The Fibula of Dorestad

The Europa 2025 theme was "National Archaeological Discoveries" and the stamp issued by Post NL for the Netherlands features the Fibula of Dorestad. The guilded broach was found inside a well in 1969 in the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. It was likely hidden there during Viking raids of 850AD in what was then the trading post of Dorestad.

Nieuwegein, Netherlands

Some random Dutch stamps on this cover from Nieuwegein, just south of Utrecht. From left to right, a (rotated) stamp featuring an untitled 1994 piece by Koen Vermeule from the 2004 stamp series "Art in Corporate Collections", a 2008 stamp commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Exchange Index, and a 2021 stamp from a set showcasing innovation in the Netherlands.

Rotterdam in the Netherlands

From the Dutch city of Rotterdam: gateway to Europe. Rotated stamps and a machine postmark. They weren't put there to look pretty. A strip of three stamps from a set of six from a sheet of ten from 2012 featuring Dutch cattle breeds. From left to right are Witrik, Lakenvelder and Groningen White-headed. And the stamp on the right is a December holiday stamp from a sheet of ten from 2005. It makes more sense when you see the rest of the stamps in the sheet. 

Skrok and Skrins Nature Reserves, Netherlands

A pair of stamps from the "Experience Nature" stamp series from the Netherlands. These stamps are from a sheet that features flora and fauna from the Skrok and Skrins Nature Reserves. Both are bird sanctuaries in the Greidhoeke in Friesland. The bird on the right stamp is a Kemphaan. And the flowers on the stamp on the left are Goudknopje or Brass Buttons.
 

Gorredijk, Netherlands

A stamp from 2022 that commemorates the 250th birth anniversary of King William I of the Netherlands. Gorredijk is a town in the Dutch province of Friesland in the northern part of the Netherlands.

Amersfoort, Netherlands

From left to right, a 1993 stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of Wageningen University & Research which specializes in life sciences and agriculture, a moth from the Duin en Kruidberg nature reserve 2021 Experience Nature stamp sheet, a dragonfly from the Haarzuilens Country Estate 2021 Experience Nature stamp sheet, and a porpoise stamp from an Endangered Species set issued in 1985.

 

Forest Birds of the Netherlands

 

Netherlands, 100 Years of Aviation

100 Years of Aviation in the Netherlands

This stamp sheet commemorates the 100th year of the Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR). The sheet features airplane designs that span that 100 year history.

Insects from the Netherlands

A strip of 5 from a sheet of 10. The third of the four sheets that made up the 2018 "Experience Nature" series.  The insects on these stamps are all found in the Netherlands.

Dutch Architecture

Stamps from a sheet issued 17 September 2018. The "New Construction" architecture movement of the early 20th century was all about functional design. On these stamps, the Zonnestraal sanatorium in Hilversum (1928) amd the Glaspaleis department store in Heerlen (1935).

Oldebroek, Netherlands

Reptiles from the Netherlands

On this cover, a smooth snake: a non-venomous European snake, and a viviparous lizard: a Eurasian lizard that gives birth rather than lay eggs.

Nieuwegein, Netherlands

Netherlands Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Norway

Frogs from the Netherlands

A pair of stamps from a recent sheet featuring reptiles and amphibians from in the Netherlands. On the right is a Moor Frog. The males can turn blue for a few days during the mating season. The stamp on the left is a garlic or common spadefoot toad. When frightened, these toads can secrete a substance that smells like garlic.

Gorredijk, Netherlands

Dutch Chickens

A pair of stamps from from the Netherlands from a recent sheet featuring Dutch breeds of chickens. The chickens on these stamps are Twents Hoen (aka Kraienkopp).

Schiphol Airport 100th Anniversary

A pair of stamps from a sheet that commemorates the 100th anniversary of Schiphol airport. It first opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase. Today it is the third busiest passenger airport in Europe.

Leusden, Netherlands