The National Sports Commemoration on May 4, 2026, at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam is dedicated to equestrian sports this year. With poignant stories of Olympians who did not survive the Second World War, the commemoration brings to light an often overlooked chapter...
Have you already chosen municipalities where you will go on Saturday and Sunday? It doesn't have to be the same municipality, but do choose diversity, for example The Hague and Deventer or Groningen and Zwolle. There is so much to...
On Friday, July 26, 2024, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games will take place. For the first time in the history of the Summer Games, this event is not being held in a stadium, but on and around the iconic Seine. Know...
With the 1928 'Olympic Games' charity stamps, the Olympic Committee received a surcharge of 2 cents per issue (4 x 1 cent, 2 x 2 cents, 1 x 13 cents and 1 x 3 cents). The surcharge amount is not shown on the stamps...
Over the years, twelve stamp issues were issued in the period from 1928 to 2014 in which the sport of football plays a leading or supporting role as a subject. The sport dominates eight times with images in the issues of 1974, 1979, 1989,...
We were so excited to see the world's biggest sporting event during the 2020 summer holidays: the Tokyo Olympic Games. Approximately 10.000 athletes from around 200 countries were set to participate. As is known, the Games in Tokyo are being hosted by...
Recently, I was asked to provide a brief description of two 1928 Olympic Games stamps (NVPH 212/10). In doing so, I discovered that the Handbook of Dutch Postage Stamps (chapter Charity Stamps 1928, Olympic Games) devotes little substantive attention to the images of these...
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