12 december 2024

The Rarity and Significance of Dutch East Indies Landmail Covers (1845-1847)

The period of the mid-19th century marked a crucial phase in the development of overland postal services between Europe and the Dutch East Indies, particularly following the establishment of the British Overland Mail Service, which operated from Alexandria through Suez to Singapore. Among the many …

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Dutch field post from the Waterloo campaign

Throughout the Waterloo campaign of 1815 the allied forces maintained a semi-regular field post system in order to communicate efficiently with each other and the anxious home front. The prospect of Napoleon invading his lost territories (including The Low Countries), defeating Wellington and subsequently consolidating …

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