2016-04-26 Tue

Estonia Post issued a set of two lovely stamps featuring the traditional folk costumes of Parnu county of Estonia. Parnu is a beautiful historic seaside town in West-Estonia.

This set of two stamps features the costumes of men and women of Audru municipality and costumes of Girls and women of Tostamaa area. Both of these costumes belong to mid 18th Century.

In Aurdru both women and men wear dark coloured outdoor clothes decorated with red strings. The caps had a high sharp peak and lace whereas the collars were embroidered and had laces.

On the other hand, in Tostamaa, various decorative ribbons were sewn to the lower edge of the skirt. Red slantwise strips on the chest are characteristic for Tostamaa.

The Estonia post features these long forgotten costumes on a set of postage stamps. The stamps come with the value of €0.65 for the stamp featuring Audru Costumes whereas €1.50 for the stamp featuring the costumes of Tostamaa.