#Aland stamps
Letter from a Sailor's Wife
This year's theme for the Europa stamps is letter writing. The connection to the sea, and more specifically to a sailor's wife, was evident for the Aland Post. The sailor's wife has a strong role in Aland and is something of a national character. Letter writing used to be the only means for the Aland sailors to communicate with their relatives back home in Aland when they were on their long stays
Winning Photo becomes Aland Summer Stamp
In connection with the Mare Balticum '05 exhibition, Aland Post issue the stamp "Aland summer" showing the lovely Aland sailing ship Linden of Aland. During the summer and autumn of 2004, the Aland Post and the local newspaper Nya Aland arranged a photo competition on the theme "Aland summer". Approx. 300 photos were entered in the competition. From the twelve final photos, Frej Edsvik's photo of
Excursions to a Bombed Bomarsund
On 12 August, a stamp illustrating excursions to Bomarsund will be issued. In 2004, 150 years had passed since the fall of the fortress of Bomarsund. At the same time as Bomarsund was being bombed, trips by steamboats were arranged from Sweden to Aland to witness the bombings at a safe distance. Excursions to view the ruins of the fortress became even more popular during the years after the destru
Newly Immigrated Species on Definitive Stamps
The greater cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) was first noticed in Aland approximately eight years ago. The increasing number of fish in Aland waters is the main reason why the cormorants now breed in Aland. The bird's plumage is not water-repellent and it can often be seen with its wings held out to air-dry. The whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is approximately the same size as the more commo
