Postage Stamps 1999

Wuppertal mono railway

In 1976 a stamp was issued on which the Wuppertal mono railway is pictured. The railway celebrated its 75th anniversary at that time. The stamp, printed in offset, shows a train in a landscape with river.
Wuppertal mono railway

Imperforated Wilhelmina

Mister v.d. L. in Meppel was the first one who surprised us on January 18th last with the information that in Meppel 2500 imperforated 10 cents stamps were delivered. This means that a pair of scissors have to be used in order to separate the stamps as was common practise in the period 1852-1864. This would not matter, but with shortage of staff nowadays, it is very time-consuming. We tried to buy the whole stock, but only a few were available.
Discovery imperforated Wilhelmina stamps

Stanley Gibbons

On a day in 1863 two sailors paid a visit to Gibbon's stamp shop and asked him if he was interested in stamps from abroad. Yes, he was. They returned next day and offered him a sack full of Cape-of-Good-Hope stamps, mostly triangular ones. There were a lot of strips and blocks among them. They told Gibbons that they had won the stamps in a lottery during a church bazaar.
Edward Stanley Gibbons (1839-1913)

Dutch Numeral postmarks

In order to understand the usage of numeral postmarks it is necessary to have some knowledge about the structure and the postmarks regulations of the Post Office in those days.
Numeral postmarks (1869-1893)

Children's stamps 1946

During the war the Centrale Propaganda Commissie voor de Kinderzegels (Central Propaganda Committee for Children's stamps) was dissolved, because the members did not want to work together with the pro-German's NSB party members.
Children's stamps 1946

Complete

In my childhood I was happy with my collection of The Netherlands for years. My eldest stamp was the 5 cent of the second emission (1864). Later, when I am grown-up and earn a living, I will buy the first Dutch stamps and have a complete set, were my thoughts at that time. In those days I did not realise that more costly stamps existed. How plder the stamps the more expensive they were I thought, for years. I could not afford a catalogue.
Complete?

Dutch Post 200 years

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Dutch Post a miniature stamp sheet has been issued on 15 October 1999.
Dutch Post 200 years

Vulcanus

On August 5th 1901 in The Hague a test began with the cancellation machine build and manufactured by engineer C.C. van der Valk.
Vulcanus cancellation machine

Rembrandt 1930

At the moment an important exhibition is being held in The Hague. On this exhibition many self-portraits of Rembrandt are on display. The Dutch Post issued a miniature sheet with ten different Old Masters and a priority stamp dedicated to the work of Rembrandt in June this year.
Rembrandt 1930

Euro in France

The Euro is coming. Europeans are confronted with this slogan daily. Only 1000 days and we can pay with it in the shop round the corner! In France the Post Office tries to accustom the customer by adding the Euro value on some of her products.
In France Euro already visible

Golden stamps

In the Philatelistisch Maandblad of 1916 the story of the discovery of M. Heijmans was published: One night when I was going to put a 3 cent stamp of the Jubilee issue on a letter I made a starling discovery. It was quite unexpected, for thousands of these stamps had gone through my hands, and I had never noticed anything special about them.
Discovery of the golden stamps

Eva Besnyö

In April Eva Besnyö from Amsterdam was awarded with the Erich Salomon Award 1999. This is the most important yearly German award granted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (German Photography Foundation).
Award for Eva Besnyö

KIX postal code

On January 1 1999 a new code was introduced in The Netherlands for sorting letters. Periodicals are printed with an indication on the front side the so called KIX-code.
KIX-code

Dutch castles

The Dutch postal authorities emitted a series of stamps in 1951 bearing pictures of Dutch castles. On the stamp of 2 cents the castle of Hillenraad is pictured, on the 5c stamp the castle of Bergh, on the 6c the castle of Hernen. The stamps of 10c and 20c show pictures of the castles of Rechteren and Moermond respectively.
Dutch castles

Morse code

In Ireland on February 1 1999 the last official message was transmitted by means of Morse code. This code will no longer be applied, because it is replaced by other means of transmitting in which communication satellites are used.
Morse code no longer used

Breitling Orbiter 3

The Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon which flew non-stop round the world. In a tribute to the world-record trip of the balloonists Bernard Piccard and Brian Jones, the Swiss Post issued a stamp. On this stamp we see the balloon over the Alps on 1 March 1999, the first day of their successful journey.
Breitling Orbiter 3

Perforation

The Irishmen Henry Archer is considered to be the inventor of perforation. He sold his patents to the British Ministry of Finance. Archer completed thereafter his invention. Some prototypes were build. The greatest problem was how to get rid of the remains from the holes. These little pieces of paper caused the machine to a standstill over and over.
Introduction of perforation in Netherlands

Sean Lemass

On 29 April 1999 the Irish Post issued a stamp commemorating the centenary of birth of Sean Francis Lemass. He was born on 15 July 1899 and was educated in this city. In 1916 after joining the Irish Volunteers he fought for the freedom of Ireland from 1916 to 1922 when he was captured and interned.
Sean Lemass

Spoils of war

After the war unperforated stamps of the Konijnenburg type appeared and were sold to collectors. This article describes how these stamps came into circulation.
Spoils of war

Paul Citroen

The artist and postage stamp designer Paul Citroen was born in Berlin in 1896. He studied at the Bauhaus in Weimar. He got lessons from, among others, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Johannes Itten. In 1927 he came to The Netherlands and about twenty years later he designed the Summer issue of 1949.
Paul Citroen

Stamps from The Netherlands

On 8 June 1999 PTT Post will issue a block Old Masters. The sheet contains 10 different 80 cent stamps picturing Dutch Paintings from the 17th century.
New Dutch issues

D. Lusk

Doris Lusk was one of New Zealand's pre-eminent artists. The paintings chosen for the stamp issue reflect the wide variety of styles and materials with which Lusk worked. The Pumping Station was her best known piece.
1999 New Zealand Art by D. Lusk

Norway self-adhesive

After the issue of the self-adhesive Christmas stamps in 1997 the Norway postal administration did an inquiry among the public.
Norway self-adhesive

Giori printing

Printing of postage stamps with plates is a recess-printing process. This means that the lines and patterns are engraved into the plate. A good example of this technique is an etch.
Giori printing

UPU stamp Luxembourg

This nice postage stamp of Luxembourg memorizes the first international postal conference.
UPU stamp Luxembourg

Theo Kurpershoek

In November 1988 the Dutch postage stamp designer Theo Kurpershoek died at the age of 85 in Amsterdam.
Theo Kurpershoek

Economical motifs

Not only the Dutch postal services have noticed that issuing many stamps brings in a lot of money each year. Postal services world wide are releasing more stamps than they did thirty years ago such as for instance Denmark.
Economical motifs

Belgium

On 17 May 1999 a new series of stamps commemorating sports has been issued. The stamps are designed by Claude Viseur.
New Belgian issues

Aland

On 19 March 1999 a stamp designed by the Australian painter Robert Carter was issued commemorating the double of Cape Horn by sailing ship "Pamir". During the 1930s the wheat trade between Australia and Europe reached it's peak. The Aland sailing ships were extremely busy crossing the big oceans.
Aland July 1999

Vincent van Gogh

In the end of June 1999 the doors of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam were opened for the public again. During the last months a huge internal rebuilding took place. Besides that the building was enlarged with a new wing designed by the Japanese Kisho Kurokawa. In the future this new part of the building will be used for temporary exhibitions.
Vincent van Gogh 1990

Scenic walks

A new stamp release by New Zealand Post highlighting the rich diversity of New Zealand's landscapes went on sale on 28 July 1999.
Scenic walks in New Zealand

Heinemann

Germany often issues beautiful stamps. This time Gustav Heinemann is nicely portrayed.
Heinemann on new German stamp

Royal Mail

The English Royal Mail has pledged to continue its support for philately with the renewal of its sponsorship for the fourth annual Rowland Hill Awards.
Royal Mail supports Awards

Children's stamps 1931

The first Children's stamps in The Netherlands with an extra fee for children benefaction was issued in 1924. Since then every year a series of stamps was issued. At first these issues consisted of three stamps, but in 1926 this was changed to four. In the years prior to the issue of 1931 the sales went down.
Children's stamps 1931

Entertainers

On 6 September 1999 Finland Post has issued a new booklet. It is dedicated to pioneer entertainers and contains six 3.50 FIM stamps in two different formats.
Entertainers of the past

Whales and dolphins

In Number 495 of 'Postal Service Today', a magazine, edited by the Postal Authorities of the Republic of China (Taiwan), was edited the first part of an interesting article about whales and dolphins. The article has been written by Mr Wu Chih-lieuh. The article is richly illustrated with 44 stamps with pictures of whales or dolphins.
Whales and dolphins

Faroe Islands

The Europe stamps of the Faroe Islands picture waterfalls this year. There are no large rivers on these islands and therefore no large waterfalls. But it rains a lot and when it has been pouring rain, the rivers and streams may become fairy large.
Faroe Islands

Luxembourg

Two postage stamps were issued on the theme parks and natural reserves. The first stamp in this series is dedicated to the Haute-Sûre National Park. The second stamp pictures the footbridge in Ardennes-Eifel National Park near Echternach, which connects the two banks of the Sûre.
Luxembourg

VNO-NCW

On 7 September 1999 a new Dutch stamp was issued dedicated to VNO-NCW (Union of Employers). The stamp shows early and modern (laptop) means of production.
VNO-NCW

Travelling into the future

On 21 September 1999 Luxembourg issued three stamps on the theme "Travelling into the future".
Travelling into the future

American Music

On 21 September 1999 the U.S. Post concluded the long running Legends of American Music series with the issue of six stamps.
American Music

Norway September 1999

Norway issued eight stamps in the Millennium-series and two children's stamps.
Norway September 1999

University of Leiden 1950

On 3 October 1950 two stamps were issued in remembrance of the founding of this university in 1575. It was not the first time PTT Post issued stamps dedicated to a university and they would not be the last ones either.
University of Leiden 1950

Stamp booklet Hugo Simberg

In the series Pro Filatelia Finland issued a stamp booklet in honor of one of its special painters. It is published on occasion of the internordic stamp exhibition Nordia 99, which was held in Turku from 24 untill 26 September 1999. Two stamps in the booklet show paintings of an artist who was for a long time misunderstood: Hugo Simberg.
Stamp booklet Hugo Simberg

Switzerland new issues

From 21 to 25 June 2000 the national stamp exhibition NABA 2000 will be held in St. Gall. About 300 collections from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Holland will be on display. The Swiss Post will issue two miniature sheets to commemorate this event. The first one was created by students of the St. Gall College of Design under supervision of Hansruedi Buob. The second sheet will be issued in 2000.
Switzerland new issues

What's in a name?

When the first stamp was issued in Great Britain in 1840 there was no need to add the country name into the design, as Great Britain was the only country in the world issuing stamps at that time.
What's in a name?

Aland October 1999

The Aland sailing clubs are very active culminating in the summer months. Competitions and other events are arranged several times a week and the number of competitors are usually large. On this new stamp the Match Racing is pictured. The stamp was designed by Martin Mörck and issued on 5 August 1999.
Aland October 1999

Women of art

The Belgian Post issued three wonderful postcards on the theme Belgian women of art.
Belgian women of art

New Frama

Finland Post introduced the renewed Frama-stamp vending machines on 1 September 1999. Now the Finnish Post Museum delivers the Frama-stamps also abroad on order. Stamp vending machines have serial numbers, and the machine at the Museum prints out number 3.
New Frama vending machines in Finland

Christmas in New Zealand

On 8 September 1999 New Zealand released the Christmas 1999 stamp issue. This year's design was inspired by medieval illustration styles which were used in manuscripts in that period.
Christmas in New Zealand

Men on the moon

Like every year the Dutch Post issued a cartoon series in October. On 8 October 1999 this miniature sheet was issued dedicated to the work of the Belgian cartoonist Hergé.
Men on the moon

Orchids

Postal Service Today, the magazine of the postal authorities of Taiwan (the Republic of China) published in its magazine Nr. 497 of May 1990 a richly illustrated article (tome 1) about orchids.
Orchids

Great Britain Christmas

The last Christmas stamps of this Millennium celebrate the impact and influence that Christianity has had upon our history.
Great Britain Christmas

Switzerland

On 23 November 1999 three new series will be issued in Switzerland. After the four-year cycle "Animals living in or near water" the new stamp cycle focuses on children's books. This year the series depicts the little clown Nicolo from the picture book of the same name by Verena Pavony and one stamp is dedicated to Margaret Strub's "Hinaus aufs Land".
Switzerland

Aland

The Åland Islands are a group of more than 6000 islands in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland, east of Stockholm. The total area is about 1500 km2 and there are living approximately 25,000 inhabitants. Their main language is Swedish. Although the islands have a certain form of autonomy, they still form a province in Finland.
Aland

PCSG

From the Philatelic Computing Study Group (PCSG) we have received their quarterly magazine "The Compulatelist", July 1999, Whole No. 41, Vol.10 No.3. It is an interesting issue with a number of articles worth reading.
PCSG

Children's stamps

On 10 Nobember 1999 the yearly Children's stamps were issued. The three stamps picture central figures from famous Dutch stories written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and illustrated by Fiep Westendorp.
Children's stamps 1999

French art stamps

The French Post issues a Red Cross stamp dedicated to art on 15 November 1999. The 3f stamp shows a modern work of art from Pierre-Marie Valat. André Lavergne designed this stamp and the surcharge is meant for the Red Cross.
New French art stamps

New Zealand

Leading the way, the fifth in a series of stamps leading to the new millennium, captures some of New Zealand's defining moments, and the people who made them possible.
New issues of New Zealand

First Czechoslovak issues

As a result of the First World War the independent state of Czechoslovakia was established on 28 October 1918. Masaryk became the first president of this new country and immediately after the independence declaration the question arose to issue own stamps.
First Czechoslovak issues

Germany

On 4 November 1999 two new series were issued in Germany: Christmas and Endangered Species. Peter Seiner designed this year's Christmas-issue. The German post released two stamps: 100 and 110p.
Christmas and bat from Germany

New issues of Luxembourg

On 30 November 1999 some very interesting postage stamps were issued in Luxembourg. A drawing of the Belgian artist Michel Demart, who works and lives in Luxembourg, was used for this year's Christmas stamp.
New issues of Luxembourg

Norway

On 19 November 1999 Norway Post issued two new issues: Christmas and National Theatre Centenary. On the last day of this millennium Norway Post will issue two special stamps.
Norway

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