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Minnesota: North Star State

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 9 February 2026

By now, you know Minnesota and Minneapolis because of the intervention of ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement). But do you know the State of Minnesota? Minnesota is one of the fifty states of the USA. The standard abbreviation for the 'North Star State', as the...

More Snoopy worldwide

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • November 5 2025

To mark the 75th anniversary of the comic character Snoopy, PostNL is issuing the Snoopy 75 Years stamp sheet with 5 framed stamps on August 11, 2025. See my earlier blog from August 13. After that, PostNL issued another Snoopy gold stamp....

Ramon over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: @Kristal, i could help you with an older catalogue. you could send me an email at Origato@live.nl if you're interested.

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Willem over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': I think there are indeed uncancelled ceramics stamps. Only the stamps from the first day are postmarked. Furthermore, the PostN website stated…

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Crystal Clark over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: My daughter and I are just starting out collecting stamps. We would love a catalog.

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Bate Hijlkema over Uitgifte 2014: Augarten Porcelain – Vienna Rose: Does the method of cancelling the stamp correspond to the Ceramic stamp of our country?

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Otto over 1000th Freestamp Magazine: The Treasure Chamber: Thanks for the many blogs over the past years. I’ve learned a lot from them and visited many museums as a result. A history lesson via stamps. Brilliant…

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S Cooper over William John Caparne, irises and art: Hello Barbara. I too am a Caparn descendent on my mother's side. My brother and I own several watercolours too ! Am very proud of his contri…

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