125 years of postal delivery in the Biesbosch

The price of a postage stamp will increase by 10 cents on July 1, 2025.

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • June 30, 2025

Tomorrow is the big day, so if you still want to send a bulk of mail, do it today. Chances are the mailbox has already been emptied by the mail carrier who stopped by this morning. But at the postal companies...

Postal rates 2024 European countries compared

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • October 28, 2024

Postal rates for 2025 are going up again. Comparing Dutch postal rates with those of other European countries seems only fair to me. Where does the Netherlands stand on this ranking? Is the increase for 2025 not too bad, or will we stop sending mail altogether?...

Ramon over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: @Kristal, i could help you with an older catalogue. you could send me an email at Origato@live.nl if you're interested.

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Willem over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': I think there are indeed uncancelled ceramics stamps. Only the stamps from the first day are postmarked. Furthermore, the PostN website stated…

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Crystal Clark over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: My daughter and I are just starting out collecting stamps. We would love a catalog.

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Bate Hijlkema over Uitgifte 2014: Augarten Porcelain – Vienna Rose: Does the method of cancelling the stamp correspond to the Ceramic stamp of our country?

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Otto over 1000th Freestamp Magazine: The Treasure Chamber: Thanks for the many blogs over the past years. I’ve learned a lot from them and visited many museums as a result. A history lesson via stamps. Brilliant…

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S Cooper over William John Caparne, irises and art: Hello Barbara. I too am a Caparn descendent on my mother's side. My brother and I own several watercolours too ! Am very proud of his contri…

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