SEPAC stamps, what are they?
Most collectors occasionally come across stamps from different countries that feature the same SEPAC logo. In this blog, we delve deeper into the background and meaning. Naturally, we will also show some SEPAC stamps...
Malta
20 years of Postcrossing: a new global hobby?
Postcrossing is an international postcard exchange project. It was founded on July 14, 2005, by Paulo Magalhães, who is from Portugal. So, it has now been around for 20 years! Postcrossing has since grown into an exchange project with over 804.740 users (November 2023) from 209...
In brief…(301) Two interesting series
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,...
Queen Elizabeth II and The Royal Family
In this blog, the most important matters regarding Queen Elizabeth II, her husband Philip, and Charles. The Second World War has just ended, and the young Princess Elizabeth marries Philip of Greece and Denmark. England is busy with reconstruction just...
Candlelight in museum Gouda
The fantastic exhibition 'Candlelight' is on view at Museum Gouda until March 27, 2022. The curator has put together an interesting and innovative exhibition, which began in the dark days of last year. Caravaggio enthusiasts, too, will...
War in Ukraine: military forces
The invasion was launched by Russia. The armies (army, air force, navy) of Russia and Ukraine face each other, one as aggressor and the other as defender. But we are talking about the battle between David and Goliath. The armies...
The National Reading Aloud Days from January 26 to February 5, 2022
From January 26 to February 5, 2022, it is time for the National Reading Aloud Days 2022, the campaign dedicated to reading aloud to young children. An important part is the National Reading Aloud Breakfast, where well-known Dutch personalities read aloud to the young...
700 years of Dante Alighieri (1265 – 1321)
On September 14, 2021, it will be 700 years since Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna. Throughout 2021, Dante is being commemorated on a grand scale, not only in Italy but also in the Netherlands. From September 10 to 18, 2021, 'Dante Nederland' is organizing...
Napoleon Bonaparte
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death on Saint Helena on May 5, 1821. He was Emperor of our country for a few years (1810–1813). Did he ever visit Leiden, I wondered, and...
UEFA EURO 2020: European Football Championship 2000
It is the year 2000. Legendary, because the European Football Championship is being hosted by the two Low Countries: the Netherlands and Belgium. What could possibly go wrong when the tournament is being organized on home soil and we are dealing with...
Earth Day April 22, 2021
Earth Day. An annual day on April 22 with activities aimed at raising awareness of the special nature of the Earth and the life upon it. On this day, attention is drawn in a positive way to global issues surrounding...
Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021): support and confidant of Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth's husband, British Prince Philip, passed away at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2021. Buckingham Palace: 'It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty the Queen announces the death of her beloved husband,...
13 hours: Rutte's night in 13 reflections
What did we all stand and watch for 13 hours on April 1, 2021? Was it a theatrical performance, a reckoning, a resurrection, or the start of new negotiations for a new cabinet? Did you watch...
Turn, Turn, Turn
East Germany (DDR) 1981 - Dabel, Pahrenz, Dresden-Gohlis, Ballstadt The Deutsche Post (DP) was the state-owned postal and telecommunications monopoly of what was - from 1949 until the reunification of Germany on the 3rd of October 1990 - the German Democratic Republic...
Not the SAS
The theatrical group Stage Commandos was born during World War II within the dockyards in Malta's Cottonera locality. This theatrical group was formed purely to entertain the dock workers, keeping their morale high and positive. The workers themselves built a...
Rocket Man: the trilogy around the world
Elton John, who doesn't know him? If young people don't know him, then the biopic film Rocket Man is a must-see glam rock film, in which his greatest hits are sung. We encounter 'Rocket Man' multiple times in world history: song and...
