I guess that people pays little attention to them, but... Don't you find interesting the design of these humble stamps where the main protagonists seem to be the numbers? All of them arrived from the Netherlands.
This is my post for Sunday Stamps, letter N.
This is my post for Sunday Stamps, letter N.
So nice to see them together! And I wouldn't have thpught of adding the envelope stamp, but indeed tje number is veey much pronounced!
ReplyDeleteThe 'curles' on the first stamp originally have been designed by Jan van Krimpen, decades ago.
On www.postzegelblog.nl/2014/10/12/dag-van-de-postzegel-2014-grenzeloos-tijd-plaats/
you can see many colourful, small amount, number stamps with htat design. The orange '5 cent' I remember from my childhood, in the seventies it wasn't sufficient for postage anymore, but it already was used as 'bijplakzegel' ('stick additional postage'-stamp), and I think I've held tens of this orange '5' in hands in those days :-)
I like a lot these designs. They might seem simple, but they are, actually, little masterpieces. In Spain, the lowest fares, lately, bear (almost) always the image of the king. I find it a bit boring... And, besides that, those cents stamps are very difficult to find when you need it (every January, when the prices increase).
DeleteI always associate the Netherlands with number stamps more than any other country.
ReplyDeleteMe too. I think I must have even more examples in my collection!
DeleteThe variety of designs for numbers stamps the Netherlands have issued over the years is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joy!
DeleteI've always liked these number stamps - they look deceptively simplistic, but they are full of ingenious design. The first one with the elegant calligraphy is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSome designs are just great.
DeleteClever theme, Eva!
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