Latvia 2024

Latvia

Date of Issue: 26th April 2024

two stamps (1.88 & 1.91 €)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps tête-bêche

1. Najas flexilis - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

 

2. River trout (Salmo trutta fario) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

Latvia 2023

Latvia

Date of Issue: 9th May 2023

two stamps (1.63 & 1.82 €)

 both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps tête-bêche

 

the 1.63 € stamp is issued in a booklet of 4 stamps (stamps are not perforated on one side). That booklet is issued especially for the International stamp fair in Essen Germany

Latvia 2022

Latvia

Date of Issue: 8th April 2022

two stamps (1.77 & 1.98 €)

 both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps tête-bêche

One of the stamps shows Heavenly Father or God riding a white horse, while the other stamp shows a scene where Heavenly Father feeds the snakes.

There are many different stories about the Heavenly Father in Latvian folklore - in folk songs it is mentioned that he has a wide coat, wears a belt with a sword, a white skirt and a cane, but elsewhere he is also mentioned as a little man. He usually rides a horse, but often also rides in sleighs and carriages, but his horses also appear in other ways - like black dogs, black ravens and black oxen with white horns.

Feeding snakes or reverence for snakes in mythology has been found in many peoples since ancient times - tradition has it that souls appear in the form of snakes. In the past, some mythologists thought that the cult of snakes originated from the cult of souls, but in Latvian mythology, vultures have nothing to do with laundry or souls. All the deities, according to old deceptions, have been able to do good and evil to man, so they have been made favorable in various ways. The only fact is that the ancient Latvians kept the logs as guardians of the cows and that the Milk Mother herself sometimes appeared in the form of a log, maybe also a calf. Source : Latvijas Pasts

Latvia 2021

Latvia

Date of Issue: 23rd April 2021

two stamps (1.- & 1.27 €)

 both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Latvia 2020

Latvia

Date of Issue: 8th May 2020

two stamps (1.35 & 1.42 €)

both stamps are issued in a souvenir sheet of 2 stamps. The stamps from this souvenir sheet a not perforated on one side

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Latvia 2019

Latvia

Date of Issue: 26th April 2019

two stamps (0.78 & 1.71 €)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps tête-bêche

the 0.78 € stamp is issued in a booklet of 4 stamps. That booklet is issued especially for the International stamp fair in Essen Germany

Latvia 2018

Latvia

Date of Issue: 20th April 2018

two stamps (0.78 & 1.49 €)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps tête-bêche

the 0.78 € stamp is issued in a booklet of 4 stamps tête-bêche. That booklet is issued especially for the International stamp fair in Essen Germany 

Latvia 2017

Latvia

Date of Issue: 21st April 2017

two stamps (0.78 & 1.71 €)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps tête-bêche

the 0.78 € stamp will be issued in a booklet of 4 stamps tête-bêche. That booklet will be issued especially for the International stamp fair in Essen Germany 

Latvia 2016

Latvia

Date of Issue: 9th May 2016

two stamps (2x 0.78 €)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 8 stamps tête-bêche

the national design stamp will be issued in a booklet of 4 stamps tête-bêche. That booklet will be issued especially for the International stamp fair in Essen Germany