Knowledge Centre for Intangible Heritage

Order innovative children's stamps: read Libelle comic Jan, Jans and the Children

Written in: Dutch • redactie • 11 February 2018

The passing of Jan Kruis in early 2017 prompted attention to be paid to his Libelle comic strip Jan, Jans en de kinderen on the 2017 children's stamps. As a result, this stamp series has become not only a charity issue but also a commemorative issue. Intangible...

Enthusiasm for children's stamps in schools is declining

Written in: Dutch • redactie • November 5 2017

On October 2, 2017, the Dutch press announced that the charity campaign, the children's stamp campaign of the Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN), in which children go door-to-door and pre-sell children's stamps, henceforth qualifies as 'intangible heritage'. The Centre for Intangible Heritage has...

Willem over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': I think there are indeed uncancelled ceramics stamps. Only the stamps from the first day are postmarked. Furthermore, the PostN website stated…

Crystal Clark over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: My daughter and I are just starting out collecting stamps. We would love a catalog.

Bate Hijlkema over Uitgifte 2014: Augarten Porcelain – Vienna Rose: Does the method of cancelling the stamp correspond to the Ceramic stamp of our country?

Otto over 1000th Freestamp Magazine: The Treasure Chamber: Thanks for the many blogs over the past years. I’ve learned a lot from them and visited many museums as a result. A history lesson via stamps. Brilliant…

S Cooper over William John Caparne, irises and art: Hello Barbara. I too am a Caparn descendent on my mother's side. My brother and I own several watercolours too ! Am very proud of his contri…

Ramon over PostNL souvenir edition: It is particularly annoying that this is being sent without consultation. On the other hand, every hobby costs money, and ours is no different. I vi…