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All postal companies worldwide are dealing with a rapid decline in the amount of mail sent each year. Where the postal services once had more or less a monopoly on communication, especially since the rise of the internet, email, and smartphones, almost nothing remains of …
This postcard is an example of early 20th-century postal correspondence from St. Helena to the Netherlands. It was sent from St. Helena on May 7, 1902, and addressed to G. A. H. van Trotsenburg in Zaandam, Netherlands. The postcard arrived in Zaandam on May 28, …
This is not a very scarce item in general. You will find it from time to time, but not very likely in the philatelic world. This because the majority of them are in a very much used state and due to the soft cover damaged. …
Bartje (Bartels) is the main character in the books of Anne de Vries (1904-1964), a writer of “streekromans” (Dutch language novels, with emphasize on regional history and culture). Which Dutch person doesn’t know the expression “Ik bid niet veur brune bonen!” (“I don’t pray for …
Nowadays one can only dream about the ‘Elfstedentocht’ (eleven cities tour). This major skating event started in 1909 and leads along eleven cities in the province of Friesland with start and finish in the provincial capital Leeuwarden. The tour is almost 200 km and one …
Nowadays social philately is getting more important. We can learn a lot from documents. In the small town of Genemuiden, north of the city of Zwolle end the northern tip of the so called Bible belt, they needed a new officer at the community office …
“Kinderbedankkaarten” (Children’s thank-you cards) are a small collection area. These cards were cataloged and given a value in the 2016 edition of the “Speciale Catalogus BVPH”. There are cards in various categories, each with a separate print and circulation. The smallest edition was 250 pieces.
A long-time friend of mine from the Netherlands gave me the slightly tattered envelope shown in Figure 1 when I visited him last May. According to the address on the back, the envelope was mailed from Wageningen to Brunssum. It carries a 10 ct + …
Officially on January 30, 2017 single vending machine (kiosk) stamps once again became available at selected locations in the Netherlands. The kiosks will be available for about a year to see how the public reacts to them. The stamps coming out of the kiosks come …
When Slavo Ramadanović brought the Montenegrin declaration of war to Austria-Hungary in the summer of 1914 he probably realized how reckless this move could be. As General Director of the department of foreign affairs of this small Balkan nation he was in charge of all …
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