Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Sweden: Farmhouses of Hälsingland

Yesterday I got two postcards: one from Sweden and one from Japan.

The card from Sweden shows one of the decorated farmhouses of Hälsingland. The decoration of farmhouses in Hälsingland originates to the Middle Ages and shows the wealth of the region's farmers. The decorated rooms were mainly reserved for festivities. They were painted in a combination of folk art and other styles including Rococo and Baroque. Since 2012 are the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland on the the UNESCO World Heritage List. The card is a maxicard. The stamp is from a set of five and was issued on 7th May 2015.


The card is prepaid.



Thank You very much Caroline!

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