June 12 is the 'International Day Against Child Labour'. During the Golden Age, the cloth industry flourished in Leiden. Children as young as 6 were also employed in this industry. They had to spin and were called 'Spinning Children'. The famous Van Houten Child Labor Act from...
In the 15th corona blog, you received an overview of all new COVID-19 issues. The postal administrations have not been idle. In this 22nd blog, once again an overview of new COVID-19 stamps and cancellations from: Czech Republic, China, Germany, India, Guernsey,...
The British postal service issued the first Christmas stamps for Great Britain on December 1, 1966. The two stamps featured children's drawings. The two drawings were chosen from more than five thousand entries that were the result of a broadcast of 'Blue...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Last October marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Rancagua, in which the...
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