Latvia year 1938 Stamps Architecture / Bridge Power Station full set MNH**
The Latvian stamps issued in 1938 featuring a bridge and a power station commemorate a major national infrastructure project.
🇱🇻 Latvia 1938: National Building Fund (Ķegums HPP)
The stamps you are referring to are part of the 1938 National Building Fund (Celtniecības fonds) semi-postal issue.1 This set was released to help finance the construction of the Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Plant (Ķeguma HES), one of the most significant engineering projects of independent Latvia.
| Feature | Details |
| Project | Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Plant (Ķegums HES) on the Daugava River. |
| Year of Issue | 1938 (May 2) |
| Purpose | Semi-postal issue, with a surcharge benefiting the National Building Fund. |
| Depiction | The design shows the Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station building and the bridge built over the Daugava River as part of the complex. Construction for the HPP was in full swing during 1938, with the first unit starting in 1939. |
| Values (Scott Catalog Numbers) | The set comprises two values: 10 Santīmi + 5 Santīmi (Michel B1) and 20 Santīmi + 10 Santīmi (Michel B2). |
The Ķegums Power Plant was a source of national pride, representing Latvia’s progress and modernization in the final years before its annexation into the Soviet Union. The money raised from the surcharge on these stamps directly supported this massive project.
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