Norway Post. Stamps. Personalised Stamp. Norway s national anthem 150 th anniversary. Tourist stamps. No. 2/09 Norway Post Philatelic Service

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1 Norway Post Stamps Personalised Stamp Norway s national anthem 150 th anniversary Tourist stamps No. 2/09 Norway Post Philatelic Service

2 Dear customer, Since the introduction of Personalised Stamps in Norway in autumn 2006, we have delivered more than a million of these stamps to satisfied customers. On 2 March we launched a new frame, this time in a booklet containing eight stamps. This booklet replaces the earlier version that was withdrawn in September last year when Norway Post introduced its new logo. Hepatica is the standard subject for the stamps which we send to our subscribers and which were designed by Enzo Finger. It is now 150 years since the birth of Ja, vi elsker dette landet. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson wrote the words and Rikard Nordraak composed the music for what was to become Norway s national anthem. Arild Yttri has engraved a fine stamp to commemorate this anniversary. The Bergen Line celebrates its centenary this year. This showpiece of Norwegian engineering skills has communication between East and West Norway and has often been described as one of the most scenic railway lines in the world. Two of this year s tourist stamps mark this anniversary. The other four show Norwegian nature at its best: both wild and beautiful. Along with this information leaflet, we are enclosing our latest catalogue of new Norwegian stamps and stamp products. Take a look through the catalogue. Perhaps we have just the item you need for your collection. Yours sincerely, Halvor Fasting Director Correction In our previous information leaflet we wrote that the first day cancellation for Wildlife in Norway IV showed a birch sprig. A number of collectors have contacted us to tell that the stamp shows a sprig from a black alder (Alnus glutinosa), which is of course correct. We apologise for this error and thank you all for your feedback. 2

3 Personalised Stamp Number: NK 1713, FH 154 Subject: Hepatica Design: Enzo Finger Value: NOK 8.00 (A-Priority, domestic) No. per booklet: 8 self-adhesive stamps Printing: Standard subject and frame: 5-colour offset by Cartor, France. Stamps with a personalised subject: Subject printed by inkjet printer Sales prices: First day cover: NOK Presentation pack: NOK Collector s set: NOK Collector s sheet: NOK Collector s set Presentation pack FDC NK 1713 Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) is the standard subject for this issue of Personalised Stamps. Hepatica is common in Europe from Finland and Norway in the north to the Pyrenees in the south. It grows on dry chalky soil in coniferous and deciduous forests. Hepatica starts flowering while the snow is still melting. Norway Post s new logo can be seen on the right-hand side of the stamp booklet. When ordering Personalised Stamps, customers can choose which subject they want here. First day cover The subject is based on the graphic elements in the frame decoration on the stamp booklet. First day cancellation Subject from the booklet cover. Subscribers for these stamps will receive half a booklet containing four stamps. This is because the stamps in the booklet are very close together and it is not possible to tear or cut them apart. Collector s sheet FH 154 3

4 Norway s national anthem 150 th anniversary Number: NK 1714 Subject: Words of Ja, vi elsker and children s procession Design: Arild Yttri Values: NOK Issue: 600,000 stamps No. per sheet: 50 stamps Printing: Offset/recess by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands Sales prices: First day cover: NOK Presentation pack: NOK Collector s set: NOK Collector s sheet: NOK Golden FDC: NOK Collector s set Presentation pack Goldden FDC FDC NK 1714 On the left of the stamp we see Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson s handwritten words for Ja, vi elsker dette landet. On the right side, part of a children s procession and Norwegian flags. First day cover Norwegian national costume brooch. First day cancellation Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson s initials. Collector s sheet

5 Tourist stamps Numbers: NK , FH Subjects: Bergen Line, Støttafjorden, Revtangen, Bleik, Kannesteinen Design: Enzo Finger Values: NOK 8.00 (A-Priority, domestic) x 2 NOK (A-Priority, Europe) x 2 NOK (A-Priority, worldwide) x 2 Issue: A-Priority, domestic: 800,000 booklets A-Priority, Europe: 350,000 booklets A-Priority, worldwide: 250,000 booklets No. per booklet: 10 self-adhesive stamps Printing: Photogravure by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands Sales prices: First day cover: NOK Presentation pack: NOK Collector s set: NOK Collector s sheet: NOK Collector s set NK1715 NK1716 NK1717 NK1718 Collector s sheet Presentation pack FDC NK1719 NK1720 Turistfrimerker x A Innland Turistfrimerker x A Europa Turistfrimerker x A Verden FH 155 FH 156 FH 157 5

6 NK 1715 The Bergen Line celebrates its centenary in This summer photo was taken by Stanghelle station. Photo: Rolf M. Stenersen. NK 1716 The Bergen train leaving the tunnel by Finse in the winter. Photo: Helge Sunde/Samfoto. NK 1717 This stamp shows the Støtta Fjord near Meløy in Nordland. Photo: Jan Terrie. NK 1718 Rocky shore at Revtangen near Klepp in Rogaland. Photo: Jan Rabben/NN/Samfoto. NK 1719 Spectacular Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) seen from Bleik on Andøya in Nordland. NK 1720 The Pot Rock (Kannesteinen) on Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane is a beautiful natural phenomenon, which is visited by tourists every year. Photo: Roald Synnevåg. First day cover Mirror-reflex camera on a map showing parts of the Helgeland coast. First day cancellation Camera. TA X E P E RÇ U E P O RTO B E TA LT Bergensbanen 100 år, Postkort nr. 1 av 2. Posten Norge AS Frimerketjenesten Motiv: Åpning av Bergensbanen på Gulsvik stasjon. Foto: Anders B. Wilse/Norsk Jernbanemuseum. Design: Enzo Finger Design. Trykk: RenessanseMedia. 6

7 Reprints of NK 1709 NOK Wildlife in Norway IV Maximum cards A set of six maximum cards has been produced for this issue. Price: NOK 120 per set. A new issue of NK 1709, NOK Wildlife in Norway IV, was printed on in one million copies. The reprints went on sale on Please use the enclosed order coupon. Reprints will be dispatched to subscribers in june Bergen Line postcards Two pre-franked postcards have been designed for the centenary of the Bergen Line. Both cards are franked for delivery anywhere in the world. The subject of one of the cards is the inaugural train at Gulsvik Station, while the other card shows the rotary snow plough and crew. Price: NOK 40 per set 7

8 Webshop: posten.no/frimerkebutikken Older Stamps This time we offer mint single stamps and stamp products from Norwegian Union of Postal Employees Centenary NK 944 2,00 kr...kr 7.00 NK 945 2,50 kr...kr 8.00 NK 946 3,50 kr...kr Angling NK 947 2,50 kr...kr 6.00 NK 948 3,00 kr...kr 7.00 NK 949 3,50 kr...kr Christopher Hansteen Bicentenary NK 950 3,50 kr...kr NK 951 5,00 kr...kr Europa XVI NK 952 2,50 kr...kr NK 953 3,50 kr...kr Norwegian Horticultural Society Centenary NK 954 2,00 kr...kr 6.00 NK 955 2,50 kr...kr Norwegian Beekeepers and Poultry Associations Centenaries NK 956 2,50 kr...kr 7.00 NK 957 2,50 kr...kr Ludvig Holberg 300 th Anniversary NK 958 2,50 kr...kr Norwegian Weekly Press 150 th Anniversary NK 959 2,50 kr... kr 6.00 NK 960 3,50 kr...kr Centenary of Parliamentarism in Norway NK 961 7,50 kr...kr Thorbjørn Egner s Fairy-tale World (Christmas Stamps) NK ,00 kr x 2... kr NK 964 I 965 I 2,50 kr x 2... kr Same, complete booklets FH x NK (u.numb., lower margin imperf.).kr FH x NK (numb., lower margin imperf.)...kr FH 63 I 10 x NK 964 I 965 I (u.numb., lower margin perf.)...kr FH 63 I 10 x NK 964 I 965 I (u.numb., lower margin imperf.).kr Year Products Year set Norwegian stamps kr Complete set Norwegian First Day Covers kr Norway Post Philatelic Service P.O. Box 9350 NO-0135 Oslo, Norway frimerketjenesten@posten.no Internet: posten. no/frimerker Telephone: Telefax: Bank details: Account no: Nordea Bank, Oslo IBAN: NO SWIFT: NDEANOKK Design and print: Bryne Stavanger Offset, Stavanger Photo cover page: The Bergen Line. Photo: Helge Sunde/Samfoto

150 years of. humanitarian action. Birds on stamps. Norway Post celebrates the Norwegian Red Cross anniversary with four stamps.

150 years of. humanitarian action. Birds on stamps. Norway Post celebrates the Norwegian Red Cross anniversary with four stamps. XX No. 1/2015 Norway Post Stamps 150 years of humanitarian action Norway Post celebrates the Norwegian Red Cross anniversary with four stamps. NEW STAMPS Page 6 Birds on stamps Including this year's issue,