Fiscal stamps

History of Stamp Collecting 1. Introduction and Beginning.

Written in: Dutch • Rob Smit • April 16, 2015

In the late 1970s, a fascinating series of articles written by Mr. K. Kouwenberg on the history of stamp collecting appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie. This series served as the source of inspiration for Rob Smit to...

Fiscal Philately and other stamps

Written in: Dutch • Franc Rossi • 24 Januari 2014

Madeira Netherlands philately

Inspired by Cees Janssen's article of December 10, 2013, I started looking to see if I could find anything in that area. After all, in the past, the Netherlands had many fiscal stamps, including receipt stamps, to be used on receipts above...

Barbara Caparn Nitzberg over Month of the Green Garden from April 1 to April 30, 2026: Will you participate?: I live in a suburban-very quiet street. I have several well maintained bushes in front of my house which are planted just before my extended…

Barbara Anne Caparn Nitzberg over William John Caparne, irises and art: Thank you . Thomas John Caparn is a direct relative of mine-my name is Barbara Anne Caparn. I have a few of his watercolors and they just be…

Yvonne Kruse over One drop of ink….: Sorry for my stupid question yesterday. I see now how easy it is to convert a blog into another language.

Yvonne Kruse over One drop of ink….: Probably a stupid question. How can I find a translated version of a blog? I have seen two but I can't seem to find a random…

Yvonne Kruse over What is Santa Claus like?: Hello Rob, I am very happy with the new version of my blogs. It looks beautiful! One small mistake: the title is: Who is Santa (ve…

rob over Hamlet: This is a translation error, which should be corrected by now. If 'Hamlet' is viewed as a word rather than a name, it simply means…