Under the telling title in this region, 'Jeanne Bieruma Oosting back in Beetsterzwaag', the Historical Beetsterzwaag Foundation is organizing an exhibition of her multifaceted work in eight gazebos in the ornamental garden of the Lycklamahûs in Beetsterzwaag from 14...
Over a hundred years ago, Jeanne Bieruma Oosting began her artistic career at a young age in my hometown of Beetsterzwaag. At a young age, she wandered through the woods and grounds of the Lauswolt country estate with a sketchbook, pencil, and crayons...
On the regional languages stamp Spreek je moerstaal (nvph 2427), the typographic text with letters in classic cross-stitch style reads: “Spreek je moerstaol, modersproak, memmetaal, Nederland, 0,39, 2006.” The description of the mother tongue is in Twents, Limburgs, and Frisian...
I have succeeded three times, directly and indirectly, via an article on Postzegelblog, in contact with persons who were closely involved with the children's stamps in one way or another through the images (children's stamps 1939 [*1] &...
The five children on the 1960 children's stamps (nvph 747/51, 3 x in profile, 2x from the front) in regional costume are all girls, with the emphasis falling mainly on the headdress. Women, and thus also girls, are more conservative and traditionally minded than men...
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