3671) "Experience Nature - Birds", Sint Eustatius – Sheetlets: PostNL (Netherlands Post) has issued this Stamp Sheetlet featuring the Birds on Sint Eustatius: Date/Year of Stamp Sheet issue: 02.01.2025:
About "Experience Nature - Birds", Sint
Eustatius:
The Experience Nature Stamp Series is dedicated to the plants and animals of the Caribbean Netherlands in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
In 2024, the spotlight was on Bonaire, and this year,
the focus shifts to Sint Eustatius, an island located
over 800 kilometres northeast of Bonaire.
On 2 January 2025, PostNL has released the Experience Nature – Birds Sint Eustatius” stamp sheet, featuring 10 different designs. The stamps are denominated 1, for mail weighing up to 20 grams sent within the Netherlands.
This stamp sheet, focussing on the birds of Sint Eustatius, is part of the multi-year Experience nature series, dedicated to the biodiversity of the Caribbean Netherlands during 2024-2026.
Each year, four stamp sheets will be issued, each with 10 different stamps. These stamps feature plants and animals found in this part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This region boasts remarkable biodiversity, with thousands of plant and animal species.
In 2025, the stamps will focus on the island's birds, butterflies, underwater world, and flora. The Experience Nature – Birds Sint Eustatius stamps highlight the following birds - merlin, laughing gull, indigo bunting, lesser Antillean bullfinch, semipalmated plover, green heron, purple-throated carib, royal tern, American oystercatcher, and northern parula.
About Sint Eustatius:
Like Bonaire and Saba, the island of Sint Eustatius holds a special status within the Netherlands.
These three islands are collectively referred to as the Caribbean Netherlands. Along with Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, they make up the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Known locally as Statia, Sint Eustatius is one of the Leeward Islands, referring to their position relative to the prevailing northeastern trade winds. The island lies between Saba and Saint Kitts and is separated from them by shallow seas.
Its sole town and capital is Oranjestad.
Since 2010, Sint Eustatius has been a special municipality, governed by an island council, which is responsible for local legislation, with executive power held by island commissioners appointed by the council and overseen by the island governor.
Sint Eustatius has a population of around 3,000 people, and the official language is English.
The island is dominated by the dormant volcano The Quill (601 metres) in the southeast and the extinct volcanic area surrounding Bergje hill (223 metres) in the north.
It boasts three national parks: Quill/Boven National Park, Statia National Marine Park, and the Miriam Schmidt Botanical Garden.
BIRDS OF SINT EUSTATIUS:
Sint Eustatius is a haven for bird enthusiasts, with a rich diversity of species.
According to Bird Checklists of the World (2022), 123 different bird species have been recorded on the island, including approximately 30 breeding species.
Among the island’s remarkable avian residents is the smallest bird in the Kingdom of the Netherlands: the Antillean crested hummingbird.
Another notable resident, shared with nearby Saba, is the red-billed tropicbird.
These islands are home to 40% of the world’s 8,000 breeding pairs of this species. Known for its striking red bill and long tail, this seabird nests on the cliffs and rocks of the islands’ coasts.
The red-billed tropicbird is the only seabird that breeds on Sint Eustatius. Bird conservation efforts on the island are supported by Vogelbescherming Nederland (BirdLife Netherlands) through collaboration with local organisations and the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance.
Initiatives include projects aimed at preventing nest predation by rats and feral cats, and protecting the endangered bridled quail-dove.
DESIGN:
The “Experience Nature – Birds Sint Eustatius” stamp sheet was designed by graphic designer Frank Janse from Gouda.
Each bird is portrayed in its natural habitat on its own stamp. The featured birds are the merlin, laughing gull, indigo bunting, lesser Antillean bullfinch, semipalmated plover, green heron, purple-throated carib, royal tern, American oystercatcher, and northern parula.
All bird photos are integrated into a graphic
design of circular shapes, which also appear on
the sheet’s border.
In some instances, the image extends onto the adjacent stamp and the border.
The designer has also added graphic elements at various points on the stamp sheet, inspired by symbols found on old topographic maps, such as representations of landscape forms, contour lines, vegetation, soil structures, and watercourses.
The design is further enhanced by an extra transparent layer of monochromatic images (both white and coloured) of distinctive flora and fauna from the region.
These images are rendered in an almost abstract style, crossing over the perforations and connecting the stamps with each other and with the sheet border. Featured flora and fauna include the brown booby (top), green heron (top left), aloe vera (top right), brown pelican (below centre), and white cedar leaves (below centre).
The typography on the stamp sheet uses the DIN 2014 font, designed by Vasily Biryukov from Bulgaria and released by Paratype in 2015. The captions on the stamps creatively and humorously express designer Frank Janse’s associations with the names, characteristics, and appearances of the featured birds.
Continuous colours:
The stamps are also connected to each other through colours that, in some cases, run across the perforations.
Technical details:
Issue Date: 02.01.2025
Designer: Frank
Janse, Gouda
Printer: Koninklijke Joh.
Enschedé B.V., Haarlem
Process: Offset
Colours: Cyan, magenta,
yellow, and black (CMYK)
Size:
Stamp size: 40.00
mm x 30.00 mm,
Sheet size:
122.00 mm x 170 mm
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