February 14

Italian Valentine's Day February 14, 2022

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 14 February 2022

It is almost February 14, 2022. The day of love, and commerce is jumping on the bandwagon en masse with the sale of all kinds of gifts and food items. It is also the fourth time I am writing a blog about this...

The history of the LOVE stamps on Valentine's Day, February 14

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 14 February 2021

Every year on February 14, Valentine's Day is celebrated worldwide. This 'holiday,' which originated in America, is more often celebrated among lovers in our country, but not in the way Americans observe this day. Since 1973, the 'LOVE' stamp has appeared in America and...

Willem Meerkerk over Self-adhesive or gummed, what do you collect?: I collect the annual collection of Dutch stamps. That automatically means that I collect gummed and self-adhesive stamps. The perforated…

Lars over Self-adhesive or gummed, what do you collect?: I collect both, though I prefer not to have mint self-adhesive ones. You never know how they will stand the test of time. Just look at the Nede…

Lars over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: One advantage of self-adhesive stamps is that people cannot tear off the perforations. Of the gummed stamps used, you can alti…

Rob over Chessboard on stamp sheet: @Elizadoug I always use the Google Translate app with the camera function myself.

Willem Meerkerk over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: I do see a trend in PostNL's new issues. More and more "self-adhesive" stamps, just like with the 2026 children's stamps. htt…

Haas over New Priority Mourning Stamp Netherlands: Unusual: new rates taking effect on a Sunday. PostNL faces a challenge. With priority, it is guaranteed that the next working day (Mon…