Norway Post
Stamps
Norwegian
Association of the
Blind Centenary
Norwegian Art III
Christmas Stamps
No. 5/09
Norway Post
Philatelic Service
Dear customer,
In this information leaflet, we have
pleasure in presenting the last three
stamp issues of the year. On 8 October
we commemorated the centenary of the
Norwegian Association of the Blind and
Partially Sighted with a stamp designed by
Enzo Finger. The value of the stamp is also
printed in Braille.
Enzo Finger was also responsible
for designing four new stamps in our
Norwegian Art series, which go on sale on 16
November. The works shown on the stamps
are by sculptors Gustav Vigeland, Nils Aas,
Arnold Haukeland and Kristian Blystad.
The subjects of this year’s Christmas
stamps designed by Madeleine Mortensen
symbolise Christmas decorations, and in
the background we can read the words
from two Christmas carols.
Next year’s stamp programme is
published on page 3 and 2010 promises
2
to be a very exciting year with a large
variety of issues. Four new stamps in our
Norwegian Popular Music series, devoted to
the Eurovision Song Contest, will be issued
for the international final next year in Oslo.
Molde is holding its 50th Jazz Festival in
2009 and this will be marked with a stamp
issue on 11 June.
Stamps to commemorate 50 years of
television in Norway will be yet another
exciting issue. There should be plenty of
subjects to choose from for these stamps.
We wish our customers an enjoyable
pre-Christmas period - and a very Happy
Christmas when the time comes!
Yours sincerely,
Halvor Fasting
Director
Correction
Correction of issue figures
In our information leaflet No. 4/09, we wrote
that M/S “Black Prince”, the subject of NK 1733
for the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association’s
centenary, was built in 1966. The ship was built
by Akers Mekaniske Verksted in Oslo and handed
over to Fred. Olsen in 1938. It was taken over by
the occupation forces during World War II and
was used as an accommodation ship, among
other things, by the German Luftwaffe. It was
broken up in Antwerp in 1951
(Source: www.faktaomfartyg.se).
In the same information leaflet, we reported
that the stamps in the Norwegian Popular
Music series - Rock Pioneers would be issued in
250,000 rolls of 100 stamps each. The correct
figure is 228,640 rolls of 100 stamps each, which
gives 5,716,000 copies of each stamp.
In information leaflet No. 3/09, it is stated that
NK 1724 (Submarine Branch centenary) would
be issued in 600,000 copies. The actual quantity
delivered by the printers was 525,000 stamps.
New stamps 2 January 2010
Norwegian Art IV
Number:
NK 1741
Design:
Enzo Finger
Printing:
Web offset by Royal Joh. Enschedé
Value:
NOK 13.00
Wildlife in Norway V
Numbers:
NK 1742–1744
Designer:
Inger Sandved Anfinsen
Printing:
Offset by Royal Joh. Enschedé
Values:
NOK 15.00 – 16.00 – 26.00
Further information about these stamps will be available on
our website www.posten.no in January 2010. It will also be
­possible to order the stamps and related collectibles using
the order coupon in our next information leaflet in January
2010.
Subscribers will receive these stamps with the stamp issue
on 5 February 2010.
Stamp programme 2010
Norway and Alexander Rybak won the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow on 16 May 2009. In 2010,
Norway Post will issue its own stamps for the international final in Oslo. Next year’s stamp programme also
includes many other exciting issues. The 50th Molde Jazz Festival and 50 years of television in Norway are two of
the subjects. Others include Personalised Stamps with postage for Europe and Posthorn stamps with new values.
Date
Subject
Number of stamps
Designer
2 January
2 January
5 February
24 March
17 April
17 April
25 May
11 June
11 June
20 August
17 September
17 September
17 September
15 November
15 November
15 November
Norwegian Art IV
Wildlife in Norway V
P. A. Munch Bicentenary / Ole Bull Bicentenary
Nordic countries – Life by the sea
Personalised stamps
Tourist stamps
Norwegian popular music II – Eurovision Song Contest
50th Jazz Festival in Molde
Norwegian National Health Association Centenary
50 years of television in Norway
Norwegian Seamen’s Association Centenary
Norwegian Press Anniversaries
Scientific Anniversaries
Children’s books (Europa stamps)
Posthorn stamps
Christmas stamps
1 (roll)
3
2 (roll)
1 (miniature sheet)
1
6 (3 booklets)
4 (roll)
1
1
4 (roll)
1
1
2
2
3
2 (booklet)
Enzo Finger
Inger S. Anfinsen
Sverre Morken
Gina Rose
Enzo Finger
Enzo Finger
Making Waves
Neue Design
Sverre Morken
Making Waves
Neue Design
Arild Yttri
Arild Yttri, Martin Mörck
Madeleine Mortensen
Enzo Finger, Sverre Morken
Subscription
delivery
5 February
5 February
5 February
17 April
17 April
17 April
11 June
11 June
11 June
17 September
17 September
17 September
17 September
15 November
15 November
15 November
Subject to changes
3
8.10.2009
Norwegian Association of the Blind Centenary
Number:
Subject:
Design:
Value:
Issue:
No. per sheet:
Printing:
Sales prices:
NK 1734
Man with cane and guide dog
Enzo Finger
NOK 8.00
600 000 stamps
50 stamps
Offset/relief printing by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands
First day cover:
NOK 12.00
Presentation pack:
NOK 13.00
Collector’s set:
NOK 30.00
Collector’s sheet:
NOK 28.00
NK 1734
The stamp shows a stylised man with a
blind man’s cane and a guide dog. The value
is embossed in Braille on the stamp.
First day cover
Braille.
4
Collecto
r’s shee
t
FDC
Presentation pack
Collector’s set
First day cancellation
Folded cane.
16.11.2009
Numbers:
Subjects:
Norwegian Art III
Design:
Value:
Issue:
Printing:
Sales prices:
NK 1735–38
“Woman on a man’s lap”, “Crow”, “Birds in flight”,
“Granite head on its side”
Enzo Finger
A-Priority domestic (NOK 8.00) x 4
Four stamps consecutively on rolls of 100 stamps
Photogravure by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands.
First day cover:
NOK 36.00
Presentation pack:
NOK 37.00
Collector’s set:
NOK 78.00
Collector’s sheet:
NOK 52.00
NK 1735
“Woman on a man’s lap”, completed by
Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943) in 1915, is
located in the Vigeland Park in Oslo.
NK 1737
Arnold Haukeland (1920–1983) donated
his monument “Birds in flight” to
Sarpsborg Hospital in 1970 and in 1980 a
smaller version of the sculpture was set up
at Sundvolden Hotel in Ringerike.
Collecto
r’s shee
t
FDC
Presentation pack
Collector’s set
NK 1736
Nils Aas (1933–2004) created “Crow” in
1966. We do not know where this sculpture
is today.
NK 1738
Kristian Blystad (b. 1946) sculpted
“Granite head lying on its side” in 1998. It
is in private ownership today.
OSLO • 16.11.2009
First day cover
Chisels and wooden mallet.
First day cancellation
Mallet and chisels.
5
16.11.2009
Christmas Stamps
Numbers:
Subjects:
Design:
Value:
Issue:
No. per booklet:
Printing:
Sales prices:
NK 1739–1740, FH 158
Apple, Star
Madeleine Mortensen
A-Priority domestic (NOK 8.00) x 2
1 250 000 booklets containing 10 stamps each
10 stamps
Photogravure by Royal Joh. Enschedé, Netherlands.
First day cover:
NOK 20.00
Presentation pack:
NOK 21.00
Collector’s set:
NOK 46.00
Collector’s sheet:
NOK 36.00
Golden FDC:
NOK 95.00
NK 1739
A traditional Christmas decoration in the
form of an apple. In the background: snow
crystals and some of the words of “Jeg
synger julekvad”.
NK 1740
A traditional Christmas decoration in the
form of a star. In the background: stars and
some of the words of “Glade jul”.
First day cover
Holly and the Christmas star.
Collecto
r’s shee
t
FDC
Presentation pack
Collector’s set
First day cancellation
Christmas pattern.
Golden FDC
FH 158
6
Maximum cards
Two maximum cards have been produced for
this year’s Christmas issue.
Price per set: NOK 40
Exhibition cards autumn 2009
Norway Post is participating in six international stamp
exhibitions in the autumn 2009. The six exhibition cards are
all franked with the stamp depicting the new Opera building
in Oslo and cancelled with the special exhibition cancellation.
Price per set NOK 120.
NOK 40
Per set
New pre-franked Christmas cards
Two pre-franked Christmas cards are available
with beautiful Christmas motifs based on
Madeleine Mortensen’s Christmas stamps. The
cards are franked for delivery worldwide.
Price per set: NOK 40
NOK 120
Per set
Personalised Stamp booklet
Our partner Philagroup has made a Personalised stamp
booklet for the international stamp exhibition “ITALIA
2009” in Rome. The booklet can be ordered for
NOK 120.
NOK 40
Per set
7
Yearbook 2009
This year’s yearbook has been given a minor facelift and a
more modern design. As usual it is a handsome and informative book, in which you will find many interesting facts
about this year’s issues and the stories behind them. This
year’s stamp designers also have a well-deserved place in
the yearbook, which is printed in four colours and contains
information in Norwegian, English and German. The stamps
and miniature sheets issued during the year are inserted in
protective mounts.
Price NOK 446 (The face value of the stamps
is NOK 422)
NOK
446
NOK
476
Year set of
FDCs 2009
All of the year’s first day covers can be
purchased in a folder with information in
Norwegian, English and German.
Price NOK 476
8
Year set of
stamps 2009
All of the stamps issued in 2009 are inserted in clear
mounts in an elegant folder containing information in
Norwegian, English and German. Price NOK 432
NOK
432
NOK
454
Year set of stamp
booklets 2009
All of the stamp booklets issued in 2009 are available
in an attractive folder with information in Norwegian,
English and German. Price NOK 454
9
NOK
15920
NOK
49
“Search for
Amundsen”
Expedition
An expedition was sent
to the Barents Sea
from 24 August to
4  September to search
for the aircraft Roald
Amundsen and his crew
disappeared with in 1928.
­Accompanying the expedition were special covers
with a Personalised
Stamp showing the flying
boat “Latham 47”. The
covers were postmarked
with a special expedition
stamp. You can purchase
a cover with the special
cancellation for NOK 49.
10
The commanding
officer on board KV
“­Harstad”, Lt Cdr
­Øystein Angelsen,
stamping Operation
Latham covers and
stamps. This photo­
graph was taken off
Bjørnøya, as can be
seen from maps and
radar images on the
screens behind the
Lieutenant Com­
mander. (Photo: Frode
Løseth, Royal Nor­
wegian Navy).
Exclusive!
24 carat
gold-plated
Christmas Decorations 2009
This is Norway Post’s third set of beautiful Christmas decorations
for collectors. The subjects are closely associated with Christmas
and have been inspired by this year’s Christmas stamps. The folder
contains four ornaments made of 24-carat gold-plated brass.
Each ornament is 8 cm in diameter and is supplied with gold thread
to hang it up with. Price NOK 159.20
NOK
15920
Collector’s
Troll No. 13
Norway Post’s thirteenth
Collector’s Troll is hard
of hearing, but is still
trying to listen to what’s
­happening on the Kurér
radio on stamp NK 1726
for the Norwegian Year
of Cultural Heritage
2009.
Price NOK 159.20
11
This time we have the pleasure of offering mint, single stamps and
year products from 1987.
1987 Norwegian Paintings VII
NK 1027 Kr 2,70..................NOK 10
NK 1028 Kr 5,00.................NOK 17
1987 Figures in Colour
NK 1009 Kr 3,50.................NOK 11
NK 1010 Kr 4,50..................NOK 15
Same, Complete Stamp Booklet
FH 68 5 x NK 1017–1018
(numbered, lower edge perf.)...... NOK 115
FH 68 5 x NK 1017–1018
(unnumbered, lower edge perf.). NOK 110
FH 68 5 x NK 1017–1018
(numbered, lower edge unperf.). NOK 115
FH 68 5 x NK 1017–1018
(unnumbered, lower edge unperf.).NOK 110
1987 Norwegian Horse Breeds
NK 1029 Kr 2,30.................NOK 8
NK 1030 Kr 2,70..................NOK 8
NK 1031 Kr 4,50..................NOK 14
1987 Maihaugen Museum
Centenary
NK 1019 Kr 2,70..................NOK 8
NK 1020 Kr 3,50.................NOK 11
1987 Christmas Stamps
NK 1032 Kr 2,30 x 2..........NOK 23
NK 1033 Kr 2,70 x 2...........NOK 23
Bank details:
Account no: 6074 06 35657
Nordea Bank, Oslo
IBAN: NO39 6074 0635 657
SWIFT: NDEANOKK
1987 Europa XIX
NK 1013 Kr 2,70..................NOK 14
NK 1014 Kr 4,50..................NOK 18
1987 Fartein Valen Centenary
NK 1021 Kr 2,30..................NOK 7
NK 1022 Kr 4,50.................NOK 14
1987 Local Government Act
150th Anniversary
NK 1015 Kr 12,00................NOK 45
Same, Complete Stamp Booklets
FH 69 10 x NK 1032
(numbered, lower edge perf.).....NOK 115
FH 69 10 x NK 1032
(unnumbered, lower edge perf.). NOK 110
FH 70 10 x NK 1033
(numbered, lower edge perf.).....NOK 115
FH 70 10 x NK 1033
(unnumbered, lower edge perf.). NOK 110
Year Products
1987 Norwegian Red Cross –
Joint Issue with Somalia
NK 1016 (BL 6).....................NOK 17
1987 Edible Mushrooms II
NK 1017–1018 Kr 2,70 x 2.....NOK 22
Year set Norwegian
stamps 1987............... NOK 395
Complete set Norwegian
first day covers
1987.................................. NOK 284
Design and print:
Bryne Stavanger Offset, Stavanger
Cover page: The Golden retriever Gulla
Photo: © Thomas Barstad Eckhoff
1987 Norwegian Working
Life III - Aquaculture
NK 1023–1026 (BL 7)........NOK 90
E-mail:
[email protected]
Internet: posten. no/frimerker
Telephone: +47 23 14 78 70
Telefax: +47 23 14 78 00
1987 Ornaments II
NK 1011 Kr 2,30................NOK 9
NK 1012x Kr 2,70................NOK 10
Norway Post
Philatelic Service
P.O. Box 9350
NO-0135 Oslo, Norway
Webshop: posten.no/frimerkebutikken
Older Stamps