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The worlds of Jan Toorop in Laren

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • April 20, 2026

Singer Laren presents the exhibition 'The Worlds of Jan Toorop' through May 10, 2026. With over eighty masterpieces, paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and letters, and surprising combinations with work by contemporaries and followers, the exhibition offers a...

Indonesia and The Amsterdam School in Amsterdam

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 26 August 2023

Last chance: through August 27, 2023, Museum Het Schip is organizing an exhibition on the relationship of the Amsterdam School with Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies. Through film and photographic material, drawings, prints, and applied art, the exhibition shows how...

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…