ÅLAND STAMPSPOST No. 2 2021Join us for a tall ships festival p. 4 Offer for book lovers p. 8
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We hope to contribute with some joy through this maga zine, that holds fresh informa tion about coming stamps. The captivating offshore sailing ship race awaits you this sum mer. Prepare yourself also for the sweetest zodiac issue this autumn, featuring cats enjoy ing the Åland summer season.
We wish to spread joy!
We wish you much pleasure with your Åland stamps.
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This year’s stamp book holds all Åland stamps issued in the recent two years. You won’t be disappointed. Artfully designed, the book offers you insightful articles and many enjoyable photos, making the book interesting for both reading and flipping through. The inviting book cover featuring artist Carolina Sundelin sets the tone of the contents of hearty and bright stories. A fascinating gallery of personalities in areas such as art, dancing, politics, industry, and science awaits you.
Book recommendation for curious collectors
Stamp book 2020–2021
In addition to English, the articles and
On 20 October, “Åland stories through stamps 2020–2021” is released with an exquisite bonus product. Enter the world of Åland stamps!
Pre order your copy today. Be sure to check out the book offer on page 8, too.
stamp facts in the book are in Swedish, German, and Finnish, and all stamps have been carefully mounted by hand. For the first time, you also receive a bonus product that is only available as part of the book: a custom made graphic sheet of the FDC illustration for the sailing ships Mozart and Viking, numbered and signed by the artist Allan Palmer.
The sailing ship event The Tall Ships Races returns to Åland this summer. Many will still remember the 1988 festival when Mariehamn last hosted the race that celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. Who could have known in 2018, when the town applied to host the race, that the world would be in the middle of a pandemic as the event approaches. At the time of writing, however, the organizers are hoping that the event can go ahead as planned and in accordance with current restrictions.
On 23 July, Åland Post takes part in this year’s sailing ship event The Tall Ships Races in Mariehamn. The two stamp issues pay homage to sailing ship traditions and invite you into the fellowship of the festival. Juha Pykäläinen created the classic postage stamp art.
Juha took the adventure, fellowship and friendship as starting point for the stamp:
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“On the stamp, I wished to create a sense of fellowship. Even if most of the participants wear their usual clothes during the Race, I decided, for the sake of clarity,
From last time, stamp artist Juha Pykäläinen also had many fine memories to take inspiration from for this year’s stamp issues.“Iremember sitting in a tiny boat at sea, painting as much as I possible could during the race. When asked to illustrate The Tall Ships Races, I was delighted, as I recog
The Tall Ships Racescalls in Åland
nized the feeling of joy and delight and, from that moment, I knew that I wished to convey those emotions in the new stamps.”
The Tall Ships Races is a race for wind jammers and large sailboats. It is arranged in the Baltic Sea about every four years. Organisers of the Races are Sail Training International with a mission to, above all, encourage young people to learn to sail and, at the same time, embrace international friendships. Consequently, at least 50% of the crews must be young people aged 15 to 25.
Sheet size: 2 × 16 stamps
Printer: Cartor Security Printing
Artist: Juha Pykäläinen
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Stamp sizes: 26 × 40 mm
Paper: 110 g/m²
Process: 4-colour offset + silver foilage (miniature sheet)
Miniature sheet size: 80 × 120 mm
Juha Pykäläinen is an Åland artist with his own gallery in Mariehamn. Although painting lies particularly close to his heart, he also works with sculptures in wood, concrete and bronze, among other materials.
Design: Sofia Valtersson/Strax
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The Tall Ships Races 2021
The special cancel, a rope in the form of a heart, can be used on the day of issue on any currently valid Åland stamp that you wish to use on your letters or cards posted from the Tall Ships Races.
Date of issue: 23 July 2021
Editions: 80 000 & 30 000
Denominations: Världen & €5.00
Perforation: 13 per 2 cm
The first day cancel shows a reef knot and sym bolizes fellowship. It has been produced for the exclusive cancellation of mail items with the new stamp and miniature sheet.
Photographer: Paavo Pykäläinen
Maximum card no. 133 Price: €3.00 Code: 445-202120
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The sailing ships arrive at Mariehamn from Tallinn on 22 July and depart for their third and last race leg to Szczecin on 25 July. For two days in between, the Western Harbour and large parts of the Esplanade, the lime tree avenue in Mariehamn, will be turned into a festival area with maritime activities, musical performances, and sale of merchandise. Sightseers may admire all the sailing ships in the harbour, from large square-rigged ships to single-masted sail boats. More than 60 sailing ships and boats in four different size classes from several countries have already signed up.
A port area teeming with visiting sailing ships was also the natural choice of motif for the miniature sheet, which includes museum ship Pommern, reminiscent of Åland sailing ship traditions. Juha explains:
featuring the magnificent sailing ships steer ing ahead under full sail.
to illustrate people in uniforms; however, the girl on the stamp is one of my daughters, wearing my own “boat cap” which I bought at a local shop.”
Sources: www.tallshipsmariehamn.ax, sailtraininginter national.org, www.alanta.ax
Postcard, The Tall Ships Races Price: €1.30 Code: 352-202122
“All ships featured are modeled after photos. I’ve concentrated more on the feeling of each vessel than on details. Over the years, I’ve used various techniques to illustrate my stamp designs. In this case, I decided on a traditional oil painting. In my experience, it’s a good technique to create that genuine and vivid impression.”
For you, who enjoy sailing ships, we also offer a maximum card and a postcard
The maximum card shows the sailing ships reaching their goal in Mariehamn. The pilot station Kobba klintar appears in the background, while the rocks in the fore ground are part of the islet of Hertronklubb. A memorial stands on the islet reminiscent of twelve men who drowned in the sinking of iron barque Plus, which was heading home to Mariehamn for Christmas on 14 December 1933. The 70-meter-long ship still lies at a depth of 20–30 meters next to the islet and is, today, an excursion destina tion for scuba divers.
The postcard shows sailing ship Albanus having just passed lighthouse Marhällan on its way to Mariehamn. Albanus was launched on 24 July 1988 during the Tall Ships festivities attracting a crowd that had never been seen in Åland before. She was built on the model of a galleass of the same name from Äppelö, Åland. The launch of a new reconstruction of an older Åland vessel is scheduled for this year’s event; the clinker-built yacht Alanta is being built in the traditional Åland way, entirely in pine, on a model from the early 1800s.
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On the first day cover, you see the restaurant ÅSS Pavillion erected in national romantic style in the late 1800s with museum ship Pommern in the background. The building is owned by the yacht club Åländska segelsällskapet (ÅSS), and it is a popular summer restaurant. Measuring 200 x 140 mm, the cover has the same size as that of the zodiac issues.
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On 20 October, we start gearing up for Christmas. This year’s Christmas stamps will help you to get in the mood. Stamp debuting illustrator Rebecca Elfast has designed the charming stamps.
How do you get into the Christmas mood? Artist Rebecca Elfast pondered on this question as she set out to design this year’s Christmas stamps. She chose some of the things that she herself appreciates about Christmas:
With the 2020 Christmas stamps, Rebecca makes her debut as a stamp artist.
“The Christmas stamps are about things that contribute to a cosy Christmas spirit; carols, togetherness, a decorated tree with nice presents underneath, and tangled strings of lights.”
Christmas is gift-giving and caroling
“I always start with handmade sketches but complete the motifs digitally. This way I have greater flexibility and can test various alternatives and compare them. I wanted the stamps and seals to be playful, in strong and merry colours that may not be entirely the traditional Christmas colours.”
“Designing stamps has always been a dream assignment to me. I’ve not collected stamps, but I always keep track of the Swedish collections and am particularly de lighted when I get pretty stamps on my mail.”
Designing stamps does not otherwise differ from other assignments. Rebecca describes her design process:
Rebecca’s Christmas seals illustrating winter games will be issued on the same day as the Christmas stamps. Read more on the following page.
“I enjoy all the preparations for Christ mas, the music, the ornaments and the food. With a three-year-old at home, Christmas crafts have become a key activity. Of course, I want her early memories of Christmas to be just as lovely and magical as mine! Otherwise, family is most import ant, getting together, socializing and sharing a good time.”
FDC Christmas 2021 Price: €4.30 Code: 416-000420
ÅLAND POST FRIMÄRKEN • 13 A L AND V Ä R L D EN A L AND J U L P O S T MARI EHAMN 20.10.2021 FÖRSTA DAGEN MARI EHAMN 20.10.2021 FÖRSTA DAGEN 420 & 421 Christmas 2021 Date of issue: 20 October 2021 Artist: Rebecca Elfast Design: Sofia Valtersson/Strax Editions: 130 000 & 80 000 Denominations: Julpost & Världen Stamps sizes: 36 × 25.5 mm Sheet sizes: 2 × 20 stamps Paper: 110 g/m² Perforation: 13 per 2 cm Process: 5-colour offset Printing house: Cartor Security Printing Rebecca Elfast is an illustrator and surface pattern designer from Gothenburg, Sweden. You will often see her illustrations in magazines and books, and on wallpaper and @rebelformillustrationtextiles. Thin and thick, small and hard parcels; the first day cancel illustrates Christmas presents for young and old. The gutters of the stamp sheets literally explode of Christmassy details.
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The members of the ÅGBR cooperate with researchers in Finland, Sweden and other EU countries and work entirely for free in their spare time. Their research concen trates on tick-borne infectious diseases such as Lyme borreliosis and TBE (tick-borne encephalitis), also known as “Kumlinge disease”, named after the location, where it was first detected. Their research has con tributed to the development of diagnostics and treatment methods that have gained international recognition. The ÅGBR plans to use the Christmas seal grant for studies of the immune system reactions following a tick-bite.
Play and seriousness combined
When you buy the 2021 Christmas seals, you also support Lyme research. The 2021 grantee is the Åland Group for Borrelia Research (ÅGBR), a network of medical researchers who study tick-borne infectious diseases in Åland.
As previously mentioned, Rebecca Elfast has illustrated this year’s Christmas seals and stamps. The Christmas seals are full of verve, showing all the fun you can have in the snow; go sledding, make snow-angles, build a snowman or, why not, taste the snowflakes. The Christmas seals perfectly match the Christmas stamps, and you can use the self-adhesive seals as decoration on your presents or as letter closers.
Åland equals that of Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the disease was once detected. In Åland, 200–250 persons are infected with Lyme borreliosis each year. Still, less than 10 percent of ticks carry the borrelia bacterium and an infection is not always developed.
With this year’s Christmas seals, Åland Post wishes to elicit your childlike heart as well as contribute to a charitable cause. The grantee of this year’s Christmas seal grant is the Åland Group for Borrelia Research. The issue date is 20 October.
The number of cases of tick-borne diseases is increasing in the world, seeing that ticks spread to new regions. The incidence in
Edition: 3000 sheets of 20 self-adhesive seals
Date of issue: 20 October 2021
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Sheet size: 210 × 145 mm
Price: €5.00 Code: 375-202137
Christmas seals 2021
Since the issue of the first Åland Christmas seals in 1993, Åland Post has supported Åland organizations and development pro jects with over €200 000. For the alloca tion of the 2020 Christmas seal grant, we tried a different approach. The public was given the opportunity to nominate an Åland organization worth a financial contribution for its activities. Among the nominees, the Stamp Committee of Åland Post chose Åland Fountainhouse r.f. – Clubhouse Pelaren as receiver of the €1500 grant in support of their important work for people with mental illness. Established in Åland in 2010, Pelaren is a clubhouse for per sons who have or have had mental illness. Pelaren is part of the worldwide organization Clubhouse International.
Process: 4-colour offset
Printing house: Grano
Artist: Rebecca Elfast
Design: Johanna Finne
Christmas seals 2021
Seal size: 30.6 × 25.8 mm
Sources: www.bimelix.ax, www.klubbhusetpelaren.ax
FDC tiger cat Price: €4.00 Code: 416-000422
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in the 1800s. Margit Holmberg, who in herited the two-storey house with the porch in 1975, shares the history of the house:
Artist Martin Mörck is closely linked with the Åland zodiac series. The design process is both demanding and stimulating, Martin says, describing the challenge of creating this year’s miniature sheet:
Cozy day on the porch with beloved “house-tigers”
“I wanted a composition that was both indoors and outdoors and chose a sun room with playing cats. The tranquil Åland scenery appears in the windows and the summer light shines in through the halfopen door. I drew the porch and the cats separately because I wanted to be sure to retain the cats’ soft fur. In the sheet, a cat peeks in, hoping to join the playing lords of the house, the “tigers”. On the wall hangs a Chinese poem about tigers, that roughly translates into “terrifying and proud, power and strength”.
“The house at Västergård’s dates back to 1786, and the porch was added in the late 1800s. My grandfather Torvald Sundblom bought the house in 1921 and let it to his sister, who ran a boarding house until the Second World War.”
The porch is a favourite spot, Margit confirms:“Inthe late 1980s, I ran a summer café here, and the porch was frequently used for birthdays, crayfish parties and wed dings. Nowadays, we use it as dining room throughout the summer. At the far end hangs a hammock for rest and the children have a play area, so that everyone finds room. House cats have lived here, too, but none since the children moved out.”
The original porch is located in the Västernäs district of southern Mariehamn. The rich filigree of the windows is character istic of Åland porches that became popular
Domestic cats illustrate Åland Post’s interpret ation of the Year of the Tiger in Chinese astrology. This year’s miniature sheet is a must for all cat lovers. The day of issue is 20 October.
ÅLAND POST FRIMÄRKEN • 17 TIGERRANDIG KATT – TIGER CAT NR NO : KONSTNÄR422-2021 ARTIST : MARTIN DATEUTGIVNINGSDAGMÖRCKOFISSUE : 202120.10.202110 20 3,00ÅLAND € TIGERRANDIG NR KONSTNÄR422-2021NO ARTIST : MARTIN MÖRCK DATEUTGIVNINGSDAG/OFISSUE/ : 20.10.2021 / 2021 10 20 3,00ÅLAND € TIGERRA N DIG KATT • M ARIEHAM N 20. 10 .20 2 1 • Martin Mörck is a well-known engraver and illustrator of stamps and bank notes. He has created some fifteen stamps for Åland Post and the miniature sheet this year is his fifth design in the ongoing zodiac series. @morckmartin Photographer: Truls Mörck 422 Tiger cat Date of issue: 20 October 2021 Artist: Martin Mörck Design: Sofia Valtersson/Strax Edition: 25 000 Denomination: €3.00 Stamp size: 60 × 50.1 mm Miniature sheet size: 170 × 95 mm Paper: 110 g/m² Perforation: 13 per 2 cm Process: 4-colour offset Printing house: Cartor Security Printing On the miniature sheet, we see the cats playing with a herring hanging from the ceiling and a ball of yarn, that the cats have rolled away to the first day cover. The first day cancel depicts a kitten, which has found and plays with the ball of yarn on the maximum card. Ruizhen Liu is responsible for all calligraphy.
Sailing ships most beautiful 2020 stamps
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Thematic pack: Allan Palmer Price: €38 Code: 328-202035
“I greatly enjoyed designing this delightful series. I’m very pleased that it was so well received”, says a delighted Allan Palmer.
Allan Palmer, one of the most prolific Åland stamp artists, designed his first stamps al ready in 1988. In addition to motifs related to shipping, he has created stamps featuring lighthouses, flowers, and folk costumes. You still have the chance to obtain the pack holding all Allan’s stamp art, a total of 31 stamps, including the entire sailing ship series. Order your pack on page 11.
Allan Palmer is the artist behind the six-year series Sailing ships that has won the vote for the most beautiful Åland stamp not only once but no less than three times. Already in 2015, the first two stamps in the series, sailing ships Leo and Lemland, gained the collectors’ favour. The following title was taken by ships Albania and Atlas in 2018, while sailing ships Viking and Mozart com pleted the winning streak in 2020. A win well worth celebrating, so, business area manager Eivor Granberg surprized the artist with a diploma and a flower bouquet.
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For the third time, the sailing ship stamp series won the battle for first place in the annual online vote for most beautiful Åland stamps.
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Find information about current Åland postage tariffs and the value of NVI-stamps (no-value-indicator) and price list for our various philatelic services at https://www.alandstamps.com/en/about-aland-post/letter-postage and Correctionhttps://www.alandstamps.com/en/price-list-cancellations-and-other-services.totheillustrationonp.8ofmagazine1-2021:Pleasenotethat the Saltvik datemark is no longer in use.
The times of delivery are also listed at www.alandstamps.com.
The Tall Ships Races (stamp, miniature sheet), Christmas 2021 (2), Tiger cat (miniature sheet), Christmas seals, 2 maximum cards, 1 postcard November 29 October Year set, year pages, Red Cross cards, annual packs: FDCs, special cancellations November 29 October Stamp book “Stories through Åland stamps 2020–2021”