{"id":10296,"date":"2020-04-04T15:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=10296"},"modified":"2020-04-04T15:49:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T19:49:11","slug":"75-years-of-freedom-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=10296","title":{"rendered":"75 Years of Freedom (Netherlands)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[press release via Google Translate]<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\"><strong>75 Years of Freedom On Stamps<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10300 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-156x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-156x300.png 156w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-533x1024.png 533w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-78x150.png 78w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/>The Hague, April 4, 2020 &#8211; It is 75 years ago this year that the Netherlands was liberated. On the occasion of this anniversary, PostNL is issuing the stamp sheet &#8220;75 years of freedom&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">Born in freedom<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThe 75 years of freedom stamp sheet consists of 6 stamps in 2 designs. The first design contains a portrait of Jan van der Linden, born on May 5, 1945. The second design contains a portrait of the pregnant Yvette Hartman-Mercier in the same style. The birth of her son is due on May 5, 2020. The 2 dates are on the stamps, with the mention &#8220;born in freedom&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\"><strong>Commemoration and celebration<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIn 2019 and 2020, the Netherlands will commemorate the end of World War II 75 years ago. On May 4, we commemorate all victims &#8211; civilians and military personnel &#8211; who have been killed or murdered in the Kingdom of the Netherlands or anywhere in the world since <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10299\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-720x1024.png 720w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-106x150.png 106w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">The youngest and the oldest<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThe design of the stamp sheetlet 75 years of freedom is by Gijs van den Berg, creative director and partner of KesselsKramer in Amsterdam. The portraits were taken by photographer Bert Teunissen, also from Amsterdam. Teunissen photographed 76 people, 1 for each year of birth that has passed since the liberation on May 5, 1945. The oldest and the youngest are on the stamps.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">Impressive stories<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThe 76 years of birth since the liberation have been used as the overarching theme for this commemoration year: one lives for 75 years in freedom, the other 14, 57 or 39 years, and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10298\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-209x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-712x1024.png 712w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>so on. Van den Berg: \u201cThe 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. \u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\"><strong>Availability<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe 75 years of freedom stamp sheet consists of 6 stamps in 2 different designs with the value indication Nederland 1, intended for mail up to 20 grams with a destination within the Netherlands. The stamps will be available from April 4 at the post office in the Bruna stores and through the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.postnl.nl\/webshop\/collect-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. The stamps can also be ordered by telephone from the Collect Club customer service on telephone number 088 &#8211; 868 99 00. The period of validity is indefinite.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">75 jaar vrijheid op postzegels<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10300\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-156x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-156x300.png 156w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-533x1024.png 533w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom-78x150.png 78w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/>Den Haag, 4 april 2020 \u2013 Het is dit jaar 75 jaar geleden dat Nederland bevrijd werd. PostNL geeft ter gelegenheid van dit jubileum het postzegelvel \u201975 jaar vrijheid\u2019 uit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">Geboren in vrijheid<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nHet postzegelvel 75 jaar vrijheid telt 6 postzegels in 2 ontwerpen. In het 1e ontwerp is een portret opgenomen van Jan van der Linden, geboren op 5 mei 1945. In het 2e ontwerp staat in dezelfde stijl een portret van de zwangere Yvette Hartman-Mercier. De geboorte van haar zoon is uitgerekend op 5 mei 2020. De 2 data staan op de postzegels, met de vermelding \u2018geboren in vrijheid\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">Herdenking en viering<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nIn 2019 en 2020 wordt in Nederland herdacht dat 75 jaar geleden de Tweede Wereldoorlog ten einde kwam. Op 4 mei herdenken we alle <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10299\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-720x1024.png 720w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan-106x150.png 106w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_jan.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>slachtoffers \u2013 burgers en militairen \u2013 die in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden of waar ook ter wereld zijn omgekomen of vermoord sinds het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, in oorlogssituaties en bij vredesoperaties. Op 5 mei vieren we de bevrijding van Nederland in 1945 en dat we sindsdien in vrijheid leven.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">De jongste en de oudste<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nHet ontwerp van het postzegelvel 75 jaar vrijheid is van de hand van Gijs van den Berg, creative director en partner van KesselsKramer in Amsterdam. De portretten zijn gemaakt door fotograaf Bert Teunissen, ook uit Amsterdam. Teunissen fotografeerde 76 mensen, 1 voor elk geboortejaar dat sinds de bevrijding op 5 mei 1945 is verstreken. De oudste en de jongste staan op de postzegels.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">Indrukwekkende verhalen<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nDe 76 geboortejaren sinds de bevrijding zijn gebruikt als overkoepelend thema voor dit <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10298\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-209x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-712x1024.png 712w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nl_75freedom_yvette.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>herdenkingsjaar: de een leeft 75 jaar in vrijheid, de ander 14, 57 of 39 jaar, enzovoort. Van den Berg: \u201cDe verhalen zelf zijn te lezen in het boek dat ter gelegenheid van 75 jaar vrijheid verschijnt. Een boek over indrukwekkende mensen met een verhaal, een verhaal met een relatie met oorlog en vrede. Van familieleden van verzetsstrijders en Holocaustslachtoffers tot vluchtelingen uit oorlogsgebieden en militairen die op vredesmissie zijn geweest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6b94a5;\">Verkrijgbaarheid<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nHet postzegelvel 75 jaar vrijheid telt 6 postzegels in 2 verschillende ontwerpen met de waardeaanduiding Nederland 1, bedoeld voor post tot en met 20 gram met een bestemming binnen Nederland. De postzegels zijn vanaf 4 april verkrijgbaar bij het postkantoor in de Bruna-winkels en via de <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.postnl.nl\/webshop\/collect-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. De postzegels zijn ook telefonisch te bestellen bij de klantenservice van Collect Club op telefoonnummer 088 &#8211; 868 99 00. De geldigheidstermijn is onbepaald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[press release via Google Translate] 75 Years of Freedom On Stamps The Hague, April 4, 2020 &#8211; It is 75 years ago this year that the Netherlands was liberated. 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