Tiger cat
3,00 EUR
Choose number of mint or cancelled stamps below:
What do the symbols mean?
 | Mint stamp |
 | Cancelled stamp |
 | Mint gutter pair. A gutter pair is torn from the centre of a stamp sheet and consists of two stamps with two blank fields between them. A sheet of stamps usually holds 3-5 gutter pairs. Åland Post is one of a few postal administrations in the world that offers gutter pairs. |
 | Cancelled gutter pair. A gutter pair is torn from the centre of a stamp sheet and consists of two stamps with two blank fields between them. A sheet of stamps usually holds 3-5 gutter pairs. Åland Post is one of a few postal administrations in the world that offers gutter pairs. |
 | A gutter pair strip is a complete strip of all the gutter pairs from a sheet, normally holding 3-5 gutter pairs, totalling 6-10 stamps. |
 | A full sheet is a complete sheet of stamps, usually between 24 and 40 stamps. All stamps that are not issued in the form of miniature sheets, booklets and self-adhesives may be ordered as full sheets. |
Product description
- Martin Mörck
- Sofia Valtersson/Strax
- 20.10.2021
- €3.00
- 25 000
- 60 x 50,1 mm
- 170 x 95 mm
- 13 per 2 cm
- 4-colour offset
- Cartor Security Printing
- A miniature sheet with 1 stamp. Domestic cats illustrate Åland Post’s interpretation of the Year of the Tiger in Chinese astrology. The motif shows some tiger cats enjoying a cozy day on a traditional Åland porch. The original porch can be found in the Västernäs district of southern Mariehamn. The miniature sheet is part of a series featuring Chinese zodiac signs with an Åland twist. Other stamps in the series are: Åland sheep (2014), Europa – Old toys (2015), Roosters (2016), China dogs (2017), Pigs (2018), Mice (2019) and Oxen (2020). Calligraphy by Ruizhen Liu.
