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Year of Dragon 2012 – Estonia

Year of Dragon 2012 - Estonia

According to the Chinese zodiac calendar the New Year falls on January 23 when the Year of the Dragon begins. The dragon, the only animal of the Chinese zodiac year that is not real, is a creature of special significance for Chinese people. The dragon has been seen as a powerful almighty king because it [...]

European Brown Hare

European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pall.) In Estonia, the European or brown hare is a species that settled in the area from the south about 200-300 years ago when a part of their forest habitats had been replaced by fields. As a result it is also called the field hare. As the scientific name indicates [...]

The Struve Geodetic Arc

The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from the Black Sea to Norway’ northern coast on the initiative of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve (1793-1864) for the measurement of the shape and size of the planet Earth. The measurement of the arc is an exceptional example of different countries scientists’ and monarchs’ [...]

International Year of Forest – Estonia

Estonia is extremely rich in forests – nearly half the territory of the country is covered with forests. Estonian forests belong to the mixed forests zone and the most widespread forest type is where evergreen conifers dominate, but there are also deciduous forests. Dozens of domestic species of trees and shrubs grow in the forests, [...]

Accession to the euro – Estonia

Estonia post issued a stamp to mark Estonia’s transition to the euro currency, this is the first Estonian stamp on which the face value with the symbolical denomination of €1 is used. From the 1st of January 2002 a common currency, the euro, was introduced in twelve countries of the European Union.

Christmas 2010 – Estonia

Estonia post will issue a set of stamps to celebrate the Christmas this year.


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