Belgium may be a small country, but it played a very important role in aviation. For example, in 1925, three Belgians were the first to fly across the Sahara, although this undertaking took 51 days. The French had never managed that. And rightly so...
Flowers always make good images on stamps. That is why many people, especially young people, collect the theme of 'flowers'. Countless flower stamps have been issued throughout the world, and Belgium is certainly no exception. The Ghent Floraliën are therefore...
Five hundred years ago, it was possible too. A German noble family originating from Italy that established a postal route between the then Netherlands and Austria. It was the von Thurn und Taxis family who, for two centuries, maintained a city palace...
What is a Celtic cross doing on a Belgian stamp? A question that occurred to me when this stamp, designed by Eric Daniëls, was issued on May 13, 1995. Two soldiers in different 18th-century uniforms armed with muskets. A...
Born on June 28, 1577, in Siegen, Germany, Peter Paul Rubens came to live in Antwerp as a 13-year-old boy, where, eight years later, in 1598, he was admitted to the Guild of Saint Luke as a master painter. He was in the apprentice...
One of Peter Paul Rubens' favorite pupils was Anthony van Dyck. He was born on March 22, 1599, in Antwerp. In 1620, he went to England for the first time on the advice of the Marquess of Buckingham. He stayed...
The question is often asked: What is the difference between an abbey and a monastery? The answer is actually simple. An abbey is headed by an abbot, and a monastery by a superior or prior. Usually, an...
Upon the release of the new Official Belgian Stamp Catalogue of 1996, a small sheet was enclosed featuring an image of an unaccepted stamp design from the previous year. The sheet was commissioned by the publisher of the catalogue, the Belgian...
Following the example of several other countries, such as Great Britain and Bavaria, the Belgian Post issued stamps associated with a vignette featuring private advertising. In doing so, the Post hoped to get a piece of the action in the advertising world. ...
Auguste Beernaert In the column “In short 94”, a plea by Hero Wit to honor Dutch Nobel Prize winners with postage stamps, a call I gladly support. He made this appeal as an introduction to the piece about Tien...
The tragic accident that befell athlete Ivo van Damme on December 29, 1976, is still vivid in my mind. And every time I open the album *Belgium* and land in the year 1980, the memory returns. Who...
A series of four stamps, which could only be used for mail sent by express, was issued on February 25, 1929. The four stamps were designed by P. Goblet and featured beautiful images of cityscapes. On the express stamp...
A great deal has already been written about one of Belgium's most famous stamps, which is sometimes compared by collectors to the 'Upside-Down Jenny', the American airmail stamp on which the Curtiss aircraft landed upside down.
After the riddle regarding the two different monograms described in Part 1 was solved, I proceeded with the study of the remaining four stamps of the 'Queens of Belgium' series. It seemed as if there were 'secret signs' on the...
The First World War had caused a great deal of damage in Belgium. At the time of the liberation in November 1918, the country lacked every conceivable item. This included postage stamps. Initially, if one could send a parcel, letter, or card...
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