.04.2022
Latvijas Pasts has issued the second stamp in the series Fairy Tales of the World, and the theme of the new release is related to the fairy tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by the famous English writer Lewis Carroll. The new stamp will first be available for purchase at the post offices of the largest cities, as well as in the e-shop of Latvijas Pasts https://veikals.pasts.lv/ starting from the 29th of April 2022. The first day cancellation of the stamp is scheduled to take place in the post centre Sakta at 32 Brīvības bulvāris, Riga, from 9 AM to 6 PM on the 29th of April 2022.
The face value of the new stamp is €1.20, and it corresponds to the postage of letter-post items weighing up to 20 grams in Latvia. The print run of the stamp is 50,000 copies. The release of the stamp is accompanied by the issue of a special cover with a print run of 800 copies. The philatelic releases have been designed by the well-known Latvian artist and illustrator of children’s books Anita Paegle.
On the new postage stamp, the artist has depicted a scene from the fairy tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and portrayed the characters of the fairy tale: Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Hare.
The fairy tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland written by L. Carroll (1832–1898) is about a girl named Alice who sees a talking white rabbit, follows it down the hole in a heartbeat and ends up in Wonderland. In this fantasy world, she meets various extraordinary creatures and experiences a lot of unusual things: there are funny characters, fun situations and exciting dialogues in the fairy tale. It is a great read not only for children but also for adults.
The new stamp and the cover Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland can be viewed here.
Latvijas Pasts launched the series of postage stamps Fairy Tales of the World in 2021. It was created to promote the reading of Latvian and world fairy tale books, as well as to enhance the significance of these literary works in the daily lives of children and adults. The first release in the series featured the picture book Rožu spoks (The Ghost of Roses) dedicated to Rundāle Palace. It can be viewed here.
The next philatelic release is scheduled for the 6th 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 around 3,000 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, 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 Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.
Additional information:
Vineta Kļaviņa | Senior Public Relations Project Manager
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv, vineta.klavina@pasts.lv
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