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The Watersnoodramp was one of the most devastating natural disasters in the Netherlands. In the night of 31 January and 1 February 1953, there was a combination of northwesterly storm and spring tide. This combination led to record high rising water levels. After the Second …
Recently, there has been considerable debate in the Netherlands about whether or not to declare an asylum crisis and, in connection with that, to introduce an Asylum Emergency Act. Article 103 of the Constitution outlines the procedures and powers related to states of emergency, during …
A ‘luchtbrief’ (air letter, with an imprinted 35c stamp) is not a rare postal item. However, the one pictured here from the Ad de Goede collection (which will be auctioned at René Hillesum Filatelie on 23 September) is special. Its destination is common place: to …
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