[press release]
Stamps for every moment 
The Hague, May 11, 2020 – As of today, the stamp sheet “For every moment” is available at the well-known points of sale. The 6 stamps indicate value 1 for mail up to and including 20 grams with a destination within the Netherlands. With this issue, PostNL is introducing 
the successor to the occasional postage stamps from 2017.
From congratulations to apologies
The 6 new stamps are suitable for cards or letters to send congratulations, show a heart, show appreciation, apologize, show affection and share humor.
Greatly simplified faces
On the stamps For every moment there are full-screen illustrations of faces that express different emotions. The strongly simplified faces in the pastel shades of lilac, blue, brown, 
green, red and yellow have large eyes and a red mouth. The look in the eyes matches the accompanying emotion, just like the position of the mouth.
Emoticons and smileys
Design agency Beukers Scholma from Haarlem was responsible for the design of the new occasional postage stamps. Haico Beukers: “We started from the emotions that people want to show when they seek contact by sending a card. Emoticons and smileys are the ultimate way to convey emotions today. In our view, this requires an illustrative approach. Not too literal, but abstract. ”
Suitable for any purpose
The illustrations are as large as possible on the stamp, against a white background. With the clear approach, the designers wanted to ensure that the emotion of the stamp bursts. Marga Scholma: “They speak for themselves. That is why we have not put the description of the emotion on the stamp itself, but on the tab. The sender can also use the stamp if it does not literally match the message he or she wants to convey. It is even possible to use 2 stamps at the same time if the emotions have to match. For example, “congratulations” and “sorry” if you send someone a congratulation too late. “
Availability
The stamp sheet For each moment there are 6 different stamps with the value indication Nederland 1, intended for mail up to and including 20 grams with a destination within the Netherlands. The stamps will be available from May 11, 2020 at Bruna stores and through the website. The stamps can also be ordered by telephone from the Collect Club customer service on telephone number 088 – 868 99 00. The period of validity is indefinite. 
The Hague, May 11, 2020 – For centuries, postal mail was distributed across Europe by postillions on horseback and by stagecoach. PostNL today releases 6 new stamps on which the old postal routes from the Habsburg Empire come to life again.
Studio026 from Arnhem has depicted this relay system by Von Thurn und Taxis on the stamp sheet Old Post Routes. The blue images on the stamps show both horses in motion and at rest. The large gold symbols, which follow from left to right with the horses and the stagecoach, also refer to the system of action and rest. There is a thin line with golden stripes between the images that depict the stops along the routes.
The mail was first transported by horse and rider, later by the stagecoach. Carriages, although slower than horses, took much more mail. Paying passengers also generated extra earnings. The motto for the postal couriers of Von Thurn und Taxis was cito, cito, cito, citissim! In other words: fast, fast, fast, super fast! “The concept was developed based on that credo,” says Anne Schaufeli of studio26. “That’s why the spell is so prominent on the sheet.”
The Hague, April 6, 2020 – PostNL has released new stamps in the Typically Dutch series. This time the tompouce is central, the famous pink pastry that is usually orange on King’s Day. This year, the Typically Dutch series focuses on foods and dishes that are characteristic of our country.
According to tradition, the pastry chef named his pastry after a circus artist named General Tom Thumb who was reportedly only 66 cm tall. Another explanation is that the puff pastry of a tompouce crumbs when you eat it. Just like in the fairy tale of Klein Thumb who sprinkled crumbs in the forest to find the way back home.
The Hague, April 4, 2020 – It is 75 years ago this year that the Netherlands was liberated. On the occasion of this anniversary, PostNL is issuing the stamp sheet “75 years of freedom”.
the outbreak of World War II, in war situations and in peace operations. On May 5 we celebrate the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and that we have lived in freedom ever since.
so on. Van den Berg: “The stories themselves can be read in the book published on the occasion of 75 years of freedom. A book about impressive people with a story, a story with a relationship with war and peace. From relatives of resistance fighters and Holocaust victims to refugees from war zones and military personnel who have been on a peace mission. ”
Netherlands. With the issue of the “The first atlases” stamp sheet on March 23, PostNL pays attention to 6 notable publishers, their atlases and their maps.
Jansz. Blaeu and Johannes Janssonius on the stamps The first atlases. These publishers from the low countries were responsible for all kinds of beautiful atlases published in the 16th and 17th centuries. The stamps show not only portraits of the 6 publishers, but also maps of the Netherlands from their atlases. All maps shown are from atlases from the Allard Pierson | collection The Collections of the UvA. The portraits were made available by the Rijksmuseum.
Naast Abraham Ortelius staan Gerard de Jode, Gerard Mercator, Jodocus Hondius, Willem Jansz. Blaeu en Johannes Janssonius op de postzegels De eerste atlassen. Deze uitgevers uit de lage landen waren verantwoordelijk voor allerlei prachtige atlassen die in de 16e en 17e eeuw zijn uitgeven. Op de postzegels zijn niet alleen portretten van de 6 uitgevers te zien, maar ook van kaarten van de Nederlanden uit hun atlassen. Alle afgebeelde kaarten komen uit atlassen uit de collectie Allard Pierson | De Collecties van de UvA. De portretten werden door het Rijksmuseum beschikbaar gesteld.
The Hague, March 24, 2020 – The latest PostNL stamps contain the favorite sandwich spread of young and old in our country: sprinkles. The issue “Typically Dutch – Sprinkles” is the third in this series this year.
The Hague, March 23, 2020 – The Netherlands will commemorate the end of World War II in 2020, 75 years ago. With 4 gold stamps, PostNL pays attention to events that have left an indelible impression. Both to those who experienced it and to the next generations, to this day.
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.
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. ”
The consequence of this for the farmland birds is far-reaching, says Resi Becker, director of Mail NL at PostNL. “In half a century, 60% of these birds have disappeared in our country. The Netherlands currently has around 70 species of farmland birds. We must handle this with care. That is why PostNL is supporting the efforts of Bird Protection Netherlands to protect all wild birds and their habitats as well as possible by issuing these stamps.”
partridge, lapwing, little owl, redshank and skylark. Of the 10 farmland birds on the stamps, only the 2 bellowing godwits and the skylark can be seen in the sky. The other birds are depicted standing, sitting or swimming. Janse: “That has to do with the fact that farmland birds are generally somewhat smaller and therefore more difficult to recognize when they fly. More importantly, I wanted to create a nice balance. With birds that takes different positions and look at different sides. ”
and orange. “The latter especially comes back nicely in the long legs of redshank, in the partridge’s part, the belly of the shoveler, and the necks of the two bald-tailed godwits. That was also a consideration to make the title orange this time. ”
In the new Typisch Nederlands stamp series, PostNL issued stamps on 2 January, on which the popular smoked sausage plays the leading role. In our country we eliminate tens of millions of smoked sausages every year. Hand-made or with typical Dutch dishes, such as pea soup or kale stew or sauerkraut.
