The clash of two very different Santa and Christmas cultures is very tangible on 1991 Christmas postage stamps.
Published on December 19th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
One of the most beloved Finnish illustrators was Marja-Liisa Pitkäranta, who designed the 1990 Christmas postage stamps. The theme of the stamps was the Santa Claus’ Main Post Office in Rovaniemi.
Published on December 18th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
The 1989 Christmas stamp makes a very clear note on how the Finnish society and christmas traditions have evolved in the past decades. The meaning of countryside and it’s traditions has decreased a lot as more and more people have moved to larger cities.
Published on December 17th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
The 1988 Christmas postage stamps introduced few more Christmas decorations. These stamps also mark an end of an era – from here on single-design Christmas stamps were no longer issued by Finnish Post.
Published on December 16th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
The 1987 Christmas postage stamps are IMHO one of the most boring Finnish stamps in design. The stamps introduce Santa’s family.
Published on December 15th 2009 | Read more.... | 2 Comments »
In 1986 the Finnish Post issued their first, and so far also the last, se-tenant Christmas postage stamp issue. At the same time Christmas postage stamps returned back to use of two separate face values: discounted rate for early domestic mail and regular rate stamps for normal and international delivery.
Published on December 14th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
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