af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 23, 2024 | Stamp of the day
On 14 January 2024, Queen Margrethe 2 of Denmark abdicates. It is exactly 52 years after she was installed and thus succeeded her father, King Frederik 9. Margrethe was born at Amalienborg on 16 April 1940. She was not heir to the throne at birth, but became so in...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 22, 2024 | Stamp of the day
Until 1795 the Netherlands was a republic comprising a federation of seven autonomous provinces. During the French occupation, the Dutch Republic was transformed into a modern unitary state, the Batavian Republic (1795-1806). It then became a Kingdom, when the Emperor...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 21, 2024 | Stamp of the day
In 1899 The Netherlands issued four stamps depicting numbers in an oval. Todays stamp is the 1 cent issue with a CV og 1,20 euros for a mint copy.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 21, 2024 | Stamp of the day
When King Willem died in 1890 Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962) took over the crown. Queen Vilhelmine of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, was reigning queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. With a reign of almost 58 years, she is the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 19, 2024 | Stamp of the day
After three series of stamps with the portrait of King Willem III, a new series of stamps were issued in 1869 all depicting the coat of arms of the Netherlands. Todays stamp is a beautiful cancelled copy of the 1 cent issue. CV is 2,50 euros.
