Olympic Games 1992

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. 

Floriade 17.4.1992

Floriade is an international exhibition and garden festival, held every 10 years in the Netherlands. All have been World Horticultural Expositions and listed as an A1 category exhibition by the International Association of Horticultural Producers and hence recognized by the Bureau of International Expositions. The stamps on the FDC were issued during the Floriade held in 19922 at the Hague. 

Thank you Merja.

Netherlands Stamp Day 8.10.1993

Netherlands 1993   Stamp Day.    2 stamp set depicts an animated Carrier Pigeon (Dove) with Letter and Radio Dish Aerial.

Children and the Media 1.9.1993

The stamps on this miniature sheet on the FDC were issued on Childrens Day by the Netherlands in 1993. The theme was Children and the Media.
Thank you Rene for this nice FDC.

Piet Mondriaan - 50th Death Anniversary 1.2.1994

The three stamps on this cover were issued to commemorate the 50th Death Anniversary of the Dutch Artist Piet Mondriaan.

Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (March 7, 1872 – February 1, 1944), was a Dutch painter.

He was a contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed neoplasticism. This consisted of white ground, upon which he painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors.

Mondrian's arrival in Paris from Holland in 1911 marked the beginning of a period of profound change. He encountered experiments in Cubism and with the intent of integrating himself within the Parisian avant-garde removed an 'a' from the Dutch spelling of his name (Mondriaan).

Thank you Rene.

Birds 22.2.1994

(70+60 c) The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the brent goose, genetic analysis has shown it is an eastern derivative of the cackling goose lineage.

(80+70 c) The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.

(90+80 c) The garganey (Anas querquedula) is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India (in particular Santragachi), and Australasia in winter, where large flocks can occur. This species was first described by Linnaeus in 1758 under its current scientific name. Like other small ducks such as the common teal, this species rises easily from the water with a fast twisting wader-like flight.

Their breeding habitat is grassland adjacent to shallow marshes and steppe lakes.

Dutch Stock Exchange Floor 13.6.1994

My friend Rene from Holland sent me this FDC with a stamp commemorating the Dutch Stock Exchange Floor, showing a screen with the Initials KPN which meant offering of Shares in Royal PTT. Netherlands. KPN, PTT Nederland was listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on 13.6.1994. 

Thank you Rene.

Centenary of the ANWM 1994

These two stamps on the Dutch FDC of 1994 were issued to commemorate the Centenary of the ANWM.  The Royal Dutch Touring Club (Dutch, Algemene Nederlandse Wielrijdersbond or ANWB) is a travelers' association in the Netherlands, supporting all modes of travel. It's responsible for traffic signs and signage on roads and trails. It also offers test reports, travel services and roadside assistance, comparable to the German ADFC / ADAC.

ANWB was formed July 1, 1883 as Nederlandsche Vélocipèdisten-Bond (Dutch bicyclists' club) and renamed two years later. In 1905 the nameKoninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond (Royal Dutch Tourist Club) was adopted. ANWB has over four million members, and is the largest nonprofit association in the Netherlands.

In the 20th century, the association expanded to include motorists, hikers, equestrians, motorcyclists, as well as participants in water sports, winter sports and camping.

The second stamp or the one on the right was also issued as The 1994 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in The Hague, Netherlands from July 27 to August 7, 1994. They were the second edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI.