The above description of 'mini' and 'maxi sheet margins' relates to the issuance of two issues. The first from 1979, '60 Years of Women's Suffrage' (NVPH 1183), and the second, the recently issued 'Bicycle Stamps' issue from 2020. In addition to the stamps, the...
This characterization relates to the recently issued Bicycle Stamp series consisting of six stamps featuring similarly isolated and life-size fragments of a bicycle. Due to the true size of the bicycle parts without a fitting relationship to the blank background and/or...
On August 17, PostNL is releasing the Bicycle Stamps sheet. The bicycle itself is not the main subject of the stamp, but rather eye-catching, functional fragments of it. In this way, graphic designer Sander Plug of Studio Sander Plug attempts to...
You start a themed collection of bicycles and later realize that many cycling events were and are organized... indeed, boundless and worldwide. Previously, we “cycled through” the cycling events of the continents: Europe, Africa, and America...
Peter Post, a man of character, was a professional cyclist from 1956 to 1972, who became a team manager after his career. During his cycling career, Post rode primarily on the track, where he recorded 65 victories in six-day races, which was a record for a long time, but he...
This title is the result of a reaction from Dolores to an earlier bicycle-latelist article of mine (November 17, 2010) on Postzegelblog. She asked me whether it is, after all, primarily men and men's events that appear on the bicycle stamps. She found...
As a “bicycle enthusiast,” your thoughts often turn to the theme of “bicycles.” If you then also have the idea to write an article for the stamp blog, and you are thinking of the month of December as well, you soon arrive at the...
Previously, we “cycled through” the cycling events of the continents: Europe and Africa. In this episode, we are taking a “cyclatelistic” tour through America. Will you cycle along with me again? You will be amazed by the many events where cycling takes place. We start with...
In 1954, Amsterdam was the first non-French starting point for the Tour de France. In 1973, Scheveningen was the starting point for the Tour. Leiden followed in 1978, and in 1996 it was 's-Hertogenbosch. This year is the...
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