‘Oranje boven’
by Sometimes you will find nice, attractive items because of a (correct) combination not often used.
Tag: Posttarieven
Local postage
From April 1, 1892 till April 1, 1957 there has been a reduced rate for local shipments (with an exception in 1921-1928. This letter (19.10.1953) was sent from The Hague to the neighboring village of Wassenaar, but local was local, so the full letter rate …
Single: but a nice combination
It is always nice to find a not every day combination of postal services which leads to a single franking.
Ton van Tast
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 …
Postal identity cards
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 …
There is still hope for the postage stamp!
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 …