Aland

Aland stamps

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The Åland Island are an archipelago at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. They form an autonomous, demilitarised, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. Åland consists of more than 6,500 islands and skerries, of which 6,400 are larger than 3,000 m2.

The largest island is the main island of Åland, which makes up 70% of the Islands’ total land area and is home to 90% of the population. The longest distance from north to south is 50 km and from east to west 45 km. Despite its relatively small size, there are 912 km of public roads in Åland.

http://www.aland.fi/alandinbrief/fakta.htm

Scott: #267O

Issued: 09.08.2007

Immigration to America

Inside #267: U.S. #332P

#300 Inside #267: U.S. #300P

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

[The 40th Anniversary of Aland Stamps, type ]

Scott: #463O

Issued: 01.03.2024

The 40th Anniversary of Aland Stamps

Inside #??? (In margin): Pseudo Stamp

Lou wrote: When I saw that there was to be a s/s to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Aland Stamps on March 1 2024, I looked forward to a SoS issue from this autonymous region of Finland, and then was disappointed when I finally saw it.

It was very colorful, but there were no SoS, until I took a more careful look. There were many small illustrations regarding all facets of activities and fauna on the islands, so I decided to check the catalog. I was very happily surprised to match two such to stamps with my design component category.