National Parks of Finland

 

Date of Issue : 8 May 2013

Nuuksio National Park

Finnish Post issued a stamp from the series “National Parks”. The current issue’s subject is the Nuuksio National Park, located in the southernmost part of Finland. Established in 1994, the park spreads over an area of forests and lakes in Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Vihti.

The name of the park is derived from the Nuuksio district of Espoo. Nuuksio can be reached by public transportation from Helsinki and Espoo. The Park comprises the westernmost part of the so-called Nuuksio lake highlands. Dozens of endangered or near threatened species of animals, plants and fungi are known to live in the area; for instance the Siberian Flying Squirrel, the European Nightjar and the Woodlark.

The stamp features the marvelous landscape of the Nuuksio National Park, as well as its location on the map of Finland marked with a red dot.

The Bothnian Sea National Park

Last year on 7 May 2013 Finnish Post issued a  stamp on  “The Bothnian Sea National Park ”

 

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World Conservation Congress : Jeju 2012

 

World Conservation Congress Jeju 2012 - stamp from South Korea

The South Korean Post has issued a stamp to commemorate the "World Conservation Congress", the environmental Olympics of the global village, which was held for 10 days from September 6th to 15th, 2012 on Jeju Island, Korea's ecological repository.

The World Conservation Congress is a forum where experts from various sectors such as government organizations, NGOs, academia, corporations, media, etc. convene to contemplate and confer about solutions to major environmental problems facing the earth where we live.

This round of Congress  held on Jeju Island, was  participated by  approx. 10,000 people  from approximately 180 countries.

Korean post has issued a commemorative stamp featuring green sprouts and the Congress emblem.

 

Manuel Antonio National Park of Costa Rica

Date of Issue : 6 July 2012

The Correos de Costa Rica has issued a stamp within the international series titled "National Parks 2012". The stamp is dedicated to the Manuel Antonio National Park of Costa Rica.

Manuel Antonio National Park is a small National Park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas, and 132 km (82 mi) from the national capital of San Jose. Established in 1972 with an area enumerating 4,014 acres (16.24 km2) (the smallest of any Costa Rican national park), it is the destination of as many as 150,000 visitors annually and well known for its beautiful beaches and hiking trails. In 2011, Manuel Antonio was listed by Forbes among the world's 12 most beautiful national parks.

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My Recent Cover from Germany..

 

Nature Park- Dromling

Thanks to Mr Wollfgang Beyer of Germany !

Nature Park- Dromling

The Drömling is a sparsely populated depression on the border of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany with an area of about 340 square kilometres (130 sq mi). The larger part belonging to Saxony-Anhalt in the east has been a nature park since 1990. The former swampland was transformed by drainaged from a natural into a cultural landscape in the 18th century under the direction of Frederick the Great of Prussia . Today the depression, with its waterways, the Mittelland Canal and the rivers Aller and Ohre is a refuge for rare or endangered species of animal and plant. Most of the area is now made up of nature reserves and protected areas.

Club News

National Stamp and Coin Fair at Kolkata from 5-7 October 2012

 

 

 

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My recent Covers…

 

From  Neil Patel, CA – USA

 Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. Approximately 310,000 acres (130,000 ha) in size, the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile (64 km) long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, the two parks are connected by the National Park Service managed John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. These three protected areas in conjunction with surrounding National Forests constitute the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which at almost 18,000,000 acres (7,300,000 ha), is one of the largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems in the world. Read More…

Thanks Neil for this beautiful Cover with nice  golden cancellation http://usapostman.blogspot.in/

From Charlie Jensen – Florida (USA)

Thanks Mr Jensen for the cover with nice Souvenir sheet of Civil War 1861.

 

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