Posten Bring announced on 13 October 2026 that King Haakon VIII would appear on his first Norwegian stamp as monarch the following day. The additional issue, numbered NK 2174, uses a Royal Court photograph taken shortly before he chaired his first Council of State as king.

Hanne Karlsrud Bye designed the stamp. It has a value of NOK 28 for the domestic small-letter category, measures 30 × 38 mm and is issued in sheets of ten. Posten Bring specifies a print run of 235,000 stamps and offset printing by Joh. Enschedé Security Print in the Netherlands.

The announcement places the portrait in Norway's royal-stamp sequence, which began with Oscar I in 1856. Posten Bring's accompanying launch photograph shows the designer and stamp director Roar Toresen displaying the new design.

The postal administration also gives a distribution detail for subscribers: for practical reasons, the stamp will be dispatched in February and included in the annual products for 2027. This arrangement is stated separately from its official issue date of 14 October 2026.