#541 Latvia 11/04/08

Juris sent me this nice FDC from Latvia, thank you! It was issued and posted on April 8.

The cover commemorates the philatelic exhibition Baltica 2001, which was held from September 14 to 16, 2001.

The stamp is part of the 2011 EUROPA stamp set.

#539 Latvia 11/05/05

Thank you, Juris, for sending this beautiful FDC from Latvia! It was posted and issued on May 5 and arrived on May 9, 2011.

The cover commemorates proclamation of Latvian independence on November 18, 1918. The stamp is part of a set, which commemorates the Struve geodetic arch.

#524 Latvia 10/12/03

Thanks, Juris, for sending this beautiful Christmas FDC from Latvia! It was posted in Rīga on December 3 and arrived on December 7, 2010.

See also: #227 Latvia 09/12/15

#491 Latvia 10/03/25

Juris sent me this nice FDC from Latvia, thank you! It was issued and posted on March 25 and arrived on March 28, 2010.

The cover and stamp depict a rose. The 2005 definitive depicts the coat of arms of Jūrmala.

See also:
• #414 Marshall Islands 10/10/10
• Turkey 08/11/10

#485 Latvia 10/10/31

Juris sent me this nice FDC from Latvia, thank you! It was issued on October 31 and arrived on November 2, 2010.

The cover and stamps commemorate the Latvian writer Krišjānis Barons (1835-1923).

#473 Latvia 10/11/18

Thank you, Juris, for sending this nice FDC from Latvia! It was issued and posted in Rīga on November 18 and arrived on November 22, 2010.

The stamp and cover commemorate the Freedom Monument (“Brīvības piemineklis”) in Riga.

#472 Latvia 10/11/13

Oleg sent me this nice cover from Latvia, thank you! It was posted in Rīga on November 13 and arrived on November 15, 2010.

The left stamp is part of the set “Declaration of Independence”, which I wrote about already in post #255.

The four definitives depict the coat of arms of Aizkraukle, Zemgale, Auce, and Staicele.

#467 Latvia 10/10/15

Juris sent me this beautiful FDC from Latvia, thank you! It was issued in Rīga on October 15 and arrived on October 18, 2010. It commemorates the lighthouse of Užavas Bāka.

#345 Latvia 10/02/05

This nice FDC from Latvia was sent by Normunds, thank you!

It was issued in Rīga on February 5, 2010, and commemorates the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

#255 Latvia 09/11/14

Elmars sent me this FDC from Latvia. It was issued in Rīga on November 14, 2009, and commemorates the origin of the nation Latvia.

The left stamp depicts the proclamation of independence on November 18, 1918. The right stamp depicts the Tautas Padome (Latvia’s People’s Council), which was formed on November 17, 1918.

Interestingly the 100th anniversary of the proclamation is in 2018, which is noted on the stamps too!

#227 Latvia 09/12/15

This nice Christmas FDC from Latvia was sent to me by Evgenii, thank you!

It was issued on December 15, 2009.

#179 Latvia 09/06/20

This beautiful FDC from Latvia was sent to me by Evgenii, thank you very much!

The cover was posted in Riga on June 20, 2009. This day was the last day of the EuroBasket Women 2009, which was held in Latvia from June 11 to 20.

The attached mini-sheet has the inscription “2009 Female European Basketball Championship” and “final tournament in Latvia on June, 7-20.” Btw: France won the gold medal with a 57-53 win over Russia.

#136 Latvia 09/04/22

My first cover from Latvia was sent to me by Uldis, thank you!

It was posted in Rīga on April 22, 2009.