List of people on the postage stamps of Latvia

This page contains a list of people depicted on postage stamps issued by Latvia, along with the dates of issue.

Contents :

• Top
• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

References External Links

A

• Gunārs Astra - dissident, human rights activist (October 22, 2005)

B

• Kārlis Baumanis - composer (May 21, 2005)
• Jānis Balodis - general, Commander of the Aizsargi units (May 12, 1932; November 18, 1938)

Č

• Jānis Čakste - first president of the Republic of Latvia (December 4, 1930; August 19, 1931; April 18, 1928; November 11, 1998)

D

• Kristiāns Johans Dāls - director of naval schools of Ainaži and Liepāja (July 20, 2002)
• Leonardo da Vinci - Italian polymath (December 7, 1932)

F

• Hieronīms Kārlis Fridrihs Fon Minhauzens - baron and author (April 1, 2005)

J

• Inese Jaunzeme - athlete (June 19, 1996)
• Jānis Pāvils II - Roman Catholic Pope (August 28, 1993; August 14, 2005)

K

• Oskars Kalpaks - first Commander in Chief of Latvian Armed Forces (January 6, 2007)
• Jēkabs Ketlers - Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (November 14, 2001)
• Miķelis Krogzems - (January 4, 1936)
• Atis Kronvalds - (January 4, 1936)
• Dainis Kūla - athlete (June 19, 1996)
• Alberts Kviesis - third president of the Republic of Latvia (December 4, 1930; August 19, 1931; November 11, 2000)

L

• Jānis Lūsis - athlete (June 19, 1996)

M

• Juris Māters - (January 4, 1936)
• Zenta Mauriņa - writer (May 10, 1996; January 7, 2006 (stamp on stamp))
• Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics - politician, first minister of foreign affairs (August 20, 1929)

O

• Elvīra Ozoliņa - athlete (June 19, 1996)

P

• Andrejs Pumpurs - poet (January 4, 1936)

R

• Jānis Rainis - poet, playwright, translator, politician and author (May 22, 1930)

S

• Pauls Stradiņš - physician (January 13, 1996)

T

• Mihails Tāls - chess player (August 18, 2001)

U

• Kārlis Ulmanis - fourth president of the Republic of Latvia (September 4, 1937; November 18, 1938; May 13, 1939; February 7, 2001)

V

• Julijans Vaivods - Roman Catholic cardinal (August 18, 1995)
• Krišjānis Valdemārs - (November 14, 2001)
• Ēvalds Valters - actor (April 2, 1994)

Z

• Gustavs Zemgals - second president of the Republic of Latvia (December 4, 1930; August 19, 1931; November 16, 1999)

References

• Harry von Hofmann (2000). Latvia, Handbook of Philately and Postal History. The Stamps, Lat Period 1923-1940. Harry von Hofmann Verlag. ISBN 3-7636-5073-3.
• Philatelic Society of Latvia (2007). Specialized Catalogue of Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery of Latvia. Philatelic Society of Latvia. ISBN 9984-9126-9-8.

External links

• Latvian Post