The prompt for Sunday Stamps is a favorite. These are from the 2023 Decemberzegels designed by Norwegian designer Linde Faas. The colors and designs are magical - thanks to Heleen for sending them!
Update - I just noticed that the last one received a US postmark in addition to the PostNL Christmas tree - 'Secure your dog', with an image of a dog somewhat obscuring the cat and dog on the red stamp.
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Every year the Dutch post office issues a set of stamps in December for holiday mail, the much anticipated Decemberzegels (December stamps).
Heleen is kind enough to send me some of them - here are stamps from 2022. I like the color palette used, and the decorative lettering is fun - the first time words have appeared on a December stamps issue.
The designer is Miriam Bos, and she has not one but two blog posts about the design process and stories behind the stamps. I really enjoyed seeing some of the early sketches of designs that didn't make the final set.
Fabienne sent me a card last Christmas with these fun stamps. Having a hard time deciding how to describe them - modern, semi-abstract? I'm always a fan of se-tenant stamps that can be used separately, then create a bigger picture when used together. The moons and stars hanging like ornaments in the sky on the top stamp are fantastic.
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