It has been a while since a new part of the philately video course was featured on Postzegelblog. In this new episode created by Cees van der Wel, the 1928 Olympiad is discussed.
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It promises to be a great summer of sports! In addition to the Football World Cup, we are also gearing up for the Men's and Women's Hockey World Cup, which will take place in Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15 to 30, 2026. In Belgium...
The National Sports Commemoration on May 4, 2026, at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam is dedicated to equestrian sports this year. With poignant stories of Olympians who did not survive the Second World War, the commemoration brings to light an often overlooked chapter...
On January 1, 1978, Deutsche Post issued a stamp depicting a skier during a descent (fig.). The stamp bore the motto Sporthilfe and a value of 50+25 pf. With this stamp, the Sporthilfe/Für den Sport series would become a reality,...
On June 10, Belgium issued two additional sheets and two booklets, in addition to the Universal Postal Union sheet (see Short 303). The sheets concern sports and flowers, specifically the Olympic Games taking place in Paris in a few weeks...
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Since the philatelic material shown in the video is largely taken from the "Handbook of Dutch Postage Stamps"
is the correct title really that elegant, and not as is heard at 4.35 "Postal Stationery of the Netherlands", because that is actually a different book.
Regarding the compilers of the "Handboek Postwaarde Nederland" mentioned, the name "F. van den Heuvel" is incorrect. It should be "R. van den Heuvel". This error can be explained by the fact that the erroneous name appeared on the handbook only once (also incorrectly).
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Who was the person mentioned halfway through this video on a Haiti seal, and how did he meet his end?
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