Special stamping

Postcard with coats of arm of Riga with Special stamp

Daugavpils, Latvia

Art center of Mark Rotko in Daugavpils, founded in 2013

Narroe gauge Railvay from Latvia

Ventspils narrow gauge railway

Christmas cards - Latvia

The Blackheads House behind...

Pievienot parakstu

Special cards from Latvia Post - information about Euro

Railcar from Latvia

Railcar in Riga terminal in 1932.

From Latvia

Stone, The Split Family, in memory of the deported, at Smiltene, Latvia. Photo: J.Kampe.

Ancient postcard - announcement

This is unused postcard, look like from 1930ties - about the shop, who changed address.

Venta Rapid, Kuldīga, Latvia

Venta Rapid (Ventas rumba) is a rapid on the Venta River in Kuldīga, Latvia. It is the widest rapid in Europe – 249 metres (817 ft) and up to 270 metres (886 ft) during spring floods. Its height is 1.80–2.20 metres (5.9–7.2 ft) and it changes depending on the water level in the river. It also features the widest waterfall in Europe. It is 110 me wide, but only two metres high. (from wikipedia.org). Postcard from 1960.

Some vintage postcards withs Riga views

Riga Central Market, 1959

Riga City Canal, 1960

The Latvia National Opera, 1959

Rainis Boulevard, the right side - building of Latvia University, 1950-ties

Tram from Daugavpils

Daugavpils, Latvia - tram, 1960

Some vintage postcards from Latvia

Alūksne, 1960.g

Dobele, 1960-tie g.

Koknese. View from castle ruins, 1950-ties

500 Lats from Latvia

Postcard with 500 lats banknote - from next year (2014) it will be history, because, we will have Euro

Latvian National Song and Dace Festival 2013

Two of most beautiful singers - my classmates and colleagues in folk dress before The Ending Concert - this postcard is made in project of "Latvia Post" for twitter and instagram users

Postcard from my colleague: the doll in the right side is in the same folk dress as the girl in left side in postcard before.

Tram from Archagelsk

Trams made in Riga, picture taken in Archangelsk, Russia, 1994.

Maxicard made by me

First maximum card, made by me, just as experiment. Latvia Post isn't issuing maximums card any more, so sometimes collectors made it themselves. This is my first try. Ungurmuiža manor house, 12.stamp in series "Castles of Latvia". Issued August 18., 2012.

Trinity. In Memoriam.

Andris Vītoliņš. "Trinity. In Memoriam". 100x160cm. Acrylic on canvas. 2007.
There are three vehicles, Made in Latvia in Soviet times: RAF bus, Electric train and tram.

Postcard with signature

A view of the Earth from the Mir space station. Anatoly Solovyov. 1990. "To the Pauls Stradiņš Museum oh the History of Medicine with every good wish for future success. This is a corner of the Earth, and I wish to share this image with you. Soviet cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyov".

Maxicard from series "Old baltic ships"

Postage stamp issued on May 10, 1997

Minibus RAF from Latvia

In Soviet time in Jelgava was manufacture of minibuses - RAF was very popular minibus in Soviet Union

RAF made for Olympic games in Moscow, 1980 - new visible in Riga Motor Museum

Jelgava - The Students city - some symbols of Jelgava

RAF - from postcards publishes Nice place - series about symbols of Latvia Regions.
Latvia has a long history of car production. There were times, when the capital of Zemgale (region), Jelgava, was the production centre of the most popular vehicle in Latvia - minibus RAF. These distinctive minibuses are still driven in Latvia, Cuba, Russia, China and other nice places.

Andris Vītoliņš "Ambulance" Wall painting in Riga, Andrejsala. Acrylic. 2006.