The Haarlem Philatelic Society 'Op Hoop van Zegels' has once again posted a great deal of new material on the postal history of Haarlem and the surrounding area on the website www.ohvz.nl. The 'postmarks' section for Haarlem itself is now almost complete, with attention to the...
Following the series of stamps with the theme 'winter' in 1992, the British Royal Mail issued a new series for the season 'autumn'. The series was released on September 14, 1993, and was designed by the British artist Charlotte Knox....
Anyone visiting Berlin cannot miss it: a visit to the Gedächtniskirche. The Evangelical Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, as the church was called at the time, stands on Breitscheidplatz between Kurfüstendamm and Budapester Strasse in the Charlottenburg district. It is...
After the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany entered into force on May 23, 1949, the postal services of the Allied occupiers continued to operate pending the establishment of the Deutsche Bundespost on April 1, 1950. But...
The Battle of Berlin lasted from late April to early May 1945. Russian forces had surrounded the city. The city was heavily defended by troops of the SS and the SA. Among the soldiers were many foreign, especially French...
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