Arctic temperatures in the northern Netherlands. Terrace weather in Maastricht. Ice fun with ice skating in the north. Code Red in the three northern provinces. No trains or buses in the north. Hospital appointments cancelled. Is it winter or is it spring?...
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ILO, the International Labour Organization, many countries issued one or more stamps. The ILO is a specialized organization of the United Nations that deals primarily with labour issues. The ILO is...
The issuance programme announced a sheet of 10 self-adhesive stamps. And another stamp booklet, too. Due to the sheet of self-adhesive stamps, the reactions to the issuance programme were not entirely favourable. Where was the Posten Åland policy heading? It was...
The series of stamps featuring geological images was continued in 1994. But the Europa stamp also made its debut. Both Finland and Åland were members of the CEPT, and therefore Åland Posten naturally also had the right to use the general...
The year 1993 began with a block containing three different stamps. But a stamp booklet also appeared again. Nevertheless, the issuing program remained limited to five issues, and with that, the postal service of the Faroe Islands still found itself in the...
The Hafnia 87 World Exhibition in Copenhagen had concluded and was visited by many stamp collectors. Incidentally, Hafnia is the Latin name for Copenhagen, but also for a chemical element and a bacterium. The Faroe Islands postal service resumed...
The 2016 Christmas stamps of the German Post were withdrawn in November 2016, after they had been announced. The designer had used a number of foreign languages in the design and made mistakes in the process. 'Oops, thanks,' thought a philatelist who suddenly...
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