Winter help

Take care of the resistance in The Hague

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • May 4, 2026

In the exhibition 'Care for the Resistance', posters, brochures, and stamps show how the 1940-1945 Foundation raised millions shortly after the war. This money was used, among other things, for convalescent homes to accommodate resistance fighters. Also in Paleis het...

Winter Relief in Belgium during the war years 1940-1944

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • October 7, 2014

Belgium coat-of-arms Netherlands

Similar to the Netherlands, Belgium also had the Winter Relief campaign during the occupation in the Second World War, modeled after the German example. On May 28, 1940, the Belgian army capitulated and the occupation by German troops began. Just like in...

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…

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.