To mark ESA astronaut André Kuipers' PromISSe mission, PostNL composed a unique collection of space postcards and stamp sheetlet in cooperation with the European Space Agency.
Credit: ESA
[i][b]Above[/b]: The first postcard was formally handed over to Franco Ongaro, Director of ESTEC, on the right, by Guido de Wit (middle), Director E-Commerce PostNL Data and Document Management at the launch event in the Space Expo in Noordwijk on 21 December. They were accompanied by Rob Van Der Bergh, director of Space Expo.[/i]
The postcard collection consists of a series of 34 cards with images from space with the themes: cities, wonders of the world and space. These cards are only available online on
kaartwereld.nl or the KaartWereld app for smart phones and tablets.
The stamp sheetlet is a limited edition and includes three postcards from the collection of kaartwereld.nl. This kit can be ordered on the
website PostNL. The three special stamps show special images of André Kuipers and space. We see André Kuipers during his last space trip, during a training session and from the International Space Station.
KaartWereld is an online service of PostNL where you can produce and send greeting cards online via your smartphone, tablet or kaartwereld.nl. Postcards created before 18.00 hours are delivered the next day.