Among collectors, it is a household name: the First Day Cover. On May 2, 1950, the first officially issued First Day Cover of the Dutch Association of Stamp Dealers (NVPH) appeared in the Netherlands. This laid the foundation for a tradition that is now three-quarters of a century old...
In this column, Rob Smit describes remarkable facts about stamp collecting from over 150 years of history. This time, about a news section. Virtually every philatelic magazine devotes attention to new issues. Usually in a news section. Because it is so fun and...
In this column, Rob Smit describes remarkable facts about stamp collecting from more than 150 years of history. This time, about Jacqueline Caurat. For most Dutch people, not even stamp collectors, hearing the name Jacqueline Caurat will...
In this column, Rob Smit describes remarkable facts about stamp collecting from more than 150 years of history. This time, prompted by an article by K. Kouwenberg about Cornelis van Rinsum. Cornelis van Rinsum (born May 18, 1852) grew up in a...
In this column, Rob Smit describes remarkable facts about stamp collecting from over 150 years of history. This time, about the Dutch cow craze. Until now, the history of stamp collecting in this column has been described more or less chronologically,...
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit describes the history of stamp collecting anew in biweekly installments. This is part 35, England in 1866. One of the most important philatelic facts...
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit re-examines the history of stamp collecting in biweekly installments. This is part 34, Madame E. Nicolas. Stamp collecting is often seen as...
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit re-examines the history of stamp collecting in biweekly installments. This is part 33, A Theft in 1865. In The Stamp Collector's...
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit describes the history of stamp collecting anew in biweekly installments. This is part 32, Collectors' Societies. As we saw in the previous installment, it fell...
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit describes the history of stamp collecting anew in biweekly installments. This is part 31; Herpin (photo) introduces the term Philatelie. We have in...
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