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200 years of Siebold in Japan and in Leiden

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • May 26, 2023

Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796 - 1866) was sent as a physician by the Dutch government to the Dutch trading post of Deshima in Japan in 1823 with the special assignment of gathering as much information as possible about the mysterious country. That is...

The Ghent Floraliën (part 3)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • June 24, 2017

The third series of three flower stamps was issued on January 31, 1970, on the occasion of the Ghent Florialiën. The drawings of the flowers were once again created by Marc Ferdinand Severin, who had also designed the three stamps in 1955 and 1965.

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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