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Inflation in Germany in 1923 (part 3)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 30 August 2016

Apparently, there were not enough old printing plates available for the production of base stamps for overprints, or they were worn out, because an entirely new design was put into use in October 1923, also known by collectors as the basket lid type. As a second print run...

Transvaal (part 3)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 25 August 2016

I previously wrote about the Transvaal stamps on the Stamp Blog (June 18, 2008), but that was a more general overview. After that, I went 'in depth' to learn a bit more about the history...

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…