Beautifully decorated envelope sent by Heleen (the Netherlands). The stamps and the map on the match with the content.
I added the stamps to that post, since they belong to the same series and show tall buildings. By the way... have you noticed more fingerprints?!?
Another great sending from Heleen. I am wondering what the story is behind the fingerprints.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting! I just now see that there is a mouse (and a cat) in the fingerprint above of tje stamp :-)
ReplyDeleteThe fingerprint refers to the nickname of people from Zwolle: blauwvingers (blue-fingers). There seem to be various stories about the origine of this nickname, one of them you can read in the (English) wikipedia about Zwolle.
Thanks for the explanation :)
DeleteVery helpful! And thanks for drawing attention to the little details within the fingerprints. I love how many PostNL stamps have extras in the selvage, more than any other postal service, I think.
DeleteI agree that the Dutch stamps are incredibly detailed. That makes them very entertaining. But, sometimes, also difficult to understand!
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