Marinus Boezem

10 for the Netherlands 2006 'seen through artistic-colored glasses' (1)

Written in: Dutch • redactie • July 23, 2023

An independent artist—such as a painter, photographer, architect, or designer—can offer the collector/philatelist a different perspective on reality. The stamps (NVPH 2393/2412) paint a different, unusual picture of our country. Their allure and expressive power...

Origin of & building in a rectilinear-geometric landscape

Written in: Dutch • redactie • July 10, 2022

The straight lines of the lowest parts of our country were established before and after the closure of the Zuiderzee in 1932. In the 17th century, wealthy Amsterdammers used their fortunes to financially enable the reclamation of polders....

Willem Meerkerk over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: I do see a trend in PostNL's new issues. More and more "self-adhesive" stamps, just like with the 2026 children's stamps. htt…

Haas over New Priority Mourning Stamp Netherlands: Unusual: new rates taking effect on a Sunday. PostNL faces a challenge. With priority, it is guaranteed that the next working day (Mon…

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: Are there any online references to the translation of the different stamps? I've been looking around and am not having much luck.

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: I bought one to frame as a gift to my father. And it was semi-difficult to find, but not too terribly expensive.

John Petterson over Drones, Drones on Drones: Nice article! It has inspired me to start collecting drones on stamps as well.

Otto over 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada, Mexico and USA: The 2026 World Cup unfortunately turned out disastrously for our World Cup team; the beautiful stamps above are a balm for the wound for the football…