1897) "Terraced Houses," Netherlands: Fifth 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: 14.06.2021:
About "Typically Dutch Postage Stamp Series- House Types and façades that are typical for the Netherlands":
This year, the Typically Dutch Stamp Series focusses on "House types and façades that are typical for the Netherlands". So far the following House types have featured in the Stamp Series:
This issue is the fifth in the Typically Dutch series this year.
Earlier this year, PostNL published stamps featuring:
a) "Stolpboerderijen" ["stolp farmhouses"] (4 January),
b) "Wooden Houses" (22 February),
c) "Canal Houses" (22 March) and
d) "Houseboats" (6th April 2021)
PostNL has now issued a final stamp sheet in the "Typically Dutch Stamp Series" on 14 June featuring "Terraced Houses".
About Typically Dutch Postage Stamp Series - "Terraced Houses":
As discussed above, this year, the "Typically Dutch Postage Stamp Series" focuses on House Types and façades that are typical for the Netherlands.
In this respect, nothing is more typical of the Netherlands than "Terraced Houses".
Out of 7.0 million homes in the Netherlands, 4.0 million are terraced houses.
No country in the world has as many terraced houses as the Netherlands and three-quarters date from after 1945.
The origin of this type of house in the Netherlands lies in the identical houses in the courtyards that were built from the end of the 15th century onwards.
Since then, the terraced house has always been associated with social improvement, initially due to the charity of church communities, philanthropists or enlightened factory managers and in the 20th century due to the welfare state.
The terraced house from the reconstruction period is a classic house with a through lounge.
The lounge is on the street side and the dining area and kitchen are at the back. There are wide windows on both sides that make the house almost transparent.
Until the 1960s, these open blocks of rational housing were being built all over the Netherlands.
In the 1970s, the rectangular reconstruction blocks were succeeded by "bloemkoolwijken" ("cauliflower neighbourhoods"), with erratic parcelling and residential areas. Terraced houses in these neighbourhoods often have their kitchen on the street side, sometimes with an extension providing storage space.
Vinex neighbourhoods emerged in the 1990s, with a huge variety in parcelling and house types but still dominated by terraced houses.
The Commemorative Stamps:
The Terraced Houses on the stamps were built in 2000. They are actually in De Plaetse, in the middle of the new housing development called Brandevoort in west Helmond.
A Sheetlet of six stamps
The centre of Brandevoort is laid out like an old Brabant fortress town, with its ramparts, canals and town houses. The houses’ roof heights and façade architecture vary and were made using traditional materials, giving the impression of a town that emerged naturally.
A Presentation Pack (PP)
Technical details:
Issue Date: 14.06.2021
Designer: Edwin van Praet, Total Design, Amsterdam
Illustrator: Edwin van Praet, Total Design, Amsterdam
Printer: Cartor Security Printing, Meaucé-La Loupe, France
Process: Offset
Colours: Cyan, Magenta
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
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
Some other interesting Posts from Finland, Norway, Greenland, Aland, Faroe Islands & Nordic Countries:
15) "Franking Labels" from Greenland: Franking Labels issued by POST Greenland Filatelia since 2009 onwards: A brief analysis
16) Ancient Postal Routes - the Postal Boat Race - between Aland and Sweden", Aland, Finland: A EUROPA Postage Stamp of 2.00 Euro issued by Aland Post: Date of Stamp issue: 08.05.2020
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