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One of the Rarest Postmarks from The Hague
In 1938, a trial was conducted with the Komusin franking stamp machine. This machine was highly innovative, applying a roll stamp to an envelope and cancelling it in one operation. The illustrated postmark closely resembles a franking machine impression (meter mark, “red franking”). In addition …
The Tale of a Printing Pharmacist
Social philately is becoming increasingly important among collectors. It’s not (only) the postal item that matters, but also the sender, the addressee, and possibly the content of a letter. Sometimes, the social aspect is more significant than the letter itself, and a letter without a …
The Imperforate Wilhelmina: Unique Stamp History (UPDATE)
door In the rich history of Dutch stamps, some stand out due to their exceptional characteristics and stories. One of them is the 10-cent Wilhelmina “Fur Collar” (Dutch: “Bontkraag”) stamp (NVPH 83), which, due to its imperforate state and unique background, holds a special place in …
A real ‘club’
Don’t call the Philatelistenclub “Rotterdam” a ‘vereniging’ (association). It is a club. This immediately sets the tone. It is not just an association of stamp collectors. No, it is a club. Nor can you sign up as a member. You have to be nominated by …
An expensive mourning card
For forgetting to inform the Hofstede family in Amsterdam about the passing, the next of kin in Arnhem came at a cost. Telephone was not yet common among privates in 1957, and WhatsApp and the internet did not yet exist. To still inform the family …
Sharp increase in postal rates
Today, October 4, PostNL, the Dutch postal operator, has announced the main postal rate for 2024: a standard letter of 20 gr. A major increase of the postal rates was already expected, as the Dutch regulator ACM has announced on August 18 the tariff space …
No permission for PostNL to take over mail company Sandd
Postal company Sandd (short for Sort and Deliver) was – after PostNL – the Netherlands’ second postal company. Founded in 1999 and acquired by PostNL on 1 February 2020. It was headquartered in Apeldoorn. As usual, PostNL needed permission from the competition authority in the …
‘Blokstempels’
In 1910, the so-called blokstempels (block postmarks) were introduced for travelling post offices: tram, train, boat. With hundreds of different postmarks, it is an El Dorado for the postmark collector. Many of these postmarks are easy to find and cheap. The stamp type was also …
The Ad de Goede Collection
The upcoming Sheraton & Peel auction (23 September) will offer (among other lots) the second part of the Ad de Goede Collection. It is not known that Ad de Goede specialized in numeral postmarks (except from his beloved Utrecht), but it is noteworthy that he …