Moomin History

That fine British institution, the Royal Mail, is worthy of celebration. It comes up with timely, well-thought-out stamps and First Day Covers, and despite rising prices, is still a bit of a bargain. Having said that, Finland has it knocked into a cocked hat. Not only do they honour Finland’s contribution to Heavy Metal and their premier homoerotic artist, but they’ve also doffed their cap to the Moomins on more than a few occasions. The most recent set was in May last year, but as I discovered on my recent visit to Muumimaailma, there have been quite a few others.

The ones pictured were released in 2011 and – well, they speak for themselves. I picked up a packet of these along with the 2009 set, which features preliminary sketches from the comic strips. I’ll post these up shortly.

It’s also worth noting that if you send a postcard from Moominworld, not only will you have your choice of stamps, but you’ll get an exclusive Moominvalley postmark. As if you needed one more reason to go…