The new year 2024 begins today. This means many changes for you as an individual or for your company. Some changes lead to significant alterations (read: deteriorations) for you, your company, or you as a self-employed professional. Sometimes these are improvements...
As a (former) police officer, I collect the theme 'police on stamps.' This year, France issued a stamp of a police officer who was born in 1973. That is 18 years after I was born. What is the reason that he...
This year, Interpol turns 100. In 1973, when Interpol turned 50, this was commemorated philately by 46 member states with the issuance of a commemorative stamp. The Dutch postal service did not participate at the time. I wonder how many Interpol stamps...
Historic farewell filled with emotion, pomp, and splendor. The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be the largest funeral of a head of state we will ever see. Many world leaders from various monarchies and presidents. It is estimated that more than 45 million...
I was tipped off that Mongolia had issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Mongolian police. I wondered if I already had more Mongolian items in my police collection. Something that doesn't happen to me often: 'I knew it...'
Some figures for 2021: 1579 candidates, 37 parties, 150 seats, and 1 Netherlands. Every four years during the House of Representatives elections, we elect 150 members of the House of Representatives. For the next four years, they will decide on the rules in the Netherlands. And...
February 11 (11-2) is European 112 Day. This day was introduced in 2009 by the European Union to promote awareness of and the appropriate use of the European emergency number 112. In the Netherlands, we know this number...
We are continuing with the corona blogs, as a lot has happened since the last blog on December 15 (Christmas Story). As of January 23, 2021, we are dealing with the introduction of the curfew. That means that everyone between 9:00 PM...
January 6, 2021 - Breaking news CNN and ABC: Enraged Trump supporters storm the Capitol. Officers have drawn their weapons in an attempt to keep protesters out of the meeting rooms. The demonstrators demand that Congress overturn the results of the presidential election of...
My top 3 world events of 2020 look like this: 1. Corona, and the resulting overload on medical care; 2. Terrorist attacks; and tied for third place: Brexit and Trump's US election saga. But er...
If we are to believe reports from various media, we are on the eve of the second wave of COVID-19. In this blog, a brief reconstruction of the COVID-19 dossier measured against the yardstick of 'organizational principles'. A surprising sheet from one of...
In the 15th corona blog, you received an overview of all new COVID-19 issues. The postal administrations have not been idle. In this 22nd blog, once again an overview of new COVID-19 stamps and cancellations from: Czech Republic, China, Germany, India, Guernsey,...
During one of our holidays in Wales, we stayed at a 'Bed and Breakfast', or B&B for short, in the town of Bala, located in Snowdonia National Park. Here we were introduced to a 'sport' that we had only seen on British television...
In September 1939, Australia became involved in the Second World War when the mother country, Great Britain, declared war on Nazi Germany following the invasion of Poland. During the six years that the war lasted, Australia had no fewer than five different heads of government. On August 11...
Who was Doctor Who? On November 23, 1963, a 25-minute science fiction film was broadcast by the BBC in London starring a time traveler named 'Doctor Who'. This film was produced to be an appealing, exciting...
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