Norway Post Stamp Magazine No. 4-2015

No. 4/2015 Norway Post Stamps

The Final Ruling The Bicentenary of The Supreme Court of Norway is celebrated with an engraved stamp signed Sverre Morken NEW STAMPS Page 4

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 250th Anniversary NEW STAMPS Page 5

Photo: © Høyesterett

Birds on Stamps NEW STAMPS Page 6

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Visiting address: Universitetsgata 2, entrance from Munchs gate.

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EDITORIAL

Dear Customer!

Contents

One hectic summer now lies behind us.

NEW STAMPS Supreme Court of Norway Bicentenary Page 4

We participated in Norway Post’s summer tour, The Tall Ships Races and the last part of NRK’s ”Sommeråpent”, just to name a few of our activities. Personalised stamps and local cancellations have proven to be a popular combination.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 250th Anniversary Page 5

In 1814, the Constitution set forth that Norway should have its own Supreme Court. The Court’s first judgement was passed in 1815, thus making this year its 200th anniversary. The anniversary stamp depicts the Supreme Court building in Oslo.

The beautifully engraved stamp was made by Sverre Morken.

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Birds on Stamps Page 6

Viggo Ree has designed many bird stamps. Another four stamps based on Ree’s watercolours are now being issued. The stamps are self-adhesive and cover the postage for both priority and economy mail up to 20 grams.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate its 250th anniversary this year. The orchestra is one of the world’s oldest philharmonic orchestras, and in 2015 it is playing an extensive anniversary program. The stamp for this vigorous jubilant was designed by Bergen designer, Lasse Michelsen.

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Design: Posten Norge AS, Konsernkommunikasjon, Design Print: Byråservice

Halvor Fasting Director

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Photo: © Espen Bratlie / Samfoto/NTB scanpix

NEW STAMPS SUPREME COURT OF NORWAY BICENTENARY

NK 1916 Supreme Court building

Supreme Court of Norway Bicentenary

Date: 03.10.2015

First day cover NOK 26

First day cancellation Coat of Arms of Norway

Number: NK 1916 Motif: Supreme Court building Design and engraving: Sverre Morken Photo: © Fotograf Sturlason Denomination: NOK 20.00 Print run: 500,000 stamps Issued in: Sheet with 50 stamps Print: Recess/offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Netherlands

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Photo: © Jason Shenai / Millennium / NTB scanpix

NEW STAMPS BERGEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 250TH ANNIVERSARY

NK 1921 Violinist in front of the Grieg Hall in Bergen

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 250th Anniversary

Date: 03.10.2015

First day cover NOK 37

First day cancellation Violin

Number: Motif: Design: Photo: Denomination: Print run: Issued as: Print:

NK 1921 Violinist in front of the Grieg Hall in Bergen Lasse Michelsen © Morten Brakestad NOK 31.00 400,000 stamps Sheet with 50 stamps Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Netherlands

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NEW STAMPS BIRDS

NK 1917 King eider (Somateria spectabilis) male (front) and female.

Birds First day cover NOK 46

First day cancellation Bird tracks

Numbers: Motifs: Artist: Arr.: Denominations:

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NK 1917-1920 King eider, Common eider, White wagtail, Northern wheatear Viggo Ree Enzo Finger NOK 9.50 (B domestic) x2 – NOK 10.50 (A domestic) x 2

NK 1918

NK 1919

NK 1920

Common eider (Somateria mollissima) male (front) and female.

White wagtail (Motacilla alba).

Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female.

Photo: © Orsolya Haarberg / NN / Samfoto / NTB scanpix

NEW STAMPS BIRDS

Date: 03.10.2015

Collector's set NOK 101

Presentation pack NOK 55

Printed in:

Print:

Self-adhesive stamps in sequence in rolls of 100 stamps (priority and economy) Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Netherlands

Price: Collector’s Sheet: Collector’s Sheet FDC: Maximum Cards Set:

NOK 65 NOK 71 NOK 88

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FOR COLLECTORS

Bislett Games 50 Years

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An impressive total of 65 world records have been set at the stadium which has been given the nickname, “The World Record Track”.

For more than 30 years, Risør has been the gathering place for wooden boats during the month of August.

Four junior world records have also been set here.

On the 11th of June, Bislett Games will celebrate its 50th year, and in cooperation with the Bislett Alliance Norway Post has developed an anniversary envelope with a personalised stamp and postmark.

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Norway Post attended the festival on 6-8 August and offered a unique postmark, a special cover a prefranked postcard and two personalised stamps.

This summer the “underwater post office” in Risør opened for the tenth time. It was manned by the Risør Underwater Club at a depth of four metres just off the pier.

During the Wooden Boat Festival, the post office had a unique postmark and sold personalised stamps quayside. All cancellations were made at a depth of four metres.

Stamp: NOK 20.50 Special cover NOK 50

StampShow 2015

Grand Rapids We marked this participation with both an exhibition card and a personal stamp.

Stamp NOK 20.50 Exhibition Card NOK 26 Photo: © Matt Kamps / NTB scanpix

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Photo: © Steinar Myhr / NN / Samfoto / NTB scanpix

In August, Norway Post attended Stampshow 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

FOR COLLECTORS

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Poto: © Orsolya Haarberg / NN / Samfoto / NTB scanpix

FOR COLLECTORS

Finally!

There have been a large number of requests for a collector’s folder containing all of the stamps in the Wildlife in Norway series – and it has finally arrived!

The complete set includes all 21 stamps that were issued between 2006 and 2015. Several of the stamps in this series are sold out, so this is the only folder where you can get the complete series.

Price special folder NOK 389

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