[press release]
Terschelling gets own stamp
Focus on nature and architecture
The Hague, March 25, 2019 – The well-known stamp series Beautiful Netherlands in 2019 is dominated by the Dutch Wadden. Today is the third stamp published in this series, with ample attention to the nature and architecture of Terschelling. Earlier this year already appeared on stamps Texel and Vlieland, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog later turn. PostNL also brings a collective sheet on all five islands.
Scenic Beauty
The Beautiful Netherlands series pays attention since 2005 to local history, cultural wealth and natural beauty. The new series this year on the Dutch Wadden designed by Birza Design in Deventer.
Recognizable Images of Terschelling
In the design of the Beautiful Netherlands 2019: Terschelling island shape plays the leading role. This is reflected in the map of Terschelling, who placed the designers in miniature on the stamps and wholesale on the stamp. The stamps are recognizable images of the island: the Brandaris as the oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands, a monumental tombstone in Strieperkerkhof, the clubhouse of the diving team Ecuador, a row of colorful buoys on the town wharf and a spoon with cranberries. The design turns the typical shape of the island is also back in other ways. For example, the font of the labels is a so-called letter box, composed of elements that are separate from each other.
Impressive Nature, Giant Beaches
Almost all dating used photos of a visit to Terschelling by graphic designers and Ingmar Carla Birza, in the sunny summer of 2018. Carla Birza Terschelling describes as an island “where the role of the sea in all respects recognizable. The nature is impressive, especially at the point where the panorama was taken. There you can look around 360 degrees stunning, both the Wadden Sea and the North Sea. I was deeply impressed, I want to go back again. Magnificent dune forest too. And the gigantic natural beaches are magnificent. ”
Availability
The stamp Beautiful Netherlands 2019: Terschelling has five identical stamps with the denomination Netherlands 1, intended for mail up to 20 grams with a destination within the Netherlands. The stamps are available from TNT locations on the island of Terschelling and through March 25, 2019 from the website . The stamps can be ordered by calling the customer service Collect Club at telephone 088-868 99 00. The term of validity is undetermined.
