Issue date: 22 March
Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe

Issue: The Netherlands from the Air
Appearance: 12 sheets of five different personal stamps marked ‘Nederland 1’, the denomination for post weighing up to 20g sent to an address within the Netherlands
Design: studio026, Velp
Photography: Karel Tomeï, Eindhoven

In 2022, PostNL will be issuing a series of 12 personal stamps entitled Kijk op Nederland (The Netherlands from the Air). Each stamp in the series features an aerial photograph of a prominent site in the Netherlands, based on the themes of architecture, buildings, infrastructure, nature and water. The sheets will be issued in four sets, 22 March, 14 June, 13 September, and 15 November.

More details on the series are here.

This set:
Groningen
Fortified village (Bourtange), salt marsh (Hornhuizen), Groninger Museum (Groningen), art installation De Natte Ogen (Winschoten), Damsterdiep (Eemskanaal)

Friesland
ir. D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station – Woudagemaal (Lemmer), Afsluitdijk (Kornwerderzand), Het Rif (Schiermonnikoog), skûtsjesilen (De Veenhoop), Achmea tower (Leeuwarden)

Drenthe
LOFAR telescope (Exloo), roundabout (Coevorden), brinkdorp (Noord-Sleen), Bargerveen Nature Reserve (Veenland), Hunebedcentrum dolmen (Borger)

Technical Details:
Sheet size: 102 x 148 mm (wxh)
Stamp size: 40 x 30mm (wxh)
Paper: normal with phosphor print
Gum: gummed
Printing technique: offset
Printing colours: cyan, magenta, yellow, black and blue
Print run: 5,000 sheets per issue