tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18354574877360575432024-03-20T08:03:20.041+00:00Struve Geodetic Arc on stampsStruve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-68696074888984853442012-01-07T20:14:00.001+00:002012-01-09T07:53:36.979+00:00United Nations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On 5 May 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) in Vienna issued a commemorative stamp <br />in denomination of € 0.70 on the theme "World Heritage - Nordic Countries" This stamps shows the northernmost station of the Struve Geodetic Arc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja5Cj2CsrUN1kZ2eK6FKTFj09KKQWQkyXeMN6Ko2C7J6gJH0Le3dyUgjUZnlCFbzvBg-PymGkt2LxtK_biRVpVLV-eP9HViLVsuAJg06-Ys9mYhTAiDb9AWV8gTERu94fXJSHiMH3ELeR/s1600/struve-stamp_015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja5Cj2CsrUN1kZ2eK6FKTFj09KKQWQkyXeMN6Ko2C7J6gJH0Le3dyUgjUZnlCFbzvBg-PymGkt2LxtK_biRVpVLV-eP9HViLVsuAJg06-Ys9mYhTAiDb9AWV8gTERu94fXJSHiMH3ELeR/s400/struve-stamp_015.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hammerfest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zOZfMawADPMUJnNvGXgQ492MX_WUEDRsbHwOV_FWo1l17KkW56gyu-P4xq1e3b8fqpssO2bF7qsHgsyqj1pbUBbC73RdfU4cmEZclcTfr73u7We3IQoSAOOhBDNMwDtsvPSpiGtaCZD-/s1600/struve-stamp_016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zOZfMawADPMUJnNvGXgQ492MX_WUEDRsbHwOV_FWo1l17KkW56gyu-P4xq1e3b8fqpssO2bF7qsHgsyqj1pbUBbC73RdfU4cmEZclcTfr73u7We3IQoSAOOhBDNMwDtsvPSpiGtaCZD-/s400/struve-stamp_016.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Day Cover cancelled in Vienna May 5, 2011</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read more about this issue :</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://unstamps.un.org/unpa/en/products/World_Heritage_-_Nordic_Countries/index.html">http://unstamps.un.org/unpa/en/products/World_Heritage_-_Nordic_Countries/index.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-57369033376721569492012-01-07T20:14:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:36.949+00:00Norway<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The measurement points of the Struve geodetic arc were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a joint site of ten countries in 2005. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ten countries are Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In this blog you will see pictures of stamps issued related to Struve and to the Struve geodetic arc. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and UN in Vienna has issued stamps with Struve Geodetic Arc. Moldova has issued a <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Postal stationery.</span> </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The northernmost point is located at Fuglenes near Hammerfest in Norway. The obelisk is called Meridianstøtten in Norwegian.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So far hasn't <a href="http://www.posten.no/en/home" target="_blank">Posten Norge</a> issued stamps related to Struve Geodetic Arc. But hopefully we will find new Struve stamps in the <a href="http://www.posten.no/en/products-and-services/stamps-and-collecting/stamp-programme-2012" target="_blank">Stamp programme 2013</a></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3owayoEHYZYCSuxpGyNIYYSHJibRqCnBFiWSx55A9vMXvW1FpqtMma5vknHv1_iXyJWNWMwcb4Ef-e3PA38xbC4qH9hzIMSzRZn_aWLen6mnSQNhd7OYZx9-oF43PBDCZxO_llbo5zVN/s1600/struve-stamp_024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3owayoEHYZYCSuxpGyNIYYSHJibRqCnBFiWSx55A9vMXvW1FpqtMma5vknHv1_iXyJWNWMwcb4Ef-e3PA38xbC4qH9hzIMSzRZn_aWLen6mnSQNhd7OYZx9-oF43PBDCZxO_llbo5zVN/s400/struve-stamp_024.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana;">Personalised Stamp issued by Hammerfest Post Office. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Picture taken in 2005.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VRzm2p8EZa3f5KHlkmO-B45zXCeLa1mXh4PkdraG62Ba1377F-V7PcZWFA5Y6mgF1IxNOJ5Hn_heBqy20w5D69Kd2X5IuFogQk2j45egZdrab0b1XmJopBN1zlq1-yoKUbgNWDOjE4VH/s1600/struve-stamp_023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VRzm2p8EZa3f5KHlkmO-B45zXCeLa1mXh4PkdraG62Ba1377F-V7PcZWFA5Y6mgF1IxNOJ5Hn_heBqy20w5D69Kd2X5IuFogQk2j45egZdrab0b1XmJopBN1zlq1-yoKUbgNWDOjE4VH/s1600/struve-stamp_023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VRzm2p8EZa3f5KHlkmO-B45zXCeLa1mXh4PkdraG62Ba1377F-V7PcZWFA5Y6mgF1IxNOJ5Hn_heBqy20w5D69Kd2X5IuFogQk2j45egZdrab0b1XmJopBN1zlq1-yoKUbgNWDOjE4VH/s400/struve-stamp_023.jpg" width="400px" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Personalised Stamp showing the obelisk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2qhhdMREmczobbA2vAgwTx_1Pss_bYbAsR0Oac8XW1OEt_6phnZJrp7h4RSHzJeV-DyJrJmYBuTI77IdyISUF7cgwqNf-EpfPCPr-V6iEMFeTUFSY0ujShqADBdqqhlHTTj_4WLE9kd5/s1600/struve-stamp_026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2qhhdMREmczobbA2vAgwTx_1Pss_bYbAsR0Oac8XW1OEt_6phnZJrp7h4RSHzJeV-DyJrJmYBuTI77IdyISUF7cgwqNf-EpfPCPr-V6iEMFeTUFSY0ujShqADBdqqhlHTTj_4WLE9kd5/s400/struve-stamp_026.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Personalised Stamp showing the obelisk on a letter sent from Hammerfest with a special postmark with geografic north coordinat for Hammerfest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfuVcdtEtnhWfuPYXYgNZgyOrKYXYl6L1U9qcPw2P0_iXZWzI-VK2GpbSW_YSXFzFEOFRERqdT370NSFJk8214qCuurRRs3KgcqdDsXzr8mXXApjYdCAFjrfL4TP-SVY1YvfBzKyw5tI_/s1600/struve-stamp_025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfuVcdtEtnhWfuPYXYgNZgyOrKYXYl6L1U9qcPw2P0_iXZWzI-VK2GpbSW_YSXFzFEOFRERqdT370NSFJk8214qCuurRRs3KgcqdDsXzr8mXXApjYdCAFjrfL4TP-SVY1YvfBzKyw5tI_/s400/struve-stamp_025.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Old postcard from around 1880</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhqDuTS9KPsqx7Qa5Aos_5DTyvMt8EjBeORsGSS8bXBa8KPeduQ7dP_rMOE9X_OrfcflTcfq93-VpNPjO3YdxVM_hOyzKPynBef9U39OYnLibkJwr6WnpB6Z46LnoSD8fV9woXR4FyftI/s1600/1065-hammerfest.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhqDuTS9KPsqx7Qa5Aos_5DTyvMt8EjBeORsGSS8bXBa8KPeduQ7dP_rMOE9X_OrfcflTcfq93-VpNPjO3YdxVM_hOyzKPynBef9U39OYnLibkJwr6WnpB6Z46LnoSD8fV9woXR4FyftI/s320/1065-hammerfest.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hammerfest town - 200 years in 1989</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fuglenes in Hammerfest ( 70° 40′ 12.02″ N 23° 39′ 48.25" E )<br />Lille Raipas in Alta ( 69° 56′ 19.15″ N 23° 21′ 37.09" E )<br />Lodiken in Kautokeino ( 69° 39′ 52.19″ N 23° 36′ 12.36" E )<br />Bealjasvarri in Kautokeino ( 69° 01′ 42.93″ N 23° 18′ 18.89" E )</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-28929133443434268332012-01-07T20:13:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.004+00:00Sweden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAc8CgWho2IOKL9NyJu_aEJiqd29PUnkd97GAocfy8ixPFFa3tAp-s_zRuv-pIJOva76raLNqPN-p6IaaRDL2wUMfzKSpbyHFhO2HyKoGlN0oslo2tOR5gdKdn3Gd5Ve9DeSE2fa_v3zAX/s1600/struve-stamp_021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAc8CgWho2IOKL9NyJu_aEJiqd29PUnkd97GAocfy8ixPFFa3tAp-s_zRuv-pIJOva76raLNqPN-p6IaaRDL2wUMfzKSpbyHFhO2HyKoGlN0oslo2tOR5gdKdn3Gd5Ve9DeSE2fa_v3zAX/s400/struve-stamp_021.jpg" width="282px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On May 6, 2011 Swedish Post issued a souvenir sheet dedicated to the Struve Geodetic Arc. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPOJMWZzM5b2obTu9sNkiDeA04ezstdBeAyWv-A1JA5Cj1K4qqJnEs6irQxVp6G4GtstWnxKe1yNSAFqs0lTLQ6M69qjhOyLzahTrtd6cSkpGeIT2igIeWxKEi0QTf4woijBRb8KCiepe/s1600/struve-stamp_022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPOJMWZzM5b2obTu9sNkiDeA04ezstdBeAyWv-A1JA5Cj1K4qqJnEs6irQxVp6G4GtstWnxKe1yNSAFqs0lTLQ6M69qjhOyLzahTrtd6cSkpGeIT2igIeWxKEi0QTf4woijBRb8KCiepe/s400/struve-stamp_022.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Day Cover</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Pajtas-vaara" (Tynnyrilaki) in Kiruna <br />"Kerrojupukka" (Jupukka) in Pajala <br />Pullinki in Övertorneå <br />"Perra-vaara" (Perävaara) in Haparanda </span><br /><br /><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-29073619044041843292012-01-07T20:11:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.024+00:00Finland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqLvbqSnE63J_5b8cMme5PECP_O5PDvpUCmHeEiLxrDMBGF15EgV72CmBMEOrzTCXNfbrONb-5mzpDvooEBGUneYCZrMbXTA7yWauMohmGbNjHzJJxm5sgnDBgWjCV5rr3xB7RnlDkrzL/s1600/struve-stamp_019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqLvbqSnE63J_5b8cMme5PECP_O5PDvpUCmHeEiLxrDMBGF15EgV72CmBMEOrzTCXNfbrONb-5mzpDvooEBGUneYCZrMbXTA7yWauMohmGbNjHzJJxm5sgnDBgWjCV5rr3xB7RnlDkrzL/s400/struve-stamp_019.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A maximum card showing the point Oravivuori</span></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGCeWwzaiChJLzRzTHuW1iwGBdIyS8zckDoQ6fmFbnNvvXwc7P7d7QF9ywC-lDRviDFRvoc9gHo8LEGamTKmS5DODcpj31abWX2zkMcE0CIxH3Q51ZtsR8EvyaEi7W-wJ5o-m2Ba9rVCB/s1600/struve-stamp_017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGCeWwzaiChJLzRzTHuW1iwGBdIyS8zckDoQ6fmFbnNvvXwc7P7d7QF9ywC-lDRviDFRvoc9gHo8LEGamTKmS5DODcpj31abWX2zkMcE0CIxH3Q51ZtsR8EvyaEi7W-wJ5o-m2Ba9rVCB/s400/struve-stamp_017.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On May 6, 2011 Finish Post issued the souvenir sheet dedicated to the Struve Geodetic Arc. <br />It contains two stamps, one with the shape of Finland and the other a round stamp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3m6whyb8avsOKqXVK8N5scjw1uw2x6t-lXww6iRkRN9R9kyHloT3xO2A93vun7zj0VRKsIj4Ns-Msmvx8cuyq-MSoOSbpxVO_B2eNUMalwy_x4ecfJZJ_VQxNekG39hR5xyMvvqP8dEi/s1600/struve-stamp_020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3m6whyb8avsOKqXVK8N5scjw1uw2x6t-lXww6iRkRN9R9kyHloT3xO2A93vun7zj0VRKsIj4Ns-Msmvx8cuyq-MSoOSbpxVO_B2eNUMalwy_x4ecfJZJ_VQxNekG39hR5xyMvvqP8dEi/s400/struve-stamp_020.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Souvenir sheet and the two stamps</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoapn9n1sx5PJ8gPtvB9RXEb9696vGqtwQCHWOSWfxdQYqsWub4uprBTInBWWo5bdseAINIewgEMecm17AasRpITQkZ_NsL05QVfJa73es32ERtpL6tO54eNhGUNRpy7oH9Y9-NskwS3T/s1600/struve-stamp_018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoapn9n1sx5PJ8gPtvB9RXEb9696vGqtwQCHWOSWfxdQYqsWub4uprBTInBWWo5bdseAINIewgEMecm17AasRpITQkZ_NsL05QVfJa73es32ERtpL6tO54eNhGUNRpy7oH9Y9-NskwS3T/s400/struve-stamp_018.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Day Cover from Finland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stuorrahanoaivi in Enontekiö (68° 40' 57" N 22° 44' 45" E ) <br />Aavasaksa in Ylitornio (66°23' 52" N 23° 43' 31" E )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alatornio / Nedertorneå in Tornio (65° 49' 48" N 24° 09' 26" E ) <br />Oravivuori in Korpilahti (61° 55' 36" N 25° 32' 01" E )<br />Porlammi / Porlom in Lapinjärvi (60° 42' 17" N 26° 00' 12" E )<br />Mustaviiri / Svartviran in Pyhtää (60° 16' 35" N 26° 36' 12" E )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Read more about the these six points in Finland:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/node/1555">http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/node/1555</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-46115852564540435882012-01-07T19:39:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.045+00:00Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosecBmiNn4l7WRjrYJKVsx5lDqTs5cX3gGrK1awm1NwSBNDw8m2wRy3wrbU6X9ZDeJ6AMyj3e7cvgbVfM_rznZKF0nkep4ytq2M_6YJBd4QPkE8_SQh63kSGPdyU9zdDAWkyIgDFWUL8x/s1600/struve-stamp_012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosecBmiNn4l7WRjrYJKVsx5lDqTs5cX3gGrK1awm1NwSBNDw8m2wRy3wrbU6X9ZDeJ6AMyj3e7cvgbVfM_rznZKF0nkep4ytq2M_6YJBd4QPkE8_SQh63kSGPdyU9zdDAWkyIgDFWUL8x/s400/struve-stamp_012.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory was opened in 1839. Originally, it was a brainchild of the German/Russian <br />astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, who would become its first director</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO53DGXcOmlE07MP0tIvEVV0Gw_HHZUSgndUlw7ach3KW0QS4dmvRwv0lL8vNuzd0VF57i3woJlxgNxiZP3ZzExrI3tZq4mOtvOpxtk4tJRRgESLuRpqRl4bo-2BkB1Gxqa1Jn1t55ccfc/s1600/struve-stamp_013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO53DGXcOmlE07MP0tIvEVV0Gw_HHZUSgndUlw7ach3KW0QS4dmvRwv0lL8vNuzd0VF57i3woJlxgNxiZP3ZzExrI3tZq4mOtvOpxtk4tJRRgESLuRpqRl4bo-2BkB1Gxqa1Jn1t55ccfc/s400/struve-stamp_013.jpg" width="291px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stamp issued in Sovjetunion in 1964.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDTlAFIaTj8DT1rbH78EhkTA9XRbeb8M9OLihzlqLV_VWNHutZoI2R9J_EoCr9UNSQGj0sPBODs-Rx7gzDxZbcYlfTjd4QA8G7T2P7qJjB5_uteibY6C5IOJKU6a-GlhszsmpQCmS25WX/s1600/struve-stamp_014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDTlAFIaTj8DT1rbH78EhkTA9XRbeb8M9OLihzlqLV_VWNHutZoI2R9J_EoCr9UNSQGj0sPBODs-Rx7gzDxZbcYlfTjd4QA8G7T2P7qJjB5_uteibY6C5IOJKU6a-GlhszsmpQCmS25WX/s400/struve-stamp_014.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory on stamps issued in Sovjetunion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences,<br />located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Mäki-päälys" (Mäkipäällys (Finland 1917/1920-1940) in Hogland (Suursaari) <br />"Hogland, Z" (Gogland, Tochka Z) in Hogland (60°5'9.8 N 26°57'37.5" E )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On May 6, 2011 Estonian Post issueed the souvenir sheet dedicated to the Struve Geodetic Arc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6-afdXqcTjUNvOSBiHaAD4gNqRSxzXSOPFnp568TkdGad82NPleP7IhzJ2FgX2zRR586sJwIjHcR-kVZcZ36uLXl9GIpFFzMkw4dKFqG0IIU9gXKOwHzYXvUbbfaPkuFl1XEdyEdNHR-/s1600/struve-stamp_010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6-afdXqcTjUNvOSBiHaAD4gNqRSxzXSOPFnp568TkdGad82NPleP7IhzJ2FgX2zRR586sJwIjHcR-kVZcZ36uLXl9GIpFFzMkw4dKFqG0IIU9gXKOwHzYXvUbbfaPkuFl1XEdyEdNHR-/s400/struve-stamp_010.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Day Cover</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9kEanOOPPnlc_XE-dO9wrXJ3Rv_6JQTU7qKCRpXYkPdKVNibQSezKoyZFlRw14OdzR4S4JxAFHUtnLTk6nMGaMyJpc6iqZ3hxSohwxM699o5mmWv8v1_HosNQn5O-pHQXB8NSFcyRX9G/s1600/struve-stamp_011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9kEanOOPPnlc_XE-dO9wrXJ3Rv_6JQTU7qKCRpXYkPdKVNibQSezKoyZFlRw14OdzR4S4JxAFHUtnLTk6nMGaMyJpc6iqZ3hxSohwxM699o5mmWv8v1_HosNQn5O-pHQXB8NSFcyRX9G/s400/struve-stamp_011.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Letter with souvenir postmark April 15, 1993 - 200 years birthday </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Struve was born at Altona 15.4 1793, in what is now Germany, the son of Jacob Struve (1755–1841), and was the second of an entire family of astronomers through five generations. He was the great-grandfather of Otto Struve and the father of Otto Wilhelm von Struve. He was also the grandfather of Hermann Struve, who was Otto Struve's uncle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 1808 he entered the University of Tartu in the Russian Empire, where he first studied philology, but soon turned his attention to astronomy. From 1813 to 1820 he taught at the university and observed at Dorpat Observatory in Tartu, and in 1820 became a full professor and director of the observatory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve remained at Tartu, occupied with research on double stars and geodesy until 1839, when he founded and became director of the new Pulkovo Observatory near St Petersburg. Among other honors, he won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1826. He retired in 1861 due to failing health. He died 23.11.1864.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">( copy from </span></span><a href="http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Friedrich_Georg_Wilhelm_von_Struve_-_Life/id/1408840"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Friedrich_Georg_Wilhelm_von_Struve_-_Life/id/1408840</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Woibifer" (Võivere) in Väike-Maarja Parish (59°03'28 N 26°20'16" E )<br />"Katko" (Simuna) in Väike-Maarja Parish (59°02'54 N 26°24'51" E )<br />"Dorpat" (Tartu Observatory) in Tartu. (58°22'43.64 N 26°43'12.61" E )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-69907615858629385342012-01-07T17:54:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.096+00:00Latvia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AlC7BktxpB85mZaZto1OIAHWPuAi_uLcEsL5OHa-8GWe7WnLA8emDW3XiOksisKVAYSTU6sFzifwJczsIF0KumuRglJUuEtpDbMXQGr2WjPMzknZCDFKmDawf7em02bW0lSViT20fZN9/s1600/struve-stamp_008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AlC7BktxpB85mZaZto1OIAHWPuAi_uLcEsL5OHa-8GWe7WnLA8emDW3XiOksisKVAYSTU6sFzifwJczsIF0KumuRglJUuEtpDbMXQGr2WjPMzknZCDFKmDawf7em02bW0lSViT20fZN9/s400/struve-stamp_008.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Minisheet issued in Latvia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Sestu-Kalns" (Ziestu) in Erglu novads (56°50'24 N 25°38'12" E )<br />"Jacobstadt" in Jekabpils (56°30'05 N 25°51'24" E )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-72925867002740711702012-01-07T16:58:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.116+00:00Lithuania<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH7z1_-Je4DagmGYrVFDCUEifGh0XdeuwVGmTBgubB6sLHMJTCWKDFxcLEHiC0-n0u0mx8bm0zwEnfs69HH9N6Gy55hnFMHDJDOIq3pOFE8sdKtl_nAgKuduZ1E4L2d9n5dS1oVxQq8Wy/s1600/struve-stamp_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH7z1_-Je4DagmGYrVFDCUEifGh0XdeuwVGmTBgubB6sLHMJTCWKDFxcLEHiC0-n0u0mx8bm0zwEnfs69HH9N6Gy55hnFMHDJDOIq3pOFE8sdKtl_nAgKuduZ1E4L2d9n5dS1oVxQq8Wy/s400/struve-stamp_003.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stamp issued 24th October 2009 in Lithuania</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG1KHzIhyvdGv0WiuKelxhS5XhX6g0-YLrbdMPLmRMSoWbLiXDdTgHQyNuBaNS8EIDDQIqd64QkeSFhkBlaz81bJHtoFMFgqFYdW_6FsjtIVGpZDdSFsfHnr4LhWKvSr-oD9aF5plF6pU/s1600/struve-stamp_004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG1KHzIhyvdGv0WiuKelxhS5XhX6g0-YLrbdMPLmRMSoWbLiXDdTgHQyNuBaNS8EIDDQIqd64QkeSFhkBlaz81bJHtoFMFgqFYdW_6FsjtIVGpZDdSFsfHnr4LhWKvSr-oD9aF5plF6pU/s400/struve-stamp_004.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stamp issued 24th October 2009 in Lithuania</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qKN3d0Uu5VvtOiW8Yc4gWPzOmLzM_J2-T43vhmsh6iBdy3tDjeU_pf1nQZ8beoX0uN_4XW5xtKMy3T5pXYGyFRamkkzfkprev-BfiCY_k-i58pb62gv0cqu2x1ccvrQZyg1h51WAIWck/s1600/struve-stamp_007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qKN3d0Uu5VvtOiW8Yc4gWPzOmLzM_J2-T43vhmsh6iBdy3tDjeU_pf1nQZ8beoX0uN_4XW5xtKMy3T5pXYGyFRamkkzfkprev-BfiCY_k-i58pb62gv0cqu2x1ccvrQZyg1h51WAIWck/s400/struve-stamp_007.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Stamps issued in Lithuania on First Day Cover</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Karischki" (Gireišiai) in Panemunelis (55°54'09 N 25°26'12" E )<br />"Meschkanzi" (Meškonys) in Nemencine (54°55'51 N 25°19'00" E )<br />"Beresnäki" (Paliepiukai) in Nemežis (54°38'04 N 25°25'45" E )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxa37Nq_QgaSC2IrO0WVHCRpEN5Lf0gZOSa3B8sLvPstIcUqBxq7WLwFagQxTBwPth2rKocA1hR5g8fVPdjTDb3vart0asviT-XjmNCulQmBTglBxNW-ekTMC_JgldpmnpLvjdb_lCkPno/s1600/struve-stamp_005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxa37Nq_QgaSC2IrO0WVHCRpEN5Lf0gZOSa3B8sLvPstIcUqBxq7WLwFagQxTBwPth2rKocA1hR5g8fVPdjTDb3vart0asviT-XjmNCulQmBTglBxNW-ekTMC_JgldpmnpLvjdb_lCkPno/s400/struve-stamp_005.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Postcard issued in Lithuania</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-18546515763928924752012-01-07T16:51:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.134+00:00Belarus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrYBWr_qp1jR9GHt9ubWY6_gEwka-MxmyCKQVTz69KDpJ22iToDonHM3N06CtXtihZ2vdxYQ8y1HA6AY3TikjrqHv-U84lCip0C6haXwdlw4T80vw3ZAWyo_Ot6OPQUdUFn9w_ZGeXVdt/s1600/struve-stamp_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrYBWr_qp1jR9GHt9ubWY6_gEwka-MxmyCKQVTz69KDpJ22iToDonHM3N06CtXtihZ2vdxYQ8y1HA6AY3TikjrqHv-U84lCip0C6haXwdlw4T80vw3ZAWyo_Ot6OPQUdUFn9w_ZGeXVdt/s400/struve-stamp_002.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On September 20, 2007 Belarus Post issued a souvenir sheet dedicated to the Struve Geodetic Arc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Tupischki" (Tupishki) in Oshmyany district (54°17'30 N 26°2'43" E )<br />"Lopati" (Lopaty) in Zelva district (53°33'38 N 24°52'11" E )<br />"Ossownitza" (Ossovnitsa) in Ivanovo district (52°17'22 N 25°38'58" E <br />"Tchekutsk" (Chekutsk) in Ivanovo district (52°12'28 N 25°33'23" E )<br />"Leskowitschi" (Leskovichi) in Ivanovo district (52°9'39 N 25°34'17" E )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtE2PAWIMe538LB5r41X41qCTF7OytIbSsfk6V8ryasRJ9qlzXrdmySOgSQpTciIAjDdZhDbdPp4fw8oGcmdjksZPgiVk2b-hQ8Eq4Sv5S6_imHeg2Mj9AgTq_Md8TkJ0wcFHXDlw54WAL/s1600/struve-stamp_002b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtE2PAWIMe538LB5r41X41qCTF7OytIbSsfk6V8ryasRJ9qlzXrdmySOgSQpTciIAjDdZhDbdPp4fw8oGcmdjksZPgiVk2b-hQ8Eq4Sv5S6_imHeg2Mj9AgTq_Md8TkJ0wcFHXDlw54WAL/s400/struve-stamp_002b.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Day Cover</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read more about this issue: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.belpost.by/eng/stamps/stamp-catalogue/2007/18-2007-09-18/">http://www.belpost.by/eng/stamps/stamp-catalogue/2007/18-2007-09-18/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-20681559929810997512012-01-07T16:32:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.162+00:00Moldova<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdr1Qz1gnfm4tmQPArMleu-kuy8l8AVDBugFxqDN3pkUJMVGUTQH4FBWkxBGeFQ5aFJKQ-N8A15kQ5LYGg9oAFz5BA44zTwbzIm-DLdi6jsLwhbEhsWoO2j2KaoEny2nMhA9wzRFSOTug/s1600/struve-stamp_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdr1Qz1gnfm4tmQPArMleu-kuy8l8AVDBugFxqDN3pkUJMVGUTQH4FBWkxBGeFQ5aFJKQ-N8A15kQ5LYGg9oAFz5BA44zTwbzIm-DLdi6jsLwhbEhsWoO2j2KaoEny2nMhA9wzRFSOTug/s400/struve-stamp_001.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Postal stationery issued in Moldova.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Rudi" near Rudi village, Soroca district (48°19'08 N 27°52'36" E )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-18692746632580596522012-01-07T16:18:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.184+00:00Map of Struve geodetic arc<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXMf8LtdHBqupk_xGgoAcDco6_ocqIhAPh4hn72Ltpkn96AQiWfBG5e7caueoHZCaRXWsKiAhkyarFbnPf7Fd6qUwzZN4L1IDKeyIws4B2mDxWnXFkHtJ29JBhfTYMW3iuh30-UUt4cm5/s1600/Map-Struve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXMf8LtdHBqupk_xGgoAcDco6_ocqIhAPh4hn72Ltpkn96AQiWfBG5e7caueoHZCaRXWsKiAhkyarFbnPf7Fd6qUwzZN4L1IDKeyIws4B2mDxWnXFkHtJ29JBhfTYMW3iuh30-UUt4cm5/s400/Map-Struve.jpg" width="361px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835457487736057543.post-82352025144113294212012-01-07T16:03:00.000+00:002012-01-09T07:53:37.199+00:00The Struve Geodetic Arc<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chain was established and used by the German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve in the years 1816 to 1855 to establish the exact size and shape of the earth. At that time, the chain passed merely through two countries: Union of Sweden-Norway and the Russian Empire. The Arc's first point is located in Tartu Observatory, where Struve conducted much of his research.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2005, the chain was inscribed on the World Heritage List as a memorable ensemble of the chain made up of 34 commemorative plaques or built obelisks out of the original 265, main station points which are marked by drilled holes in rocks, iron crosses, cairns, others.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Measurement of the triangulation chain comprises 258 main triangles and 265 geodetic vertices. The northernmost point is located near Hammerfest in Norway and the southernmost point near the Black Sea in Ukraine. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">( From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Struve Geodetic Arc on stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530352388909596460noreply@blogger.com0