The attacks of September 11, 2001, often referred to as 9/11 (= Nine-Eleven), comprised four terrorist attacks carried out in the northeastern United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, using hijacked passenger planes....
In this column, we discuss a region that issued a number of stamps for only a short time. This time, Biafra. Biafra was a short-lived state in southeastern Nigeria, which existed from May 30, 1967, to January 15, 1970. It...
Every year, on the second weekend of September, thousands of beautiful monuments throughout the Netherlands are freely accessible to everyone. The 40th edition of the VriendenLoterij Open Monument Day is on September 12 and 13, 2026, and has the theme 'Resilient heritage,...
In 2026, it will be exactly 100 years since the fortress of Naarden was relieved of its military function. A fortress of extraordinary importance. Naarden is perhaps the most beautiful fortified city in the Netherlands. It was a close call whether that...
In this new column, we will regularly highlight a Dutch subject found on one or more foreign stamps. We begin this column with an interesting issue. It concerns the Brazilian 430 réis stamp from 1961, issued ter...
To mark the 90th anniversary of the Matignon Agreements, the French postal service dedicated a block of two stamps to this historic event, in the series "Great Moments in French History." The two stamps were created and...
In 2026, the Austrian Post honored David Alaba with a special commemorative stamp issue, launching the new "Sport" stamp series. The stamp block, designed by Melanie Musegg, contains two stamps. David Alaba was born on June 24, 1992, in Vienna and is one of...
Join Waste-Free Week. Take on the challenge and don't throw away any food for a week during Waste-Free Week. If all Dutch people don't waste food at home for a week, we save nearly 18 million meals. Will you join in...
White gold from Vienna. The Viennese porcelain factory was founded in Vienna-Alsergrund in 1718. The Austrian Post commemorates the 300th anniversary of Viennese porcelain with a special stamp on October 24, 2018. White gold from Vienna Valuable porcelain objects, usually via adventurous...
Anyone who consciously experienced the 80s will immediately recognize three songs in this title. At the end of the 1970s, a new, independent music movement emerged in West Germany: the Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW). Inspired by punk and new wave, young musicians wanted to create something new...
The United States Postal Service issued a series of 10 Barbie stamps on July 11, 2026. They are self-adhesive stamps featuring Barbie in ten different professions. The ten professions depicted are: nurse – 1961 surgeon – 1973 astronaut – 1986...
In Dutch stamp history, PostNL, with Royal Delft as chief collaborator, adds a unique collector's item to our country's stamp history on September 7. It is more than just a stamp. It is a tile ½ cm thick, on...
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