Flowers

Flower theme in stamps is very popular among the philatelists. Latvian Post stamps series of flowers have been issued since 2010: first postage stamp in the series was the Peony ( date of issue 2010/03/26) ) was completely sold out in all the post-offices , second- Rose (date of issue 2011/03/25) which had a print run of one million copies, is rapidly bought up. This time Latvian Post issued a new stamp from the series flowers it is Lily by the designer Lily Dinere, and it was stamped on February 11, 2012.

                                                        Peony

Rose

Lily

Lily (private envelope)

Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics

In an honor of the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Latvian Republic - Ziegfrieds Anna Meierovics 125. birthday, the Latvian Post Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  issued a special envelope, which was stamped on February 3rd, 2012 Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Meierovics Hall, K.Valdemara street 3, Riga. Special envelopes issued 1000 copies, designed by artist Girts Grīva.

Envelope with signature of Foreign Affairs of the Latvian Republic.

Ziegfrieds Anna Meierovics was born on 05 February1887 in Durbe near Tukums.

After 1911 Meierovics belonged to various Latvian organizations, notably the Riga Latvian Society. During World War I he worked in the Latvian Refugee Committee and the organizing committee of the Latvian Riflemen units. After the February Revolution he moved to Riga to work as a professional politician.

On August 12, 1918, Ziegfried Meierovics came to London. On October 23, 1918, Meierovics was received by the British Foreign MinisterArthur James Balfour, who, in the name of the British government, informed that the United Kingdom had decided to recognize temporarily the Latvian National Council as an independent institution of Latvia until a decision on Latvia's future would be adopted by the Peace Conference. Following this announcement by the British government, and before the formal declaration of independence of Latvia on November 18, 1918, the first diplomatic mission of Latvia started its’ function in London. The British Government recognized Latvia de facto on 11 November 1918, when Ziegfrieds Meierovics received an official note signed by James Balfour. Meierovics became the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia on 19 November, 1918, a day after the Republic of Latvia was proclaimed. He was a member of the Latvian People’s Council, the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia and the 1st Saeima.

On the envelope:

commemorative stamps, "the Republic of Latvia - 100" issued 14.11.2009: People's Council, the proclamation Republic of Latvia , Constitutional Assembly. Author of postage stamps - artist Elite Williama.

The idea to build a monument dedicated to freedom battles appeared to 1922, when Latvian Prime Minister Zigfried Anna Meierovics were asked to draw up rules for the competition on "memorial column" construction.  Unfortunately Z.A. Meierovics died on 22 August 1925. Project "shines as a star" won architect Karlis Zale. Construction work began in the 1931.

On the envelope:

Stamp established in honor of the 90th anniversary of Latvia, the stamp displays the contours of Latvia, painted in the colors of the Latvian flag - red, white and red. In the center of the contour - the Latvian coat of arms (date of issue 2008/11/07); coats of arms Riga(date of issue 2012/01/07); the monument of freedom(date of issue 1991/12/28); one of the major figures in the monument of freedom “Vaidelotis”(date of issue 1992/02/29).

On the envelope:

Stamp established in honor of the 90th anniversary of Latvia, the stamp displays the contours of Latvia, painted in the colors of the Latvian flag - red, white and red. In the center of the contour - the Latvian coat of arms (date of issue 2008/11/07); coat of arms Courland –Kurzeme (date of issue 1994/06/21); coat of arms Tukums city -Courland region (date of issue 1995/06/01); castle Durbe( date of issue 2005/11/05).