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Posti to release Mannerheim stamp on Wednesday

Published : 05 Sep 2017, 01:31

Updated : 05 Sep 2017, 10:04

  DF Report
Photo Source Posti by Aarne Pietinen, Designed by Paula Salviander.

National postal and logistic services operator Posti is going to release several new stamps including the long-awaited Mannerheim stamp on Wednesday.

The other stamps feature impressive nature photos, familiar urban park scenes and the unusual sculptures of Jasmin Anoschkin, said a press release.

September 6 will mark the publication of a Personalized stamp depicting Marshal of Finland Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867-1951).

The stamp was designed in cooperation with the Mannerheim Museum and the Mannerheim Foundation.

The photograph in the stamp is from the Continuation War and by Aarne Pietinen (1884-1946).

"The atmosphere shown on the stamp is unique. The worries of the war have been set aside for a moment, and what counts is the relationship between a horseman and his horse," said Toni Piipponen, head of the Mannerheim Museum.

The illustration in the sheet refers to Mannerheim's extensive international correspondence that presents an interesting window into the private person behind the strong public figure.

The sheet has ten domestic no-value indicator stamps. The entity has been designed by Paula Salviander.