In the 41st week of 2026, the time has come to pay attention to the 1949 children's stamp series. Why, you will undoubtedly ask? Astronomical autumn began this year on September 23, the time, albeit a few weeks too...
The Delta Works form a gigantic defense system in the southwest of the Netherlands (Zeeland, western North Brabant & South Holland islands) to protect the country against high water from the North Sea. The system of 13 large dams, storm surge barriers, and locks was only built after...
The second edition of this year's New Dutch Design issue differs significantly from last year's in terms of imagery. In 2025, reasonably recognizable illustrations were still featured, whereas this year highly abstracted and unrecognizable images have been included...
On July 27, in the article 'Cheerfully atmospheric children's stamps 2026', I devoted extensive attention in words and images to the Blond Amsterdam children's stamp issue. To one of the five different children's stamps featuring two children baking and roasting...
In mid-October, a framed stamp will undoubtedly appear again, featuring the special annual focus on the stamp for the 2026 Stamp Day Issue. The guiding principle of this series is always to give a modern, contemporary, and understated appearance to...
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...
In other words, from popular art (Pop Art) to stamp art (Stamp Art), as is evident from both stamps shown here. Nevertheless, the juxtaposition of Pop Art with Stamp Art is debatable. A caveat is necessary here: Stamp Art is certainly not equivalent to Pop Art...
You are undoubtedly surprised that, following the article of August 19 about photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken, I am once again drawing attention to the same person with the same stamp sheet today. Well, it has a very particularly clear...
Andy Warhol's Pre-Pop Art period (1950–1960) shows how the young artist develops his serial drawing method based on everyday images. The children's stamps of 1951 and the Life article about Jan and Andries serve as an unexpected source of inspiration. Warhol uses their portraits...
As far as I can remember, the background of all 350 stamps issued to date features extensive attention to the flora and fauna of the "Experience Nature: No Human Construction" series. Most of the flora photos of...
On August 10, 2026, PostNL will issue the third 'New Dutch Design - Gloed van het Moment' stamp sheet. This issue focuses on 'celebrating' in the sense of pausing to reflect on a festive event such as a birthday or anniversary. The design of...
1951 issue of children's stamps a world first. This year, three-quarters of a century ago, ordinary, unnamed boys and girls from our country were photographed and placed on stamps. Apart from living persons of the royal house, those who end up on stamps are certainly not yet...
Two talented friends from Brabant (who met at art school), Femque Geffen and Janneke Dröge, are the founders of “Blond Amsterdam”. Since 2001, the name has referred to the blonde hair of both ladies and the country's capital. Initially, their...
On Sunday, July 12, 2026, PostNL is issuing the Netherlands Prio Mourning Stamp on an exceptional issue day. This self-adhesive stamp features Prio as the value indication instead of 1. Due to the datamatrix code on the right side of the square base image, this is the...
On June 8, PostNL issued the 't Oude Ambachht framed stamp sheet, featuring ten different highly detailed stamps with etchings of disused crafts by the 17th-century etcher Jan Luyken (1649 – 1712). A craft is a trade in which...
In the structure and layout of the rather unappealing Rabo Bank stamp, graphic designer Gerard Unger has nevertheless 'hidden' various activities and peculiarities of Rabobank in a particularly original way. As soon as you have substantive knowledge of the veiled depictions of various banking activities,...
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