Georges Simenon

Interpol

Written in: Dutch • Willem Hogendoorn • July 20, 2009

A (very) small collecting area in the world of thematic philately is called INTERPOL. But collecting a small theme can also be great fun, and a story can be attached to it. Totally all over the world there are...

Simenon, the famous writer from Delfzijl

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • June 11, 2009

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The name Georges Simenon may mean nothing to many, but everyone knows Maigret. Inspector Maigret is the main character who appears in more than eighty novels written by Georges Joseph Christian Simenon. According to various sources, Simenon wrote his first book...

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