Åland Post Stamps 1-2019

ÅLAND STAMPS 2019

Make a bargain - special price on plastic sleeves 3

Postal Boat Race based on your mail items 3

White-tailed eagle - provincial bird of Åland 4

Colourful houses from bygone days 6

Stamp news from Finland 8

Order coupon 9

The table is set for crayfish party 13

Åland - part of Lasse’s life since childhood 14

Postcrossing unites Åland and the world 16

NEW ITEM! Kiloware from Finland 18

Postal tariffs as of 1 January 2019 18

Terms and conditions 19 Calendar 20

ÅLAND POST Ltd STAMPS PO Box 1100 AX-22111 MARIEHAMN ÅLAND, Finland

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VISITING ADDRESS

Flygfältsvägen 10, Sviby, Jomala

EDITORS

Heidemarie Eriksson Gunilla Häggblom Outi Bergman

Gunilla Häggblom

TRANSLATION

Kristine Lybeck Sund

LAYOUT Outi Bergman

PRODUCTION April Kommunikation Grano

Prices and information in this publication are subject to change.

DON’T MISS THE HAPPENING OF THE YEAR!

The 2019 stamp program presents several interesting issues. This year, Åland Post plans to give special atten tion to the issues My Åland and Postcrossing. On 7 June, we invite you to meet Lasse Holm, a popular Swedish Eurovision veteran, at the signing of his My Åland stamp. Several bus loads of post crossers from different coun tries have already booked a trip to Åland to take part in the issue event. Welcome to join us for an unforgettable afternoon in Mariehamn on 7 June!

HEIDEMARIE ERIKSSON STAMPS MANAGER ÅLAND POST

Make a bargain - special price on plastic sleeves

Åland Post’s white universal album has sold out, and we now sell off fitting plastic sleeves at a special price. We offer 2 dif ferent types of plastic sleeves: for stamps and gutter pairs and for first day covers and postcards. Each set holds 10 sleeves meas uring 202 x 252 mm. Place your order on page 11. This offer is in force until 30 April 2019 or until stocks are exhausted.

PLASTIC SLEEVES, SET OF 10 SLEEVES

PRICE: €9.90 (ORD.PRICE €12.50)

CODES: 900-009002/04

Postal Boat Race based on your mail items

Order the Postal Boat Race card with both a special and an ”across-the-sea” com memorative cancellation and send mail across the Sea of Åland the old-fashioned way. In remembrance of the farmers’ obligation to carry the mail between Åland and Sweden, each of the cirka 50 postal boats with crews in clothes true to the period carries a mailbag. Winner is the team with most points in total for clothes, boat and speed. The race takes place on 15 June with finish in Eckerö. Last day of ordering and submission of mail is 7 June.

POSTAL BOAT RACE COMMEMORATIVE CARD

PRICE: €4.00 CODE: 850-008502

A white-tailed eagle in flight on its broad wings is a mighty sight that you can experience on this year’s Åland Europa stamp on the theme national birds. The date of issue is 9 May.

WHITE-TAILED EAGLEPROVINCIAL BIRD OF ÅLAND

WITH A WINGSPAN OF up to 2.5 meters, the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is an impressively large bird of prey.

An adult white-tailed eagle has midbrown body plumage with the head a buffy hue and a white tail. The bird often builds its nest in tall old pines and, using the nest for many years, it can attain an enormous size, weighing up to almost a ton.

Both adults take part in incubation of the 2-3 eggs laid in early April. The pair also cares jointly for the nestlings that are fully-fledged after 70-77 days. Favoured food is fish, but also waterfowl and small mammals will be devoured.

BREEDING IN ALL PARTS of Åland, the densest population of whitetailed eagles is found in Föglö. As an endangered species in Åland, neither the eagles nor their habitats may be harmed or

infringed upon without special permission of the provincial government. The whitetailed eagle was close to extinction in the 1970s due to environmental toxins but, today, the population has recovered well in Åland, conservation officer Hanna Kondelin informs. The latest stocktake in 2018 found 123 eyries and 95 fledglings. The fact that 5 white-tailed eagles with avian flu were spotted in 2017 should not influence the general population in the province, Hanna expects. A few lead poisoned birds are found every year but, in general, the whitetailed eagle is a fine symbol of successful nature conservation.

ARTIST Lars Sjööblom has made the design. You may recognize his style from the 2018 Nordic stamp featuring Atlantic salmon. The design is based on a photo by Anders Blomdahl.

GUTTER PAIR STRIP (4 GUTTER PAIRS)

PRICE: €11.20 CODE: 301-000390

Old residential buildings are in focus on the 2019 Sepac stamp series issued by the small posts of Europe. Åland Post highlights a type of carpenter’s houses, common in Åland around the turn of the century 1900. Artist Kjell Ekström designed the issue appearing on 9 May.

COLOURFUL HOUSES FROM BYGONE DAYS

IN ÅLAND, most houses are built from wood. The dominating technique was the X-joint log house. The development of the sawing and timber industry in the 1800s increased the availability of industrially produced planed timber. Houses with a loft with planed panelling, a material that was also used for the porch, became popular. The wooden panelling was painted in oil paint, while red ochre was used for the carpentered and unplaned house body. Believed to have been introduced in Åland by Ostrobothnian craftsmen, this style stayed in fashion until World War I. Only some ten houses of this type are preserved in the Åland countryside today.

ONE OF THEM is the manor house of the Jonesas farm in Önningeby, Jomala. The last resident of the house died in 1980 and,

today, the house is owned by Önningeby folklore society. A museum for the Önninge by artists’ colony lodges in the stone barn of the farm. One of its driving forces is stamp artist Kjell Ekström who informs us that the body of the manor house probably dates back to the mid-1800s. The loft was added during the first decade of the 1900s. The floor plan suggests a well-situated home; the reception room and an oblong hallway are flanked by two bed chambers on the left and the kitchen, on the right. The drawing-room and kitchen were most com monly placed on either side of the hallway. Kjell also reveals plans of the folklore society to open the farmhouse for guided tours in 2019. The drawing-room has recently been renovated, revealing the wooden ceiling and restoring the window frames.

GUTTER PAIR STRIP (4 GUTTER PAIRS)

PRICE: €13.60 CODE: 301-000391

Stamp news from Finland

One of the first 2019 stamp issues from Posti Finland featured the baby box, a Finnish innovation. Order the miniature

sheet and other new issues on page 12. Please note that all Finnish stamps are self-adhesive.

Postponed issue of 2019 euro coin set Scheduled to be released in March, the issue of the annual set of euro coins from Åland Post will be delayed until the autumn 2019, at the earliest, due to production difficulties in Finland.

CODE STAMPS

PRICE

ISSUED e

301-000373 Sailing ships, Albania (Lokalpost) 2018 1.40

301-000374 Sailing ships, Atlas 2018 3.00

301-000375 Nordic - Fishes, Atlantic salmon (Inrikes) 2018 1.60

301-000376/ 352-201802

Sepac – Spectacular views (Världen) / Postcard 2018 1.80

301-000377/ 352-201803 Europa – Bridges (Europa) / Postcard 2018 1.70

301-000378/ 352-201804 Beekeeping (Inrikes) / Postcard 2018 1.60

301-000379 Motorcycles, booklet (8 x Världen) 2018 14.40

301-000380 Fireworks 2018 4.00

301-000381 Fireworks (Europa) 2018 1.70

301-000382/ 352-201816 Christmas (Julpost) / Postcard 2018 0.90

301-000383 Christmas (Världen) 2018 1.80

301-000384 Pigs, miniature sheet (2 x €2.00) 2018 4.00

311-201901/ 352-201904

Franking labels, set of 4 woodpeckers / Postcard (1) 2019 6.40

301-000385 Sailing ships, Vineta 2019 1.40 301-000386 Sailing ships, Parma 2019 1.60

301-000387 Nordic skating 2019 1.20 301-000388 Uno Ekblom’s world record 2019 1.60

301-000389/ 352-201906 Aurora borealis/ Postcard 2019 1.70

301-000390 Europa – National birds (Lokalpost) 9.5. 2019 1.40

301-000391 Sepac – Old residential buildings (Europa) 9.5. 2019 1.70 Cancelled

POSTCARD AMOUNT

CODE STAMPS

PRICE

ISSUED e

301-000392 Postcrossing (Världen) 7.6. 2019 1.80

301-000393/ 352-201921

My Åland, Lasse Holm / Postcard 7.6. 2019 6.00

POSTCARD AMOUNT

CODE FDC

ISSUED e NUMBER AMOUNT

416-000390 FDC Europa, National birds 9.5. 2019 2.20

416-000391 FDC Sepac, Old residential buildings 9.5. 2019 2.50 416-000392 FDC Postcrossing 7.6. 2019 2.60 416-000393 FDC My Åland, Lasse Holm 7.6. 2019 6.80

CODE PHILATELIC PRODUCTS

ISSUED e NUMBER AMOUNT

327-A00359/ 327-201819 Year Set q 2017 q 2018 2017 2018 42.00 40.10 315-201828/ 315-201916

Postal stationery, sets of 4 cards: q Midsummer celebrations q Crayfish party 2018 9.5.2019 9.20 11.20 445201832/33/ -201809

Maximum cards q nos. 111-112, Sailing ships q nos. 113-116, Motorcycles 2018 4.60 9.20 445-201817/ 18 Maximum cards nos, 117-118, Pigs 2018 4.60 445-201902 /-201903

Maximum card q no. 119, Sailing ship Vineta Maximum card q no. 120, Sailing ship Parma 1.2. 2019 2.80/card 445-201912/ 445-201913

Maximum card q no, 121, White-tailed eagle q no. 122, Postcrossing 9.5.2019 7.6.2019 2.80/card 429-201820/ 447-201821

q FDC Year Set q Special cancellations 2018 51.00 15.50 446-201822/ 046-201823

q Exhibition cards, music instruments, 14 cards q Exhibition stamps, 14 mini-sheets 2018 32.20 168.00 047-201824 Exhibition stamps, bag of 14 individual stamps 2018 21.00

375-201815 Christmas seals, sheet of 20 self-adhesives 2018 5.00

902-A00368/ 044-201834

900-009002 /04

850-008502

q Sepac folder/8, Local crafts q Sepac folder/9, Spectacular views

2017 2018 15.00 17.00

Plastic sleeves, sets of 10: q for FDCs q for stamps 9.90

Postal Boat Race, commemorative card 15.6. 2019 4.00

Last day of sale 31 May 2019. Last day of sale 7 June 2019.

TOTAL

PRICE

CODE STAMPS ISSUED e AMOUNT

610-111727 Nordic - Fishes, 2 motifs 6.6.2018 3.00

610-111728 National costumes, miniature sheet of 6 stamps 6.6.2018 9.00 610-111824 Art award 2018, Graffiti art, 2 motifs 12.9.2018 3.00

610-111830 Climate change, miniature sheet of 3 stamps 12.9.2018 4.50 610-111826 Urban parks II, 3 motifs 12.9.2018 4.50

610-111828 Finnish nature symbols, 5 motifs 12.9.2018 7.50 610-111847 Christmas time 7.11.2018 1.05 610-111848 Cozy candles 7.11.2018 1.50 610-111849 Winter fun 7.11.2018 1.60 610-111850 Snowy berries 7.11.2018 1.50 610-112148 Shared joy, booklet of 6 stamps 23.1.2019 9.00 610-112149 Freezing winter day, 2 motifs 23.1.2019 3.00 610-112151 Baby box, miniature sheet of 6 stamps 23.1.2019 9.00

Easter games, 2 motifs 13.3.2019 3.00

Japanese influences, 2 motifs 13.3.2019 3.20

Helsinki Central Station 100th anniversary, miniature sheet of 6 stamps 13.3.2019 9.00

Floral artistry, 3 motifs 13.3.2019 4.50

CODE PRODUCTS e NUMBER AMOUNT

627-111869 Year pack 2018 99.00 616-111871 FDC year pack 2018 92.50 613-201852 Kiloware from Finland, 20 gr. 12.00 Mint Cancelled

The table is set for crayfish party

This year, the Åland crayfish season starts early; 9 May sees four colourful postal stationery cards by visual artist Carolina Sundelin.

Celebrated since the 1800s, crayfish parties are arranged in the late summer, a tradition as well established as the Christmas and Midsummer celebrations. Paper lanterns light up the darkness as cooked crayfish are served, often with a buffet-style serving of pies, cheeses and bread. Acquavit and

drinking songs are other popular accesso ries. Probably implanted by Swedish kings in the 1500s, river crayfish can be caught in most Åland lakes, swamps and ponds.

2019 POSTAL STATIONERY, SET OF 4 CARDS

EDITION: 4 X 4000

PRICE: €11.20 CODE: 315-201916

Åland Post is proud to present a new issue in the celebrity series My Åland on 7 June. Swedish music and Eurovision song veteran Lasse Holm has had close ties with Åland since childhood and now pictures part of his history with Åland.

ÅLAND - PART OF LASSE’S LIFE SINCE CHILDHOOD

LASSE HOLM has been in the music industry since the 1960s and his many popular hit songs are well known to most people. He has won the Swedish Eurovision song contest 5 times. Participating in the My Åland stamp series, Lasse comments:

“It’s a great honour to be documented on a stamp, not the least since I keep Åland in my heart, having spent long periods of my life on this beautiful island, privately as well as professionally.”

LASSE FIRST VISITED Åland in the 1950s, when he and his parents spent their holidays in guest house Gripen just outside Mariehamn. Since then, Lasse has stayed in close contact with Åland, largely because his sister married an Ålander. Consequently, he has been able to follow the development of the province up close.

ÅLAND IS LARGELY linked with re laxation, and Lasse’s stamp focuses on the sails to Åland and the family get-togethers during his children’s summer holidays. The tiny island of Gripen, the location of the for mer guest house on the stamp, is still today summer residence of Lasse’s sister Gunvor Wiljanen’s family. Built in the late 1930s, the grand red house has 22 rooms and a dining room for 70 guests. Bengt Wiljanen and two of his siblings purchased the guest house in 1959 and ran it until 1972.

Soon to be 75, Lasse is currently involved in the planning of the 17th season of the Diggiloo show, the largest Swedish summer tour that has visited Åland on a number of occasions. Lasse reveals that he is currently also working on a musical project expected to premiere in 2020, an event worth looking out for!

GUTTER PAIR STRIP (4 GUTTER PAIRS) PRICE: €48.00 CODE: 301-000393

Also appearing on 7 June is a much longed-for stamp from Åland Post focusing on Postcrossing, the international postcard movement that has adopted Åland.

POSTCROSSING UNITES ÅLAND AND THE WORLD

A CHEERFUL postcard in the letter box from somewhere in the world can brighten an otherwise grey day for anyone. The post crossing movement has undeniably boosted the writing of postcards since the start in Portugal in 2005. With some 21 000 postcrossers, Finland is one of the countries with the most active postcrossers, albeit the number of postcrossers in Åland remains modest. The world’s first association for the hobby was established in Tampere in 2015. Since then, the Finnish Postcrossing Friends Association has arranged a number of popu lar postcrossing meet-ups in Åland, and the next meet-up on 7 June will be the largest event so far. Stamp artist Cecilia Mattsson will also be present to sign the issue.

CECILIA MATTSSON, Brand manager of Åland Post, is an experienced stamp designer, who designed the award-winning 2015 joint issue with Switzerland featuring

folk dress brooches. Cecilia enjoyed creating a design for such a positive theme: “Sketching for the stamp, I assumed that what people love about postcrossing is the exchange between people in the entire world and the joy of finding new friends. The heart-shaped perforation, the colour scale and the world map are meant to con vey these sensations. I also looked at other postcrossing stamps to ensure that this stamp would be unique and not resemble any of the previously issued stamps.”

A NEW TYPE OF stamp sheet now makes its debut. The gutter pairs have only one decorated space instead of two as in other Åland full sheets. For more information about postcrossing, please visit www.postcrossing.com.

GUTTER PAIR STRIP (7 GUTTER PAIRS)

PRICE: €25.20 CODE: 301-000392

NEW ITEM! Kiloware from Finland

Our range of kiloware has increased and now includes also kiloware of stamps from Finland. The dainty 20-gram bags of cancelled Finnish stamps, primarily from the 2000s, have been carefully put together. The number of bags is very limited, so, don’t hesitate to place your order.

KILOWARE FINLAND PRICE: €12.00 CODE: 613-201852

TERMS CONDITIONS

PAYMENT

Orders are delivered together with an invoice. You can receive ordered products, even if your account shows a debit balance; however, we reserve the right to demand pre-payment. If the balance does not cover your order, you will receive an invoice for the outstanding amount. Make payments to your account at any time and keep a balance to pay for future deliveries. Stating your Åland account number, please direct your payment to one of the bank accounts mentioned. Recent payments may not be reflected on your latest invoice.

All prices listed are exclusive of VAT. Our terms of payment are 2 weeks upon delivery. Reminders are posted regularly. A € 5.00 delay charge is imposed on each reminder.

BANK ACCOUNTS

Finland IBAN: FI08 5578 0420 0572 27

BIC/SWIFT: OKOYFIHH

Germany IBAN: DE89 2001 0020 0698 2922 07

BIC/SWIFT: PBNKDEFF

Our international account in Finland may be used for direct transfers in euro from any country. Perform your payment as a SEPA transfer from most European accounts.

The name and address of the bank is OP Corporate Bank PLC P. O. Box 308 00101 HELSINKI, FINLAND

CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS

We accept VISA, MasterCard and Maestro. Perform pay ment online at www.alandstamps.com or authorize the Post to charge your card. State card type, number, date of expiry and 3-digit Card Verification Code. We do not file your card details.

NOTE:

Cash payments must be made in euro. Foreign currencies and payment by cheque are not accepted.

HANDLING FEES

EXCHANGE AND RETURN

You have the right to exchange or return products within 8 days upon receipt. Please state your reason for returning the products.

CLUB ÅLAND

Club Åland is organized in three levels. Earn benefits through your purchases.

BRONZE LEVEL: Purchases in 2018 up to € 55*. SILVER LEVEL: Purchases in 2018 for € 55 - €120*. GOLD LEVEL: Purchases in 2018 for more than € 120*. *Excl. of handling fees

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

All personal data stated by you when plac ing an order for products or services is registered and saved electronically. More information on Åland Post’s processing and use of personal data and how you exercise your rights is included in Åland Post Privacy Policy and General Terms of Delivery at https://www.alandpost.ax/en/ about-aland-post/terms-and-conditionspolicys.

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SUBSCRIPTION €1.00 €1.50

CASUAL ORDERS ABOVE €20 €2.00 €2.00 €2.00 €2.00

CASUAL ORDERS BELOW €20 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00

Handling fees as of 1 January 2019. Your order may be subject to taxes. We do not charge postage.

DELIVERIES AND DEADLINES

(NOTE! PRELIMINARY TIMES OF DELIVERY)

DEADLINE SUBS. CHANGES DELIVERY CONTENTS

January February Collector’s sheets, sailing ships 2019

February March Woodpeckers (4 franking labels), 2 Sailing ships, Nordic skating, Uno Ekblom, Aurora borealis, 2 maximum cards, 2 postcards

May June Europa - National birds, Sepac - Old residential buildings, Postcrossing, My Åland, 2 maximum cards, 4 postal stationery cards, 1 postcard

August September Sepac folder no. 10

September October Harvest festival (booklet), 2 Christmas, Mice (miniature sheet), Christmas seals, 2 maximum cards

October November Year book 2018-2019

October November Year set, annual packs, year pages, Red Cross cards

Nostalgia car no. 4 and the 2019 euro coin set are scheduled to appear in the autumn of 2019. More information will follow in future editions of Ålandsposten.

2019 EXHIBITIONS SPRING/SUMMER

At www.alandstamps.com, you will find an updated overview of all the stamp exhibitions in which Åland Post takes part during the year. We reserve the right to changes.

TURUN KEVÄT

CHINA 2019 WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION Turku, Finland 27–28 April Wuhan, China 11–17 June

INT. BRIEFMARKENMESSE

NORDIA 2019 Essen, Germany 9–11 May Sarpsborg, Norway 23–25 August

At all exhibitions, we sell an exhibition card, stamp and cancellation. The 2019 theme is means of transportation illustrated by artist Jonas Wilén.

2019 SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS

The following 2019 events have been issued with special cancellations:

Check the most recent list of cancellations at www.alandstamps.com where illustrations of the special cancel lations are added subsequently. To obtain special cancellations on your own pre-franked and self-addressed covers, please send them to us in good time before the actual date. The special cancellation is free of charges and we will cancel any currently valid Åland stamp you may have. Åland Post Stamps offers you an extensive cancellation service by hand.