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'Leipziger Messe' stamps for the entire German territory occupied by the Soviet Union (part 2)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • September 2 2021

On June 21, 1948, a currency reform was implemented by the Western Allies, who occupied part of Germany after World War II. In doing so, the Reichsmark was abolished and replaced by the 'Deutsche Mark', DM. This led to a rift...

'Leipziger Messe' stamps for the entire German territory by the joint occupying powers (part 1)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • September 1 2021

After the end of the Second World War until June 4, 1945, Germany was divided into zones by the four occupying powers. There were the British, French, American, and Russian zones. This also applied to Berlin. It was decided to for this entire...

Vincent Tromer over North Sea shells: So don't buy it.

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Peter over Delta Works: The Netherlands and water with climate adaptation: Thank you very much for the nice explanation of the design.

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Lars over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': Now just get those blueprints out of the catalog..

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Erik Boeré over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': The best solution is probably to ignore the ceramics stamp altogether. Fortunately, as the NVPH/Catalog Committee, we already have…

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Yvonne Kruse over The piss-pots of Tilburg: What a nice article, Willem!

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Willem over Stamp Day 2026: “I would like to know . . .?”: The Delta stamps can already be found on Marktplaats. A beautiful design! In my opinion, that is an example of how collectors want it.

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