Norway Post

Norway Post
Stamps
Personalised Stamp
Norway’s national
anthem 150th
­anniversary
Tourist stamps
No. 2/09
Norway Post
Philatelic Service
Dear customer,
Since the introduction of
Personalised Stamps in Norway in
autumn 2006, we have delivered
more than a million of these
stamps to satisfied customers.
On 2 March we launched a new
frame, this time in a booklet
containing eight stamps.
This booklet replaces the
earlier version that was withdrawn
in September last year when Norway Post
introduced its new logo. Hepatica is the standard subject for
the stamps which we send to our subscribers and which were designed by
Enzo Finger.
It is now 150 years since the birth of “Ja, vi elsker dette landet”. Bjørnstjerne
Bjørnson wrote the words and Rikard Nordraak composed the music for what
was to become Norway’s national anthem. Arild Yttri has engraved a fine stamp
to commemorate this anniversary.
The Bergen Line celebrates its centenary this year. This showpiece of Norwegian
engineering skills has communication between East and West Norway and has
often been described as one of the most scenic railway lines in the world. Two of
this year’s tourist stamps mark this anniversary. The other four show Norwegian
nature at its best: both wild and beautiful.
Along with this information leaflet, we are enclosing our latest catalogue of
new Norwegian stamps and stamp products. Take a look through the catalogue.
Perhaps we have just the item you need for your collection.
Yours sincerely,
Halvor Fasting
Director
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Correction
In our previous information leaflet we wrote that the first
day cancellation for Wildlife in Norway IV showed a birch
sprig. A number of collectors have contacted us to tell
that the stamp shows a sprig from a black alder (Alnus
glutinosa), which is of course correct. We apologise for
this error and thank you all for your feedback.
NK 1713
Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) is the standard
subject for this issue of Personalised
Stamps. Hepatica is common in Europe
from Finland and Norway in the north to
the Pyrenees in the south. It grows on dry
chalky soil in coniferous and deciduous
forests. Hepatica starts flowering while
the snow is still melting. Norway Post’s
new logo can be seen on the right-hand
side of the stamp booklet. When ordering
Personalised Stamps, customers can
choose which subject they want here.
First day cover
The subject is based on the graphic
elements in the frame decoration on the
stamp booklet.
First day cancellation
Subject from the booklet cover.
Subscribers for these stamps will
receive half a booklet containing four
stamps. This is because the stamps in the
booklet are very close together and it is
not possible to tear or cut them apart.
Collecto
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FDC
Presentation pack
Personalised Stamp
Sales prices:
NK 1713, FH 154
Hepatica
Enzo Finger
NOK 8.00 (A-Priority, domestic)
8 self-adhesive stamps
Standard subject and frame: 5-colour offset by Cartor,
France. Stamps with a personalised subject: Subject
printed by inkjet printer
First day cover:
NOK 12.00
Presentation pack:
NOK 37.00
Collector’s set:
NOK 54.00
Collector’s sheet:
NOK 52.00
Collector’s set
2.3.2009
Number:
Subject:
Design:
Value:
No. per booklet:
Printing:
FH 154
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17.4.2009
Number:
Subject:
Design:
Values:
Issue:
No. per sheet:
Printing:
Sales prices:
NK 1714
Words of “Ja, vi elsker” and children’s procession
Arild Yttri
NOK 12.00
600,000 stamps
50 stamps
Offset/recess by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands
First day cover:
NOK 16.00
Presentation pack:
NOK 17.00
Collector’s set:
NOK 38.00
Collector’s sheet:
NOK 32.00
Golden FDC:
NOK 95.00
NK 1714
On the left of the stamp we see
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s handwritten
words for “Ja, vi elsker dette landet”.
On the right side, part of a children’s
procession and Norwegian flags.
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First day cancellation
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s initials.
Goldden FDC
Collecto
r’s shee
t
FDC
Presentation pack
Collector’s set
Norway’s national anthem 150th anniversary
First day cover
Norwegian national costume brooch.
Issue:
Tourist stamps
No. per booklet:
Printing:
Sales prices:
NK1715
NK1716
NK1717
NK1718
Presentation pack
Design:
Values:
NK 1715–1720, FH 155–157
Bergen Line, Støttafjorden, Revtangen, Bleik,
­Kannesteinen
Enzo Finger
NOK 8.00 (A-Priority, domestic) x 2
NOK 10.00 (A-Priority, Europe) x 2
NOK 12.00 (A-Priority, worldwide) x 2
A-Priority, domestic: 800,000 booklets
A-Priority, Europe: 350,000 booklets
A-Priority, worldwide: 250,000 booklets
10 self-adhesive stamps
Photogravure by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands
First day cover:
NOK   64.00
Presentation pack:
NOK   65.00
Collector’s set:
NOK 134.00
Collector’s sheet:
NOK   80.00
Collector’s set
17.4.2009
Numbers:
Subjects:
FDC
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Collecto
NK1719
NK1720
Turistfrimerker 2009
Turistfrimerker 2009
Turistfrimerker 2009
10 x A Innland
10 x A Europa
10 x A Verden
FH 155
FH 156
FH 157
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NK 1715
The Bergen Line celebrates its
centenary in 2009. This summer
photo was taken by Stanghelle
station. Photo: Rolf M. Stenersen.
NK 1716
The Bergen train leaving the tunnel
by Finse in the winter.
Photo: Helge Sunde/Samfoto.
NK 1717
This stamp shows the Støtta Fjord
near Meløy in Nordland.
Photo: Jan Terrie.
NK 1718
Rocky shore at Revtangen near
Klepp in Rogaland.
Photo: Jan Rabben/NN/Samfoto.
NK 1719
Spectacular Northern Lights
(Aurora borealis) seen from Bleik
on Andøya in Nordland.
NK 1720
The Pot Rock (Kannesteinen) on
Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane is
a beautiful natural phenomenon,
which is visited by tourists every
year. Photo: Roald Synnevåg.
First day cover
Mirror-reflex camera on a map
showing parts of the Helgeland
coast.
First day cancellation
Camera.
TA X E P E RÇ U E • P O RTO B E TA LT
Bergensbanen 100 år, Postkort nr. 1 av 2.
© Posten Norge AS – Frimerketjenesten 2009.
Motiv: Åpning av Bergensbanen på Gulsvik stasjon. Foto: Anders B. Wilse/Norsk Jernbanemuseum.
Design: Enzo Finger Design. Trykk: RenessanseMedia.
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Reprints of NK 1709
NOK 15.50 Wildlife in Norway IV
Maximum
cards
A set of six maximum
cards has been produced
for this issue.
Price:
NOK 120 per set.
A new issue of NK 1709, NOK 15.50 Wildlife in
Norway IV, was printed on 9.2.2009 in one million
copies. The reprints went on sale on 3.3.2009. Please
use the enclosed order coupon. Reprints will be
dispatched to subscribers in june 2009.
Bergen Line postcards
Two pre-franked postcards
have been designed for the
centenary of the Bergen Line.
Both cards are franked for
delivery anywhere in the world.
The subject of one of the cards
is the inaugural train at Gulsvik
Station, while the other card
shows the rotary snow plough
and crew.
Price: NOK 40 per set
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This time we offer mint single stamps and stamp products from 1984.
1984 Norwegian Horticultural
Society Centenary
NK 954 2,00 kr........................kr 6.00
NK 955 2,50 kr........................kr 7.00
1984 Norwegian Beekeepers and
Poultry Associations Centenaries
NK 956 2,50 kr.........................kr 7.00
NK 957 2,50 kr.........................kr 7.00
1984 Thorbjørn Egner’s Fairy-tale
World (Christmas Stamps)
NK 962–963
2,00 kr x 2............................... kr 35.00
NK 964 I–965 I
2,50 kr x 2............................... kr 35.00
1984 Ludvig Holberg 300th
Anniversary
NK 958 2,50 kr........................kr 8.00
Year Products
1984 Europa XVI
NK 952 2,50 kr.......................kr 13.00
NK 953 3,50 kr.......................kr 15.00
1984 Norwegian Weekly Press
150th Anniversary
NK 959 2,50 kr....................... kr 6.00
NK 960 3,50 kr........................kr 8.00
Year set
Norwegian stamps
1984........................ kr 250.00
Complete set
Norwegian First Day
Covers 1984........kr 161.00
Design and print:
Bryne Stavanger Offset, Stavanger
Photo cover page: The Bergen Line.
Photo: © Helge Sunde/Samfoto 1984 Christopher Hansteen
Bicentenary
NK 950 3,50 kr.......................kr 10.00
NK 951 5,00 kr.......................kr 15.00
Same, complete booklets
FH 62 10 x NK 962–963
(u.numb., lower margin imperf.). kr 175.00
FH 62 10 x NK 962–963
(numb., lower margin imperf.)....kr 180.00
FH 63 I 10 x NK 964 I–965 I
(u.numb., lower margin perf.)..... kr 175.00
FH 63 I 10 x NK 964 I–965 I
(u.numb., lower margin imperf.). kr 175.00
Bank details:
Account no: 6074 06 35657
Nordea Bank, Oslo
IBAN: NO39 6074 0635 657
SWIFT: NDEANOKK
1984 Angling
NK 947 2,50 kr.........................kr 6.00
NK 948 3,00 kr.........................kr 7.00
NK 949 3,50 kr.........................kr 9.00
E-mail:
[email protected]
Internet: posten. no/frimerker
Telephone: +47 23 14 78 70
Telefax: +47 23 14 78 00
1984 Norwegian Union of Postal
Employees Centenary
NK 944 2,00 kr.......................kr   7.00
NK 945 2,50 kr.......................kr   8.00
NK 946 3,50 kr.......................kr 10.00
1984 Centenary of
Parliamentarism in Norway
NK 961 7,50 kr......................kr 30.00
Norway Post
Philatelic Service
P.O. Box 9350
NO-0135 Oslo, Norway
Webshop: posten.no/frimerkebutikken
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