2021-05-12 Wed

This Norwegian stamp is voted the most beautiful in the world. The motif on it was painted by visual artist Viggo Ree.

A Norwegian postage stamp depicting a snowy owl has been named the world’s most beautiful design. The stamp was awarded the honor in Madrid last month. A jury consisting of around 40 internationally qualified philatelists evaluated stamps from all over the world in different classes. The Norwegian snowy owl stamp by Ree was selected the best in the Nexofil competition, organized by the stamp magazine El Eco in Spain the month before.

This is the first time Norway has won a prize in the main category in this competition. The award-winning stamp with snow owl motif was released in the year 2017, in a series of three stamps with bird motifs.

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