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As a boy of about 12, I got the idea to start collecting a theme alongside the collection of the Netherlands and colonies. That way, I could at least do as I pleased. So, even then stubborn, I decided to get rid of the pre-printed album...
In the stamp world, when it comes to blocks, most collectors immediately think of a block of four or more stamps torn from a sheet or a small sheet, containing one or more stamps. But upon looking through my...
Everyone knows Scouting, the Boy Scouts, the Guides, Cubs, Brownies, and so on. All organizations that are fully engaged in activities for young people. Less well known is an organization that was founded in the United States on March 17, 1910: the Camp Fire...
The Argentine postal service issued a series of four stamps on the occasion of the 15th Men's Volleyball World Championship to be held in Buenos Aires from September 28 to October 12, 2002. So far, nothing special, because the...
Collecting individual stamps is fun, but collecting postal items is even more fun. Especially when those items tell a whole story. For instance, I came across a postcard (or is it printed matter?) dated August 5, 1924...
How do I collect impressions of special stamps? In most cases, an envelope or card is affixed with a stamp in the upper right corner. The impression of the stamp is then (in most cases) applied neatly, partly on the...
On August 28, 1979, two special stamps were issued: one commemorating 100 years of football and one marking 60 years of women's suffrage in the Netherlands. The latter stamp, unlike the first, caused quite a stir! What was...
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