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75 years of the Cobra movement (1948 – 1951) in Amstelveen

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • October 6, 2023

The exhibition 'Grenzeloos en vrij' is on view at the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen until October 8, 2023. From Appel to Basquiat forms the highlight of the anniversary year in which we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the international Cobra movement (1948...

Beatrix's 50th birthday: stamp issue as a gift

Written in: Dutch • redactie • April 4, 2021

As you may know, Queen Maxima celebrates her 50th birthday on Monday, May 17. She will receive a stamp issue as a gift from PostNL, just like Willem-Alexander in 2017. In light of this, I wondered: “What do his mother, father, grandmother...

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…

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

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

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…

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…

Ramon over PostNL souvenir edition: It is particularly annoying that this is being sent without consultation. On the other hand, every hobby costs money, and ours is no different. I vi…