Norway Post Stamp Magazine No. 1-2015

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No. 1/2015 Norway Post Stamps

150 years of humanitarian action

Norway Post celebrates the Norwegian Red Cross anniversary with four stamps.

Birds on stamps Including this year's issue, Norway Post has released over 40 stamps where birds are either the subject or part of the subject.

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Photo: © Olav A. Saltbones/Røde Kors

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EDITORIAL

Contents NEW STAMPS Birds Page 4 Wildlife in Norway Page 5 Norwegian Red Cross 150 Years Page 6 FOR COLLECTORS Page 8

Dear Customer, The first stamp issue this year is a return to an old friend.

Viggo Ree designed a series of bird stamps back in the 1980s. This year, we will be introducing a new series of stamps depicting Norwegian birds. The first two, showing the Eurasian blue tit and the European crested tit, were issued on 2 January. October sees the next issue of four stamps which will cover the first weight levels for A and B letters within Norway.

We have come to the end of our Wildlife series of stamps.

A Eurasian eagle-owl has the honour of concluding this series, which has been running since 2006. As usual, Inger Sandved Anfinsen designed this stamp.

Norway Post Philatelic Service P.O. Box 9350 NO-0135 Oslo Norway E-mail: frimerketjenesten@posten.no Internet: posten. no/frimerker Telephone: +47 23 14 78 70 Telefax: +47 23 14 78 00 Bank details: Account no: 6003 06 35097 Nordea Bank, Oslo IBAN: NO25 6003 0635 097 SWIFT: NDEANOKK Design: Posten Norge AS, Konsernkommunikasjon, Design Print: Byråservice

One of the major anniversaries this years is the 150th anniversary of the Norwegian Red Cross. This organisation has been very important to huge numbers of people – not just in Norway, but elsewhere as well. These four stamps will be issued in rolls and have been designed by Gina Rose.

2015 sees a number of exciting new stamp issues.

Anders B. Wilse, Agnar Mykle and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra are all celebrating, alongside a number of other birthdays and anniversaries of organisations. This year’s theme for Europa stamps is old toys, images that are sure to bring back lots of good memories for many of our readers. Find out more in the summary on page 3.

Kind regards,

Halvor Fasting Director

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NEW STAMPS 2015

A varied selection of new stamps In total 29 stamps will be issued in 2015.

Photo: Anders Beer Wilse © Teknisk Museum.

The town of Halden will be celebrating its 350th anniversary in 2015. Arild Yttri has engraved a beautiful stamp to celebrate. Photographer Anders Beer Wilse left around 160 000 photos on his death.

Four of his images will be turned into stamps to celebrate his 150th birthday. At the same time, a major photo exhibition will be opening at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo.

The Supreme Court celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2015, and Sverre Morken has engraved the stamp showing the Supreme Court building.

That said, this year’s first anniversary to be depicted on stamps is that of the Norwegian Red Cross, celebrating 150 years. These four stamps will be issued on 20 February.

Theme

Number

Price

Artist /designer

Delivery Subscription

02.01.

Birds

2 (roll)

NOK 16.00 x 2

Viggo Ree (arr. Enzo Finger)

20.02.

02.01.

Wildlife in Norway

1

NOK 31.00

Inger Sandved Anfinsen

20.02.

20.02.

Norwegian Red Cross 150 Years

4 (roll)

NOK 10.50 x 4

Gina Rose

20.02.

10.04.

Halden 350 Years

1

NOK 20.00

Arild Yttri

16.04.

16.04.

Anders B. Wilse 150 Years

4 (1 miniature sheet)

NOK 10.50 - NOK 14.00 NOK 16.00 - NOK 20.00

Kristin Granli

16.04.

05.06.

Old Toys (Europa stamps)

2

NOK 14.00-NOK 17.00

Madeleine M. Karlstrøm

05.06.

05.06.

Lighthouses

4 (booklets)

NOK 14.00 x 2 – NOK 17.00 x 2

Inger Sandved Anfinsen

05.06.

05.06.

Halfdan Kjerulf Bicentenary Agnar Mykle Centenary

2 (roll)

NOK 10.50 x 2

Enzo Finger

05.06.

03.10.

The Supreme Court Bicentennial

1

NOK 20.00

Sverre Morken

03.10.

03.10.

Birds

4 (rolls)

NOK 10.50 x 2 NOK 10.00 x 2

Viggo Ree (arr. Enzo Finger)

03.10.

03.10.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 250 Years

1

NOK 31.00

Lasse Michelsen

03.10.

13.11.

Posthorn

1

NOK 60.00

Enzo Finger/Sverre Morken

13.11.

13.11.

Christmas stamps

2 (booklet)

NOK 10.50 x 2

Kristin Granli

13.11.

Subject to change without notice.

Date

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NK 1896

NK 1897

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus).

Birds

Photo: © Steen Agger / Scanpix Denmark / NTB scanpix

NEW STAMPS BIRDS

Date: 2.1.2015

First day cover NOK 38

First day cancellation Bird trails

Number: Motifs: Artist: Arr.: Denominations: Issued in: Print:

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NK 1896-1897 Eurasian blue tit, European crested tit Viggo Ree Enzo Finger NOK 16.00 x 2 Two self-adhesive stamps in sequence in rolls of 100 stamps Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Netherlands

NEW STAMPS WILDLIFE IN NORWAY

NK 1898 Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Wildlife in Norway

Date: 2.1.2015

First day cover NOK 37

OSLO 02.01.2015 First day cancellation Deciduous leaf

Number: Motif: Design: Photo: Denomination: Issued in: Print:

NK 1898 Eurasian eagle-owl Inger Sandved Anfinsen © Stig Tronvold / NN / NTB Scanpix NOK 31.00 Sheet with 50 self-adhesive stamps Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Netherlands

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NEW STAMPS NORWEGIAN RED CROSS 150 YEARS

NK 1899

NK 1900

Rescue team in the winter mountains.

From the visitor service.

Norwegian Red Cross 150 Years First day cover NOK 48

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First day cancellation Cross

Number: Motifs: Design: Photos:

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NK 1899-1902 Rescue team, Care, Emergency relief operation, Symbol Gina Rose © Olav A. Saltbones / Røde Kors (NK 1899) © Thomas Haugersveen / Røde Kors (NK 1900), © Ole Åker / Røde Kors (NK 1901) © Ståle Wig / Røde Kors / NTB Scanpix (NK 1902)

NK 1901

NK 1902

Emergency aid work in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

Record attempt on the Opera roof, 7 May 2010. The world’s biggest human cross.

Foto: © Astrid Arnslett/Røde Kors

NEW STAMPS NORWEGIAN RED CROSS 150 YEARS

Date: 20.2.2015

Collector's Set Kr 105

Presentation Pack Kr 57

Denominations: Print run: Issued in: Print:

NOK 10.50 (A priority domestic) x 4 1.58 million of each stamp Four self-adhesive stamps in sequence in rolls of 100 stamps Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Netherlands

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FOR COLLECTORS

Reprints NK 1869 The NOK 35 stamp in the Wildlife in Norway series (NK 1869) has been reprinted.

Print date: 7.11.2014 First date of use: 19.12.2014 There are no known changes in paper or perforation from previous editions.

NK 1421 The NOK 1 denomination in the Posthorn series (NK 1421) has been reprinted.

Print date: 6.11.2014 First date of use: 7.1.2015 This stamp is issued on selfadhesive paper this time, while earlier editions were issued on normal paper.

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