Because of our holiday all orders between 28th of June and 4th of July will be mailed on 5th of July 2021. We will compensate for the delay with a free postcard book “Moments with people”. The book will be added automatically without any coupon codes. Happy holidays!
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News and World Post Day offer
Let’s take a look what’s new first!
It took almost a year to design new postcards, but we are proud to introduce you the result now. Here are some cards and the whole card range can be seen at Minor online shop. Also many new sticker sheets are available and can be seen at shop’s sticker section.
Did you know, that Struve geodetic arc is an UNESCO World Heritage feature that’s located in ten countries stretching from Arctic Ocean to Black Ocean? 34 of arc’s 265 original measurement points are UNESCO protected sites now in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. In Finland we have six sites, and Aavasaksa is one of those.
The world is full of cards which show chocolate, but how many have you seen with this black gold? The taste of salmiakki is unique: sweet and salty at the same time. You either love it or hate it: some people don’t like the taste at all, and some can’t get enough of it. We love it… how about you?
We were really inspired by the new mushroom stamps which Posti published, so we designed a matching map card… and then a sticker sheet matching the map!
Autumn is the harvest time, and you can find these treasures from the forest.
Finnish mushroom salad recipe card shows one way how to use salted milk cups.
We were contacted many times since “Love Postcrossing” – stickers were sold-out. So we are offering these re-designed stickers for sale again by request.
Our German friends were in our minds when designed the “Deutschland” – sticker sheet. The updated German ID stickers are for Germans too – now available in two designs and two materials!
And finally The World Post Day offer! All orders over 20 € will have a Free shipping with code wpd2016. Coupon is valid on this weekend from 7th of October until 10th of October. Please remember to pick the Free shipping- option at the check out and update the cart.
Have a nice and sunny autumn!
Ps. At Minor’s Facebook we have a maximum card lottery at weekends. Join and comment – you can win an unique card.
Changing the payment facilitator of the online shop
We are changing the payment facilitator of our online shop on 21.1.2016.
Because of the verification concerning Visa- and Mastercard payments those payments will be not possible during the verification. We are sorry for this one or two days break in those payments and will inform here as soon as it works again.
Other payment methods work normally during this change: You can pay your order by an internet banking account (Osuuspankki, Nordea, Danske Bank, Säästöpankki, Oma Säästöpankki, Aktia, Paikallisosuuspankit, S-Pankki, Handelsbanken), using a direct bank transfer or PayPal.
Update: As of January 22nd, all payment methods are in use and payments are accepted normally.
World Post Day
”World Post Day” is held annually on October 9th to celebrate post services and remind us of their importance. In Finland it’s called “The day of the Stamp, Postimerkin päivä” (sorry post is available only in Finnish). To honor the occasion, many mail offices in Finland publishes their own special stamps and also a special decorative cancellation mark is available.
Autumn cards are ready!
We have added some cards to the shop. These are inspired by late summer and autumn. I like them all so much I think they deserve to be explained a bit more in depth! 😀 Some of you might think cards feel a bit familiar – you’re right. After some requests, we have brought available some of the favourite cards from our postcard books as single ones.
Our autumn cards show a topic for conversation that you can always count on for small-talk: the weather, in three variations. “Beastly weather” is a new version of a rainy-day, gray card, with some bright and cheery red bursts of color. “Water wires” is also a black-and-white version of a previous Minor card. It’ll be also soon available as a foldable greeting card, sold with an envelope. “Golden leaves” shows the sunny side of the autumn with bright blue sky and shiny yellow maple leaves.
Autumn theme is carried over to the card “Hibernating subshrub“. The photo is of a frozen bog rosemary, ready for winter. Some autumny berries are shown in “Red berry heart“, which is a black-and-white card with color highlight effect. The berries of the season can be used in “Tasty berry porridge” – recipe, which is an addition to our series of recipe cards.
I’m very excited about the card “Stardust“. It’s a picture of a nebula in the direction of Scorpius taken by Hubble space telescope and was picked from among many star pictures due to its beauty. The objects in the picture are sadly not visible to the naked eye, but luckily with this card you don’t need a telescope to see them.
Another of my favourites is “Peace flag“. All the recent conflicts had made me think about ways to help peace. I found an answer when making the cards! We combined two well-known peace symbols into this card: peace circle symbol originally used in the campaign for nuclear disarmament and the rainbow flag of peace, used in Italy during peace marches and flown from the balconies. After the card was finished and sent to be printed, we noticed some similar peace symbol combinations. You could say many good ideas have occurred before, and nothing new under the sun!
Although we do have something new and not seen anywhere else: new Postcrossing – stickers! The stickers, made in the same style as our popular “Love Postcrossing” – card, are only available from us! The stickers are made with durable glossy plastic and precisely cut, so they come off really well. 😀
Check them out at once and order yours to be sent around the world!
Sunny autumn days to all of you!
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Minor Postcards
Results from the sticker poll
Spring and new stuff
We have added an unique brand new product to Minor’s selection: Priority stickers for Postcrossers! The sticker sheet has three different designs, “Priority air mail” with a small Finnish flag and “Priority Postcrossing” with stripes of red, blue and white, characteristic of air mail envelopes. The third sticker has the same colors, with heart-decorated “Postcrossing” – text. Perfect to be used together with the others, and it also stands out by itself as well. These stickers are great for adding that finishing touch to your mail.
You can also find out more about the lovely new postcards we are publishing in April. We have some nature topics, for example a blue spring sky reflection and gardening cards. We also have a card of UNESCO site Suomenlinna in black and white, as well as suitable cards for people who like trains or baking, among other things. A long-standing wish for a graveyard card is fulfilled, with a card of the grave of widow Helena Hjerpe. The card description includes Finnish Genealogy Society’s information about Helena’s life, you should definitely read it if you’re interested.
We always accept your feedback, card wishes and ideas with gratitude. You can reach us by email, [email protected] or through the “Contact us” – form. I’m so excited about these brand new products again and hope that you’ll like them as well!
Have a sunny Spring!
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Minor Postcards