Elmina, Gold Coast
door Except for the known former colonies, the Dutch had for a shorter or longer period numerous possessions around the world for trading. Elmina is situated on the west coast of Africa, Gold Coast, nowadays in Ghana.
Categorie: Netherlands
Municipal revenue stamps: Alphen-Chaam / Chaam / Alphen en Riel
door The First cycling course after the Tour de France is always the classic “8 of Chaam” which in the mean time has merged to Alphen-Chaam with the former municipalities Alphen en Riel, Chaam and Nieuw – Ginneken, being originally Ginneken and Bavel (up to 1942).
The West Frisian Dialect
door Wervershoof 30-05-1913. Mrs Maartje Hooijveld-Mantel sends a postcard to her niece who lives in the neighboring village of Andijk:
Netherlands 1939: Dutch express letter by train
Apart from my interest in retrieving information about senders and addressees, contents and messages, I occasionally include covers / postcards in my collection because the postal rate or postal markings intrigue me. The cover below is such an example. This letter was sent to the …
Return to sender
Many Dutch (mainly) young men were in World War Two forced to work in Germany especially in the (war) industry. One of the worked for the pistols factory Mauser-Werken in Oberndorf (Neckar). The letter was sent by his father from Winsum (Gn.) 19.3.1945.