Seija-Riitta Laakso

	Seija-Riitta Laakso Seija-Riitta Laakso is a Finnish writer and philatelist, as well as editor of international philatelic journals and yearbooks. In 2021, she was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. Education Seija-Riitta Laakso is a journalist from the Sanoma School of Journalism who also has an eMBA from the Helsinki School of Economics (Helsingin Kauppakorkeakoulu) and a PhD from the University of Helsinki (2006). Her doctoral thesis ''Across the Oceans. Development of Overseas Business Information Transmission, 1815-1875'' was published by the Finnish Literature Society (SKS) in 2007, and as a Japanese edition in 2014. The book combines maritime history and postal history by studying the routes and speed at which information was transmitted in the nineteenth century, using as examples business correspondence which travelled internationally by sea. Career Laakso, originally a historian, worked as a journalist in Finnish daily newspapers Helsingin Sanomat, Uusi Suomi and Kauppal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Roll Of Distinguished Philatelists The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921. The Roll consists of five pieces of parchment to which the signatories add their names. Selection of the signatories Those who have assisted the development of philately through their research, expertise or giving their time can be candidates to sign the Roll if they are sponsored by one of the existing signatories. The following four years, the candidate is examined once a year with the other current ones by a Board of election.Arthur Ronald Butler, ''The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists'', The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990 The ceremony of signature of the Roll happens at the annual Philatelic Congress of Great Britain. Under the Congress' rules, the signatories can talk and vote during the Congress. Forty-two philatelists were honoured posthumously on the first page of the Roll as "Fathers of Phila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Women Philatelists A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, SRY-gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. A fully developed woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]