As an 86-year-old, this December stamp issue appeals to me particularly. I am reliving, so to speak, the first quarter century of my existence in a village in the Frisian countryside during numerous severe winters with low temperatures, ice, snow, hail, slippery roads...
On the 2018 December stamps, 30-year-old illustrator Sanny van Loon depicts her perceptions of the festive December period in writing and imagery within a remarkable 'adoring-youth-perspective' visual narrative. The stamp designs possess several 'nostalgically autobiographical' traits of the December atmosphere. December stamps...
Ten young, unknown, and talented artists have been given the opportunity to design a December stamp. Each stamp is inspired by the personal Christmas story of a Dutch celebrity. They talk about their 'holiday feeling'. The Dutch celebrities The Christmas cards from the Santé Christmas card box,...
This follow-up article regarding the 2017 December stamps is necessary to optimize the information for Postzegelblog readers. Just a few days after the stamps were issued, new and additional information surfaced: The assumption arose that...
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