[press release, translated by Google and VSC]
Orange carrots: also so typically Dutch

The Hague, 25 February 2020 – Orange carrots really belong to our country. That is why they are depicted on the latest stamp sheet from the Typisch Nederlands series that PostNL is publishing today.

Separate aspects
Foreigners often find what is common for Dutch people very special. Those distinct aspects of our society are featured in the Typisch Nederlands [“Typically Dutch”] series by PostNL, of which the second stamp sheet has been released today. Typically Dutch is the successor of Mooi Nederland, a series that has been published for 15 years.

Willem van Oranje
The popularity of carrots in the Netherlands is mainly due to the color. Still, carrots have not always been orange, but white, yellow, red and even purple. In the sixteenth century, farmers in the Low Countries deliberately began to grow orange carrots. According to tradition it was to support Willem van Oranje [William of Orange] during the Uprising against Spain.

Heart
Typically Dutch carrots are designed by graphic designer Edwin van Praet from Total Design in Amsterdam. The photos are made by Scrambled Media, also from Amsterdam. Various formats and types of carrots were tested during the photo session. The medium-sized specimens proved to work best. Designer Van Praet: ìWe have placed them close together so that you can recognize a heart in it. With a little bit of green, because that is such a beautiful combination with orange. ”

Availability
The Typically Dutch – Carrots stamp sheet has 6 equal stamps with the value designation Netherlands 1, intended for mail up to and including 20 grams with a destination within the Netherlands. The stamps will be available from 24 February 2020 at the post office in the Bruna stores and via the website. The stamps can also be ordered by telephone from Collect Club customer service on telephone number 088 – 868 99 00. The period of validity is indefinite.