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New stamp – Lennart Meri

27.03.2009

Yesterday the Estonian Post and the Office of the President introduced the stamp dedicated to Lennart Meri, which is the third in the series entitled “Estonian Heads of State, 1918-2018”.

According to President Ilves he is glad to mark the anniversary of the birth of a great figure in Estonian history in this distinguished manner.

“We appreciate Lennart Meri as a person who was able to lead Estonia back to Europe as an equal and dignified state,” the Head of State said.

Ahti Kallaste, the CEO of Estonian Post, said that stamps are exceptional because they are miniature works of art that record the events, people, buildings and nature, which are important to a country.

Mart Meri also spoke at the presentation. President Ilves and Helle Meri canceled the first stamp.

Stamps of all the Estonian Heads of State during the first century of independence will be issued in the series entitled “Estonian Heads of State, 1918-2018” in time for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Lennart Meri was President of the Republic from June 6, 1992 to October 8, 2001. This week marks the 80th anniversary of Lennart Meri’s birth.

The Lennart Meri stamp, with a nominal value of 5.50 EEK, is printed at the Vaba Maa printing house with a print run of 100,000. The stamp was designed by Lembit Lõhmus.

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