Showing posts with label Erik Bruun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Erik Bruun. Show all posts

Friday, 5 May 2017

New stamps, May 9, 2017

Yay, this is something I have personally been waiting for ages... As some of you may know, Finland has so far had only limited options when it comes to stamps with small value (0,10€, 0,20€ etc.) - those not-so-neat, plus-shaped tiny ones. But that is about to change soon! The Finnish Posti will release new small value stamps on April 9. And what is even better... they have been designed by Erik Bruun, one of my favorite Finnish illustrators. He's 91 years old but still active. Hats off!

Jee, tätä onkin jo odotettu! Kuten kaikki suomalaiset postiharrastajat varmaan hyvin tietävätkin, meillä on toistaiseksi ollut varsin rajattu valikoima pieniarvoisia postimerkkejä - jep, juuri ne pienet, ei-niin-kauniit plussamerkit. No, tähän on onneksi tulossa piakoin muutos, kun Posti julkaisee uusia merkkejä 9.5.! Ja mikä parasta... merkkien suunnittelija on Erik Bruun, yksi suomalaisista kuvittajasuosikeistani. Hän on nykyään jo 91-vuotias, mutta taiteilee edelleen aktiivisesti. Nostan hattua!

 
design: Erik Bruun

 
design: Erik Bruun

 
design: Erik Bruun

They will also release a minisheet with two bigger stamps of domestic value.

Samalla julkaistaan miniarkki, jossa on pieniarvoisten merkkien lisäksi myös kaksi isompaa kotimaan merkkiä.

 
design: Klaus Welp & Bob the Robot

 
design: Klaus Welp & Bob the Robot 

... And well, this is exciting! Posti collected photos from Finnish people and put them together to stamps to celebrate Finland's 100th anniversary. They made 60.000 sheets in total and every stamp is unique. That's actually pretty cool!

... Ja tämä sitten vasta kiinnostavaa onkin! Posti keräsi jo jonkin aikaa sitten valokuvia suomalaisilta ja nyt julkaistaan merkit, joihin ne on yhdistetty Suomen 100-vuotisjuhlavuoden kunniaksi. Arkkeja on painettu yhteensä 60 000 kappaletta ja jokainen merkki on erilainen. Aikas hienoa!

All the pictures are © Posti

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Sent swap and RR cards

Hello!

Today I want to share some postcards that I swapped or sent for RRs last week - have fun!

swap to the UK
photo by Caroline Elbaz and Michel Dortes: "Indian Dancer"

swap to the UK
photo by Etienne Dehau: "Water from the Well"

swap to the UK
photo by Ben Simmons: "Jardin japonais Korakuen", Tokyo, Japan

swap to the UK
photo by Owen Franken, 1996 "Old Friends and Baquettes"

swap to Ireland
artwork by Mila Marquis

swap to Poland

swap to Finland
artwork by Mats Hådell

swap to Germany
artwork by Inge Löök

swap to Poland
artwork by Belle & Boo

swap to Poland
artwork by Camilla d'Errico

swap to Germany

swap to Germany

swap to the Netherlands

swap to the Netherlands

swap to the Netherlands

swap to the Netherlands

swap to the Netherlands

swap to the Netherlands
  
swap to Germany

swap to Germany

swap to Germany

swap to Germany

swap to Germany

swap to Germany
artwork by Bärbel Haas

swap to Germany
artwork by Erik Bruun: "Saimaannorppa"

swap to Germany

RR card to Taiwan
artwork by Inge Löök

RR card to the USA
artwork by Inge Löök

RR card to the Netherlands
artwork by Martta Wendelin