This year’s Christmas stamps are inspired by the fairytale-like holiday season
With Christmas still a few months away, today Omniva released new Christmas stamps inspired by the magic, miracles, and good deeds of the season.
‘Over the years, Estonian artists have created Christmas stamps with very different designs. This year’s holiday stamps are also soul-warming and beautiful,’ said Mart Mägi, Chairman of the Management Board of Omniva.
The author of the Christmas stamps, Estonian artist Catherine Zarip, has created charming characters that bring the fairytale Christmas season to life, helping to share the joy of Christmas with our loved ones and acquaintances and create a special and memorable festive spirit.
Zarip has illustrated dozens of children’s books, textbooks, and workbooks and designed hundreds of books. She has twice won prizes at the Tallinn Illustrations Triennial and ten times at the ‘5 Most Beautiful Estonian Children’s Books’ competition. Her art is fresh and elegant, yet restrained, detailed, and simple.
The stamp meant for letters sent within Estonia depicts a bird (price €1.30) and the stamp meant for international letters depicts a hare (price €2.60). In addition, there is a choice of a four-piece stamp with a hare and a reindeer for a total cost of €5.20. ‘A four-piece stamp is a convenient solution for those who have friends both in Estonia and abroad – you can add two stamps to the envelope when sending to a foreign country,’ Mägi suggested. ‘A letter within Estonia costs €1.30, exactly twice as cheap as a letter sent abroad.’
Despite the downward trend in mail volumes, sending Christmas cards continues to be popular. ‘During the holiday season, many people who don’t send a physical letter or card at any other time of the year also want to do so,’ said Mart Mägi.
‘It is also good to see that parents are teaching their children and grandchildren how to send a letter by postage stamp. Whether it is a letter to a best friend, a grandparent, a relative living abroad, or Santa Claus, putting good wishes on paper takes commitment and shows the recipient that they are cared for,’ she said. ‘Therefore, we recommend that you stock up on Christmas stamps and other necessities well in advance, so that all your Christmas wishes reach your loved ones in time for the peak card sending season,’ added Mägi.
The postage stamps and the first-day envelopes are sold in the Omniva e-shop and in post offices all over Estonia. The first day stamps will be used at the Toompea post office at 4 Lossi plats, Tallinn.
The Christmas stamps are printed by the printing house Vaba Maa, which printed 350,000 bird stamps with national tariff, 100,000 hare stamps with international tariff and 30,000 four-piece stamps with the hare and reindeer.
The first postage stamps printed in Estonia after regaining independence were issued by Christmas 1992. Since then, Christmas stamps have been published every year in Estonia.
Starting from April 2023, Omniva’s stamps are printed on paper that bears the label of responsible forestry of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC label certifies that the timber used to produce the paper comes from responsibly managed forests and that economic, environmental, and social aspects have been taken into account.
News list
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19.10.2023With Christmas still a few months away, today Omniva released new Christmas stamps inspired by the magic, miracles, and good deeds of the season.
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29.11.2022As per tradition, the postage stamp emission committee selected the most remarkable postage stamp from the ones issued this year. This time, the postage stamp of the year is the ‘Glory to Ukraine’ postage stamp.
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17.11.2022A stamp of the ‘Art – from the Treasury of the Estonian Art Museum’ series is launched today, depicting the painting Jalutuskäik (A Walk) by Adamson-Eric.
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20.10.2022Today, 20 October, Omniva is publishing this year’s Christmas stamp set.
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29.09.2022A postcrossing postage stamp will be published on this Saturday, 1 October.
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12.09.2022The launch of the charity stamp ‘WHOLE Estonia against cancer’
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24.08.2022Once again, Omniva invites you to share your ideas for next year’s postage stamps.
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22.08.2022This Thursday, 25 August, a postage stamp featuring the Estonia piano will be issued. This design was chosen by Estonian people by public vote within the framework of Omniva’s stamp competition ‘Great Estonian Things’.
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04.07.2022On Thurdsay, 7 July, Omniva will issue a postage stamp dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the first mention of Tallinn Town Town Hall 7.
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11.06.2022The stamp is issued to celebrate the centenary of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the United States.
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06.06.2022On 9 June, a new postage stamp will be released depicting motor sailer Läänemaa. One of the most remarkable ships in the history of the Estonian merchant fleet started sailing the sea 100 years ago.
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27.05.2022On 1 June, the International Day for Protection of Children, Omniva will issue a postage stamp dedicated to children called ‘Send a Card’.
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16.05.2022This Thursday, 19 May, Omniva will issue a postage stamp block called ‘Seasons’ composed of four stamps.
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02.05.2022On Thursday, 5th May, will be issued two postage stamps in the stamp series „EUROPA“ – this year, the theme is stories and myths.
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18.04.2022On Wednesday, 20 April, Omniva will issue a postage stamp depicting the curly birch as part of the series „Estonian Forest Trees“.
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07.04.2022A postage stamp block dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Estonian Tennis Association will be issued on Monday, 11 April. The postage stamps depict the Estonian tennis players Anett Kontaveit and Kaia Kanepi.
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04.04.2022On Friday, 8 April, Omniva will issue a postage stamp dedicated to the 600th anniversary of the first mention of Tallinn Town Hall Pharmacy.
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28.03.2022On Thursday, 31 March, Omniva will release a Bird of the Year stamp in collaboration with the Estonian Ornithological Society.
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21.03.2022This Thursday, 24 March, Omniva will start selling the postage stamp issued in support of Ukraine. A postcard with a similar design will be given for free with all purchases of the stamp.
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07.03.2022A new, symbolic postage stamp in support of Ukraine will soon be added to Omniva’s stamp collection.
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06.01.2022In addition to the postage stamp, the first day cover and information card will also be published.
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03.01.2022Postage stamps that will be issued, depict important events and people in our country and society.
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29.12.2021In addition to the postage stamp block, the first day cover and information card will also be published. The first day stamp is used at the Toompea post office.
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27.08.2021Eesti Post once again invites everyone to make suggestions for the coverage of Estonian state life, history, culture, and other important events and topics on the 2022 postage stamps. Suggestions can be submitted until the end of September.
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28.08.2020On the 100th anniversary of the first Estonian Olympic victory, Eesti Post is releasing a pure silver postage stamp depicting the country’s first Olympic champion: Alfred Neuland, the winner of the gold medal in weightlifting at the Antwerp Olympic Games. This year also marks 125 years since the hero's birth.
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23.07.2020Hrvatska pošta entered into an agreement with Estonian state-owned company Omniva for the use of their parcel locker software. Strategic co-operation will also be launched between the two parties, during which Omniva will advise the establishment and launching of parcel locker network in Croatia.
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10.07.201919 designs were entered in the Christmas postage stamp competition of Eesti Post, 17 of which complied with the conditions of the competition. The winning design was inspired by folk patterns and patterned mittens.
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05.07.2019Today, Omniva issues a special series of stamp products to mark the 150th anniversary of the first song festival, which consists of a singing song festival souvenir sheet printed on cotton material and a philatelic numismatic cover (PNC) featuring the souvenir sheet and a 2-euro song festival commemorative coin issued by the Bank of Estonia.
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17.06.2019Eesti Post invites everyone to give ideas for recording state, historical, cultural and other significant events and topics on postage stamps.
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27.05.2019Omniva has announced a competition with a prize fund for finding a design for the most popular stamp of the year. Similarly to previous years, this year’s Christmas stamp will also be special – it will be printed on felt.
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01.07.2014During the Song Celebration, there will be an Eesti Post tent open on the Tallinn song festival grounds from 4. To 6. July where you will be able to buy postcards and purchase Song and Dance Celebration Festival themed postcards and commemorative coins.
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