Looking back at 2020
My top 3 world events of 2020 look like this: 1. Corona, and the resulting overload on medical care; 2. Terrorist attacks; and tied for third place: Brexit and Trump's US election saga. But er...
Maps
The Marshall Plan
In complete contrast to the current political course of the United States, Americans realized after the end of the Second World War that progress in their economy could only be achieved if they had powerful allies who together...
The ring?
What always struck me, in the past when I still earned my income by 'teaching', was that you could tell the beginning of sexual activity in the kids by all kinds of rings they started wearing. On the one...
Postage stamps issued for uninhabited islands
The Falkland Islands consist of the East Falkland and West Falkland Islands. In addition, there are more than 700 smaller islands. The Falkland Islands are located approximately 480 kilometers off the coast of South America in the South Atlantic Ocean. Since 1833, the islands have been administered by the British.
Saint-Nazaire in 1945
The Second World War had profound consequences for postal services in many countries. The city of Saint-Nazaire, located in western France in the Loire-Atlantique department on the northern bank of the River Loire, had a seaport that was very...
Newly observed 2016 (1)
Many new stamps on a wide range of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. With these stamps, the Falkland Islands pay tribute to Luke Howard, the one who... scientific nomenclature
The first Christmas stamps?
On December 7, 1898, the Canadian Post issued a stamp to commemorate the uniform postage rate of 2 cents valid for the entire British Empire. A beautiful stamp featuring the world map and, in red, all territories belonging to the...
Designer's mistake
Where people work, mistakes are made, and the same applies to the design of stamps. So many stamps have been issued with design flaws or errors of other kinds that it has become a collecting field in itself. Here are a few examples of stamps where it is not...
Newly spotted
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. Argentina has a long tradition when it comes to stamps of Antarctica. The country has...
