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Unusual Subjects on Stamps – Camping and Caravans
In this article we’ve excluded Scouting-related stamps as these are numerous. The “Camping in the Netherlands” stamp sheet seen here contains six stamps in different designs, each featuring a different camping vehicle: from caravans and camper vans to small tents. The stamps feature a cloud-shaped cutout and, together with the…Read More
Thomas de la Rue, Stamp Printer and More – Part Two
PostBeeld’s Dutch and Belgian stamp blog has some great contributors. Generally they go into far more detail with their articles than the English language blog, with its shorter stories. One of our Dutch authors is Cees Janssen whose superb articles have graced the pages of the Dutch website for many…Read More
Maliavanka?
Maliavanka (painted carpet) is a special type of folk art in Belarus. Classified as a so-called naive art, a branch of primitivism, Maliavanka is a large (up to 2 meters) carpet, usually painted on homespun cloth painted in black.Maliavanka became widespread in the period from the 1920s to the 1960s.…Read More
Thomas de la Rue, Stamp Printer and More – Part One
PostBeeld’s Dutch and Belgian stamp blog has some great contributors. Generally they go into far more detail with their articles than the English language blog, with its shorter stories. One of our Dutch authors is Cees Janssen whose superb articles have graced the pages of the Dutch website for many…Read More
YES! Rick Wakeman Honoured Again
Two giants of progressive rock have come together in a landmark collection of six stamps issued by the Isle of Man to celebrate the legendary British musician Rick Wakeman brought to life through the surreal artwork of his great friend Roger Dean. Above you can see a minisheet and below…Read More
Recently Added to Stock
A small selection of stamps added to PostBeeld’s stock recently can be seen below. Please note: for each country featured in the article, there will have been many more stamps added to PostBeeld’s freestampcatalogue.com website. We begin with stamps from St. Vincent. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lies to the…Read More
Black Heritage – Part 17
The Black Heritage series stamp issued by the United States in 2024 features Constance Baker Motley (born September 14 1921, died September 29 2005), who was the first African-American woman to become a US federal judge – being appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the United States District Court…Read More
Japan’s First European Traders
Japan’s first European trading partners were the Portuguese, who reached Japan in 1543. However, the Dutch became Japan’s sole European trading partner for nearly 250 years, starting in 1609 and continuing until Japan reopened its doors to the West. From 1633, when the Tokugawa Shogunate proclaimed the isolation of Japan, until…Read More
Claude Gay’s Book Commemorated
In 1948, Chile issued a series of postage stamps celebrating the centenary of French botanist, naturalist, and explorer Claude Gay’s book – “Flora and Fauna of Chile” – which featured various native animals and plants illustrated by the author. Three 25-stamp sheetlets, showcasing the diverse wildlife of Chile were issued with…Read More
