3- Mast Gaffon - Eufrosine

On the 21st of January 2022 Latvijas Pasts is released a new stamp in the series Historical Ships of the 19th Century, featuring the gaff schooner Eufrosine (Eifrozīne), a three-mast sailing ship built in Plieņciems in 1902.

The face value of the new stamp is €1.44 and it corresponds to the postage of items in the weight class up to 20 grams to the countries in Groups 2 and 4, while its print run is 50,000 copies. The release of the stamp is accompanied by the issue of a special cover with a print run of 800 copies. The philatelic releases have been designed by the artist Elita Viliama.

The most recent stamp in the series of historical ships depicts the gaff schooner Eufrosine, a three-mast sailing ship built and launched in Plieņciems in 1902. It was constructed by master builder K. Priede. Compared to other sailing ships, Eufrosine was a visually beautiful ship, which also had a long service life, making transatlantic voyages for 24 years, but was wrecked on the 17th of December 1926 in the North Sea.