Philately news

04.02.2022

Impact of COVID-19 on Latvijas Pasts: The provision of services and deliveries in major cities are particularly affected at the moment

As the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of Latvijas Pasts continues and employees of various occupations, especially postmen and post office operators involved in item deliveries and provision of postal services, take sickne...

We urge our customers to be cautious: a new type of fraudulent activities is currently observed

We urge our customers to be cautious: a new type of fraudulent activities is currently observed, when customers receive fraudulent notifications, informing them about alleged costs for receiving a postal item and asking them to make a cash transfer. ...

26.01.2022

The negative effects of COVID-19 have resulted in staff shortages and delays in the operations of 85 post offices

As the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of Latvijas Pasts intensifies, more than 130 employees involved in the provision of postal services and delivery of items are currently on sickness absence, and a total of 85 post offi...

18.01.2022

Latvijas Pasts releases a stamp featuring the gaff schooner Eufrosine, a historical three-mast sailing ship built in Plieņciems

On the 21st of January 2022 Latvijas Pasts is releasing a new stamp in the series Historical Ships of the 19th Century, featuring the gaff schooner Eufrosine (Eifrozīne), a three-mast sailing ship built in Plieņciems in 1902. The new stamp will first...