Poetry

Remarkable story behind the collection and the stamp!

Written in: Dutch • redactie • September 3 2023

It has been years since I had the privilege of leafing through an exceptionally curated collection at a stamp fair, belonging to a collector of a special thematic collection of stamps and texts. They were not texts he had written himself, but...

Ode to the Passage

Written in: Dutch • Yvonne Kruse • 12 February 2021

Many of you will have been there: the Passage in The Hague, the oldest existing covered shopping center in the Netherlands. It opened in 1885 and, after several renovations and expansions, still retains that special atmosphere in which...

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.

Written in: Dutch

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…

Written in: Dutch

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

Written in: English

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

Written in: Dutch

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…

Written in: Dutch

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…

Written in: English