PostNL ensures that our mail items arrive neatly at their destination. We put stamps on our mail items. With this we pay for the settlement of the mail. Stamps are not only needed for the mail, but they are also a lot of fun to collect. PostNL issues new stamps several times every year. What are the stamp issues of the first half of 2013?
PostNL stamps
Our mail is delivered to the right place by PostNL. Of course PostNL must be paid for this job, and we do this by sticking the correct number of stamps on the relevant postal item. Every year PostNL issues a number of new stamps. Some of these stamps are part of longer-term projects, such as the ‘Mooi Nederland’ series. Many stamps are also issued on the occasion of special moments and events. New stamps are needed because the old stock is being used up. Of course you can choose to use the same image over and over again, but it is of course much more fun to use different colors and images. This way you can distinguish between different values, and sending mail gets extra attention thanks to the fun, colored stamps.
Collectors
Changing colors and images stimulated a whole new group, not quite expected in the early days of stamps: the collectors. Nowadays collectors are one of the reasons for regularly releasing new stamps with new colors, images and themes. For PostNL, which takes care of the issue of stamps, it is an additional option to sell. Many stamps disappear in the stamp albums of collectors. Stamps that do generate revenue for PostNL, but are not offset by a postal service.
Rates of the stamps
PostNL has changed the rates with effect from 1 January 2013. For example, a stamp with value indication 1 costs from now on ?? 0.54 (for mail within the Netherlands, under 20 grams). A stamp with value indication 2 now costs ?? 1.08. Stamps purchased before January 1, 2013 for the old rate can be used as usual. Users will only notice that the rates have been adjusted when purchasing new stamps after January 1, 2013. Since PostNL nowadays only uses the value indication 1 or 2, the stamps themselves do not need to be adjusted. Something like that happened in the past, every time the rates were changed.
Stamp issue in the first half of 2013
Below is a list of the stamp issues, as planned by PostNL for the first six months of 2013. As you can see, multiple stamps are issued more often on the same dates. For several years now, stamps have been issued several times a year in the series ‘Beautiful Netherlands’, where different parts of the Netherlands are always highlighted. In the first six months of 2013 this is even five times, over Marken, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Staphorst, the Veluwe and Walcheren. Another strong Dutch aspect can be found in the series ‘Mills’. In connection with the change of the throne on April 30, 2013, PostNL will issue some special stamps. On March 25 this is the last stamp with an image of Queen Beatrix, looking to the right. In May, a seal will follow with the image of King Willem-Alexander, looking to the left. In addition, the current series with the image of Queen Beatrix will be replaced by a series with the image of King Willem-Alexander.
Issuance | Date of issue | Value | Value sheet (3, 5 or 10 stamps) | Prestige booklet | Stamp folder | FDC (First Day Cover) |
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Personal stamp 2013: Reinier Paping | January 2, 2013 | ?? 0.54 | ?? 5.40 | ?? 3.21 | ?? 2.04 | |
Personal stamp 2013: Squirrel | January 2, 2013 | ?? 0.54 | ?? 5.40 | ?? 3.21 | ?? 2.04 | |
Beautiful Netherlands 2013: Staphorst | January 28, 2013 | ?? 2.70 | ||||
Beautiful Netherlands 2013: Bunschoten-Spakenburg | January 28, 2013 | 2.70 | ||||
On the occasion of 125 years of ARCADIS, block of 10 stamps | January 28, 2013 | ?? 5.40 | ?? 4.29 | 5.68 | ||
Beautiful Netherlands 2013: Marken. Sheet with 5 stamps. | February 25, 2013 | ?? 2.70 | ||||
Beautiful Netherlands 2013: Walcheren. Sheet with 5 stamps. | February 25, 2013 | ?? 2.70 | ||||
On the occasion of 100 years of Burgers Zoom, block with 10 stamps | February 25, 2013 | ?? 5.40 | ?? 9.95 | ?? 3.75; 3.75 | 5.00; ?? 5.00 | |
That’s worth a card! | March 25, 2013 | ?? 0.54 | ?? 1.62 | 2.67 | ?? 3.65 | |
Last seal depicting Queen Beatrix | March 25, 2013 | ?? 0.54 | ||||
1001 women, block with 6 stamps | March 25, 2013 | ?? 3.24 | ?? 5.40 | 4.29 | ?? 5.68 | |
Europe stamps, theme: postal cars | April 22, 2013 | ?? 1.80 | ?? 9.00 | ?? 9.95 | 4.65 | ?? 3.88 |
Dutch writers, block with 5 stamps | April 22, 2013 | ?? 2.70 | ?? 5.40 | 3.75 | ?? 5.00 | |
First seal depicting King Willem-Alexander | may 2013 | ?? 0.54 | ||||
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, block with 10 stamps | May 20, 2013 | ?? 5.40 | ?? 9.95 | 4.29; 3.21 | ?? 5.68; ?? 4.20 | |
Beautiful Netherlands 2013: collector’s sheet with 5 stamps | May 20, 2013 | 2.70 | ?? 9.95 | ?? 3.75 | ?? 5.00 | |
Beautiful Netherlands 2013: Noord-Veluwe, block with 5 stamps | May 20, 2013 | ?? 2.70 | ||||
On the occasion of World Blood Donation Day | June 17, 2013 | ?? 1.08 | 5.40 | ?? 3.21 | ?? 2.94 | |
Dutch windmills, block of 10 stamps | June 17, 2013 | ?? 5.40 | ?? 9.95 | ?? 4.29; ?? 3.21 | ?? 5.68; 4.20 |