Dutch Post Office

Trekking and sled dog post

Written in: Dutch • Jos van den Bosch • 14 December 2016

Dogs were used to pull mail carts in the coastal towns of English Sussex at the end of the last century. The service came to an abrupt end following complaints from animal lovers that the sled dogs were being abused. The Sled Dog Act...

Perforated cross 1944

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • March 3 2015

Netherlands post stamps

In the Special Catalogue of the NVPH, the following warning is included for the 'Germanic Symbols' series of stamps: The 2 ct appears with a perforated cross and features an overprint on the reverse. This is privately produced. What is...

Ramon over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: @Kristal, i could help you with an older catalogue. you could send me an email at Origato@live.nl if you're interested.

Written in: Dutch

Willem over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': I think there are indeed uncancelled ceramics stamps. Only the stamps from the first day are postmarked. Furthermore, the PostN website stated…

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Crystal Clark over before the NVPH Netherlands catalogue: My daughter and I are just starting out collecting stamps. We would love a catalog.

Written in: English

Bate Hijlkema over Uitgifte 2014: Augarten Porcelain – Vienna Rose: Does the method of cancelling the stamp correspond to the Ceramic stamp of our country?

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Otto over 1000th Freestamp Magazine: The Treasure Chamber: Thanks for the many blogs over the past years. I’ve learned a lot from them and visited many museums as a result. A history lesson via stamps. Brilliant…

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S Cooper over William John Caparne, irises and art: Hello Barbara. I too am a Caparn descendent on my mother's side. My brother and I own several watercolours too ! Am very proud of his contri…

Written in: English