200 years of KNRM

200 years of KNRM: Rescuers at sea

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • May 19, 2024

The Royal Netherlands Lifeboat Society (KNRM) is a private foundation for providing assistance to people and ships in distress along the Dutch coast. The lifeboat societies were founded on November 11, 1824. The reason for this was a maritime disaster...

200 years of the KNRM's ups and downs!

Written in: Dutch • redactie • May 19, 2024

On October 14, 1824, the ship 'De Vreede' ran aground off the coast of Den Helder. During the rescue attempt, ten people were saved, but three others and six rescuers drowned. The disaster was the impetus for the direction of...

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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