The date 15 April 1912 is highly associated with the ocean-going steamship Titanic that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton on her way to New York City and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The wreck of Titanic is worldwide known and a number of movies has been filmed and novels written about [...]
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Europa 2011 – Aland
June 3rd, 2011 
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739 viewsAland post issued a stamp of forest in the Europa series.
Mariehamn 150 years – Aland
March 2nd, 2011 srmodh 1,143 viewsÅland Post celebrates the anniversary by issuing a miniature sheet featuring Empress Maria Alexandrovna as well as part of the first town plan for Mariehamn. The issue is a joint issue with the Russian Post. In 1859, Tsar Alexander II of Russia recommended that a town be established in Åland close to the Svibyviken bay. [...]
Christmas 2010 – Aland
October 10th, 2010 srmodh 1,588 viewsAland post issued a Christmas stamp presenting Finno-Swedish artist Inge Löök’s merry old ladies. Well-known to many Scandinavians, Inge usually presents the aunties behaving mischievously.
Sceneries of Aland
September 14th, 2010 srmodh 909 viewsAland Post will issue a set of two stamps featuring different scenery in Aland. The stamps are based on magnificent photographs by Andy Horner and feature a scene of Eckerö and a scene of Sund.
Church window – Aland
August 31st, 2010 srmodh 857 viewsAland post along with Macao post jointly issued a stamp and a miniature sheet featuring Church window.
