To replace the permanent stamps from 1951 depicting Queen Juliana 'en face', the first part of a series of stamps featuring images of historical buildings in Suriname, particularly in Paramaribo, was issued on April 1, 1961. On a...
After the many 'overprints' and reprints of the large-format stamps featuring Queen Victoria, a new series of stamps with her image in a small format appeared from 1890 onwards. The design of the stamps was identical to the op...
Stamps without a value indication were issued from August 10, 1963, by the Ministry of the Interior of the GDR as control stamps for mail shipments of the People's Police as well as for eighty companies that were members of the Association of People's Own Enterprises. The stamps had...
Upon seeing the label VD Vertrauliche Dienstsache on a letter from the Ministry for the Chemical Industry in the GDR dated August 28, 1967, I became curious about its background. Michel's stamp catalog states the following regarding this...
In a small stamp packet I received as a budding collector, there were a few stamps from Labuan. I didn't know exactly where to look for the country, but my father told me it was part of North Borneo. Not belonging to the...
Virtually every post office, from small to large, had at least one date stamp for use at the counter. This was also the case at the so-called post station in Hoenderloo. An auxiliary post office was initially located here, but on July 31, 1929, it was converted into a...
From a fellow collector, I received several so-called commemorative cards and a postcard relating to the activities of the Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft, particularly regarding four spaceflight symposia organized in our country by the Netherlands Section. The cards are from...
Sweden's postage due stamps did not have a long lifespan. The series of postage due stamps appeared from January 1, 1874, and featured a simple design consisting of numbers within a border and the word LÖSEN (Postage). The value was, in addition to numbers, also...
Even collectors of Dutch postmark impressions look up in surprise when they hear the term 'autoplan'. And yet, this type of stamp has existed in the Netherlands for more than eighty years. Even though the stamp had only a short lifespan. In...
From 1915 onwards, it was customary to include a serial number in new date stamps. This was convenient for administration, but it also served as a means of verifying the service performance of a postal employee. Based on an impression of...
On May 25, 2011, the blog discussed the border adjustment that took place following the annexation of a piece of German territory by the Netherlands as 'reparations'. One of the villages located in the 'acquired' area was Süsterseel. This agricultural...
Misspelled place names are not uncommon. However, it should be expected that official authorities give places the correct names. Yet, things can sometimes go wrong. This was also the case in Zuidbarge, a village near Emmen in the province of Drenthe....
For once, not a lost place name, but a lost province! On May 1, 1873, an auxiliary post office was established in Alem, belonging to the jurisdiction of the 's-Hertogenbosch post office. The postmaster was provided with an office name stamp. Only more than twelve years...
During the Second World War, many buildings in the Netherlands were destroyed and the infrastructure damaged or rendered unusable. After the war, an attempt was therefore made to repair the damage by demanding compensation of 25 billion guilders from Germany....
Located on the Belgian-Dutch border, south of Budel, lies a village named Budel-Schoot. The hamlet is a merger of the hamlets of Groot-Schoot and Klein-Schoot, and this is reflected in the stamps. Klein-Schoot has never had a post office...
Near Zaandam lies a residential area formed from the hamlet of 'Het Kalf'. This residential area is now called Zaandam-Noord. The hamlet was situated between the water, the Braak, and the current A7 motorway. It borders the Jagersveld nature and recreation area with many walking paths...
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