Latvia Olympic Games FDC

Latvia FDC
Name: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Date of Issue: 08 August 2008

Comment: I have received FDCs from all of the Baltic states about 2008 Olympic Games. Latvian athletes did the best job in Baltic states, they have won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal this time. BTW, Latvia Post has used new type registered label (barcode). So Finland Post needn't add a big label on it when they transit it.

Estonia 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Gold Medalist Autographed FDC
Estonia 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Silver Medalists Autographed Postal Stationery

2008 Beijing Olympic Games FDCs:
Algeria, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Estonia Sheetlet, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hong Kong M/S, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Portugal M/S, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine.

2008 Beijing Paralympic Games FDCs:
Czech Republic, Slovakia.

Latvia Orienteering FDC

Latvia FDC
Name: The 7th European Orienteering Championships
Date of Issue: 23 May 2008

The 7th European Orienteering Championships were held in Ventspils, Latvia from 25 May to 1 June, 2008.

Comment: Orienteering is a very popular game in Europe nowadays, this is my first FDC that is be relative to orienteering.

Official Website of the 7th European Orienteering Championships

Latvia Lighthouse FDC

Latvia FDC
Name: Akmeņraga Lighthouse
Date of Issue: 10 May 2008

Akmeņraga or Akmeņrags (Stone Cape) lighthouse is a 35 m tall lighthouse. It is located on a cape about 35km north of Liepāja. The first lighthouse on this location was built in 1884, then destroyed during WWI and rebuilt in 1921.

Comment: It is very difficult to find detailed information of this lighthouse. What a pity! Latvia Post doesn't supply the official information on its website. So I must search the detailed information by myself each time. To compare with its Baltic brothers, it should be improved.

2008 Latvia Akmeņraga Lighthouse FDC
2008 Estonia Mehikoorma Lighthouse FDC
2007 Germany Lighthouses FDC
2007 Indonesia Lighthouses FDC

Latvia EUROPA FDC

Latvia FDC
Name: EUROPA 2008 - Letter
Date of Issue: 26 April 2008

Comment: I don't know why my friend added a Ls 1 definitive stamp on this FDC but hadn't cancelled. If my friend sent this FDC as a 21 grams registered mail, he should add Ls 2 definitive stamps. If he sent this FDC as a 20 grams registered mail, this FDC's postage had overpaid.

EUROPA Series FDCs:
2009 Astronomy:
Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia.

2008 Letter:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Vatican.

Latvia Bat WWF FDCs

Latvia FDCs
Name: Bats – WWF
Date of Issue: 12 April 2008

Designs:
22 & 45: The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the Western Barbastelle, is a European bat. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears.

It is rare throughout its range.

31 & 55: The Pond Bat (Myotis dasycneme)
The Pond Bat (Myotis dasycneme) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Comment: Amazing!! There are 3 registered labels on every Latvian FDC; Latvian registered label, Finnish registered label and Chinese registered label.