- “We are investing in a new printing press, which can print both self-adhesive and
traditional stamps. This will be the start of an entirely new chapter in the history of the

Danish stamp”, says Lene Reipuert, Manager of Post Danmark, Stamps.

On January 15, Mrs Reipuert signed the contract for the new MO-3300 printing press

from the Danish family-owned company Nilpeter A/S. The uniquely versatile design of

the press, which will ensure any demand for familiar gummed format stamps, first introduced

in Denmark in 1851, will still be met. The press can accommodate the intaglio process for
both traditional and self-adhesive stamps.

- “We are one of the few postal services in the world that still produces stamps by the
intaglio process. And that is a tradition we want to continue with this new printing
press. In addition, it combines intaglio in-line, with a number of other printing techniques,
such as offset, flexo, screen, and gravure printing. This configuration enables
us to reproduce very high standards of artwork, together with highly sophisticated

security features, “ says Lene Reipuert.

As Nilpeter Sales Office Manager Steen Thøisen explains, the decision to invest in the
MO-3300 press represents a new era for stamp production at Post Danmark:
- “By investing in an MO-3300, Post Danmark enjoys the broadest design reproduction
possibilities that combination process printing has to offer, and they have the freedom
to choose between so many high-value printing processes. As a result, numerous highvalue
decorative and security features can be included on stamp designs, in-line and

cost effectively.”

Furthermore, the press, with its versatile configuration, converts a much greater variety
of material types. While the previous single-process intaglio machine only printed on
mono-web paper, the MO-3300 also converts synthetic materials, which in turn allows
a whole new avenue of designs to be explored. The Finnish Postal Service, for example,
is producing a stamp printed on a clear film, featuring a transparent ‘window’ in the

middle.

Stamp collection accounts for as much as 4% of Danish Post's stamp revenue and
for this reason several of the self-adhesive laminate producers developed a three-layer
‘speciality’ product. This features two liners - a self-adhesive layer for easy, lick-free
application, under a traditional wet-glue layer to which the stamp itself is attached,

adding ‘rarity value’.

- “It has been most exciting to help Post Danmark in their efforts to phase in self-adhesive
stamp production. For us, this is a new, highly promising application area, which
has the potential to be adopted on a global basis. Our collaboration with Post Danmark
instantly puts us at the forefront of this market”, enthuses Lars Eriksen, owner, and

President & CEO of Nilpeter.

As Mr Eriksen explains, the arrival of the MO-3300 breaks a long-standing monopoly
in stamp and bank-note printing: “Until now, this printing sector has traditionally been
a closed environment, heavily reliant on relatively few equipment suppliers. The arrival
of the Nilpeter MO-3300 press finally gives this exclusive niche market an extra choice,

with a new, versatile high-tech alternative.”

Following the dissembling of the old printing press, which started in the first quarter of
this year, a number of adjustments are being made to the production facilities at Post
Danmark Stamps in Ballerup, Denmark. Once the new press has been installed in the
summer of 2009, special equipment, such as the intaglio unit, will be included. Production
is expected to begin in October, and provided all goes according to plan, the first
stamps to be introduced in 2010 will be published in self-adhesive format.