The stamp sheet 'Typically Dutch – songbirds' is the fourth issue in the series. The image was not created by photography, but in a contemporary, innovative way using artificial intelligence. Typically Dutch – songbirds, issue day...
For the Typical Dutch – horses sheet; the third issue of Typical Dutch 2024, the three designers from Total Design in Amsterdam, Adam Lane, Edwin van Praet, and Huub van Veenhuijzen, have chosen two Frisian horses as a starting point. Via Artificial...
I also apply the increasingly streamlined PostNL efficiency drive in this article. Both long-running serial issues, *Beleef de Natuur* and *Typisch Nederlands*, are accompanied by press releases with every issue, featuring repetitions of information and text (NB: also the same...
Six identical stamps feature portraits of two cows standing close together. Both cows, in the form of figurines of gleaming Delft blue earthenware, were artificially created using the AI program Midjourney based on text descriptions. Typically Dutch...
The stamp sheet 'Typically Dutch – Flower Fields' features 38 colorfully stylized tulips (whole and/or fragmented). Each stamp contains three tulips. The stem and leaves continue onto the stamps below. The image continuation effect represents the vast flower fields. The iconic...
The second 'Typically Dutch' issue of this year takes center stage with the windmill as a landmark of our country. With a perfectly calculated layout derived from reality, featuring windmills (consisting of geometric shapes) spread across the entire sheet, is a...
Upon the conclusion of the third 'Typically Dutch Issue' (always consisting of five stamp sheets containing six identical illustrative stamps), I note that a substantial sum is once again involved if you want these five different sports on stamps in your collection...
The Dutch live with water, fight against water, and make use of water. Life with and making use of water is clearly evident in the Typical Dutch – sailing stamp. The elements of water and wind in combination with...
Graphic designer Clair Bedon and creative director Edwin van Praet of Total Design have designed the third *Typisch Nederlands – wielrennen* (Typically Dutch – Cycling) collection. In this collection, too, the focus is on the dynamics and movement of the athlete's body....
The images of the Amsterdam canal houses in the *Typisch Nederlands – grachtenpanden* release are based on existing photographic material from stock agencies. Front views of the tall, deep, and narrow buildings were a requirement, because subsequently, if all five housing types of...
The stamp featuring two wooden houses from the Zaan region from the second edition of the 'Typically Dutch' issue once again has character! The sleek image of the houses, depicted from the front, is achieved through cheerful, fresh, and bright use of color...
On January 4, 2021, the second *Typisch Nederlands* issue will be released in four series, focusing on housing types and facades in our country. The first sheet (Typisch Nederlands - stolpboerderijen), featuring six identical stamps, shows the image of...
With the release on June 15 of the fifth series of five identical *Typisch Nederlands* stamps featuring images of bitterballen by typographic designer Edwin van Praet, stamps 21 through 25 are now available for purchase. With the first edition of these...
The stamp sheet Typisch Nederlands – smoked sausage, featuring six identical stamps, is the first stamp sheet of the new Typisch Nederlands series, succeeding the long-running Mooi Nederland series from the period 2005 – 2019. Graphic designer Edwin van...
The '100 Years of Aviation' issue focuses on [a] the 100th anniversary of Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM), [b] the 100th anniversary of aircraft manufacturer Fokker, [c] the 100th anniversary of Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR). The eleven aircraft depicted on the stamp sheet...
The issuance of the Day of the Stamps coincides with the start of POSTEX 2018 at Omnisport in Apeldoorn on Friday, October 19. This annual international stamp event runs through Sunday, October 21. The ten equal...
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