2019250th Anniversary of Garlieb Merkel - Sheetlets

Latvijas Pasts has released a new stamp and a cover in honour of the 250th anniversary of Garlieb Helwig Merkel (Garlībs Helvigs Merķelis), one of the most prominent representatives of enlightenment ideas in the Baltics. The first day cancellation of the stamp is scheduled to take place at the Riga Latvian Society House at 13 Merķeļa Street, Riga, from 9 AM to 7 PM on the 1st of November 2019, which is the day of his birth.