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Post by smauggie on Apr 14, 2021 18:17:17 GMT
A cute Netherlands postal card. I am curious about the boxed A2 marking if anyone knows what it means.  |
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Post by stanley64 on Apr 15, 2021 8:36:00 GMT
Thanks for showing Antonio ( smauggie ); that is a little nice card. The 'A2' is a delivery stamp and was used by the postal carrier to indicate job complete. In addition to the boxed one shared here, other shapes exists including an oval.
You will also sometimes find them on the stamp as well; here the carrier would use his delivery stamp to obliterate stamps missing their cancels.
The 19th century version of a pen or marker...
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Post by smauggie on Apr 15, 2021 9:10:40 GMT
Thanks for that information Stanley.
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Post by forth on Feb 9, 2023 19:55:23 GMT
A nice Netherlands FDC to USA.  |
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Post by renden on Feb 9, 2023 20:43:39 GMT
A nice Netherlands FDC to USA. Semi-Postals - nice cover forth !! I have this series René |
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Post by forth on Feb 10, 2023 10:33:33 GMT
A have heard of semi-postals from France and the Netherlands. Not sure what the phrase means.
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Post by forth on Feb 10, 2023 10:35:58 GMT
Another Dutch FDC. Do not know if it is classified as a semi-postal.  |
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Feb 10, 2023 11:38:58 GMT
A have heard of semi-postals from France and the Netherlands. Not sure what the phrase means. The simple Google search definition is as follows forth : A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp, also known as a charity stamp, is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose and sold at a premium over the postal value. |
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Post by cursus on Feb 10, 2023 13:39:52 GMT
"semi-postal" is an Scott (American?) name, and place these stamps separate from "normal" ones. In Europe, we talk about "charity stamps" and our catalogs list them in chronological order with the other stamps.
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Post by forth on Feb 11, 2023 9:49:57 GMT
In all my 50+ years of collecting I had never heard the term. I have come across " charity issue" in catalogues I use. Thanks for the information.
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Post by renden on Feb 11, 2023 13:47:01 GMT
In all my 50+ years of collecting I had never heard the term. I have come across " charity issue" in catalogues I use. Thanks for the information. I have heard and known of charity stamps since I have been on TSF for some time and use Scott (semi-Postals) and Unitrade Canada cat. Sounds good to me and I also use MAURY for France and as mentioned, dates of issued are continuous. BTW you are at 49 posts and our ADMIN Admin will soon check the "50" mark to see if your posts qualify at 50 for full membership - CCONGRATS in advance from me !! |
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Post by smauggie on Feb 13, 2023 20:50:57 GMT
An advertising cover with corresponding slogan meter for Ornisa, a pet shop in the Netherlands. The meter rate is the printed matter rate at the time.  |
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Post by cursus on Jun 19, 2023 8:54:29 GMT
Circulated on July 2022. No idea of the date of issue of the St. Nicholas stamps.
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Post by JeffS on Sept 11, 2023 21:49:07 GMT
This cover arrived today with a purchase.
Okay, its a cropped part of the cover.
The leaf illustration caught my eye and I was able to make out the text of the machine cancel which reads DUURZAAN BEZORGD, which in English means SUSTAINAABLY DELIVERED. I searched online and found that this is a popular concept of delivering not only mail, but also freight and packages, in the most ecological way, including the use of non-polluting vehicles and eco-friendly packaging, and more. |
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Post by madbaker on Sept 11, 2023 23:24:25 GMT
JeffS, that's an interesting postmark. Thanks for sharing. I imagine folks in the Netherlands delivering by bicycle. Although, I cannot for the life of my understand why Dutch Post is commemorating the Australian comedian Jim Jeffries?! (the fellow on the left is the spitting image.) 
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Post by JeffS on Sept 12, 2023 1:05:25 GMT
JeffS , that's an interesting postmark. Thanks for sharing. I imagine folks in the Netherlands delivering by bicycle. Although, I cannot for the life of my understand why Dutch Post is commemorating the Australian comedian Jim Jeffries?! (the fellow on the left is the spitting image.) I have no idea. |
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Post by salmantino on Jan 15, 2024 6:28:20 GMT
JeffS , madbaker , The two stamps are two stamps from a miniature sheet celebrating Dutch DJs, issued 6 October 19 2014. DJs have become one of our biggest export products. The sheet of ten first weight-step (1) inland letter rate stamps contains five different stamps depicting DJs Hardwell (stamp 1/1 and 2/4), Tiësto (stamps 1/2 and 2/5), Afrojack (stamps 1/3 and 2/1), Dash Berlin (stamps 1/4 and 2/3), and Armin van Buuren (stamps 1/5 and 2/2). The two stamps are from the top row, positions 4 and 5: Dash Berlin and Armin van Buuren.  Image from the filahome.nl website.
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Post by anilkhemlani on Mar 24, 2024 16:05:10 GMT
cover from Netherland to England, sent on 20th nov 1950  |
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