De Stad Amersfoort tells of societies that are a haven of rest for those involved in a hectic world. Some societies have been active for centuries. In 1837, the Englishman Rowland Hill devised the system to charge the sender of a letter the costs...
In the late 1970s a fascinating series of articles written by Mr. K. Kouwenberg about the history of Stamp Collecting, appeared in the Dutch magazine Philatelie. This series has been the source of inspiration for PostBeeld owner Rob Smit to...
This year, 2015, is the 175th anniversary of the first issue of Great Britain's 'Penny Black' postage stamp. Looking back to 1990, the stamp's 150th anniversary, we feature some of the stamps released that year to mark that first issue....
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit describes the history of stamp collecting anew in biweekly installments. This is part 11, Dr. John Edward Gray. Dr. John Edward Gray was...
In the late 1970s, a fascinating series of articles written by Mr. K. Kouwenberg on the history of stamp collecting appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie. This series served as the source of inspiration for Rob Smit to...
In the late 1970s, a fascinating series of articles written by Mr. K. Kouwenberg on the history of stamp collecting appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie. This series served as the source of inspiration for Rob Smit to...
It was the painter William Mulready who illustrated the world's first postal item. A postal item is a document in which the postage due has been paid in advance by an imprint of a postage stamp or by an indication that for...
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