NETHERLANDS - 2016

Update

A new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 Fishing Places together (February and May releases) were issued in May.  See the info at the bottom of the post

Fishing Places:   URK

Fishing Places: Volendam

Fishing Places: Zoutkamp

GENERAL INFO:

Release Date: February 01, 2016
Authority: Post NL
Title: Beautiful Netherland: Fishing Places
Format: Serie of 3 stamps
Presentation: Minisheets of 5 stamps with same design
Design:
Printing Process: Offset 4 colours
Paper: Normal
Gum: Synthetic
Security: Phosphor Tagging
Printer: Joh. Enschedé Security Printings (Haarlem)
Quantity: 60.000 minisheets for each design



 

ITEMS with LIGHTHOUSES

Urk Stamp

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Urk

ALL:

Location: Town of Urk in Flevoland Province - Netherlands

 

 

Zoutkamp Stamp

 

STAMP INFO:

Currency: Permanent Value

Facial: 1

Service: Local STD Letter up to 20g

Dimensions (mm): 20.8 x 25.3

Perf: 14 1/2

Lighthouse: Replica of the ancient Zoutkamp lighthouse closed in 1945

ALL:

Location: Town of Zoutkamp in Groningen Province - Netherlands

 

 

Also in the Zoutkamp minisheet a waterway mark in the form of  this red tower.

 

 

 

Volendam Minisheet
Outside the stamp

 

Lighthouse: Volendam. White with red roof,  located over the old fish auction house. Helps with the entry to the Volendam harbour.

ALL:

Location: Town of Volendam. North Holland Province - Netherlands

 

Info Added

 

 A new Minisheet with all the 5 stamps of 2016 about the topic Fishing Places, were issued in May 23 

 

 

Thanks Jaap for the alert on this issue and great job with the Volendam find.