LIBERTÉ! Ary Scheffer & French Romanticism is currently on view at the Dordrechts Museum until March 23, 2025. This exhibition takes you back to turbulent Paris in the first half of the nineteenth century, a...
Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university has seven faculties (six in Leiden and one in The Hague), with 33.701 students enrolled in 2025. The Rapenburg has seen many highs and lows...
Boeing is busy dismantling the 747 assembly line at the factory in Everett, near Seattle. The last aircraft left the production line in Everett on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and was delivered as a cargo aircraft on Tuesday, January 31, 2023...
Johan Cruyff (1947-2016) would have turned seventy-five on April 25, 2022. Perhaps the greatest Dutch footballer of all time is still remembered worldwide as a phenomenon. In this blog, we pay special attention to 'Number 14'. Johan Cruyff on stamps...
Today I am writing my 275th blog post. I had wanted to write about a different theme, but a friend advised me to choose World Umbrella Day. This day is celebrated on February 10, 2022. Today, the weather is also cooperating to...
What are the predictions for 2022? Have you looked into your crystal ball? Or have you asked an old French pharmacist for his predictions? And did these predictions come true in 2021? Will these meanings influence your life in 2022? Curious...
Last year, the coronavirus edition of the Tour de France was held in the autumn of 2020. In 2021, racing will resume during the standard period from late June through mid-July. Finish line in Paris on July 18, 2021. Many a Tour de...
From June 11 to July 11, 2021, the streets and homes will turn orange. That is, if our Orange Lions perform well and go far in the tournament. This tournament is the crowning achievement of...
The month of May offers a multitude of sports and is, for most athletes, good training to assess where they stand for the biggest sporting event of 2021: the Tokyo Olympic Games. Cycling (Giro d'Italia), tennis (Roland Garros),...
On February 17, 2017, I wrote my first blog. We are now in April 2021, and this is my 200th stamp blog. A wonderful initiative by Postbeeld and its predecessor to develop Postzegelblog. I also thank Rob, Michel, and Ingrid,...
From the curfew to rioters in various cities, it ultimately leads to crowdfunding campaigns by unknown citizens. A well-known example is the current nationwide fame of Ms. Maaike Neufeglise of Primera Den Bosch. GeenStijl organized the crowdfunding campaign. The counter...
This 2 Rials Ajman single value is part of a stamp series released on December 15, 1968 in honour of gold medallists at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. This particular stamp is dedicated to the man who won the...
In 2019, many famous and unknown people passed away. I have made a personal selection from the following categories: sports, design, diseases, fashion, film, politics, royalty, mountains, and animals. Niki Lauda Niki Lauda (February 22, 1949 – May 20...
The American Apollo 11 lunar mission took place in July 1969. It is remembered as one of the world's most significant historical events, the impact of which has affected the lives of the world's population, and continues as a source...
The 106th Tour de France will be held from July 6 to 28, 2019. The whole of France is turning yellow, and not just because of the workers in the yellow vests. The following themes are central to this 2019 edition: 100 years of yellow...
One of the biggest frustrations for many stamp collectors is the enormous amount of new issues. The question can then become: “How much of my ready cash do I spend on new stamps and how much should I spend on...
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