A new Netherlands catalogue will be published next week (click here to read more about it). The first NVPH catalogue was published in 1934, six years after the founding of the Dutch Association of Stamp Dealers. The information for that catalogue naturally came...
It is certainly not pleasant to discover that a beautiful first-day cover turns out to be fake. Therefore, it is always advisable, especially for expensive, old Dutch first-day covers, to have them examined by a recognized...
PostNL is releasing a new stamp starting January 1, 2020: the XL stamp. Below are the designs of three editions. The use of this stamp relates to PostNL's processing of large envelopes. Postal rates as of 2020 Effective from...
In the various handbooks and catalogues, there is talk of unfinished stocks. “They also appear as imperforate samples.” This story dates back to Dieten’s sample book of 1966 and has never changed. Handboek Postwaarden Kolff 2011 also relates this story...
As of January 1, 2017, PostNL is withdrawing all postmarks. In an article from December 15, we already wrote about the day stamp that will be withdrawn next year. PostNL recently issued a press release regarding this with additional information. The collectors' collective...
The Postex Stamp Show will be organized this year on October 14, 15, and 16, as usual, in the Americahal in Apeldoorn. Beautiful stamp collections will be on display, and approximately 50 stamp dealers will be present with a sales stand. PostNL will be there with a...
The New NVPH Catalogue for the Netherlands and Overseas Territories is published today. A new NVPH catalogue always remains a special occasion. Every year it is more beautiful and a bit thicker. Despite this, the retail price has been maintained unchanged at €33.90. Last year, for the...
Today sees the release of the 75th edition of the NVPH Special Catalogue of the Netherlands and Overseas Territories. What is new or stands out about this edition? An overview. It can safely be said that the NVPH catalogue is one of the...
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...
The following notice appeared in the Soerabaiasch Handelsblad of March 14, 1907: 'For stamp enthusiasts. Separate stamps will soon be issued for Java and Madura and for the outer possessions, with the understanding that an overprint on the stamps will show...
From September 11, the new NVPH special catalogue of the Netherlands & Overseas Territories is once again available at your NVPH dealer. As every year, the catalogue's foreword provides a clear overview of the adjustments. It reads as follows: This...
When browsing through the Special Catalogue of the Netherlands and Overseas Territories, one may come across Dutch postage due stamps in two places. Naturally, in the chapter on Dutch stamps, but also in the chapter on Dutch New Guinea. How is that possible? On...
Collecting first-day covers has been around for a very long time. Many thousands of collectors have collected these envelopes, mostly issued by the Dutch Association of Stamp Dealers. And these envelopes still appear with the issuance of new stamps. But last-day covers? Only a handful...
The sheet of 10 of NVPH no. 1733 exists in 2 different perforations. The 13¼:12¾ listed in the catalogue (24 horizontal teeth per stamp) and the unlisted 14:12¾ (25 horizontal teeth per stamp). I already discovered these differences on...
On August 12, a response was posted on the Postzegelblog regarding the Zoetermeer stamp, featuring a discussion about the new NVPH catalog with the lament: when will the NVPH finally include the various paper types in the Special...
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