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2023 is the Year of the Oystercatcher

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 11 December 2023

The oystercatcher is not doing well in the Netherlands. As a result, this species faces the same fate as, for example, the black-tailed godwit and the lapwing. Compared to these other meadow birds, the oystercatcher faces even more problems, and therefore certainly stands a chance of...

60 years of KWF Cancer Control – 60 years together against cancer

Written in: Dutch • Jacqueline van der Pas • September 8 2009

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The Queen Wilhelmina Fund was established on August 29, 1949. Queen Wilhelmina had received a National Gift a year earlier on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee. She decided to spend this amount, approximately 2 million guilders, on the fight against cancer. About cancer...

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…