Cardiologists from the LUMC will be performing free ECGs on April 12, 2022, between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM at Stationsplein in Leiden. Passersby can visit the LUMC side to have an ECG taken within a minute. Every hour, a...
The emission program for next year pays attention, among other things, to the '250th birthday of King William I', who lived from 1772 to 1843. After the French occupation (under Napoleon Bonaparte and his brother King Louis Bonaparte [1806 – 1810]), he...
World Meteorological Day is held annually on March 23 and commemorates the founding of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The WMO is an umbrella meteorological organization of the United Nations, for cooperation in meteorology....
In the 245th auction catalogue of the Corinphila Auctions from September 24 to 26, 2020, an informative text by Queen Juliana is included with lot 1893, a green 10 cent Queen 'Juliana-with-crown' (en face): “This design was personally... by Queen Juliana...”
In 2020, Suriname celebrates 45 years of independence. In a spectacular setting during this exhibition at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam (until March 1, 2020), you journey through the country and its history. Over 300 objects are presented: archaeological...
In 2002, it was 150 years since the Great Ormond Street Hospital, specifically for children, opened in London on February 14, 1852. At the time, it had only ten beds and grew into one of the best children's hospitals...
There is something curious going on with the breast of Queen Mary II Stuart of England. Anyone who looks closely at the ceiling in the Painted Hall in Greenwich, from where she looks down with her husband William III of Orange *)...
The conclusion of last week's article actually serves as the introduction to this article. The 'contact' between the orange-colored rye lily and the royal Orange monarch of England, namely Stadtholder-King William III of Orange, determines the atmosphere every year and the...
Last week I drew your attention to the discussion regarding the viewing direction of the monarch on the stamp and the placement of the stamp on the envelope. Here is more detailed information on this matter now. A view towards the addressee In 1867 came...
On the occasion of the national stamp show Postex 2016 on October 14, 15, and 16 in the Amerikahal in Apeldoorn, PostNL is issuing the Day of the Stamp 2016 stamp sheet (DvdP, edition of 82.000 sheets). The sheet, consisting of ten stamps, is inspired...
Within a week, two new catalogues are appearing featuring stamps that came into the public eye last year for their auction proceeds. Michel is releasing a new South America AJ catalogue. Included in this is the 1c British Guyana, Michel No. 9 with...
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit re-examines the history of stamp collecting in biweekly installments. This is part 19, The Netherlands in 1863. Actually, it is not so crazy...
As a young stamp collector, I soon became captivated by that 'strange' stamp from Suriname that looked more like a label than a real stamp. Only one spot was allocated for it in my stamp album, while the stamp catalogue listed two types....
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