Postage stamp
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1973
This object is a rectangular postage stamp featuring perforated borders and printed imagery. The central composition depicts a sculpture created in 1925 by Wäinö Aaltonen, presented against a blue gradient backdrop. The figure is shown in a dynamic running stance atop a plinth. A dark postmark cancellation is visible along the left section of the stamp.
The stamp is documented as dating from the year 1973 and is associated with the creator Wäinö Aaltonen regarding the depicted sculptural work. It is preserved in the collections of the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The design of the stamp incorporates the image of a 1925 sculpture created by artist Wäinö Aaltonen.
Technical characteristics
- Country of provider
- Estonia
- Holding institution
- Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- postage stamp
- Museum object number
- /401/item_SPTOIMJ5NLCGUXYKMR3R32YYFXTMWEX6
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.