2023Riga History and Shipping Museum - First Day Cover

On the 21st of July 2023, Latvijas Pasts releases a new stamp in the series Latvian Museums: this year’s special issue is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation. On the new stamp, the artist Arta Ozola-Jaunarāja depicted several valuable exhibits from the museum’s collection, as well as the portrait of Nikolaus von Himsel, collector and founding father of Latvian museology, whose collection of natural science and art objects led to the foundation of the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation. The first day cancellation of the stamp is scheduled to take place at the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, 4 Palasta Street, Riga, from 12 PM to 4 PM on the 21st of July 2023. A special presentation of the stamp, which is scheduled to start at 1 PM, will see the participation of representatives of Latvijas Pasts and the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation.