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Children's stamps 2016 with drawings by Fiep Westendorp

Written in: Dutch • redactie • September 28 2016

To provide an appealing and visually rich overview of the talented illustrator Fiep Westendorp (1916 – 2004), who was born a hundred years ago, designer Wietske Lutte has used for the 2016 children's stamps (in collaboration with Gioia Smid, artistic director of the Fiep Westendorp heritage)...

Children's stamps 2016 & 1999

Written in: Dutch • redactie • September 25 2016

The illustrator Fiep Westendorp was born 100 years ago. Her illustrations, accompanying serial stories by authors Annie MG Schmidt and Mies Bouwhuys, take center stage on the 2016 children's stamps. By Annie MG Schmidt, the stories are...

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