1782) "Houseboats," Netherlands: Fourth Stamp in the "Typically Dutch Postage Stamp Series" which focusses on 'House types and façades that are typical for the Netherlands": Stamps issued by PostNL (Netherlands Post): Date of Stamps issue: 06.04.2021:
About "Typically Dutch Postage Stamp Series" - Houseboats:
On 06.04.2021, PostNL will publish the "Typically Dutch - Houseboats" Stamp Sheet.
This year, the Typically Dutch Stamp Series focusses on "House types and façades that are typical for the Netherlands".
This issue is the fourth in the Typically Dutch series this year.
Earlier this year, PostNL published stamps featuring "stolpboerderijen" ["stolp farmhouses"] (4 January), wooden houses (22 February) and canal houses (22 March).
After the stamps featuring houseboats, PostNL will issue a final stamp sheet in the Typically Dutch Stamp Series on 14 June featuring terraced houses.
About Houseboats in Netherlands:
The oldest written sources about the history of houseboats in the Netherlands date from around 1600 AD.
From that time onwards, people certainly lived on ships permanently, and especially on cargo ships that had been converted for residential use. There are few reliable figures on the number of houseboat occupants in recent centuries.
In Friesland in around 1850 AD, there were thousands of ships with at least as many inhabitants.
There was a notable increase in houseboats after 1945, due to the housing shortage at the time.
The type of ship varies:
Some remain almost in their original state and others receive drastic renovations or an entire new superstructure is added.
A distinction is often made between arks (concrete hull with a wooden, stone or plastic superstructure), barges (a metal ship with a similar type of superstructure) and houseboats (decommissioned inland vessels or other historical ships that have taken on a residential function).
Houseboats have their own residential address, using the letters t/o ("tegenover" meaning "opposite") or a/b ("aan boord" meaning "on board").
It is becoming more and more common that houseboats are given ordinary addresses with ordinary house numbers.
On 01.01.2018, the "Wet verduidelijking voorschriften woonboten" (‘Clarification on Regulations for Houseboats Act’) came into force.
Before then, the situation often differed per municipality. This law sets out that all houseboats with berths are considered buildings.
This also means that they have to meet the requirements of the "Bouwbesluit" ("Buildings Decree", 2012) and have an environmental permit.
In the Netherlands, a limited number of official berths for houseboats are available: an estimated 10,000.
The country has a restrictive mooring policy. This means that the number of official berths is not expanded.
The Stamps:
The six identical postage stamps are marked 'Nederland 1', the denomination for items weighing up to 20g destined for the Netherlands.
The First Day Cover (FDC) has the "Nederland 1" Postage Stamp affixed at top right.
At left is seen a photograph of houseboats placed on the water in Amsterdam/Weesp.
The special Cancellation Handstamp/Postmark shows a houseboat, with its reflection on the water in the centre. The date of Cancellation is "06.04.2021".
The Presentation Pack (PP) is titled in Dutch - "Typisch Nederlands - woonboten" (meaning "Typical Netherlands Houseboats").
Technical details:
Stamp Issue Date: 06.04.2021
Designer: Edwin van Praet, Total Design, Amsterdam
Illustrator(s): Claudia Lungauer, MaestroBooks and Frans Lemmens (Getty Images), Shutterstock
Printer: Cartor Security Printing, Meaucé-La Loupe, France
Process: Offset
Colours: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow And Black
Stamp Size(s): 40.00 mm x 30.00 mm
The Typically Dutch - houseboats issue was designed by graphic designer Edwin van Praet from Total Design in Amsterdam.
The illustration designed by Van Praet is based on photographs of various houseboats in different areas of Amsterdam and Weesp.
9) "De Haar Castle", Utrecht, Netherlands: The first Coin to be released in the "Dutch Castles" Coin Series: A silver ducat Trade Coin with a history spanning over 350 years, minted by the Royal Dutch Mint: Date/Year of Delivery: 04/2020
10) First Atlases, Netherlands: Commemorating 450 Years of the first Atlas (1570-2020) & others: A Stamp Sheet of six stamps depicting the Atlases which were compiled in the Netherlands in the 16th & 17th Centuries AD: Stamp Set issued by POstNL: Date of Stamp Set issue: 23.03.2020
12) 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Organisation (UNO), The Netherlands: A Coin-card set of three denominations of 0.50 Euros, 0.20 Euros and 0.05 Euros minted by the Royal Dutch Mint to celebrate the milestone: Year of Coin-card issue: 2020
5) City of Bruges (or Brugge), Belgium: 20 Years as UNENCO World Heritage Site: A 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin issued by the Royakl Dutch Mint under licencing of the Royal Belgian Mint, on behalf of the National Bank of Belgium: Coin issue date: 26.02.2020
6) 100 Years of Nature & Environment Protection, Luxembourg: Commemorating the Centenary Anniversary of the "Letzebuerger Natur a Vulleschutsliga a.s.b.l. (Luxembourg Nature and Bird Protection Society):A 0.80 Euro Stamp issued by Luxembourg Postes (Post): Date of stamp issue: 10.03.2020
7) Celebrating 25 Years of listing on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Luxembourg: A Commemorative Stamp of 0.80 Euro issued by Luxembourg Postes (Post): Stamp issue date: 10.03.2020
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Vikram Bhatnagar has commented:
ReplyDelete"These Dutch houseboats and, some in London as well, are cheaper to live in than regular apartments; they are quaintly pretty, with flower pots on the deck and vibrant colours on the exteriors!
It was a treat to see them at close quarters during a ferry ride over the Amsterdam canals!😇"
Thanks, Vikram for sharing this interesting bit of information.
DeleteSantosh Khanna has commented:
ReplyDelete"Thank you for the update."
Thank you, Khanna sahab.
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