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International Year of Astronomy 2009

Posted by ShrikantModh | 5:01 PM | Astronomy 2009, Finland | 0 comments »

Name: International Year of Astronomy 2009
Date of Issue: 6 May 2009
Country: Finland
Denominations:o,80 € x 2

The year 2009 is being celebrated at the International Year of Astronomy. The theme year is endorsed by the UN and organised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and UNESCO. The international slogan is The Universe – Yours to Discover.
Astronomy is also the subject of two EUROPA stamps issued in May. The pair of stamps depict a fantasy landscape of lakes and different heavenly bodies. The left-hand stamp has the Moon in the centre, with the Milky Way on the right side of the stamp. The stamp on the right bears a comet on its left side, accompanied by a lunar eclipse. The large planet shown on the stamp is Saturn.

Sauna atmosphere

Posted by ShrikantModh | 4:59 PM | Finland | 0 comments »

Name: Sauna atmosphere
Date of Issue: 6 May 2009
Country: Finland
Denominations:1 lk x 5

Moomin cartoons

Posted by ShrikantModh | 4:54 PM | Finland | 0 comments »

Name: Moomin cartoons
Date of Issue: 6 May 2009
Country: Finland
Denominations:1st class x 6

Artist-author Tove Jansson (1914–2001) created the Moomintroll character back in the 1930s. The first Moomin book came out in 1945. A few years later, Tove Jansson began to draw a continuing cartoon series of the characters for the political journal Ny Tid. In 1953, a mass-market British daily newspaper, the Evening News, took up the Moomin cartoon series and the trolls’ world conquest began.
The Moomin books have been translated into more than 30 languages. They have appeared on stage in plays and operas, on television and radio, and on stamps: for the first time in 1992 and most recently in 2007.
The six-stamp booklet to be issued in May is the eighth stamp issue on the subject of Moomins. The designer of the booklet, Päivi Vainionpää, chose cartoon sketches for the stamps which feature the most familiar and best-loved characters: Moominmamma, Moominpappa, Moomintroll, Little My, the Snork Maiden and Snufkin

Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park - Finland

Posted by ShrikantModh | 10:23 PM | Finland | 0 comments »

Name: Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Date of Issue: 22 January, 2009
Denominations:0,80 EUR

Hospital Work - Finland

Posted by ShrikantModh | 9:39 PM | Finland | 0 comments »

Name: Hospital Work
Date of Issue: 22 January, 2009
Denominations: 0,80 EUR

The bubbles above the picture symbolise the evolution of hospital care over the years. A microscopic image of red blood cells in the red bubble reflects modern technology in hospitals. The hands shown in the green bubble express the relationship of care givers and recipients: treatment requiring respect for the whole person, caring and the desire to help.

Drops of Happiness - Finland

Posted by ShrikantModh | 9:36 PM | Finland | 0 comments »

Name: Drops of Happiness
Date of Issue: 22 January, 2009
Denominations:4,00 EUR

On one stamp, the designer represents the love between two people with two swans embracing. Eternal friendship is expressed by a teddy bear hugging a heart. Valentine’s Day is celebrated with a layer cake.
Magical enchantment is depicted by a stamp on which the god of love Cupid is shooting an arrow. Togetherness is shown on a stamp on which three friends are celebrating their friendship.
The stamps were designed especially for Valentine’s Day greetings.