tailor’s cottage from 1854

Ellen Thesleff’s Reading time

The stamps in the booklet show four weather motifs that capture life on an island: thick mist

you see Annika and Maria in their workshops on Åland

and German which gives you additional information about the stamp issues such as name

Vårt hav -stämplat Skapa eget frimärke tailor’s cottage from 1854The stamps are part of the #OURSEA campaign carried out by Moomin Characters in cooperation with the John Nurminen Foundation in order to collect funds for the protection of the Baltic Sea and its heritage. The sea plays an important role in the Moomin stories created by Tove Jansson, which celebrate their 75th anniversary in 2020.