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Norwegian Christmas Stamps 2008

Author: Norway Christmas | Filed under: Christmas Traditions Wednesday Apr 22,2009

These Norwegian Stamps were published in the year 2008 on the occasion of Christmas. These two stamps picture Norwegian Nisse overlooking farmhouses and cost NOK 7 each. Around 14 million copies of these stamps were printed on the occasion of Christmas 2008. The first time Nisse were portrayed on a stamp in Norway was in [...]

Norway Christmas stamps 2007

Author: Norway Christmas | Filed under: Christmas Traditions Thursday Apr 9,2009

These stamps were released in the year 2007 by the Norwegian Department of Posts in 8,000,000 copies each costing around 7 Kroner. This stamp shows the Three Wise Men, or Three Kings from the East, visiting the little Jesus Christ bearing gifts after his birth. These are traditionally known as Magi and are known to [...]

More Christmas stamps

Author: Norway Christmas | Filed under: Christmas Traditions Thursday Apr 2,2009

These are another stamps published by the Norwegian Department of Posts in the year 2005 of a decorated Christmas tree made out of ginger bread and another is of oranges with clove spikes. The 24 clove spikes in the oranges convey that 24 days are remaining for the Christmas celebrations.

Christmas stamps

Author: Norway Christmas | Filed under: Christmas Traditions Thursday Apr 2,2009

These stamps were published by the Department of Posts in Norway in the year 2004 and are based on drawings made by children in a drawing competition. Both of these stamps were drawn by sixth graders and both of these drawings were chosen by the Norwegian posts department from over 6000 participants in the competition. [...]