Thursday, 28 November 2013 - 04:34
King accepts new stamp
King Willem-Alexander accepted the first copy of the new permanent royal stamp Wednesday afternoon. Herna Verhagen, CEO of PostNL, handed the stamp to the King at the Museum for Communication in The Hague.
Portrait_of_King_Willem_III_of_the_Netherlands,_Nicolaas_Pieneman_(1856)
Wikimedia commons It is a tradition at the postal service that ever new monarch gets a new stamp. Stamps with the head of state and members of the Royal Family always have an important place reserved at the Postal Services. The new stamp will be available beginning 2014. The new stamp has been designed by artists Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel from Studio Job in Antwerp. Early last year they caused commotion with a 'Buchenwaldhek' design, with elements that reminded of concentration camps, such as smoking chimneys and barbed wire. The stamp has been created in three variants: red, white, and blue, the colors of the Dutch flag. Blue is for small envelopes, red for heavier letters, white for international mail. The design of the stamp refers to the very first Dutch stamp, according to PostNL. The Museum of Communications dedicated the exhibition XXS Dutch Design to the occasion of the new Royal stamp. This exhibition shows the design of special stamps by various artists and designers. The creation of the brand new stamp of the king takes a prominent place. The effigy of King William III, who ascended the throne in 1849, graced the first Dutch postage stamp. The stamp was released in late December 1851 and for sale from January 1, 1852 in values of 5, 10 and 15 cents.
Wikimedia commons It is a tradition at the postal service that ever new monarch gets a new stamp. Stamps with the head of state and members of the Royal Family always have an important place reserved at the Postal Services. The new stamp will be available beginning 2014. The new stamp has been designed by artists Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel from Studio Job in Antwerp. Early last year they caused commotion with a 'Buchenwaldhek' design, with elements that reminded of concentration camps, such as smoking chimneys and barbed wire. The stamp has been created in three variants: red, white, and blue, the colors of the Dutch flag. Blue is for small envelopes, red for heavier letters, white for international mail. The design of the stamp refers to the very first Dutch stamp, according to PostNL. The Museum of Communications dedicated the exhibition XXS Dutch Design to the occasion of the new Royal stamp. This exhibition shows the design of special stamps by various artists and designers. The creation of the brand new stamp of the king takes a prominent place. The effigy of King William III, who ascended the throne in 1849, graced the first Dutch postage stamp. The stamp was released in late December 1851 and for sale from January 1, 1852 in values of 5, 10 and 15 cents.