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Latvia (historically Lattonia, Lettonia, or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia  is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia shares land borders with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south – and both Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. The capital of Latvia is Riga. Latvia has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia

 

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Issued: 25.10.1975P

Rigafil 1975


#446

Scott: #446P

Issued: 7.6.1997

Children's Activities

Inside #446: Stamp Collecting


#474

Scott: #474P

Issued: 29.10.1998

80th Anniversary, Latvian Stamps

#1 Inside #474: Latvia #1P

Inside #474 (On the background): stamps of Latvia

To be identify

#474a

Scott: #474aO

Lou wrote: If you look carefully at the enlarged Latvia stamp, you will note that it is perforated, so it is Latvia #2 of 1918, not #1. 

I have already Latvia #1 – so….:)

Latvia #2O


#498

Scott: #498O

(Mi #513)

Issued: 25.11.1999

125th Anniversary of UPU

Inside #498:

Inside #498: TBI

#366 Inside #498: Latvia #366P

#450 Inside #498: Latvia #450P

#483 Inside #498: Latvia #483O

#482 Inside #498: Latvia #482O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno


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Scott: #633-6P

(Michel #652-655)

Issued: 7.1.2006

50th Anniversary of the first Europa Stamps

1996 Inside #633: Latvia #414 (1996)O

1997 Inside #634: Latvia #442 (1997)O

1998 Inside #635: Latvia #463 (1998)O

1999a1999b Inside #636: Latvia #484-5 (1999)O

2006a5

Scott: #637a-dP


%23707#708

Scott: #707-8O

Issued: 22.4.2008

Europa – The letter

Inside #707: Stamps on Envelope:

 

 

latvia europa 08 us 3626 partial

latvia europa 08 us3629 partial

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%233626

#3628

US #3621O

US #3626O

US #3628O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno


Scott: #836P

Issued: 12.07.2013

150th Anniversary, First Stamp Issued In Latvia

 Inside #836: Russia-Wenden local #L1O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno


latvia       ss (2)

Scott: #918P

Issued: 11.09.2015

150th Birth Anniversaries of Rainis-and Aspazija

latvia  sos detail

sos switzerland 157  1911 Inside #918 (In margin): Switzerland #157P

 

latvia    fdc 9 11 15

Lou wrote: The names are pseudonyms for famous husband-wife poets, playwrights and political activists.  For the anti-Czarist nationalism in their writings they were exiled in Russia from 1987 to 1903; to avoid imprisonment again after their involvement in the uprising of 1905, they escaped to Switzerland where they lived until 1920.  The background of the s/s shows correspondence, postmarks and a postcard from this exile in Castagnola. They returned to a heroes welcome for their contributions to the spirit that created the newly independent republic of Latvia and resumed their political activities.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno and Prof. Plinio Richelmi


latvia        11 16 18 

Scott: #????P

Issued: 16.11.2018

Centenary of First Stamp

sos latvia 1  1918 Inside #????: Latvia #1P

(Reworked design components: wider, with new value and inscriptions added)

latvia     fdc

Lou wrote: Very disappointing issue, I dislike reworked designs. The cachet on the FDC would have made a better stamp; the canceled cover is a fantastic piece and the map background is a reminder that the first Latvia stamps were printed on the backs of abandoned German military maps. Maybe this issue was meant to be a dual celebration of both the 100th anniversary of the country and stamps. There is no reference to either on the new issue, just the 1918-2018 dates. The independence of the republic of Latvia was proclaimed on November 18, 2018 and the first stamps were not issued until December 18, 1918 so the November 16 issue date is closer to the anniversary date of independence. The actual date fell on a Sunday this year and the post was closed.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno


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