Aland - Fisherman's life at sea

This Miniature Sheet/ Stamp features the fisherman life at sea,though this is on my theme of collection ,but it closely relates to my theme as fishing is done in the seas for which boats are used.

Part two of the Nordic series the North by the Sea features the actual life at sea. Åland's contribution to the series shows professional fishermen trawling from a fishing boat. Since the dawn of time, fishing has been an important Åland industry.

 

Originally, small-scale fishing was mainly conducted for domestic consumption, but fishing for sale or exchange for principally cereals soon developed. Baltic herring long dominated fishing. In older times, pike and trout, which were mostly fished by seine and hoop net, were the most important types of fish in addition to Baltic herring. From the Middle Ages until Sweden restricted the import of live fish in the 1950s, they were delivered by well-boats and sold primarily in Stockholm.

Source: Aland Post

Aland - Passenger ferries - M/S Prinsessan and M/S Skandia.

Åland Post continues the passenger ferry series in 2010.

The M/S Prinsessan of Birka Line and the M/S Skandia of Silja Line have been painted by the artist Hàkan Sjòstròm.

At the same time, Aland Post presents a new collector's product.

Founded in Mariehamn in 1971, the business idea of Birka Line was to arrange short distance cruises between Sweden and Aland all the year round.

In November that same year, the first passenger ship, Danish M/S Prinsessen, was purchased.

Built in Denmark in 1957, Prinsessan had a capacity of 1 200 passengers and 35 cars.

Her originai name was Prinsesse Margrethe and she was renamed Prinsessen in 1968 before Birka Line changed her name once more in 1971, this time to Prinsessan (the princess).

Silja Line was founded in 1957 by the three shipping companies Finland Steamship Company, Steamship Company Bore and Stockholms Rederi AB Svea.

M/S Skandia was built in 1961 at Wàrtsilà shipyard in Helsinki. Skandia was Silja Line's first newly built car ferry and was put into service on thè route Turku-Àland-Stockholm.

The ferry carried 1200 passengers and 175 cars and as the first purpose-built car-passenger ferry for year-round service.

The bow doors fore and aft, resulting in a full-length cardeck, were revolutionizing.

In connection with the 2010 passenger ferry stamps, the Post presents a new collector's product, an album with ferry presentation sheets with old photos extra Information about the ferries and with the stamps canceled with post day cancel.

The ferry series will be issued 2009-2014.

Description of the Stamp

Date of issue: 3 May 2010
Artist: Hàkan Sjòstròm
Editions: 2 x 200 000
Denominations: €0.75 and €3.50
Price FDC: €4.80
Size of stamps: 35.4 x 26 mm
Size of sheets: 2 x 20 stamps
Paper: 110 g/m2
Perforation: 13 per 2 cm
Printing method: 4-colour offset
Printing house: Cartor Security Printing