Issue Date:5th MAY'2011
Details:
The stamp block Struve Geodetic Arc,
designed by artist Arta Ozola-Jaunarāja, includes two stamps with a
face value of LVL 0.35 (corresponds to the cost of mailing a regular
letter within Latvia) and LVL 0.55 (corresponds to the cost of mailing a
regular letter to a European Union member state). The print run of the
stamp block: 70,000.
The new stamp block shows the path of the Struve Geodetic Arc through ten countries, highlighting Latvia's geodetic points Jēkabpils and Sestukalns. These sites are not only parts of the national geodetic chain, but also notable cultural monuments.
Along with the release of the
stamp block in Latvia, other countries - Finland, Sweden, Estonia -
will also issue stamps on the same subject. Stamps depicting the Struve
Geodetic Arc have already been released by the neighboring Lithuania, as
well as Moldova and Ukraine. The Struve Geodetic Arc was included in
the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.
The Arc, stretching 2822 km
through ten countries from the coast of the Arctic Ocean in Norway to
the mouth of River Danube at the Black Sea, reminds about the
international geodetic surveying works organized by the astronomer F. V.
G. Struve in the beginning of the 19th century. They
significantly influenced the course of development of science and helped
establish the exact size and shape of the Earth.
Remark:Thanks Juris for sending this beautiful miniature sheet FDC of UNESCO World heritage list.
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