Official year books are handsome hardbound books that contain the stamps issued during the year as well as dozens of wonderful photographs and illustrations and interesting and informative text about the stamp issues and the country. The text is usually in multiple languages; unless otherwise stated, full English text is included. Åland official year books have been issued since their first stamps of 1984. The first year book contained the first 10 years. Following that each book conatins two years of stamps.
The year books are meant as a philatelic showcase for the country and are thus of the highest quality. Though most people collect the year books as year books, they are also a great way to get the stamps of the year and enjoy the wonderful photographs and text. They also make a great gift for anybody with a special attraction to the country. Some samples of the contents are shown below.
1984-1993 Official Year Book with ALL stamps 1984-1993. VF: Complete with ALL stamps issued 1984-1993, including those sold out before 1 January 1994.
245.00
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1984-1993 Official Year Book, as issued with NOT all stamps 1984-1993. VF: In the form originally issued: Does NOT contain the stamps that were already sold out before 1 January 1994. (There are spaces for all of the stamps.)
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