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...
Most entrepreneurs, flex workers, and self-employed professionals are struggling during this coronavirus crisis. The 1,5-meter society has major consequences for the post-corona period. Who are the winners and who are the losers now, and what are the consequences for...
Every year, since the 12th century, Saint David's Day has been celebrated in Wales on March 1st. This involves singing traditional songs in Welsh followed by a 'Te Bach', during which tea is drunk with 'bara brith',...
The new herring has arrived. Not from our coast, but from Skagen in Denmark. The first barrel of herring was auctioned for the staggering sum of €95.500. This money goes to Claudia de Breij's 'Mag Ik Dan Bij Jou' foundation.
The postal service of the Åland Islands became independent from Finland on January 1, 1993, but naturally continued to cooperate closely with the Finnish postal service. However, the stamp issuing program now came entirely into the hands of the philatelic service of...
After the cathedral of Kirkebø, which was depicted on stamps on October 17, 1988, the year 1989 began again with a church, the cathedral of Thorshavn. The tradition of exclusively featuring subjects or themes relating to the Faroe Islands...
The year 1986 was marked by a major international stamp exhibition that was to take place in Copenhagen the following year under the name Hafnia 87. Collectors feared that this exhibition would be accompanied by a flood of issues. The...
In Finland (Tampere, during Finlandia 2017), I received the 'Dirndl' stamp described by Hero Wit on the Blog on January 23, 2017, as a gift from a good Austrian stamp enthusiast. Along with it came the accompanying standard (neutral) first-day cover from the Austrian Post....
Upon the release of the new Official Belgian Stamp Catalogue of 1996, a small sheet was enclosed featuring an image of an unaccepted stamp design from the previous year. The sheet was commissioned by the publisher of the catalogue, the Belgian...
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...
On October 4, 1935, the annual issue of the so-called 'Nothilfe' stamps with surcharge, which had existed in the Weimar Republic since 1924, appeared. The number of stamps in the series gradually expanded from four to nine in 1934...
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