[press release]
De Fabeltjeskrant features on stamps and returns to television
PostNL has issued five new stamps featuring Meneer de Uil (Mister Owl) from De Fabeltjeskrant (The Daily Fable). The stamp sheetlet represents the first in a series of stamps comprising a total of 25 characters from the old children’s programme that was so popular.
New golden frame personal stamp
PostNL is issuing the stamps on the occasion of the introduction of the new golden frame for personal stamps, designed by type designer Martin Majoor from Arnhem. Meneer de Uil was chosen because De Fabeltjeskrant was first broadcast 50 years ago.
Comeback in the cinema and on TV
De Fabeltjeskrant will make a comeback later this year with a brand new animated film in the cinema. The first television episodes will be ready in 2019. The new series will take the form of a digital animation that will resemble the appearance of the former puppet series as closely as possible. The film will provide parents and grandparents with a feast of recognition, also in terms of the voices and characters.
Powerful and muted
The De Fabeltjeskrant 50th anniversary – Meneer de Uil issue will depict the felt puppet from the original series. The background of the sheetlet features the front page of a double-folded edition of De Fabeltjeskrant. The design of the new stamps was produced by graphic designer Sandra Smulders from Gouda. She designed a separate stamp for each of the 25 characters, with their own newspaper and distinctive colours. “Always colours that not only match the character, but that are also consistent with the period in which De Fabeltjeskrant was created”, explains Smulders. “Powerful, but also sober and muted, which conjures up a sense of nostalgia.”
A nod to current events
Stephan van den Eijnden, commercial director Mail at PostNL, has always been a big fan of De Fabeltjeskrant. “With these unique stamps we are also paying tribute to the special character of De Fabeltjeskrant”, Van den Eijnden remarks. “Whole generations of children grew up with it. And in fact whole generations of adults as well, who enjoyed the nod to current events and to the changing society in the Netherlands.”
Availability
The De Fabeltjeskrant 50th anniversary – Meneer de Uil sheetlet contains five personal stamps marked with ‘Nederland 1’, the denomination for items up to 20g in weight destined for delivery in the Netherlands. The stamps are available as of 23 July 2018 from the post office counter in Bruna stores and online. The stamps can also be ordered by phone from the Collect Club customer service on telephone number +31 (0)88 – 868 99 00. The validity period is indefinite.
On Saturday 29 September the Fabeltjesland, a journey through 50 years of De Fabeltjeskrant exhibition opens at LP2 on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam.
