Norway: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" - Issued: 31-05-2024

Many thanks to Rune!

Norway: Bjørnøya Meteo (Bear Island Weather Station), Svalbard

Bear Island (Norwegian: Bjørnøya) is the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. The island is located at the limits of the Norwegian and Barents seas, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape. Despite its remote location and barren nature, the island has seen commercial activities in past centuries, such as coal mining, fishing and whaling. However, no settlements have lasted more than a few years, and Bear Island is now uninhabited except for personnel working at the island's meteorological station. I'm very happy to show a cover I recently received from this particular weather station. To note: The cover also shows a Signature of the station leader Nils-Rune Hansson.

Stamps:

Norway Memories (from a set of 6) - Issued: 21-04-2023 

"Posthorn" - Issued: 15-11-2010

 

 

 

Germany: First Flight of Lufthansa LH2426 from Munich Airport to Trondheim <-> Trondheim to Munich Airport

Starting April 28 2024, Lufthansa commenced twice-weekly flights from Munich to Trondheim (TRD), Norway’s third-largest city. The covers below document both very first flights. The first one from Munich-Airport to Trondheim on April 28 2024 with Airbus A319 D-AILS "Heide". Also to note the arrival postmark of Trondheim on the left. The second cover the Way back from Trondheim to Munich-Airport.

Flight Munich-Airport -> Trondheim

Stamps:

2x Four Seasons "Summer" - Issued: 13-07-2006

 

Flight Trondheim -> Munich-Airport

With a arrival postmark of "Briefzentrum 85" (= Freising, Munich Airport) of April 29th 2024

Stamp:

Norway Memories (from a set of 6) - Issued: 21-04-2023

 

 

Norway: The Netherlands Arctic Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

The Netherlands Arctic Station is owned and run by the Arctic Centre of the University of Groningen. It is  situated in Kongsfjorden on the island of Spitsbergen and is part of an international research community in the former mining town of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. In this town, more than 10 nations have their own station while using shared facilities for meals and recreation. The whole local community is focused on science and maintenance of infrastructure. Several stations have independent terrestrial research programs and the Netherlands Arctic Station is the smallest of all. During the summer months the Station Manager is Maarten Loonen, who is very collectors friendly, which can be seen from the beautiful cover below.

Stamp:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 09-05-2023

 

Many thanks to Maarten for this beautiful cover!

Norway: UK Arctic Research Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

The UK Arctic Research Station is funded by NERC and managed and operated by British Antarctic Survey, and situated in the international research community at Ny-Ålesund on the high Arctic island of Spitsbergen, part of the Svalbard archipelago. Ny-Ålesund is often referred to as the northernmost Community on the World. Originally established as a mining town in the early 20th century, Ny-Ålesund underwent a transformation in the mid-20th century, evolving into a scientific research center. 

I'm very happy about this cover, because it also got a signature from the Station Manager Iain Rudkin (?). I sent it to the station around August/September 2023 and it arrived back in March 2024.

Stamp:

Norway Memories (from a set of 6) - Issued: 21-04-2023

Norway: Svalbard - Longyearbyen

This great Cover arrived from the far north. Many thanks to Henrik, who send this cover from his latest trip to Svalbard. There are two points to mention on this cover. First the stamp seems to be a personalised issue from Svalbard (from the offical 'Postal Norge'). The second point is the cancel. Its not from the local post office (you can see it here). As I'm told you can ask for the cancel at the local Radisson Blue Hotel. You can try to make your own cover and send a prepared letter to: Radisson Blue Polar Hotel, Box 554, NO-9171, Longyearbyen.

Stamp:

Personalised Issue "Svalbard" - Issued: unknown

♁ 78° 12′ N, 15° 38′ O

Norway: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 09-05-2023

Norway: Nordkapp (North Cape) "Northernmost Point of mainland Europe"

The steep cliff of the North Cape is located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′04″E, about 2,102.3 km (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. Nordkapp is often inaccurately referred to as the northernmost point of Europe. However, the neighbouring Knivskjellodden Cape actually extends 1,450 m (4,760 ft) further north.

Stamp:

Personalized Stamp "NordKapp"

 

Many thanks to my friends Michael and Sabrina and their Family for this nice Card!

 

Norway: The 50th Anniversary of the Decriminalization of Homosexuality

 

Stamps:

2x The 50th Anniversary of the Decriminalization of Homosexuality - Issued: 17-06-2022

I sent this cover to myself during the International Stamp Fair in Ulm 2022!

Norway: EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths”

 

Stamps:

EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths” (full set) - Issued: 22-04-2022

Many thanks to Rune!

Norway: Jan Mayen - "2. Cover"

My second cover from this tiny volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean. Many thanks to Rune for sending me this! 

You can find my first one here!

 

Stamps:

"Jan Mayen" - Issued: 21-02-2020

Norway: EUROPA 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife"

 

 

Stamps:

EUROPA 2021 "Endangered national wildlife" - Issued: 23-04-2021

Many thanks to Rune!

Norway: EUROPA 2020 "Ancient Postal Routes"

Stamp:

EUROPA 2020  "Ancient Postal Routes" (m/s) - Issued: 17-04-2020

Many thanks to Rune!

Norway: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds"

Stamps:
EUROPA 2019 - Issued: 11-04-2019


Many thanks to Rune!

Norway: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

On the norwegian stamp for this year's EUROPA theme you can see Hardanger Bridge. The Hardanger Bridge is not just Norway’s longest suspension bridge - it is also the eighth longest bridge of its type in the entire world. The main span is an impressive 30 m longer than that of the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Hardanger Bridge is one of the most spectacular bridge projects in Norway’s history. The towers reach 200 m above sea level, and the maximum deck height is 55 m. It was officially opened in August 2013.

Stamp:
EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" (m/s) - Issued: 20-04-2018


Thanks a lot Rune for this great cover!

Norway: UCI Road World Championships 2017

The 2017 UCI Road World Championships were held in 2017 in Bergen, Norway. It was the 90th UCI Road World Championships and the second to be held in Norway, after the 1993 world championships in Oslo. Chantal Blaak of the Netherlands won the women's road race and Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the men's road race. Sagan became the first man to win three successive world road race championships.

Stamps:
Cycling - UCI Road World Championships 2017 (full Set) - Issued: 16-06-2017

Norway: Jan Mayen

Finally, after over half a year of waiting, my cover from Jan Mayen, Norway arrived. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and a part of Norway. It is 55 km (34 mi) long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km2 (144 sq mi) in area, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide isthmus. It lies 600 km (370 mi) northeast of Iceland, 500 km (310 mi) east of central Greenland and 1,000 km (620 mi) west of the North Cape, Norway.

The cover was canceled with the updated Jan Mayen-Postmark on its First Day (01.04.2016)

Stamp:
Tourism - Oslo Viking Ship Museum (from a set of 3) - Issued: 28-04-2014



♁ 71°00′N 8°30′W

Norway: Longyearbyen

Today I received another cover I sent to myself. Its from Longyearbyen. Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway. As of 2008, the town had a population of 2,040. Longyearbyen is located in the valley of Longyeardalen and on the shore of Adventfjorden, a bay of Isfjorden located on the west coast of Spitsbergen. It is the world's northernmost settlement of any kind with greater than 1,000 permanent residents.

Stamp:
Tourism - Oslo Viking Ship Museum (from a set of 3) - Issued: 28-04-2014


♁ 78° 12′ N, 15° 38′ O

Norway: Tromsø

Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality has a population of (2015) 72,066, but with influx of students it has over 75,000 most of the year. It is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and the third largest north of the Arctic Circle (following Murmansk and Norilsk). As you can see from this card, most of Tromsø, including the city centre, is located on the island of Tromsøya.  Tromsøya is connected to the mainland by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel.

Stamps:
right: Posthorn - New values - Issued: 07-02-2001
mid: Wildlife in Norway "Vulpus lagopus" - Issued: 29-03-2006
left: Posthorn - New values - Issued: 02-01-1997


♁ 69° 39′ N, 18° 57′ O