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26 • ÅLANDSPOSTEN FRIMÄRKENTired Theodore got its nicknamebecause of its weak engineThe bus was out of use until 1978, parked in a coachhouse in Lumparland. When taken into use again,the bus could strangely enough be started withoutany problems. The only action needed to be takenwas the changing of two tires; new tires, on the otherhand, proved difficult to acquire, since the correctdimension was no longer in use.INSPECTED AS VINTAGEPainted at the coachwork factory outside Turku, thebus was later displayed at various shows in Stockholmand Helsinki. From 1978 to 1994, it was owned bythe bus operating company Bussbolaget Williams &Co. and later by Williams Buss Ab until 1999, whenit was inspected to operate as a classic bus. The busis currently owned by Roland and Rolf Lundströmin Inkoo in southern Finland.SEATS EXCHANGEDSold in 2000, it regained its original registrationplate number ÅL-419. The bus is today used invarious connections. The old leather seats have beenexhanged, but the back of the seats and the rest ofthe interior fittings remain in the original condition.WEAK ENGINEThe bus was nicknamed Tired Theodore becauseof its weak 90 horsepower engine. Presumably, thevehicle was not meant for quite as heavy loads as itturned out to carry. From the very beginning, TiredTheodore was a truck chassis with the bodywork ofa bus added to it.OLDEST ROADWORTHY BUSArtist Alexander Lindén has featured a Scania VabisB55 with a 5-cutter body from1962 on the first daycover. Originally owned by Georg Wilhelmsson, thebus had room for 36 + 1 passengers. From 1976 to1978, it was owned by newly founded bus operatingcompany Vårdö Busstrafik Ab. Today, it is owned byBo Meklin in Sund and has regained its original attirein green and yellow. The bus has been parked in ashelter in Sund for more than 30 years, but the ownerchecks the oil and tires and run the engine every year.Despite the fact that it is now unregistered, the bus istoday the oldest roadworthy bus in Åland. ✹Sources: Vidar Williams and ”Ålands busshistoria” by BoAhlnäs.The process of creating a stamp always starts with the artist’s outline which is later adapted, resulting in a finishedstamp. The above illustrations show different phases of the process with the bus motif ‘Tired Theodore’.
ÅLANDSPOSTEN FRIMÄRKEN • 272012 issuesCALENDAR1 February Wooden duck decoys, Eider Postal label, frama1 February Passenger ferries 2 stamps, 2 postcards21 March Nordic – Life at Sea 1 miniature sheet, 1 postcard16 April Titanic 100 years 1 stamp26 April The Man at the Wheel 1 stamp9 May Europa – Visit Åland 1 stamp, 1 postcard4 June My Stamps – My Åland Mini-sheet of 8 stamps, 1 motif, 1 postcard4 June Dragonflies 2 stamps, 2 maximum cards23 August Architectural nostalgia Booklet, 3 x 3 motifs, 3 maximum cards19 September Buses 2 stamps, 2 postcards1 October Pink Ribbon 1 stamp9 October Christmas 1 stamp, 1 postcard9 October Postal stationery Christmas 4 postal stationery cards9 October Christmas seals Sheet of 20 self-adhesive sealsDeliveries and deadlines (NOTE! PRELIMINARY TIMES OF DELIVERY)DELIVERYNUMBERDEADLINE SUBS.CHANGES DELIVERY CONTENTS1-2012 29 February April Postal labels, Passenger ferries, Nordic – Life atSea (miniature sheet), Titanic 100 years,3 postcards2-2012 2 May June The Man at the Wheel, Europa – Visit Åland,My Stamps – My Åland, Dragonflies,2 maximum cards, 2 postcards3-2012 5 September October Architectural nostalgia (booklet), Buses,Christmas, 3 maximum cards, 4 postalstationery cards, Pink Ribbon, 3 postcards4-2012 24 October November Year Sets, packs, year pages, Christmas sealsand decorations etc.Other subscription deliveries (NOTE! PRELIMINARY TIMES OF DELIVERY)PRODUCT DELIVERY PRODUCT DELIVERYÅland provincial coin 2011 January 2012 euro coin set MayPassenger ferries, collector’s sheets February Stamp watch no. 10 JuneNordic Set March Model van no. 26 SeptemberModel van no. 25 April Stamp watch no. 11 October
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