Grille seal

What stamps conceal: showing & mentioning war posters

Written in: Dutch • redactie • November 15 2020

The accompanying photo of a couple on a recently issued Personal Stamp reminds me of a beautiful color photo of a couple radiating unity, where the husband has kidney cancer in the final stages of his life. Walking is becoming more difficult, fatigue is increasing and...

Train letters and railway stamps

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • September 18 2012

Netherlands railways stamps

Once the last bus collection by the PTT had taken place, anyone who still wished to quickly send a letter could hand it in at the (baggage) counter of a station. Handing letters onto trains became possible from May 15, 1927. The...

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