Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university has seven faculties (six in Leiden and one in The Hague), with 33.701 students enrolled in 2025. Leiden University is home to famous scientists...
With the 'Smurfs' issue, the Belgian postal service highlighted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2025. In 2015 (ten years ago), the Sustainable Development Goals were established by the United Nations as the new global sustainable development agenda for 2030....
A 'must-see' exhibition at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam (opposite the canal boat jetties). This exhibition ranks among my Top 5 exhibitions of 2024 and is thematically organized around the subject 'Nature Under Pressure'. Extinct animals are coming...
Beeld & Geluid in The Hague (Zeestraat 82) is a Dutch interactive museum about life in the media. Until 2019, the museum was known as COMM, and previously also as the Museum voor Communicatie and the PTT Museum....
Ascension Day was celebrated on May 26, 2022. On Ascension Day, Christianity commemorates that Jesus Christ ascended to God, his Father in heaven, thirty-nine days after his resurrection from the dead. The celebration is part of the...
Today, January 11, is International Morse Code Day. January 11 is the day in 1835 when Morse code was first demonstrated to the public. The inventor of this code is Samuel Morse. Morse code is used in telegraphy....
The International Court of Justice (French: Cour internationale de justice; English: International Court of Justice) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The court deals with legal disputes between states. It consists of 15 judges who are elected by...
Naturalis has won the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA). The natural history museum in Leiden is described by the jury as 'a very inventive museum with beautiful exhibitions'. The museum, officially called the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, received the award under...
Since March 12, 2020, the Netherlands has been in the intelligent lockdown. How do we deal with our changing behavior? Do we listen to the Prime Minister as the messenger of bad news during the press conferences, in the role of 'Master' Rutte? The RIVM...
In the late 1970s a fascinating series of articles written by Mr. K. Kouwenberg about the history of Stamp Collecting, appeared in the Dutch magazine Philatelie. This series has been the source of inspiration for PostBeeld owner Rob Smit to...
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. Tata Power, one of the subsidiaries of the large Tata Group, is celebrating its centenary. Ter...
After the many 'overprints' and reprints of the large-format stamps featuring Queen Victoria, a new series of stamps with her image in a small format appeared from 1890 onwards. The design of the stamps was identical to the op...
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 copper printing plate for the famous Mauritius 1847 “POST OFFICE” 1d and 2d stamps has been found after being missing, thought lost, for 80 years, and will be displayed at the London 2015 Europhilex Stamp Exhibition, which will be...
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. The 2015 Europa stamps have old toys as their theme. Two examples of these from Azerbaijan and...
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