PostNL : Post-war architectural reconstruction depicted on stamp sheetlet

For this stamp sheetlet, PostNL, Het Nieuwe Instituut (State Archive for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning) and designer Ariënne Boelens choose buildings with infrastructure, residential, office, factory and educational functions. The buildings depicted can still be admired by the public and exhibit features from the reconstruction period in terms of their shape, appearance and functionality.

From overview to detail

The stamp sheetlet features architectural photos from the first fifteen years after the war. According to Boelens, these years were decisive for reconstruction in the Netherlands. For this reason, she choose a visually powerful construction by depicting each building in black and white on a stamp, in both overview and detail. 'The viewer also experiences a thematic arrangement according to building types,' says Boelens. Among others, the stamp sheetlet features the office at Van Leer's drum factory (Amstelveen), the Industrial Building (Industriegebouw) (Rotterdam), De Ploeg Weaving Mill (Weverij de Ploeg) (Bergelijk), the Hoogovens (Steelworks) (IJmuiden) and the Faculty of Geodesy (Wageningen).

Availability

The 'Architecture Reconstruction' stamp sheetlet consists of ten stamps marked with 'Nederland 1', which can be used for items weighing up to 20g destined for mail in the Netherlands. These stamps will be available to purchase at all Bruna shops and via Collectclub.nl from 11 September. The stamps are valid until further notice.