Biodiversity

Month of the Green Garden from April 1 to April 30, 2026: Will you participate?

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • April 19, 2026

During the Month of the Green Garden from April 1 to 30, 2026, we will work together to make as many gardens, balconies, and streets as possible (even) greener and more sustainable. A green garden: it surely makes you happy...

The call of the o'o. Nature under pressure in Amsterdam

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 22 Januari 2025

A 'must-see' exhibition at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam (opposite the canal boat jetties). This exhibition ranks among my Top 5 exhibitions of 2024 and is thematically organized around the subject 'Nature Under Pressure'. Extinct animals are coming...

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…