Sunday, June 20 is Father's Day. Father's Day is a holiday in honor of fathers, celebrating their fatherhood. He is exempted from household chores on that day. In the Netherlands, it is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. The holiday...
92 years ago, on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King was born. He was only 39 years old. He became famous for his nonviolent resistance to racial segregation in the United States. Who doesn't know his legendary speech: “I Have...
January 6, 2021 - Breaking news CNN and ABC: Enraged Trump supporters storm the Capitol. Officers have drawn their weapons in an attempt to keep protesters out of the meeting rooms. The demonstrators demand that Congress overturn the results of the presidential election of...
On November 3, 2020, Americans will choose the new president for the next four years. It will be either the incumbent president Donald Trump or the new Democratic president Joe Biden. Although Biden is leading in the polls, it is not...
In complete contrast to the current political course of the United States, Americans realized after the end of the Second World War that progress in their economy could only be achieved if they had powerful allies who together...
Thanksgiving Day is an important American national holiday. It is always on the fourth Thursday of November. In 2018, Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday, November 22. Traditionally, this is the day on which thanks are given for the harvest and for all kinds of other good...
On March 26, the new American embassy in Wassenaar was officially opened. Ambassador Peter Hoekstra, together with a large number of dignitaries, cut the red ribbon in front of the building. The old location was in The Hague on the Lange...
The presidential elections began in America today, and it promises to be a neck-and-neck race if we are to believe the media. Various stamps featuring the winner will undoubtedly be issued. Should Hillary Clinton become president, then she is the...
Where people work, mistakes are made, and the same applies to the design of stamps. So many stamps have been issued with design flaws or errors of other kinds that it has become a collecting field in itself. Here are a few examples of stamps where it is not...
The first stamp depicting an automobile is the American Michel No. 134 from 1901, from the stamp series for the Pan-American World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York. The automobile on the stamp is a so-called 'Electric...
April 14 is a date on which several historical events took place. Here you will find a selection I have made, illustrated by stamps. It is nice to see how you can easily bring history and stamps together! 1865 American President Lincoln...
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