Frogs

Water as one of the basic necessities of life…. (part 1)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 6 Januari 2020

That was the common theme for the Europa stamps of the year 2001. But the Netherlands, as a country of water, did not participate. The British Royal Mail did, however, giving its own interpretation to the original theme: 'Water and natural resources': life...

Australian zoos (part 2)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • October 24, 2019

Designer Geoff Cook, based in Melbourne, is one of the founders of 'All Australian Graffiti', a graphic design agency. In his designs, he combines his traditional painting and drawing skills with the latest computer technology. The series of stamps with the theme 'Australian...

Willem Meerkerk over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: I do see a trend in PostNL's new issues. More and more "self-adhesive" stamps, just like with the 2026 children's stamps. htt…

Haas over New Priority Mourning Stamp Netherlands: Unusual: new rates taking effect on a Sunday. PostNL faces a challenge. With priority, it is guaranteed that the next working day (Mon…

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: Are there any online references to the translation of the different stamps? I've been looking around and am not having much luck.

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: I bought one to frame as a gift to my father. And it was semi-difficult to find, but not too terribly expensive.

John Petterson over Drones, Drones on Drones: Nice article! It has inspired me to start collecting drones on stamps as well.

Otto over 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada, Mexico and USA: The 2026 World Cup unfortunately turned out disastrously for our World Cup team; the beautiful stamps above are a balm for the wound for the football…