Finnish stamps 2006
150th anniversary of the Finnish stamp

Themes
The stamps portray the Finnish flag, a lilac twig, an Easter bunny, and the painting Fortuneteller by the internationally renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946). On the same day, six coil stamps will be released with the fine artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) as their theme.Finnish flag
To commemorate the anniversary, the Finnish flag is flying in a new 1st class non-denominated self-adhesive stamp. Marja-Leena Muukka has designed the stamp. Its picture is based on a photograph taken by Ad Rosila from the Luonnonkuva-arkisto photo archive.Lilac

Coil stamps with Akseli Gallen-Kallela motif
The 1st class non-denominated coil stamps depict Gallen-Kallela's paintings Self-portrait for the Ufilzi Gallery (1916) and Madonna (1891), and an exterior view of Tarvaspdd, the artist's atelier home. The 2nd class non-denominated coil stamps present the graphic art of GallenKallela. They show the posters Bil-Bol (1907), Eroittaja 2 (1906) and Concert Finnois (1900). The works belong to the collections of Gallen-Kallela Museum. The stamps are designed by Tapani Aartomaa.Easter bunny

Other new stamps
Fortune teller (1926), a painting by Helene Schjerfbeck, is the motif of the new 0.95 euro stamp. The stamp shows a portion of the painting that belongs to the collections of Ateneum, the Finnish National Gallery. The painting was adapted to the stamp by Antti Raudaskoski.More information Postage Stamps
Postage Stamps 2006Stamps Finland
Football in Finland
Helene Schjerfbeck
Finnish parliament
Apple Blossom
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