CPS Resource Centre
Latvia 2009-05-14
On May 14, 2009 Latvian Post issued a new stamp to commemorate the National History Museum of Latvia ( Latvijas Nacionālais vēstures muzejs). The musuem is the largest repository of Latvian cultural material and was founded in 1869 as the museum of the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 the Museum has been located in Riga Castle. In 1924 the Museum gained the status of a State museum. The new stamp shows Riga Castle in the foreground, along with various artifacts and possibly coins. In the background, an antique map is visible.
