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Liechtenstein and the Chinese Year of the Dragon

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • November 4 2014

On November 14, 2011, the Liechtenstein Postal Service issued a special block of four stamps to commemorate the Chinese Year of the Dragon. The Year of the Dragon ran from February 23, 2012, to February 9, 2013....

Canada and the Chinese Year of the Aries

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • October 28, 2014

Canada new-year post

Collectors of Canadian stamps know that the Canadian Post is good at issuing unusual shapes of blocks and stamps. This is also true for the stamp issued on January 3, 2003, on the occasion of the Chinese Year of...

Willem over Ornamental birds, colorful and elegant: They have completely lost their way at PostNL. This has nothing to do with Stamp Day. What a ridiculous issue! Nature again. And natu…

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Ger over Ornamental birds, colorful and elegant: What does this have to do with Stamp Day? A few more nonsense issues like this and it will probably be abolished altogether…

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Hans over Ornamental birds, colorful and elegant: I don't see any reference to Stamp Day. And a stamp for Stamp Day belongs in an official publication anyway…

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Guido (Breda) over Steam locomotives: Namely....?

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W over Steam locomotives: There is a mistake on the sheet!

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Sjaak Van Tiel over 40 Years of Collecting Postage Stamps (1986): I have many old stamps (strips), mainly from municipalities (including some that no longer exist) and a few from – I think – the royal family. Perhaps also Veldp…

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