#Netherlands stamps
PostNL presented two bright EUROPA 2021 stamps!
The common theme in 2021 is Endangered National Wildlife and the stamps show the wildlife that is native to the issuing country and endangered. Europa 2021 issues provide the countries with a great opportunity to showcase the diversity in their native fauna. PostNL joined other Postal Services and released two impressive items featuring bees. PostNL is focusing on one of the most important insect
PostNL honors Queen Maxima with five stamps!
PostNL unveiled five special stamps to celebrate Maxima’s 50th birthday. All the items feature the Queen at various stages of her life. One of the images is a black and white private photo made in New York in 1999, the year Willem-Alexander and Máxima met. The other four images are colour portraits made by Robin Utrecht. The stamps are interspersed with narrow lines twisted in the col
PostNL issued six bicycle stamps with Droste effect!
The bicycle is a Dutch national mode of transport. It has been used for over 200 years, taking the Dutchmen wherever they wish to go. As a tribute to the bicycle, and in particular bicycle parts, PostNL has issued six new stamps featuring fragments of bicycle parts in their actual size: a reflector, a bicycle frame, handlebars, a bicycle bell, an outer tyre and an inner tyre. The images are arrang
“The Typically Dutch: bitterballen” – a special stamp introduced by PostNL!
PostNL released the next stamp in the Typically Dutch series that features the traditional Dutch bitterbal. This round version of the croquette used to be eaten as an accompaniment to a bittertje, a strong alcoholic herbal drink such as gin. The issue was created by graphic designer Edwin van Praet from Total Design in Amsterdam. This issue is the last in the Typically Dutch series that PostNL is
PostNL released ten beautiful winter stamps!
PostNL released ten beautiful December stamps that convey festive and holiday atmosphere. These colourful items were illustrated by Lieke van der Vorst – the internationally sought-after illustrator from Eindhoven. The issue contains a drawing of a colourful parade of ten characters, both human and animal, in a winter landscape. While creating these festive items, the designer drew her inspi
PostNL celebrates 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem with a golden stamp!
The Dutch postal service, PostNL, created a stunning stamp made from gold which is issued in observance of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, also known as Operation Market Garden. It was a failed World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. These stamps are in very short supply, so you have to be fast, if you want to get your hands on one of t
“Experiencing nature” – ten new stamps issued by PostNL
PostNL introduced its new stamp issue of 2019. These stamps are primarily dedicated to wolves that have returned to the Netherlands! The issue is also devoted to other mammals who reside in the country. Designed by graphic designer Frank Janse from Gouda the stamps are being released under the title “Experiencing nature”. Let take a closer look at these beautiful stamps and at ot
Experience nature in four seasons with colourful issue from PostNL. Ten Insects appeared on ten special stamps
FindYourStampsValue.com is excited to present ten bright stamps from the new ‘Experience Nature’ stamp series launched by PostNL this year. There will be a ten-stamp sheetlet for each season. This is a summer edition of the stamp series that feature insects that can be found in Netherlands. The autumn version of this stamp series, with mushrooms, will follow in October. These bright s
National Museum of Antiquities celebrates its 200th anniversary. Ten original stamps presented by PostNL
This year, the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden is celebrating its 200th anniversary. To mark this special event PostNL released ten original and a little bit unusual stamps that feature some of the brightest artefacts from the museum’s collection that mostly consists of objects related to ancient Egypt and Rome. The design for the stamps, a combination of photography and illustration, is
Winter birds land on the first PostNL sheetlet of the 2017. Ten personalized stamps introduced
The first 2017 stamp issue by PostNL takes its inspiration from birds. Changing with the seasons, birds have acquired centre stage on the stamp sheetlets in the Netherlands. First up are the winter birds, with images of the snow bunting, the sparrow-hawk, the grey goose, the wren, the robin redbreast and more gracing the stamps. FindYourStampsValue.com encourages our readers to appreciate the bri
