Philatelic Service Stamp Magazine No. 3-2018

No. 3/2018 Norway Post Stamps

Norwegian Trekking Association 150th Anniversary NEW STAMPS Page 6

Gunnar Sønsteby Centenary NEW STAMPS Page 4

Fløibanen Funicular Centenary NEW STAMPS Page 8

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EDITORIAL

Dear Customer!

Contents

In June we present three new stamp issues.

NEW STAMPS Gunnar Sønsteby Centenary Page 4

Gunnar Sønsteby was in the resistance during the Second World War, eventually becoming a key member of the Norwegian resistance movement.

After the war, he spent much of his time travelling and talking to later generations about the importance of peace. He was Norway’s most decorated citizen. Sverre Morken has engraved this beautiful stamp to commemorate one hundred years since Sønsteby’s birth.

Norwegian Trekking Association 150th Anniversary Page 6

The Norwegian Trekking Association is a success story. 150 years after it was founded, the association is attracting record numbers of Norwegian trekkers, and its network of trails is more extensive than ever. Madeleine M. Karlstrøm has designed four stamps to mark the anniversary.

The Bergen Funicular (Fløibanen) is one of the city’s highlights, and one of Norway´s most popular tourist attractions. This year marks one hundred years since the line opened. Bergen´s own designer, Lasse Michelsen, has designed these two stamps, which also show views from the Funicular.

We would like to wish all of our customers a fantastic summer!

Fløibanen Funicular Centenary Page 8 FOR COLLECTORS Page 10

Norway Post Philatelic Service P.O Box 250 NO-0510 OSLO NORWAY E-mail: frimerketjenesten@posten.no Internet: posten. no/frimerker Telephone: +47 23 14 78 70 Telefax: +47 23 14 78 00 Bank details: Account no: 6003 06 35097 Nordea Bank, Oslo IBAN: NO25 6003 0635 097 SWIFT: NDEANOKK

Kind regards,

Design: Posten Norge AS, Konsernkommunikasjon, Design Coverphoto: © Marius Dalseg Sætre / Norwegian Trekking Association Print: Byråservice

Halvor Fasting Director

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NEW STAMPS GUNNAR SØNSTEBY CENTENARY

NK 1985 In the background: Photograph of Karl Johans gate in April 1940. Sønsteby with his bicycle on the left. On the right is one of Sønsteby›s fake passports and the War Cross with Three Swords.

In the foreground: Portrait taken in front of the main police station in Oslo on 8 May 1945.

Gunnar Sønsteby Centenary First Day Cover NOK 31

First Day Cancellation

Number: NK 1985 Motif: Portrait Artist and engraver: Sverre Morken Photo: Portrait, passport and War Cross with Three Swords: © Norway›s Resistance Museum

Karl Johans gate: Unknown Denomination: NOK 24.00 Issued in: Sheet of 50 stamps Print run: 200,000 stamps Print: Recess/offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

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Modig motstandsmann Gunnar «Kjakan» Sønsteby er kjent for sin uvurderlige innsats under andre verdenskrig.

Han ble født på Rjukan 11. januar i 1918. I oppveksten brukte han mye tid i fjellene som omkranser industribyen. Mange av klasse- og turkameratene fra Rjukan ble senere aktive motstandsmenn.

Sønsteby var 22 år gammel da krigen kom til Norge. Han ble raskt engasjert i motstandsarbeidet og svært sentral i motstandsarbeidet fram til frigjøringen i 1945, og har en stolt plass i landets moderne historie.

NOK 31 NOK 40 NOK 71 NOK 99 NOK 31

Gunnar Sønsteby er Norges høyest dekorerte borger, og er den eneste som har mottatt Krigskorset med tre sverd. Han var den siste gjenlevende av den legendariske motstandsgruppen Oslogjengen da han døde 10. mai 2012, 94 år gammel.

Prices First Day Cover: Presentation Pack: Collector’s Set: Golden FDC: Maximum Card:

Foto: © Eystein Hanssen / NTB scanpix, © Colourbox.

Collector’s Set NOK 71

1/1000 100 år

Forsidefoto: © Olav Hasselknippe / Aftenposten / NTB scanpix, © Henrik Laurvik / NTB scanpix. Innsidefoto: ©Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum Design: Posten Norge AS. Produksjon: Byråservice.

Gunnar Sønsteby Gunnar Sønsteby til NRK

- Jeg var aldri redd, følte vel heller ikke at jeg var tøff, men trodde vel ikke at jeg skulle overleve.

07/2018 Kr 71,-

Golden FDC NOK 99

Date: 15/06/2018 NEW STAMPS GUNNAR SØNSTEBY CENTENARY

NEW STAMPS NORWEGIAN TREKKING ASSOCIATION 150TH ANNIVERSARY

NK 1986 Kayaking in Vesterålen.

NK 1987 Trekkers en route to Fannaråki.

Norwegian Trekking Association 150th Anniversary First Day Cover NOK 71

8/2018 Den Norske Turistforening 150 år Førstedagsbrev • First Day Cover

First Day Cancellation

Number: Motifs:

Design: Photo:

Denominations: Issued in: Print run: Print:

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NK 1986-1989 Kayaking in Vesterålen, On the way to Fannaråki, Gråhøgda on Venabygdfjellet, Svartvassbu in Møre and Romsdal.

Madeleine M. Karlstrøm © Juel Victor Løkstad Grande (Vesterålen), © Madeleine M. Karlstrøm (Fannaråki, Svartvassbu), © Marius Dalseg Sætre (Gråhøgdbu) Domestic (NOK 14.00) x2 - Europe (NOK 18.00) x2 Booklets of 10 stamps 580 000 of each stamp Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

NEW STAMPS NORWEGIAN TREKKING ASSOCIATION 150TH ANNIVERSARY

NK 1988 Gråhøgda on Venabygdsfjellet.

NK 1989 Svartvassbu in Møre and Romsdal.

Date: 15/06/2018 Golden FDC NOK 99

08/2018 Kr 151,-

Den Norske Turistforening 150 år NK 1986-1989 15. juni 2018 Verdier og motiv: Innland: Padling i Vesterålen Innland: Vandrere på vei mot Fannaråki Europa: Ved Gråhøgdbu på Venabygdsfjellet Europa: Svartvassbu i Rauma Design: Madeleine M. Karlstrøm Foto: © Juel Victor Løkstad Grande (Vesterålen), Madeleine M. Karlstrøm (Fannaråki, Svartvassbu), Marius Dalseg Sætre (Gråhøgdbu) Trykkmetode: Offset Trykkeri: Joh. Enschedé Security Print

Forsidefoto: © Nils-Erik Bjørholt / NTB scanpix. Innsidefoto: © Marius Dalseg Sætre / DNT. Design: Posten Norge AS. Produksjon: Byråservice.

1/1000 Collector’s Set NOK 151

Prices First Day Cover: Presentation Pack: Collector’s Set: Golden FDC: Set of 4 maximum cards: Prestige booklet:

NOK 71 NOK 80 NOK 151 NOK 99 NOK 92 NOK 179

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NEW STAMPS FLØIBANEN FUNICULAR CENTENARY

Fløibanen Funicular Centenary First Day Cover NOK 35

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First Day Cancellation

Number: Motifs: Design: Photo: Denominations: Issued in: Print run: Print:

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NK 1990-1991 «Blåmann» and «Rødhette» Lasse Michelsen © Lasse Michelsen Domestic (NOK 14.00) x2 Roll of 100 stamps (50 of each motif) Domestic: 1,080,000 of each stamp.

Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print, The Netherlands

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En luftig attraksjon Fløibanen er Bergens største turistattraksjon med rundt 1,5 millioner påstigninger årlig.

Utsiktspunktet Fløyen ligger 320 m.o.h. og byr på en fantastisk utsikt over Bergen. Da arbeidet med Fløibanen kom i gang høsten 1914, var det beregnet å ta opptil halvannet år, men på grunn av 1.verdenskrig og den påfølgende vareknappheten ble Fløibanen først åpnet 15. januar 1918.

Siden har den vært i kontinuerlig drift.

NOK 35 NOK 44 NOK 79 NOK 99 NOK 42

Fløibanens første vogner var i oljet teak, delvis åpne – og tok 65 passasjerer. Høsten 2002 gjennomførte Fløibanen den mest omfattende ombyggingen i selskapets historie. Hver vogn har nå plass til 100 passasjerer, og har fått en moderne og samtidig klassisk utforming med større glassflater og enda bedre utsikt for passasjerene.

Prices First Day Cover: Presentation Pack: Collector’s Set: Golden FDC: Maximum Cards Set of 2:

Foto: © Paul Sigve Amundsen / Samfoto / NTB scanpix.

Collector’s Set NOK 79

1/1000

09/2018

Forsidefoto: © Colourbox, © Willy Haraldsen / NTB scanpix.

Innsidefoto: © Bergen Reiselivslag / Christer Rønnestad - visitBergen.com.

Design: Posten Norge AS. Produksjon: Byråservice.

09/2018 Kr 79,-

Golden FDC NOK 99

Date: 15/06/2018 NK 1990 «Blåmann» carriage and tourists looking out across Bergen

NK 1991 «Rødhette» carriage and tourist enjoying the view from the Funicular NEW STAMPS FLØIBANEN FUNICULAR CENTENARY

FOR COLLECTORS STAMP EXHIBITIONS AND REPRINT

Stamp exhibitions In spring 2018, Norway Post took part in two stamp exhibitions: • 3 – 5 May: • 8 – 10 June:

Internationale Briefmarken-Messe, Essen, Germany Nordia 2018, Garðabær, Iceland

03.-05.05.2018

ESSEN

The theme of the exhibition cards is images from Instagram’s popular image sharing service.

The cards are franked with a personalised stamp and cancelled with an individual exhibition cancellation. The motif on the stamp is hashtags which link the exhibition city, Norway Post and the stamps. The many images on the cards come from these very cities. Exhibition cards and personalised stamps will be sent to subscribers on 15 June.

08.-10.06.2018

Garðabær

NORWEGISCHE POST

POSTEN NORGE

ESSEN Internationale Briefmarken-Messe, Essen Norwegische Post

Price per stamp: NOK 22.50 Price per card: NOK 27

GARÐABÆR Nordia 2018, Garðabær Posten Norge

Reprint The NOK 5 stamp in the Posthorn series (NK 1454) has been reprinted, and will be available in the new self-adhesive stamp sheets for the first time. The first date of use was 05/04/2018. The new sheets do not carry a print date. Reprints and sheet tops will be sent to subscribers in June.

Stamp: NOK 5 10

Sheet top: NOK 25