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Picture story from kiss to conception on postage stamps (2)

Written in: Dutch • redactie • April 9, 2023

In this two-part article, I have deliberately included a number of maximum cards alongside stamps that show only a fragment of the original artwork. The enlarged images provide meaningful additional visual information, which increases the value of the stamp and my...

Picture story from kiss to conception on postage stamps (1)

Written in: Dutch • redactie • April 2, 2023

In this article, using atmospheric, colorful, and closely engaging language, I attempt to introduce stamps featuring somewhat sexually suggestive imagery. In this overview of philately, which has so far received little visual attention, it is interesting to discover in what way the...

Crystal Clark over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: My daughter and I are just starting out collecting stamps. We would love a catalog.

Bate Hijlkema over Uitgifte 2014: Augarten Porcelain – Vienna Rose: Does the method of cancelling the stamp correspond to the Ceramic stamp of our country?

Otto over 1000th Freestamp Magazine: The Treasure Chamber: Thanks for the many blogs over the past years. I’ve learned a lot from them and visited many museums as a result. A history lesson via stamps. Brilliant…

S Cooper over William John Caparne, irises and art: Hello Barbara. I too am a Caparn descendent on my mother's side. My brother and I own several watercolours too ! Am very proud of his contri…

Ramon over PostNL souvenir edition: It is particularly annoying that this is being sent without consultation. On the other hand, every hobby costs money, and ours is no different. I vi…

Lars over PostNL souvenir edition: You could still stick that Austrian stamp on a registered letter. PostNL could have made a stamp for registered mail out of it as well…