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Pieter de Hooch in Delft: Out of Vermeer's Shadow

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 5 February 2020

We saw one of the best exhibitions of 2020 at the Museum Prinsenhof Delft. Until February 16, 2020, you can still enjoy 37 masterpieces yourself, 29 of which are by painter Pieter de Hooch. Never before have...

The bicycle at the Olympic Games (3)

Written in: Dutch • Jan van Tellingen • 20 Januari 2012

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The Summer Olympic Games of the XX Olympiad were held in Munich in 1972. Munich managed to secure the nomination for the Games ahead of Detroit, Madrid, and Montreal. No expense was spared in the organization of these Games. There was...

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…

Haas over New Priority Mourning Stamp Netherlands: Unusual: new rates taking effect on a Sunday. PostNL faces a challenge. With priority, it is guaranteed that the next working day (Mon…

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: Are there any online references to the translation of the different stamps? I've been looking around and am not having much luck.

Elizadoug over Chessboard on stamp sheet: I bought one to frame as a gift to my father. And it was semi-difficult to find, but not too terribly expensive.

John Petterson over Drones, Drones on Drones: Nice article! It has inspired me to start collecting drones on stamps as well.

Otto over 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada, Mexico and USA: The 2026 World Cup unfortunately turned out disastrously for our World Cup team; the beautiful stamps above are a balm for the wound for the football…