As this will be my first post, I feel myself obliged to explain why I have decided to immerse you in the diverse and fascinating world of Dutch Philately. There are several answers to this question, but the most important one - in my humble opinion - is the sheer lack of well-informed philatelic blogs on the Netherlands and its former colonies today. It has been years ago when Adrian Keppel decided to stop with his superb http://akphilately.blogspot.nl/, which tells many (short) stories about mainly Dutch stamps. Today he maintains another excellent blog: http://stampengravers.blogspot.nl/, but the focus on Dutch stamps has - understandably - been somewhat relaxed. Another blog which last post dates from 2013 is called http://netherlandspostalhistory.blogspot.nl/. A great resource for anybody who is interested in Dutch philately from 1924 to 1946.
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| Wilhelmina Fur Collar, ƒ 0,25 - 1899 |
Another blog devoted to Dutch Philately has received critical acclaim since its start in 2006 (!) and could be found on http://www.postzegelblog.nl/. This great source of information has been my daily starter for many years, but all articles are in Dutch...as its target audience consists out of Dutch philatelists.
Still, I gather there is a worldwide interest in Dutch philately - or at least I hope this blog will contribute to a Dutch Philatelic Revival ;) - so that's why you're reading my posts.
Apart from the blog-business, there does exist one great online resource for philatelists called https://www.stampboards.com/. Various Dutch subjects has been dealt with over there and many passionate and respected philatelists shared their opinions on certain series such as the wonderful Wilhelmina Fur Collar issue of 1899 (see above). But the forum lacks real passionate Dutch philatelists to keep up a steady stream of posts about Dutch philately. A blog devoted to Dutch philately seems hence more suitable as 'threads' from other authors won't 'intervene' and the focus will always be on Dutch stamps and postal pieces.
I hope you will enjoy 'Dutch Philately'!
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