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30.05.2022
On the 2nd of June 2022, Latvijas Pasts releases a new stamp and a cover dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia. The new stamp and the cover have been designed by the artist Aleksejs Naumovs. The new philatelic releases 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/. The first day cancellation of the stamp is scheduled to take place in the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia at 2 Kandavas Street, Riga, from 10 AM to 4 PM on the 2nd of June 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 100,000 copies. The release of the stamp is accompanied by the issue of a special cover with a print run of 800 copies.
The stamp and the cover have been designed by the artist A. Naumovs, professor and former rector at the Art Academy of Latvia.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia was founded in the spring of 1922 and is located at 2 Kandavas Street, Riga. The 15 hectares of the garden feature Latvian and world plants – a total of over 6,000 varieties, including rare species found in Latvia and around the globe. Live plant collections are not only used for scientific and educational purposes, but can be seen by anyone interested.
The new stamp and the cover Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia – 100 can be viewed here.
The next philatelic release is scheduled for the 17th of June.
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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