Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Christmas 2010 - Iceland



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Iceland Post celebrated the Christmas Season 2010 by issuing a set of two stamps which have been designed with a graphic technique called copper edging on November 4, 2010.

The design is based on the Advent wreath.The main theme is the circular form in the colors of winter, the circle also symbolizing the earth, its seasons and infinity.









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On one stamp the circle is covered with snow crystals, on the other with snow flakes. Interwoven with the theme on both stamps are the Icelandic birds of winter, the snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).

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