Below you will find articles about Germans. Or click here to view stamps with the subject Germans in the catalog.
Colombia 1944 Some examples here of savings on stamp purchases in PostBeeld's Year End sale. 75th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Charitable Society of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Mint stamps from 1944, 25% discount. Croatia 1943 In April 1941 Germans and...
It is now almost fifty years ago, and sometimes you still hear older Germans say: we won, but the referee let England win! England hosted the football World Cup in 1966. That England...
Two stamps were issued in 1948 dedicated to the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. The values were 1D red and 2½D blue, featuring images of seaweed harvesting, the Vraic. The issue date was May 10, 1948. The two stamps were...
To supplement the stamps on the island of Jersey, two stamps were issued with virtually the same design as the three stamps from Guernsey, but produced by Major Norman Victor Lacey Rybot. After he had retired from the military, he settled...
A truly strange stamp issue took place on January 15, 1960, by the postal service of Suriname. A series consisting of four surcharge stamps featuring images relating to 'indigenous folk art'. The stamp catalog states: sold up to and including...
During the First World War, it became increasingly difficult to deliver mail to England. The British and German navies laid naval mines in the Channel, and the area was heavily patrolled by German submarines. The Zeeland Steamship Company (SMZ)...
By many people, 'the longest day' is also referred to as D-Day. The landing of Allied troops, primarily consisting of British, American, and Canadian units, on the coast of Normandy. The landing on the beaches of the... by German troops...
On May 10, 1940, German troops invaded the Netherlands. Following that invasion, several thousand Germans and approximately 500 members of the NSB were rounded up in the Dutch East Indies and placed in camps. It was a precautionary measure by the Indies authorities. This was done by the...
At 3pm on 5 August 1914, an audience of around 15,000 huddled together in front of the steps of parliament. The crowd excitedly cheered as the Governor, Lord Liverpool stepped forward from a group of his peers. As he made...
In July 1931, an exhibition organized by the 'Club Royal Philatélique des Invalides de Guerre' took place in Brussels. That, according to the Belgian stamp catalogue. But what did the letters ONOG and ONIG, or NWOW and NWOI, mean? With a little detective work...
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