Fibula of Dorestad
On May 9, 2025, PostNL will issue the Fibula of Dorestad stamp sheet. The theme for the common European stamp issue for 2025 is 'National Archaeological Discoveries'.
Technical data:
Stamp size 36 x 25 mm
Screen size: 108 x 150 mm
Paper: normal with phosphor print
Gomming: gegomd
Printing technique: offset
Printing colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, black, blue and gold (PMS 871)
Circulation: 75.000 sheets
Format: sheet of six stamps in identical designs
Value indication: 1 for mail up to and including 20 grams with an international destination
Design: Studio Maud van Rossum, Amsterdam
Photography: National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden
Lithography: Marc Gijzen, Voorburg
Printing company: Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé BV, Haarlem
Sometime next week, I will appear on the blog again with an article and draw attention to this issue with a response from graphic designer Maud van Rossum.
This is truly a beautiful piece of paper with a beautiful story attached to it.
I will visit the National Museum of Antiquities again soon to admire this pin. And I am curious to see what Bate will have to say about it.