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80 years ago: The flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • September 1 2025

Iwo Jima is a small Japanese volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, best known for the battle during World War II and the iconic image of the flag-raising ceremony on Mount Suribachi, a 161-meter-high mountain on the island. During...

War in Ukraine: President Zelensky speech

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • April 2, 2022

Finally, it is the House of Representatives' turn. On day 36 (March 31, 2022) of the war with Russia, President Zelensky delivered a speech to the Dutch parliament. An impressive speech with references to our nation's past. After...

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…