Europa - Ancient Postal Roads, Vindhellavegen
The Postal route from Christiania to Bergen
"A very hazardous road, passing cliffs and valleys, where it was not possible to ride, but where the postal farmers had to carry the mailbags on their backs," was the description of Vindhellavegen in Lærdal. In 1793, the road was finally upgraded, and Kongevegen was the first road between the east and the west. But the stretch at Vindhella was steep and hard for both
horse and man to descend. In the 1840s, the road authority built a new road for horse and cart on high walls through the pass, and they added an extra curve to reduce the incline. The narrow curves on high walls with a sharp incline has made Vindhellavegen one of the most beautiful road-related cultural heritage sites in Norway.
Kongevegen has been named Norway's most beautiful road and it has won EU's highest cultural heritage award, Europa Nostra. Vindhellavegen contributed to this.
Norway - Recommended stamp issues
WOPA+ recommended stamp issues
Lohner-Porsche Mixte |
Issued: 21.01.2022 |
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Icelandic Art X |
Issued: 31.10.2019 |
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FDC Year Pack |
Issued: 31.10.2019 |
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Norden Stamp – Mammals - Mink |
Issued: 29.10.2020 |
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Year Set 2021 |
Issued: 31.12.2021 |
›Liechtenstein |
Year of the Tiger |
Issued: 19.01.2022 |
›Guernsey |
Ludwig Wittgenstein 1889 - 1951 |
Issued: 19.01.2022 |
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Personalities |
Issued: 05.01.2022 |
›Romania |
Arrival Of The Mail Coach |
Issued: 19.01.2022 |
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800 Years Since The Start Of The Age Of The Sturlungs In 1220 |
Issued: 29.10.2020 |
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FDC Year Pack |
Issued: 01.11.2018 |
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