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Special situations in history, such as war-time conditions and pre-philately
During the First World War (1914–1918), tens of thousands of foreign soldiers and civilians were interned in neutral countries, including the Netherlands. Internees were often refugees or soldiers who, after escaping from hostile armies, crossed the border into a neutral country and were held there …
The period of the mid-19th century marked a crucial phase in the development of overland postal services between Europe and the Dutch East Indies, particularly following the establishment of the British Overland Mail Service, which operated from Alexandria through Suez to Singapore. Among the many …
Don’t call the Philatelistenclub “Rotterdam” a ‘vereniging’ (association). It is a club. This immediately sets the tone. It is not just an association of stamp collectors. No, it is a club. Nor can you sign up as a member. You have to be nominated by …
During the tumultuous years of World War II, many individuals found themselves caught in the crossfire of global conflict and political persecution. One such individual was Ivo van Voorst van Beest, a Free Mason and ardent supporter of the Dutch House of Orange. His story …
Updated January 7. Sender address is Fawkner Park. This is the back of the building on St Kilda Road. See map. As collectors of postal history, we naturally prefer to have beautiful, undamaged envelopes in the collection. However, sometimes you have no choice and have …
After the Japanese occupation of Dutch East Indies, Dutch soldiers used to send postcards for X-mas and New Year to Holland. Very often special military X-mas postcards were used and there exist a wide variety of those, which are worth to be collected and collectors …
The train was also used in World War II to travel to work by train. Pictured here is a shortened work week card, 3rd class from the Nederlandsche Spoorwegen (NS) for the Barendrecht-Rotterdam route. The card was bought in Barendrecht (see the NS block postmark). …
The French production of stamps during WWII was quite similar to the production before the war in terms of volume. One after another beautiful emission was issued as if everything was normal. Gradually the impact on the issuance policy of the Vichy-regime, which was lead …
This is a word in dialect from the region of Twente. It is the name given to craftsmen, mainly from the village of Vriezenveen, who tried their luck in the newly built city of Saint Petersburg (1703) and travelled to there between 1720-1730 to built …
These days philately is no longer just about the stamp or the envelope. Social philately is becoming increasingly important. Social philately is mainly about the content of the mail item and not or to a lesser degree about the mail item itself.
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