Together with my wife, I took a trip to Germany and we visited Trier. What a beautiful city! As a Leiden city guide, I (unconsciously) started making a comparison between Leiden and Trier. Do you want to know which city won?...
To replace the permanent stamps in Allied-occupied Austria, a new series of stamps was issued starting November 24, 1946. The series consisted of 33 values, of which 29 were in Groschen and four in Schilling. The series replaced...
The periodic table of the elements is celebrating its 150th anniversary. A century and a half ago (1869), the chemist Dimitri Mendeleev, originally from Tobolsk (Siberia) and teaching in Saint Petersburg, published a classification of the elements. Since then, many stamps have been issued about...
The nine cities of the Women's World Cup are also worth visiting as part of a summer holiday or a city break. A number of these cities are located in the northern part of France. Most Dutch people...
The aerial photographs of the British coastlines taken by Richard Cooke were designed into postage stamps by Rose Design Consignia plc. The printing of the stamps was handled by Walsall Security Printers Ltd. in Wolverhampton. Virtually on the border between...
In Part 3 on 100 Years of Bauhaus, we delve into the final two years of the art movement. A number of well-known teachers are also described, along with their works and Bauhaus buildings in Berlin. There were many political tensions between the...
The 15th edition of the Fiets & Wandelbeurs in Utrecht is just around the corner. On March 1, 2, and 3, thousands of visitors, mostly with backpacks, will come to the fair to gather information about their favorite country or region. Or...
In 1931, the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand was struck by an earthquake. 75 years after the natural disaster, a miniature booklet was released by the “New Zealand Post” in 2006. The earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, did...
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