SEPAC stamps, what are they?
Most collectors occasionally come across stamps from different countries that feature the same SEPAC logo. In this blog, we delve deeper into the background and meaning. Naturally, we will also show some SEPAC stamps...
Isle of Man
Titanic & Fashion – The Last Dance in Den Haag
Through January 25, 2026, the exhibition Titanic & Fashion – The Last Dance – has been curated by the Kunstmuseum itself. Featuring original costumes from the iconic 1997 film of the same name, and previously unshown clothing and accessories from...
International Asteroid Day op 30 juni 2025
Asteroid Day (also known as International Asteroid Day) is an annual worldwide event held on June 30, when a meteorite impact destroyed a large forest in Siberia (Russia). Are you familiar with Wes Anderson's 2023 film: Asteroid City? In...
More trams in Europe
What a beautiful sheet of stamps featuring historic trams PostNL is releasing. It is a pity that this issue is being included as a personal stamp and not as a regular 2025 issue. The word 'Trams' comes from the English 'Tramway', but there are few trams...
Chris Killip in The Hague
A beautiful photo exhibition at the Fotomuseum Den Haag, on view next to the Kunstmuseum until January 5, 2025. Anyone who is a fan of England and black and white photography cannot miss this exhibition. Stamps are also on display in the...
80 years of D-Day with Dutch involvement
D-Day is the name for the historic day when the Allies landed on the coast of Normandy to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany. D-Day was the beginning of Operation Overlord. D-Day started in the early morning of June 6, 1944,...
2024 is a leap year
A leap year is a calendar year with 366 days instead of 365. This extra day, a leap day, is introduced because a calendar year of 365 days is approximately 6 hours shorter than the tropical year. To prevent the seasons,...
Kersttradities: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Are you familiar with 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'? Do you have these stamps in your collection, for example from England or Guernsey? You have surely seen them or held them in your hands, as they are not rare. But what is the story and...
44th edition of the Ryder Cup in Italy
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between twelve European and twelve American players. It is the most important tournament where top golfers play as a team. The European golfers won the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup. In Rome, Team...
Mega show of more than 40 ships in Den Helder
I previously wrote about the mega-events Sail Den Helder and Navy Days from June 29 to July 2, 2023. Den Helder hosts more than 40 ships and is an international event. In this blog, six important Tall Ships that you...
Kees van Dongen's road to success at Singer Laren
For me, this exhibition is the best I have seen so far in 2023. So don't miss it, because the exhibition runs until May 7, 2023, and will not be extended. Seeing so much 'Kees van Dongens'...
Chinese New Year Year of the Rabbit starts on January 22, 2023.
The rabbit or hare is the fourth animal in the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac according to the Chinese calendar. Character traits according to Chinese astrology: righteous, intuitive, elegant, emotional, and cautious. The Year of the Rabbit begins on the 22nd...
Christmas traditions: the candle and the Advent wreath
The candle: who doesn't use one at home when the power goes out, or for coziness during the Christmas meal? How did the candle originate, and why do we see it in the Advent wreath? The candle in use during...
War in Ukraine: President Zelensky speech
Finally, it is the House of Representatives' turn. On day 36 (March 31, 2022) of the war with Russia, President Zelensky delivered a speech to the Dutch parliament. An impressive speech with references to our nation's past. After...
Chinese New Year Year of the Tiger starts on February 1, 2022.
The tiger is the third animal in the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac according to the Chinese calendar. Character traits according to Chinese astrology: courageous, passionate, heroic, self-reliant, friendly, hopeful, resourceful, vain, stubborn, reckless, and foolish. The year of the...
Postage stamp for Max Verstappen, Formula 1 World Champion?
PostNL reads this blog very regularly and also reads the critical notes from the bloggers and the responses from collectors. For a number of years, PostNL's issuing program has been impossible to follow. Multiple international and national events do not lead to...
