Father Mitro came up with the idea for the Easter stamp

Father Mitro came up with the idea for the Easter stamp

On 27 February eight new 1st class non-value indicator stamps will be released in four separate issues. The issues are My Easter, Book Publishing 150 years, Rain or Shine, and Sweet Pea. Also, a stamp on the theme of Art Nouveau will be issued on the same date with a value of ˆ1.05.

The idea for the My Easter stamp came from the Helsinki Orthodox Parish pastor Mitro Repo, Father Mitro, and it was realised as a stamp by Aino-Maija Metsola. The picture themes of the stamp are a three-branched candlestick used by an Orthodox priest and a miniature enamel painting showing the risen Christ and an angel in an elliptical mandorla. The objects were photographed by Oskari Hellman.

The candlestick shown on the stamp belongs to the collection of the Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki. A grapevine ornament is depicted at the lower edge of the stamp. This is from the King's Door at the Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki, which symbolises the gates of Paradise. The door is opened on Easter night and kept open until Ascension Day. The red used for the stamp's background is a liturgical colour from Easter till Ascension in the Orthodox faith.

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