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Kees van Dongen's road to success at Singer Laren

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • May 3, 2023

For me, this exhibition is the best I have seen so far in 2023. So don't miss it, because the exhibition runs until May 7, 2023, and will not be extended. Seeing so much 'Kees van Dongens'...

One hundred years of De Ploeg: initially unity and/in diversity

Written in: Dutch • redactie • May 6, 2018

Upon a fleeting visual examination of the One Hundred Years of De Ploeg stamp sheet (in an edition of 125.000 sheets), the following stand out: 1. Numerous paintings, distributed across multiple images. 2. Diversity of imagery. 3. The presence of the names of the artists One Hundred Years of De Ploeg,...

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…