Stamp programme 2015
2 January 2015
Birds
The Eurasian blue tit is found all over the country right up to Narvik in the north. The population is increasing; different sources estimate the number of blue tits in Norway at between 50,000 and 100,000 pairs.
2 January 2015
Wildlife in Norway
The Eurasian eagle-owl is the huge bird of prey known as a symbol of wisdom and erudition. Everyone from major publishing houses to Harry Potter has made use of different types of owl to strengthen their profile with knowledge and wisdom.
20 February 2015
Norwegian Red Cross 150 Years
Norway Post is celebrating the Norwegian Red Cross jubilee with four stamps. The country’s largest humanitarian organisation truly deserves to be recognised.
10 April 2015
Halden 350 Years
Halden’s history is an exciting one. The town was named Frederikshald in 1665 after the Danish king, Frederik III.
16 April 2015
Anders B. Wilse 150 Years
Our legendary photographer, Anders Beer Wilse, was born in Flekkefjord on 12 June 1865 and grew up in the busy sailing port, Kragerø.
5 June 2015
Old Toys (Europa Stamps)
Girls growing up in the 1950s and 1960s dreamed about the Anne doll. I remember that my mother won an Anne doll at a bazaar. The doll came with the complete Telemark folk dress, which had been embroidered by a local organisation.
5 June 2015
Lighthouses
Kvitsøy Lighthouse, Rogaland was established in 1700, automated in 1969. Outside of Stavanger is a lighthouse that for more than 300 years has made it safer to sail into the city.
5 June 2015
Personal Anniversaries
Visionary men. Halfdan Kjerulf (1815-1868). Agnar Mykle (1915-1994).
3 October 2015
Høyesterett Bicentennial
The Supreme Court of Norway was officially opened on 30 June 1815, although it was laid out in the Constitution in 1814 that “the Supreme Court will be the final ruling”.
3 October 2015
Birds
Viggo Ree has designed many bird stamps. Another four stamps based on Ree’s watercolours are now being issued.
3 October 2015
Bergen Philarmonic Orchestra 250 Years
Musikselskabet Harmoniens Orkester was founded in 1765, and its long history makes it one of the oldest orchestras in the world.
13 November 2015
Posthorn
In 2001 Enzo Finger and Sverre Morken designed this modern offset issue of the world’s longest-running stamp series, a series that was started as far back as 1872.
13 November 2015
Christmas stamps
Since the 1870s, Christmas post and Christmas cards have been an important part of the Norwegian Christmas tradition. Letters and cards to family and friends are part of the preparations during Advent, and Christmas cards are treated like important memories.