Issue date: 05 Feb, 2019
5TH DISELLO COMPETITION 2018
For the fifth year in a row, Correos has organised the National Stamp Design Competition, which was held in 2018 and attracted 1713 participants. There was a notable increase in participation in the youth category (ages 12-17) with 945 designs, while 768 works were submitted in the general category (over 18).
Stamp design is always a challenge to the imagination, as apart from the art, so much information has to be brought together in such a small space (8 cm2); a doubly difficult task which the participants handled with aplomb.
A panel of judges drawn from the world of design and illustration chose 20 finalists in each category, and another 20 were voted on by the public. From this list of 80 works, 40 in each category, the panel decided on the winners of the 5th National Stamp Design Competition 2019:
1st prize in the general category, Paula López-Berges Núñez
1st prize in the youth category, Claudia Torres Martínez, student at I.E.S Bernardino de Escalante (Laredo).
The winning stamp in the general category is an illustration, which the artist calls girl in the rain with a love letter showing a female figure reminiscent of Red Riding Hood with a letter in her hand.
In the youth category, the artist calls her winning design Cantabrian badger, a watercolour showing a badger in the foreground, and a landscape in the background which could easily represent anywhere in Cantabria.
The two winners will have the satisfaction of seeing their respective designs in circulation, as Correos will produce and issue stamps bearing the winning designs in 2019. For the first time this year, as part of Correos’ commitment to strengthen stamp design and make it more accessible to the public, as well as seeing her stamp issued in 2019 the winner of the general category will have the opportunity to design other philatelic items over the year (stamps, postmarks, first day covers, etc.).
We can enjoy all the finalist designs, including the two winners, in a travelling exhibition which will begin in Madrid at the Palacio de Cibeles, from 5 February to 3 March, and then go on to different Correos Post Offices in Spain.
The entry period will soon open for the 6th National Stamp Design Competition 2019, one of the ways that Correos promotes the value of stamps as a medium of artistic expression, for telling stories and sharing culture, in addition to their obvious role in postage.
Rate A - €0.75. For a “standard” letter or postcard within Spain, up to 20 g.
Rate A2 - €0.85. For a “standard” letter or postcard within Spain, between 20 g and 50 g.
Rate B - €1.65. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to Europe (including Greenland), up to 20 g.
Rate C - €1.75. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to the rest of the world (except USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand), up to 20 g.
Rate D - €2.10. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, up to 20 g.