voyages of discovery

Replica of Willem Barentsz's ship 'De Witte Swaen' launched

Written in: Dutch • redactie • November 25 2018

On Saturday, October 27, Willem Barentsz's replica ship 'De Witte Swaen' was christened in the port of Harlingen by Princess Margriet with much festive fanfare: “I wish you and your crew a safe voyage.” The princess cuts a ribbon...

Bate Hijlkema over Unique identification Mourning stamp Netherlands Prio: The accompanying short, bitter reaction appeared in the Leeuwarder Courant of July 18: "PostNL is making bereavement mail 130 percent more expensive. So you would...

Willem Meerkerk over Self-adhesive or gummed, what do you collect?: I collect the annual collection of Dutch stamps. That automatically means that I collect gummed and self-adhesive stamps. The perforated…

Lars over Self-adhesive or gummed, what do you collect?: I collect both, though I prefer not to have mint self-adhesive ones. You never know how they will stand the test of time. Just look at the Nede…

Lars over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: One advantage of self-adhesive stamps is that people cannot tear off the perforations. Of the gummed stamps used, you can alti…

Rob over Chessboard on stamp sheet: @Elizadoug I always use the Google Translate app with the camera function myself.

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…