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KARSTEN BIDSTRUP


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I had the honor of being selected by PostNord (the Danish postal service) to photograph 7 remarkable dogs for a 5-stamp series.

The selected dogs were chosen because of their extraordinary background.

The pictures were shot on location all over Denmark and It was an amazing assignment, amazing dogs and, may I say, an amazing result by PostNord.

On a side note, this specific series turned out to be one of the fastest selling stamp series in Danish postal history.



ICELANDIC SHEEPDOG



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The 3 Icelandic Sheepdogs Píla, Gaia and Bliða are experienced therapi dogs. They are trained to work with brain damaged people in a neurocenter.


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YELLOW LABRADOR



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The Yellow Labrador Audi is a 9-year old schweiss dog. It's a highly specialised dog, trained to track wounded deer, so they can be put down in the most humane way.


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GERMAN SHEPHERD



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The 6-year old German Shepherd Theo is a tough group-1 police dog. Only the best trained police dogs will advance to group 1.


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SMOOTH FOX TERRIER



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Mille is a 4-year old Smooth Fox Terrier. Even though she's a tough farm dog, she has the heart of an angel, as she is known for bringing up 3 motherless kittens.


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GOLDEN RETRIEVER



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Chivas is a 6-year old Golden Retriever. She is a service dog, trained to assist her spinal cord injured owner in the daily life.


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Book:



DANISH STAMPS
AND THE STORY BEHIND



The book tells the story of the many Danish stamp issues of the year 2019.
The 67-page book is a numbered, limited edition collectors item.

On the front cover of the book is my picture of the charming Golden Retriever Chivas in an incredible, reflective print.



Newsletter:



STAMPS



PostNord's (printed) stamp newsletter is distributed in Denmark.

In this issue, the dog stamps took up all space on the front cover.



Postcards



The five stamps were all made into 15x21 cm postcards.


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Photographer Karsten Bidstrup


DANISH travel journalist of the year 2018


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