The Dutch live with water, fight against water, and make use of water. Life with and making use of water is clearly evident in the Typical Dutch – sailing stamp. The elements of water and wind in combination with...
From August 24 to September 5, 2021, the 16th Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo. Who took the initiative to organize the Paralympic Games? Has the Netherlands ever hosted the Paralympic Games? Which sports are being held in Tokyo...
PostNL has had 8 years to release Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games stamps in 2021. It is a mystery to me and other collectors why this edition of the Games would not be stamp-worthy. Consider the...
The month of May offers a multitude of sports and is, for most athletes, good training to assess where they stand for the biggest sporting event of 2021: the Tokyo Olympic Games. Cycling (Giro d'Italia), tennis (Roland Garros),...
It seems like yesterday, the first infection in the Netherlands. Then-Minister for Medical Care & Sport, Bruno Bruins, announced the news via a note during the TV broadcast on February 27, 2020. We are one year into the...
Recently, I was asked to provide a brief description of two 1928 Olympic Games stamps (NVPH 212/10). In doing so, I discovered that the Handbook of Dutch Postage Stamps (chapter Charity Stamps 1928, Olympic Games) devotes little substantive attention to the images of these...
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