Love is in the air – Valentijnspostzegels

Dutch flag Written in: Dutch • Jacqueline van der Pas •
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It is Valentine's Day today. Valentine's Day It traces its origins back to the 3rd century. Various stories circulate about its origins. While Valentine's Day was originally intended to anonymously declare one's love to another, nowadays it is also the day when lovers give each other extra attention. Commercial interests naturally play a major role in this. And the postal services participate as well. That’s fine by me. After all, what is more beautiful than love? And Valentine's Day also yields beautiful stamps.1-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-slovakia-2004 Slovakia 2004 [/ One_half] [one_half_last]3-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-norway-2005 Norway 2005Poland issues a Valentine's stamp every year. There is plenty of inspiration for the designers. The stamps are unique year after year.5-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-poland-2007 Polen 2007[/one_half][one_half_last]6-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-poland-2004 Polen 2004[/one_half_last]                       
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Poland 2002
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Poland 1999
9-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-poland-1999-b The Netherlands is not lagging behind either. A scratch-off layer was used on the 1997 stamp for the first time in the world. Beneath the layer are various messages such as: see you soon, I'm thinking of you, and will you write to me.12-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-netherlands-1997 Nederland 1997[/one_half][one_half_last]13-stamp-blog-stamp-valentines-day-netherlands-2006 Netherlands 2006 The United States issued these 'love stamps'. The stamps are not only intended for Valentine's Day, but also for wedding invitations and love letters, for example. The 2007 stamp features an image of Hershey's Kisses, a well-known chocolate.
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United States 2005
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United States 2007
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Poland 2008
Lia had previously spotted two new Valentine's stamps. The beautiful pink hearts of France. And the Valentine's drops from Finland. This Polish Valentine's stamp from 2008 is absolutely my favorite. Beautifully symbolic. Open the door to your heart. Which is your favorite stamp? This is an edited version of a previously published article on Postzegelblog.

9 comments

  1. I find the Polish pear and apple quite striking. Love between two people is unfathomable. (And certainly between apples and pears ;-))

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  5. @Jan. Great, thank you. I think Poland issues beautiful stamps, so I'll be using that link more often.

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  6. Mexico 2008 also has a very nice stamp with a heart, with lots of red. The theme of the stamp is “letter”. Yes, I think so too, just writing old-fashioned letters and not emailing when you’re in love.
    Unfortunately, I cannot link it.

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  8. @Jacqueline, yep, that's the one I mean! Good for you! I see that the theme is educacion, so upbringing. That's really nice, part of raising children.

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  9. I already wrote that the Polish Valentine's stamp from 2008 is my favorite. Today I came across a quote from 'Eleven Minutes' by Paulo Coelho;

    How does it get light in a house?
    By opening the windows.
    How does it become light in a person?
    By opening the door to love.

    A nice addition.

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