City Anniversaries NEW STAMPS Page 6

Biathlon World Championships COVERS Page 10

No. 2/2016Norway PostStamps

New nordic cuisineThe restaurant Maaemo and Hurtigruten have cooked for Norway Post.NEW STAMPS Page 4

Eldre norske frimerker – i postfrisk kvalitetOlder Norwegian Stamps Ältere norwegische Briefmarken

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Ask for our Catalogue Older Stamps 2016 on the order coupon or by email: frimerketjenesten@posten.no.

Older Norwegian StampsWe offer almost all Norwegian stamps. Visit our webshop www.posten.no/frimerkebutikken.

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Design:Posten Norge AS, Konsernkommunikasjon, DesignCoverphoto: Tuukka Koski/Maaemo Print: Byråservice

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Contents

NEW STAMPS Nordic food culture Page 4

City anniversaries Page 6

FOR COLLECTORS Page 8

For the joint Nordic theme, Food Culture, we present a dish from restaurant Maaemo, that has received three stars in the Michelin Guide, and a dish from the coastal steamer Hurtigruten, that travel the entire Norwegian coast-line from Bergen to Kirkenes. Kristin Granli designed the stamps, which will be issued on 15 April.

Four Norwegian cities are celebrating their anniversary with stamps. The oldest, Sarpsborg, which is celebrating its 1,000th anniversary, was founded by St. Olav. Kristin Granli also designed these stamps. The stamps will be issued on 15 April.

The Biathlon World Championships in Oslo are now over. The stamps with the denomination and country name in foil garnered a lot of attention, and both Norway Post and the designer of the stamps, Enzo Finger, have received acclaim for the stamps. In this magazine you will find the offered covers and other stamp products from the championships.

Europa stamps will be issued on 9 May across all of Europe. You can read more about these stamps in the June-issue of the information magazine. You can also sign up for our newsletter at www.posten.no/frimerker. In this way you will always be up-to-date on Norway Post´s issues and activities.

Halvor FastingDirector

Kind regards,

Dear Customer!

For the first time in Norwegian stamp history, two stamps have been prepared by chefs.

EDITORIAL

4/2016 Nordisk matkulturFørstedagsbrev • First Day Cover

4/2016 Nordisk matkulturFørstedagsbrev • First Day Cover

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First Day Cover: NOK 34,-

Number: NK 1930 – 1931Motives: Langoustine from Midsund glazed with pickled spruce and cold-pressed rapeseed oil. Beetroot Barley Risotto with Atlantic Cod, Kale and Birch Salt.Design: Kristin GranliPhoto: © Mette Randem/metterandem.no, ©Bandar Abdul-Jauwad/Maaemo,

© Ørjan Bertelsen/ Hurtigruten.

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Collector's Set NOK 139,-

Presentation PackNOK43,-

Denominations: NOK 14.00 x 2Print run: 250,000 of each stamp.

90,000 miniature sheetIssued in: Sheet with 50 stamps. Miniature sheetPrint: Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print,

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NEW STAMPS NORDIC FOOD CULTURE

NK 1930Langoustine from Midsund glazed with pickled spruce and cold-pressed rapeseed oil. Chef: Espen Holmboe Bang, Maaemo.

NK 1931Beetroot Barley Risotto with Atlantic Cod, Kale and Birch Salt. Chef: Freddy Storaker Bruu, Hurtigruten. Pottery: Anne Udnes.

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Number: NK 1932 – 1935Motives: Grimstad, Bodø, Kragerø, SarpsborgDesign: Kristin GranliPhoto: © May Elin Aunli (NK 1932), © Robin Strand, Norphoto (NK 1932),

© Nina Sundbye / BONO (NK 1932) © Odd Andreas Sørgård (NK 1933), © Trondheim Byarkiv (NK 1933). © Willy Haraldsen/Touristphoto.no (NK 1934), © Edvard Munch/Munchmuseet (NK 1934) © John Aavitsland (NK 1935) © Finn Eirik Modahl/BONO (NK 1935)

City Anniversaries

NK 1932Grimstad harbour in the evening light. Statue by Terje Vigen.

NK 1933Nyholm Skandse. Bishop Mathias Bonsach Krogh, founder of Bodø.

NK 1934Approach to Kragerø. The painting "Vinter i Kragerø" by Edvard Munch

First Day Cover: NOK 73,-

NEW STAMPS CITY ANNIVERSARIES

First Day Cancellation

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Denominations: NOK 11.00 – NOK 17.00 – NOK 18.00 – NOK 21.00Print run: NOK 11.00 – NOK 17.00 – NOK 18.00: 400,000 of

each stamp. NOK 21.00: 700,000 stamps Issued as: Sheet with 50 stamps. Print: Offset from Joh. Enschedé Security Print,

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The weekend of 8 – 10 April Norway Post participated in two stamp exhibitions, Nordia 2016 in Jyväskylä and Nordposta 2016 in Hamburg.

We marked these occasions with both exhibition cards and personal stamps depicting motifs from the two cities. The city’s theater can be seen on Jyväskylä’s stamp. It was designed by architect Alvar Aalto and built in 1982. The motif for Hamburg is the Chilehaus office building, which was built between 1922 and 1924. It is included on the list of Hamburg’s cultural monuments and is located in a part of the city that is listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

Stamp exhibitions

Order in our webshop posten.no/frimerkebutikken.

FOR COLLECTORS EXHIBITION CARDS

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Stamp NOK 17.50Exhibition card NOK 26

Jyväskylä 2016 | 08.-10.04.2016

On the exhibition card and the persona-lised stamp we see Jyväskylä City Theatre, designed by the townsman Alvar Aalto and erected in 1982. The world-renowned architect Alvar Aalto is considered a pioneer in modern architecture.

Stamp NOK 17.50Exhibition card NOK 26

Hamburg 2016 | 08.-10.04.2016

The motif on the exhibition card and the personalised stamp is the office building Chilehaus, built between 1922 and 1924. The building is a cultural monument and is located in an area of Hamburg listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Photo: © Pixtal/NTB scanpix

FOR COLLECTORS EXHIBITION CARDS

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FOR COLLECTORS BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biathlon World ChampionshipsThe Biathlon World Championships were held in Oslo 2-13 March.

The stamps for the event were issued already on 19 February and Norway Post made separate envelopes with motif cancellations every day during the championships.

2 March: Opening ceremony3 March: Mixed relay5 March: Sprint6 March: Pursuit9 March: Individual, women (15 km)10 March: Individual, men (20 km)11 March: Relay, women12 March: Relay, men13 March: Mass start

Order by sending in the coupon or visit posten.no/frimerkebutikken.

Set 9 covers: NOK 324

Pris frimerke kr 17,50,-Pris utstillingskort kr 26,-

Jyväskylä 2016 | 08.-10.04.2016

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Ship Anniversaries

M/S "Prinsesse Ragnhild" was built at Kieler Howaldtswerke in Germany. The vessel was delivered to Jahre Line in 1966, and saled as a liner between Oslo and Kiel from the same year. Her 50th anniversary was marked with a special cancellation and a personalised stamp in Kiel on April 2.

M/S "Sjøkurs" was built by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg in 1956 and was named M/S "Ragnvald Jarl." The vessel was delivered to Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab and sailed as a Hurtigruten vessel until 1995. The anniversary was marked with a special cancellation and a personalised stamp that was sold during Nordposta in Hamburg April 8-10.

Stamp: NOK 17.50 eachCover: NOK 22.50 each

A former Hurtigruten coastal steamer and an old traveler between Oslo and Kiel celebrate their anniversaries.

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FOR COLLECTORS STAMPS

Think Green (Europa stamps)Number: NK 1936-1937Motif: Think GreenDesign: Enzo Finger /Doxia SergidouDenomination: Kr 14 – kr 18

Subscribers will receive these stamps in the delivery on 10 June.

New stamps 9 May:

Two denominations in the Posthorn series have been reprinted.

Kr 1,00 (NK 1421)Reprint date: 5 January, 2016First day of use: 7 March, 2016 Kr 5,00 (NK 1454)Reprint date: 9 November, 2015First day of use: 8 February, 2016

There are no known changes in paper or perforation.