Kazakhstan 2021

Kazakhstan

Date of Issue: 29th November 2021

one souvenir-sheet of 2 stamp (2x 800.- KZT)

Italy 2021

Italy

Date of Issue: 15th November 2021

two stamps (B & B50g values = 1.10 & 2.60 €) - NOTE both stamps are self-adhesive

 

 

Åland - Sepac 2022

Åland - Sepac

Date of Issue: 6th September 2022

one stamp (1.90 €)

Åland 2022

Åland

Date of Issue: 9th May 2022

one stamp (2.30 €)

The sjörå (in Swedish), (lake Rå) or the Sjöfru (Mistress of the Lake) was a mythical creature of the lake, or Rå, in Swedish folklore. She is a female, humanoid water spirit. She is a seductive creature, often featured sitting and combing her long, sweeping hair with delight, and often lures and drowns men who are unkind, unfaithful or otherwise disrespectful to her or the lake. Like all other rå (keepers) she protects her domain and awards those kind to her with good fishing luck and saves them from drowning. In wintertime she would sometimes stick her hand up from the waters. If the visitor then gave her a mitten she would thank him for his kindness with gifts or protect him in his time of need. source : Wikipedia

Finland 2022

Finland

Date of Issue: 27th April 2022

two stamps (2x international value = 2x 2.05 €) - NOTE those stamps are self-adhesive

 

 

those stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps (2 stamps of each)

 

Päivätär and Kuutar are luonnotars (feminine personifications of nature) or goddesses of the Sun and the Moon in Finnish mythology. They own the gold of the Moon and the silver of the Sun, spin golden and silver yarns, and weave clothes out of them. In Kalevala, young maidens ask Päivätär and Kuutar to give them some of their golden and silver jewellery and clothes.

Both luonnotars are mentioned in Finnish folk poetry, but there is little information of them. Päivätär and Kuutar are emuus (origin mothers) of bees, wasps and hornets and appear in spells that were sung in order to prevent these insects from stinging. There is also one spell from Finnish Karelia that states that the world tree grew from the golden and silver tears of Kuutar and Päivätär. source : Finnish Folklore Wiki