3213) Keukenhof's Flower Exhibition, Netherlands: "75th Anniversary milestone (1949-2024)": PostNL (Netherlands Post) has brought out a six Stamp Sheet which feature the following spring flowers - the Iris, Daffodil and Tulip of "Internationaal 1" value each: Date of Stamp Sheet issue: 01.03.2024:
On 01.03.2024, PostNL has issued the Keukenhof’s 75th Anniversary stamp sheet to mark the anniversary of this popular flower exhibition in Lisse.
Not only is 1 March the day that the meteorological spring begins – it’s also Keukenhof’s official foundation date.
The Keukenhof’s 75th anniversary stamp sheet has six stamps in three different designs.
The stamps feature the following spring flowers - the iris, daffodil and tulip. The stamps bear denomination ‘internationaal 1’ for post weighing up to 20g with foreign destinations. A sheet of ten stamps costs €10.50.
The name "Keukenhof" is derived from "Keukenduin", a dune area that belonged to Slot Teylingen in the province of Zuid-Holland.
As early as the 15th century, Countess Jacoba van Beieren (1401-1436) had her staff use this area to supply the kitchen of the castle where she lived, right up until her passing away.
Keukenhof Castle was built by Adriaen Maertensz Block in 1641. The Keukenhof estate regularly changed hands and, over time, it grew to an area of over 200 hectares.
In 1857, landscape architects Jan David Zocher (father) and Louis Paul Zocher (son) redesigned the garden surrounding the castle. Designed in English landscape style, the park is still at the heart of today’s Keukenhof.
In 1949, a group of flower bulb growers and exporters drew up a plan to create an exhibition of spring flowering flower bulbs on the estate.
The spring park, Keukenhof, was an instant success and attracted 236,000 visitors in its first year.
Over the past 75 years, Keukenhof has grown into a global icon with endless tulip beds and other colourful spring bulb flowers.
For Keukenhof, the new season starts when around 7 million spring bulbs from over 100 growers go into the ground between early October and early December.
Each year, Keukenhof receives around 1 million visitors, 80% of whom come from around 100 foreign countries. In 2024, Keukenhof will be open from 21 March to 12 May.
The Keukenhof Stamp Sheet:
The Keukenhof’s 75th anniversary stamp sheet contains six stamps in three different designs.
Each stamp has the same unique shape of a stylised petal with a triangular base under a serrated circle shape. The stamps features three different flowers (the daffodil, tulip and iris) as large as possible against a white background.
The six stamps are arranged on the stamp sheet to reflect the shape of a flower with six petals.
The ‘Priority’ logo is incorporated into each stamp design, with the flower’s stem continuing below the logo.
Above each flower, the stamp features the issue title, country indication, ‘international 1’ denomination and Keukenhof’s 2024 opening hours in a circular shape.
The name and flowering period of each flower are printed around each stamp. The background of the stamp sheet features a sloping image of a field of tulips in bloom, in predominantly red hues.
Scala Sans Pro (1993) by Dutch type designer Martin Majoor was used for the typography. Adobe Caslon Regular (1990) by American font designer Carol Twombly was used for the numbers (denomination ‘1’ and the ‘75’ in the title).
Technical details:
Issue Date: 01.03.2024
Designer: Studio Maud van Rossum, Amsterdam
Printer: Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé B.V., Haarlem
Process: Marc Gijzen, Voorburg
Colours: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK)
Size(s):
Stamp Size: 37.70 mm x 37.70 mm (hxw),
Sheet Size: 108.00 mm x 150.00 mm (hxw)
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