Catholicism

Joost van den Vondel

Written in: Dutch • Yvonne Kruse • July 13, 2018

He was given the nickname 'Prince of Poets', and anyone who finds him boring has not understood him. Joost van den Vondel (1587 – 1679) was, and still is, the greatest Dutch poet and playwright. He was born in Cologne...

Saint Martin of Tours

Written in: Dutch • Yvonne Kruse • May 7, 2018

Maarten, Martin, Mart, Martine, Martijn, Tieneke, Martina. All these names (and many more) are derived from Saint Martin of Tours. Martin (c. 316–397) was Bishop of Tours and an important founder of Catholicism in Gaul. His...

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

Written in: Dutch

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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Willem over Stamp Day 2026: “I would like to know . . .?”: The Delta stamps can already be found on Marktplaats. A beautiful design! In my opinion, that is an example of how collectors want it.

Written in: Dutch