Stamp: Olavinlinna Castle (Finland 2014)
Olavinlinna Castle (Finland 2014)
20 January (Finland ) within release Old castles goes into circulation Stamp Olavinlinna Castle face value 1 Class
| Stamp Olavinlinna Castle in catalogues | |
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| Colnect codes: | Col:FI New130 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Old castles:
- Stamp - Suomenlinna Sea Fortress face value 1;
- Stamp - Häme Castle face value 1;
- Stamp - Raseborg Castle face value 1;
- Stamp - Kastelholm Castle face value 1;
- Stamp - Olavinlinna Castle face value 1;
- Stamp - Turku Castle face value 1;
- Booklet - Old castles face value 6;
Stamp Olavinlinna Castle it reflects the thematic directions:
A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.
