When you see the advertisements and the decorations on the streets and in the shops, the emphasis is on Christmas and not on the Sinterklaas celebration. Do you still celebrate Sinterklaas with your (grand)children or have you already put up the Christmas tree...
Recycling is the reuse of materials by reducing them to their raw material state to make products of the same or a different type. Do you have 'recycling' as a theme in your collection? In this blog...
On February 9, the Rabbit made way for the Dragon in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Since then, 36 countries have already featured the Dragon, according to an update from Bitter Grounds Magazine. These are: Åland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
The reason for this blog: 90 years of LEGO, an exhibition in Hoorn, and the Children's Stamps of 2023. Do you have LEGO at home, or do your children or grandchildren play with LEGO? LEGO has long ceased to be a toy just for children. Adults collect LEGO bricks too. Buying...
On March 12, 2020, there was a first: Irma Sluis (now the National Sign Language Interpreter for the Netherlands) of Dutch Sign Language (NGT) was deployed at the press conference regarding the measures to be taken against the spread of COVID-19. It is of great...
Balkonia and Tuinesia were the most popular destinations this Easter weekend. Did you also enjoy the beautiful weather? Or did you mainly go through your collection for plate errors? Or did you mainly enjoy the digital museum tours? In this 8th...
On Saturday, December 14, 2019, from 15:00 PM to 19:30 PM, a large Swedish family Christmas party will be held in the center of The Hague. Immerse yourself and your whole family in Swedish winter coziness. Let yourself be swept away by the most beautiful stories...
King George VI married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on April 26, 1923, after she had refused his marriage proposal twice. The ceremony took place in Westminster Abbey. Their daughter, Princess Elizabeth, was on November 20...
After the somewhat unfamiliar stamps of five years earlier, with the black mourning borders and the elongated format, André Buzin designed three new stamps for the Ghent Floraliën. These were issued on March 4, 1995. And sure enough, the azalea returned...
The game of skill, badminton, has been around for a very long time. It is said to have originated in the former British India in the early 19th century. In 1873, it was played for the first time on the estate of the British Duke of Beaufort...
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. Algeria has issued a stamp depicting the Beni Haroun-Mila Dam. This year the European Football Championship is...
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. On the occasion of the World Philatelic Exhibition in Singapore, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia have a joint...
In the period from the end of the Second World War in Southeast Asia, to be precise, from September 1945 through April 1946, Malaysia was administered by the British Military Authority. In 1946, the Federation of Malaysia was established...
On February 15th, I wrote in the article about the AH stamp sheet: “The stamp featuring the first transport bicycle has piqued my interest. That is, after all, what you become a bicycle enthusiast for. I’m going to dive into my books on a rainy day!” That...
You start a themed collection of bicycles and later realize that many cycling events were and are organized... indeed, boundless and worldwide. Previously, we “cycled through” the cycling events of the continents: Europe, Africa, and America...
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