Going for gold

Olympic Winter Games 2026: Milan and Cortina

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 2 February 2026

The 25th Winter Olympic Games will be held in 2026 in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. On June 24, 2019, the IOC selected the host city in Lausanne. The Games are scheduled for the period from February 6 to...

Thinking of Switzerland: from spa town Davos to St. Moritz

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 22 December 2023

Janny and André's journey starts in Davos, known for its healing mountain air. The Dutch asthma center is located in this town, where Janny and André meet a number of patients. Afterwards, a special train takes the duo to their...

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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Peter over Delta Works: The Netherlands and water with climate adaptation: Thank you very much for the nice explanation of the design.

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Annet Hogendoorn over The piss-pots of Tilburg: Another super fun blog post, and educational :)

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Lars over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': Now just get those blueprints out of the catalog..

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Erik Boeré over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': The best solution is probably to ignore the ceramics stamp altogether. Fortunately, as the NVPH/Catalog Committee, we already have…

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Yvonne Kruse over The piss-pots of Tilburg: What a nice article, Willem!

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