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Clowns

Written in: Dutch • Yvonne Kruse • September 18 2020

The word 'clown' comes from English, where it originally meant 'idiot', 'country bumpkin', or 'clumsy oaf'. It is possibly related to the Dutch word 'kluns'. The clown as we know it today has only existed for a few centuries, but similar figures already existed in...

The last days of Berlin

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 25 August 2015

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The Battle of Berlin lasted from late April to early May 1945. Russian forces had surrounded the city. The city was heavily defended by troops of the SS and the SA. Among the soldiers were many foreign, especially French...

Vincent Tromer over North Sea shells: So don't buy it.

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Peter over Delta Works: The Netherlands and water with climate adaptation: Thank you very much for the nice explanation of the design.

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Lars over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': Now just get those blueprints out of the catalog..

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Erik Boeré over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': The best solution is probably to ignore the ceramics stamp altogether. Fortunately, as the NVPH/Catalog Committee, we already have…

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Yvonne Kruse over The piss-pots of Tilburg: What a nice article, Willem!

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Willem over Stamp Day 2026: “I would like to know . . .?”: The Delta stamps can already be found on Marktplaats. A beautiful design! In my opinion, that is an example of how collectors want it.

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