My Postcard and Cover Blog

In 2024, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) celebrates its 150th anniversary. On 9 October 1874, 22 countries gathered to sign the Treaty of B...

For a long time, the River Gauja was an important waterway for rafting timber to Rīga. The ancient rafting trade has been included in the La...

Stamps: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" (full set) - Issued: 26-04-2024 Many thanks to Vera for this nice Cover with fi...

  Stamp: The 150th Anniversary of the latvian Linguist Jānis Endzelīns (1873–1961) - Issued: 22-02-2023 Many thanks to Vera!

  Stamps: The 100th Anniversary of the University of Latvia Botanical Garden - Issued: 02-06-2022 Definitives - Flowers - "2022" I...

 Latvian Version: Stamp: The 100th Anniversary of Concordat with the Vatican - Issued: 01-09-2022 Vatican: Stamp: The 100th Anniversary of C...

 Stamps:  EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths” - Issued: 08-04-2022 Many thanks to Vera!

  Stamps: EUROPA 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife" - Issued: 23-04-2021 + Definitive Stamps   Many thanks to Vera!

  Stamps: EUROPA 2020 "Ancient Postal Routes" (full set) - Issued: 08-05-2020 Thanks a lot Vera!

Stamps: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds" (full set) - Issued: 26-04-2019

To mark the centenary of the Latvian state, Latvijas Pasts issues a special stamp Flag – Map of Latvia. This is the first stamp of irregula...

The stamp on this nice Cover is from the series "Latvijas arhitektūra" issued by Latvia Post (Print-run: 150.000). It shows the n...

On 8th September Latvijas Pasts issued the latest in their annual series commemorating Latvian Lighthouses. This issue features the Lighth...

Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, one of the three Baltic states . The capital of Latvia is Riga. For this year&...