Postal Rates Archives – Netherlands + Philately

Stamps used to pay services

by René Hillesum10 November 202116 July 20210

This parcel card from Dorchester, England 1978 to Biddinghuizen, near Lelystad in the Netherlands. Entered the country in Rotterdam and presented by post office clarks to the customs.

by René Hillesum1 September 202116 July 20210

Sometimes you will find nice, attractive items because of a (correct) combination not often used.

by René Hillesum16 March 20216 January 20210

Today, the minimum size of a letter or card which PostNL will accept is 140 × 90 mm. However, in 1948 Anneke Dronkers announced that she was married in Pembroke, England using a much smaller envelope.

by René Hillesum23 February 20216 January 20210

It is always nice to find a not every day combination of postal services which leads to a single franking.

by René Hillesum16 February 202122 February 20210

Anton van der Valk (1884 – 1975) has illustrated under his pseudonym Ton van Tast several brochures issued by P.T.T. Among them the booklets both titled “Hoe help ik de post en mijzelf” (How do I help the post and myself). With numerous illustrations the …

by René Hillesum7 October 202024 June 20200

Obviously there has been (at least in 1955) an international agreement for forwarding letters from one country to an other and have them sent free of charge via a state owned colleague institute. In this case a letter of the United States department of Agriculture/Official …

by René Hillesum4 March 202023 February 20200

On January first, 1922 the uniform postal identity card was introduced, as agreed on the Congress in Madrid of the Universal Postal Union in 1920. The cards were uniform for all member countries and were produced in Switzerland. In basic they were the same (a …

by Adam van der Linden24 February 202021 February 20200

The Queen Wilhelmina type Veth series from 1924-1926 may justifiably be called one of the most beautiful and interesting designs. In the first place the beautiful picture on the stamps, and second in the long term validity (until March 31st, 1944) and thirdly the rates- …

by René Hillesum16 February 202017 February 20200

In 2013 PostNL introduced the “Postzegelcode” (Stamp Code). Simply put: by writing a number combination on the envelope after buying this code through the PostNL app, the letter could be put in the mail without stamps because the postage was correctly paid for. Initially, PostNL …