tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post2663413565615445244..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Surinam (Dutch Guiana) 1923 Part BJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-38401300070392134912016-03-18T22:50:01.260-07:002016-03-18T22:50:01.260-07:00Good point Gene. They have a penchant for "cl...Good point Gene. They have a penchant for "clean" design. Calvinist background?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-44124284545253052552016-03-18T19:11:06.955-07:002016-03-18T19:11:06.955-07:00One of my favorite things about the Dutch and Dutc...One of my favorite things about the Dutch and Dutch Colonial issues of the classical era is the period from about 1910 on when a lot of Art Nouveau/Art Deco style was used in the design, such as for the colonial Air Mail issues. That is one thing that the Dutch have always done quite well, even to the present, is being forward-thinking in terms of design (though sometimes it can perhaps be a bit too forward thinking for some collectors). Gene/DJCMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289801853947188368noreply@blogger.com