Sesamstraat postage stamps The first Muppet - related stamps were issued in 1996 by the Netherlands to honor the 20th anniversary of " Sesamstraat " , the Dutch co - production of " Sesame Street " . Two different stamps were printed — a 0 . 70 stamp featuring Bert and Ernie , and a ƒ 0 . 80 stamp featuring Tommie , Ieniemienie and Pino ' s legs . They were designed by Lex van Pieterson and Bau Winkel . Both stamps were photographed by Laurent Linn , who later designed the 33¢ USA stamp of Big Bird as part of the 1999 se - tenant issue " Celebrate the Century : 1970s " . In 2003 , the Netherlands issued two more " Sesamstraat " stamps : one featuring an image of Sien Diels and the other an image of Tommie . Both stamps have a face value of € 0 . 39 and were printed in positions 5 and 10 , respectively , as part of a se - tenant sheetlet of ten called " tien persoonlijke postzegels " ( " ten personalized postage stamps " . ) The standard sheetlet of " tien persoonlijke postzegels " contains ten different stamps , including one each of Sien Diels and Tommie . However , for an added fee , postal customers could have a single , personalized image printed on all 10 stamps . These and other personalized postage stamps issued in the Netherlands and some other countries actually comprise two pieces separated by perforations the actual postage stamp , which contains information on the denomination and country of origin ( in this case , the Netherlands ) , and a tag that serves a purely decorative purpose . Thus , the 2003 " Sesamstraat " stamps are valid for postage even if the tags ( images of Sien Diels and Tommie ) are removed . In 2006 the Netherlands issued another €0 . 39 stamp to honor the 30th anniversary of Sesamstraat . The design was from : Antonie Johannes Beeke and the printing was done by : Joh . Enschedé Security Print . These stamps were printed in a se - tenant sheetlet of ten entitled " KEUZE VAN NEDERLAND " ( " Chosen by the Dutch " ) and were chosen by a ( 25 . 000 ) pole of the Dutch people from 15 other designs . The sheetlet contains two each of the Sesamstraat stamp which bears the images of Pino and Purk along with 2 each of 4 other stamps . Designer Anton Beeke : " I could use the logo from the 30th year jubileum of Sesamstraat . The childeren are presented by the loose handwriting in the logo and in the print . And Pino and Purk are completing this composition . It isn ' t easy to make a clear message on that little space you have . . . " In 2008 the Netherlands issued a €0 . 44 stamp and feature a picture of Ernie and Bert . These stamps are part of a series called " de jaren : 50 , 60 , 70 nostalgie in postzegels " ( " of the fifties , sixties , and seventies : nostalgia in postage stamps " ) and were printed in a sheetlet of ten identical stamps . The stamps could only be bought by subscribing to the complete series , which was spread over 3 years and comprised 75 different sheets of stamps , each having a different theme . In 2009 , the Netherlands issued a se - tenant sheetlet of three €0 . 44 stamps honoring Dikkie Dik , an orange cat featured in children ' s picture books by Jet Boeke . Dikkie Dik picture stories have been read aloud by cast members on Sesamstraat since March 8 , 1978 . The Dikkie Dik Postbox costs € 3 , 95 and conseals a stampsheet with three different Dikkie Dik post stamps and three different deluxe Dikkie Dik postcards with the same print . The most recent Sesamstraat stamps were issued in 2011 with the new mark on it . Stamps in the Netherlands now showing a 1 ( €0 , 37 ) for values to 20 grams or 2 for values from 20 to 50 grams postages . The stamp features our grumpy and kind of posh meneer Aart . These stamps are part of a series called " Ontdek 60 Jaar Televisie " ( " Discover 60 years of Television " ) and were printed in a sheetlet of ten identical stamps . It was number 29 from 36 and came with an audiopen which played the show tunes when you pointed at it . The stamps could only be bought by subscribing to the complete series and comprised 36 different sheets of stamps , each having a different theme .