Bosatlas

Cartography in Amsterdam, The Hague and Leiden

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 20 August 2023

Today, August 20, until 17:00 PM, you can still see the beautiful exhibition 'Open Kaart' about old maps at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam. Unique cartographic material from various archives is displayed in conjunction with each other. Normally you see...

Step into the world of the Bosatlas in Dordrecht

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • October 22, 2021

Generations of Dutch children have grown up with the Bosatlas. The Bosatlas's name recognition is enormous and extends far beyond the walls of the school. But who was Pieter Roelf Bos and what motivated him to map...

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…