Europa - Stories and Myths
This year, the theme of the EUROPA stamp series is stories and myths. The stamps depict the painting ‘Tiritamme kasvatamine’ (‘Doing a headstand’) and the tapestry design ‘Siuru-lindu Kalevipojast’ (‘The Siuru bird from Kalevipoeg’) by the artist Oskar Kallis. Kalevipoeg is a mythical hero in Estonian folklore, which contains many legends and stories about a mighty man named Kalevipoeg.
The legends of Kalevipoeg, together with runic folk songs, were the subject for Friedrich Robert Faehlmann and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald while preparing and writing the epic Kalevipoeg in the nineteenth century. Kalevipoeg is considered to be one of the most important works of Estonian literature, and its motifs have later been used by many artists, composers, and writers. The work also played an important role in the development of Estonian national self-awareness.
Estonia - Recommended stamp issues
WOPA+ recommended stamp issues
Year Set 2021 |
Issued: 31.12.2021 |
›Croatia |
Year of the Tiger |
Issued: 19.01.2022 |
›Guernsey |
Aviation Anniversaries |
Issued: 28.05.2024 |
›Isle of Man |
Red Arrows 60th Anniversary |
Issued: 25.06.2024 |
›Gibraltar |
UEFA EURO 2024 |
Issued: 23.07.2024 |
›Azerbaijan |
100th Anniversary of RIESS Enamelware |
Issued: 28.01.2022 |
›Austria |
Personalities |
Issued: 05.01.2022 |
›Romania |
Portuguese Merchant Navy Ships |
Issued: 29.05.2024 |
›Portugal |
Year Set 2021 |
Issued: 31.12.2021 |
›Liechtenstein |
Lohner-Porsche Mixte |
Issued: 21.01.2022 |
›Austria |
Paris 2024 |
Issued: 26.07.2024 |
›Romania |
Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday |
Issued: 11.04.2016 |
›Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |