Santa Claus

Santa Claus is comin 'to town

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 20 December 2024

Santa Claus is a folkloric figure who hands out presents to children around the Christmas period. The most common depiction is Santa Claus, who originated in the United States. This figure is portrayed as a stocky, cheerful old man with a long...

Christmas traditions: Santa Claus with reindeer

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 26 December 2023

You all know the story of Santa Claus. An old man with a long, white beard who lives at the North Pole. Together with his elves, all the presents for the children are kept safe. To then deliver them on Christmas Eve with...

Ramon over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: @Kristal, i could help you with an older catalogue. you could send me an email at Origato@live.nl if you're interested.

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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…

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

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

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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…

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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…

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