Charity stamps

Introduction to Christmas stamps / children's stamps 1923 & 1924 with posters

Written in: Dutch • redactie • June 28, 2020

In 1923, the Dutch population was first alerted by posters to the sale of an unknown and new type of stamp, namely charity stamps, for which slightly more than usual had to be paid. The advertisements from the first two years of introduction...

The first postage stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • 19 Januari 2016

After the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany entered into force on May 23, 1949, the postal services of the Allied occupiers continued to operate pending the establishment of the Deutsche Bundespost on April 1, 1950. But...

Bate Hijlkema over Unique identification Mourning stamp Netherlands Prio: The accompanying short, bitter reaction appeared in the Leeuwarder Courant of July 18: "PostNL is making bereavement mail 130 percent more expensive. So you would...

Willem Meerkerk over Self-adhesive or gummed, what do you collect?: I collect the annual collection of Dutch stamps. That automatically means that I collect gummed and self-adhesive stamps. The perforated…

Lars over Self-adhesive or gummed, what do you collect?: I collect both, though I prefer not to have mint self-adhesive ones. You never know how they will stand the test of time. Just look at the Nede…

Lars over Mouth-watering tart stamps with a sweet scent: One advantage of self-adhesive stamps is that people cannot tear off the perforations. Of the gummed stamps used, you can alti…

Rob over Chessboard on stamp sheet: @Elizadoug I always use the Google Translate app with the camera function myself.

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…