af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | feb 4, 2024 | Stamp of the day
In 1894 two stamps were issued to celebrate the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Emperor Meiji & Empress Haru. Mutsuhito (1852 –1912), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji was the 122nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | feb 2, 2024 | Stamp of the day
The postal history of Japan traces back to the early 17th century when the Tokugawa shogunate established a formal postal system known as the “kitte system” in 1603. This system allowed for the efficient exchange of official communications between the...
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...
