Bart de Baets

Once again, the Horse Breeds & Talk with the Hands issue

Written in: Dutch • redactie • October 3, 2021

On September 13, 2021, two stamp issues were issued: 'Dutch Horse Breeds' with ten different stamps and 'Talk by Hand' with six different stamps. There are differences and similarities between the two series. 1) Photographic – graphic stamp design Graphic designer Jaap Biemans...

Sign language: Talk with your hand

Written in: Dutch • redactie • September 12 2021

Graphic designer Bart de Baets, the designer of the 'Praat met de hand' sheet, has been nominated this year for the Dutch Design Award for Communication 2021, following two predecessors Hansje van Halem with 'Kaleidoscope' in 2020 and Michiel Schuurmans with...

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…

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: Are there any online references to the translation of the different stamps? I've been looking around and am not having much luck.

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: I bought one to frame as a gift to my father. And it was semi-difficult to find, but not too terribly expensive.

John Petterson over Drones, Drones on Drones: Nice article! It has inspired me to start collecting drones on stamps as well.

Otto over 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada, Mexico and USA: The 2026 World Cup unfortunately turned out disastrously for our World Cup team; the beautiful stamps above are a balm for the wound for the football…