There will certainly be collectors of postage stamps among the readers of the Wataha.no portal. Probably many of you collected stamps in your childhood, boasting about your stamps and unique stamps. Do you have such bookmarks on your shelves or in your drawers? The Norwegian Post has traditionally issued Christmas stamps for 50 years.
A cheerful dog in the fresh snow and the magical snowball effect were childhood memories used by award-winning illustrator Lisa Aisato to draw this year's Christmas postage stamps.
- I don't always know where ideas come from, but often the basis is my own life and experiences. They become little universes. I think creating them is interesting. While working with Christmas stamps, my thoughts went back to the dog I had as a child who played in the snow. And I was always fascinated by snowballs that had light in them, says the artist.
Christmas stamps are an important tradition in the run-up to Christmas, and this year marks 50 years since the Norwegian Post Office issued the first stamps. Then the theme was Norwegian folk tales and the stamps were drawings by Erik Werenskiold.
Stamps where children's joy is the most important
- Over the course of half a century, the motives have been different. This year, Lisa Aisato has created classic Christmas stamps where children's joy is paramount. These stamps exude a festive atmosphere and will be a joy to both send and receive, says Posten Norge's director Halvor Fasting.
Christmas stamps are on sale from Friday 5th November and can be used on regular Christmas cards as well as Christmas letters up to 20 grams domestically. With a total circulation of 3, stamps will be found on a large number of shipments in the run-up to Christmas.
Would you like to have such stamps in your collection?
Source: Posten Norge
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