Overview
- The stamp went on sale Wednesday, 14 October 2026, and is valid for postage across Norway.
- Posten Bring printed 235,000 copies of the issue and set the face value at 28 Norwegian kroner.
- The portrait was supplied by the Norwegian Royal Court and was taken shortly before Haakon’s first Council of State when he informed the government of King Harald V’s death.
- Designer Hanne Karlsrud Bye created the motif and presented it with stamp director Roar Toresen while Posten Bring’s CEO described the issue as a small historical document marking a new chapter for the monarchy.
- The release follows a long domestic practice of depicting monarchs on stamps since 1855 and is likely to interest both everyday postal users and collectors as the new king’s image reaches mailboxes nationwide.