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Europa Stamp 2017 - Castle in the Air

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Series:: Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2017 - Castles
Catalog codes:: from colnect.com
Themes:: Architecture | Buildings | C.E.P.T. - Europa | Castles | Fortresses / Strongholds | Palaces
Issued on:: VisitColnectCom
Size:: 25 x 35 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Designers:: Örn Smári Gíslason
Printers:: Joh. Enschedé
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Commemorative
Perforation:: Die Cut 16 x 15
Printing:: Offset lithography
Gum:: Self-Adhesive
Face value:: 100g til Evropu º - No Face Value
Print run:: 150,000
Score:: 83% Accuracy: High
Description:: Initial value: 340 Ikr
According to the decision of Postal Operators in Europe castles constitute the common theme of the year. A castle is a fortified structure, usually difficult to reach due to its location. Most castles of medieval Europe were homes to gentry and royal families, built to withstand the onslaught of enemies, as well as being an important status symbol. Many continental castles are still in use, mostly being used as museums but some as residences, even homes of the descendants of the original owners. Castles were never built in Iceland, with the exception of castles in the air and snow castles, which are the theme of the Icelandic Europa stamps. Throughout Icelandic nature, however, castle forms can be seen. In the famous poem “Skjaldbreiður“ Jonas Hallgrímsson says: “Made of blue solidified lava / these are castles of rock for the freeborn.” This castle metaphor refers to shapes that can be seen in nature. The landscape becomes a visible construction which speaks to the eyes. Icelandic nature can take on diverse forms which might be called natural Icelandic “castles”. These include, for example, Dimmuborgir lava fields in Myvatn, Eldborg (Fire City) in Mýrar and the Citadel in Húnavatnssysla.
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Europa Stamp 2017 - Snow Castle

Series:: iInfringe
Catalog codes:: Mi:IS 1525, Sn:IS 1441, Yt:IS 1452, Sg:IS 1521, AFA:IS 1502
Themes:: VisitColnectCom
Issued on:: 2017-04-27
Size:: ColnectIsBest
Colors:: ColnectIsBest
Designers:: CopyWrong
Printers:: ColnectIsBest
Format:: ColnectScrp
Emission:: VisitColnectCom
Perforation:: ColnectScrp
Printing:: from colnect.com
Gum:: ColnectScrp
Face value:: CopyWrong
Print run:: ColnectIsBest
Score:: iInfringe
Description:: Initial value: 535 Ikr
According to the decision of Postal Operators in Europe castles constitute the common theme of the year. A castle is a fortified structure, usually difficult to reach due to its location. Most castles of medieval Europe were homes to gentry and royal families, built to withstand the onslaught of enemies, as well as being an important status symbol. Many continental castles are still in use, mostly being used as museums but some as residences, even homes of the descendants of the original owners. Castles were never built in Iceland, with the exception of castles in the air and snow castles, which are the theme of the Icelandic Europa stamps. Throughout Icelandic nature, however, castle forms can be seen. In the famous poem “Skjaldbreiður“ Jonas Hallgrímsson says: “Made of blue solidified lava / these are castles of rock for the freeborn.” This castle metaphor refers to shapes that can be seen in nature. The landscape becomes a visible construction which speaks to the eyes. Icelandic nature can take on diverse forms which might be called natural Icelandic “castles”. These include, for example, Dimmuborgir lava fields in Myvatn, Eldborg (Fire City) in Mýrar and the Citadel in Húnavatnssysla.
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