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The collaborating postal companies in Europe have been issuing stamps with a common theme for over 65 years. Since 2002, this issue has been associated with a design competition: the EUROPA stamp best design competition. The competition is organised by PostEurop, the organisation in which …
On 22 April 2025, PostNL will issue the stamp sheet NovelGiants, featuring 10 stamps in 10 unique designs. The stamps showcase portraits of 10 notable Dutch authors: Kader Abdolah, Abdelkader Benali, Peter Buwalda, Adriaan van Dis, Jessica Durlacher, Bregje Hofstede, Mensje van Keulen, Astrid Roemer, …
On 31 March 2025, PostNL will issue Experience Nature – butterflies of Sint Eustatius, a sheet featuring 10 stamps in 10 different designs. The stamps have a denomination of 1 for mail up to 20 grams within the Netherlands. The price for a sheet of …
On 17 February 2025, PostNL will release New Dutch Design – coffee and tea, the first stamp sheet in this new series. New Dutch Design highlights the work of the future generation of Dutch graphic designers. The stamps were created during the 2023-2024 academic year …
On 2 January 2025, PostNL will release the Experience nature – birds Sint Eustatius stamp sheet, featuring 10 different designs. The stamps are denominated 1, for mail weighing up to 20 grams sent within the Netherlands. The price of a sheet with 10 stamps is …
PostNL will issue the stamp sheet Amsterdam 750 years on 2 January 2025. This release is part of the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the Dutch capital. Amsterdam will officially turn 750 years old on 27 October 2025, with festivities spanning the entire year, …
Each year, PostNL releases new December stamps, allowing consumers and businesses to send Christmas and New Year cards at a discounted rate. The special December rate of €1.06 per stamp is valid from 18 November 2024 to 4 January 2025. This year, a sheet of …
The World Post Day is an annual international event. In most countries, the day is celebrated on the first Sunday after October 9th, the founding date of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The UPU, also known as the Universal Postal Union, sets the rules for …
On 7 October 2024, PostNL will release a new sheet of Children’s Welfare Stamps with a value of 1 for domestic mail within the Netherlands. This year’s design features 5 stamps, 1 large and 4 smaller ones, celebrating 100 years of Children’s Welfare Stamps and …
On 3 October 2024, it will be 450 years to the day since Leiden was liberated by the Sea Beggars after being under Spanish siege for many months. Since then, 3 October has been a huge day of celebration in the city for this historic …
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