Postal stationery of the Netherlands

Postal stationery of the Netherlands, numbering according Geuzendam catalogue^[1]. Issue dates are indicated although in many cases there is uncertainty about it. Even when a ﬁrst day of sale had been determined, postal stationery was sometimes sold earlier.

Envelopes edit

An envelope is a common item, usually made of thin, flat material. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card. It is called postal stationery when imprinted with an indicia indicating the amount of postage at the domestic first-class rate.

1876-1896 edit

№ 1-7, King William III, Queen Wilhelmina. 5 cent blue and 12.5 cent grey imprint. Sizes: 150x82mm (№ 1-5), 146x111mm (№ 6-7).

5c 1876, coarse grey-white paper, unused (№ 1)
12.5c 1877, used 1892 Rotterdam-Hamburg (№ 2)
12.5c 1877, used 1894 Deventer-Davos (№ 2)
5c 1894, unused (№ 5c)
12.5c 1896, unused (№ 7)

Lettercards edit

In philately a lettercard or letter card is a postal stationery item consisting of a folded card with a prepaid imprinted stamp. The fact that it is folded over gives the writer twice as much room for the message compared with a postal card. The message is written on the inside and the card is then folded and sealed around the edges. The recipient tears off and discards the perforated selvages to open the card.

1888-10-15 edit

№ 1, King William III, 5 cent blue. Size: 158-160x272mm. Light grey paper.

1893-07, The Hague (№ 1)

1896-12 edit

№ 3-7. Queen Wilhelmina with hanging hair. Denomination 3, 5 and 12.5 cents. Sizes 140x168mm (№ 3, 5 and 7), 118x140mm (№ 4 and 6). Vertically perforated, missing 2 holes at top (type x) or without missing holes at top (type y).

x-perforation (№ 5x)
y-perforation (№ 3y)

3c used Nijmegen-Munster (№ 3x)
3c unused (№ 3y)
3c uprated 10c, used Scheveningen-Eupen (№ 3y)
5c unused (№ 5x)
5c used G5x Deventer-Hilversum (№ 5x)
12.5c unused (№ 7x)
12.5c used Nijmegen-Bremen (№ 7x)
12.5c used Scheveningen-Eupen (№ 7y)

1904-1905 edit

№ 8-9. Queen Wilhelmina with hanging hair. 5 and 12.5 cents (№ 5, 7) surcharged '3 CENT'. 140x168mm.

1904, 5c uprated to 12.5 c, used in 1905 (№ 8y)

Postal Cards edit

Postal cards are postal stationery with an imprinted stamp or indicium signifying the prepayment of postage. They are sold by postal authorities.The first postal stationery of the Netherlands was a postal card which was issued January 1, 1871.

1871-01-01 edit

№ 1, coat of arms of the Netherlands, 2.5 cent lilac. Smooth or ribbed creamy to buff cardboard, 0.18 to 0.30mm. Size: 122x87mm. Intended for domestic mail.

unused
1871-01, first day of issue, Middelburg-Zwolle
reverse side of card
1872-02, Utrecht-Amsterdam
1872-04, Den Helder-Amsterdam
1872-05, Haarlem-Amsterdam
1872-10, Zaltbommel-Amsterdam

1872-1876 edit

№ 2-12. Coat of arms of the Netherlands, 2.5 cent lilac or violet, King William III, 5 cent blue. Smooth or ribbed creamy to buff cardboard, 0.18 to 0.30mm. Size: 122x87mm. 2.5 cent intended for domestic mail, 5 cent for destinations abroad. Postcards № 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 exist being used for destinations abroad.

1872, reply part, used in 1875 (№ 2-A)
1872, wide address line points, used in 1874 (№ 3)
1873, used in 1875 (№ 7 z-1)
1873, used 1875 (№ 7 z-2)
1874, 5c unused (№ 8)
1874, 5c postal reply card, unused (№ 9)
1875 unused (№ 10)
1875, used in 1876 (№ 10)
1876, used in 1877 (№ 12)

The in 1873 issued № 7 z-1 and № 7 z-2 are violet to dark violet while the 1876 № 12 is light reddish violet. The meander line of № 7 is broken in different places when compared to № 12. Other differences between these three types:

1873, detail upper left corner, undamaged (№ 7 z-1)
1873, detail upper left corner, dented (№ 7 z-2)
1876, detail upper left corner (№ 12)
1873, detail lower right corner, vertical meander line not aligned with square, broken lower meander (№ 7 z-1)
1873, detail lower right corner, vertical meander line aligned with square, broken lower meander (№ 7 z-2)
1876, detail lower right corner, vertical meander line attached to square, unbroken lower meander (№ 12)

1877-1880 edit

Coat of arms of the Netherlands type I

Coat of arms of the Netherlands type II

№ 13-22. Numeral 2.5 cent violet, King William III, 5 cent blue. From № 14 additional coat of arms on the left side (except № 29-30, right side). Coat of arms in type I and/or II; narrow or wide background lines:

Type I: № 14
Type I or II both exist: № 21-22
Type II: all other issues up to № 54 (1900)

Yellowish or creamy white cardboard, 0.16 to 0.30 mm. Size: 122x87mm.

1877, used in 1879. Type I coat of arms. (№ 14)
1877, used in 1880. Type I coat of arms. (№ 14)
1878, used in 1880. Type II coat of arms. (№ 16)
1878, used in 1880. Type II coat of arms. (№ 16)
1880, used in 1880. Type II coat of arms. (№ 21)

1881-1887 edit

№ 23-28.

1881-1894, numeral 2.5 cent lilac-violet on pink (№ 23, 24).
1881-1887 (March?), King William III, 5 cent blue on light blue to yellowish-blue (№ 25-28).

Reverse white. Sizes: 137-138x92-93mm.

1881, used in 1884 (№ 23)
1881, used in 1892 (№ 23)
1881, unused (№ 24)
1881, used in 1884 (№ 25)
1886, used in 1887 (№ 27)
1886, used in 1890 (№ 27)

1891-1894 edit

№ 29-37.

1894, numeral 2.5 cent brownish-red (№ 32, 34) or violet (№ 33, 35).
1891-1894, Queen Wilhelmina with 'hanging hair' 5c blue on light blue (№ 29-31 and № 36-37).

Reverse white. Sizes: 137-138x92-93mm or 140x90mm (№ 33, 35-37).

1891, unused (№ 29)
1891, used in 1894 (№ 29)
1891, used in 1895 (№ 29)
1891, used in 1896 (№ 29)
1892, unused (№ 31)
1892, used in 1893 (№ 31)
1894-06, unused (№ 32)
1894-08, unused (№ 33)
1894, unused (№ 36)
1894, used in 1897 (№ 36)
1894, used in 1898 (№ 36)

1924 edit

№ 199a-199n 1924-09-06, 199o and 199p 1924-11. Illustrated postal cards, 12.5c. 14 different city views. Red on light buff, sizes: 140x90mm. 199o and 199p second issue with corrected text.

Zutphen (№ 199a)
Zutphen (№ 199b)
Doesburg (№ 199c)
Dordrecht (№ 199d)
Leiden (№ 199e)
Katwijk (№ 199f)
Haarlem (№ 199g)
Haarlem (№ 199h)
Haarlem, used in 1926 (№ 199h)
Wijk bij Duurstede (№ 199i)
Rhenen (№ 199j)
Hattem (№ 199k)
Lemmer (№ 199l)
Deventer (№ 199m)
Sittard (№ 199n)
Hattem, corrected text (№ 199o)
Leiden, corrected text (№ 199p)

Railway Postcards edit

Railway postcards were used for administrative purposes or to inform the addressee about arrival of goods at the railway station. Issued from 1921 to 1967.

1947, front side NS card, unused (№ 228bb)
1947, back side NS card, unused (№ 228bb)
1949, front side NS card, unused (№ 239a)
1949, back side NS card, unused (№ 239a)

Sources edit

↑ ten Geuzendam, Albert Willem (2008) Geuzendam's Catalogus van de Postwaardestukken van Nederland en Overzeese Rijksdelen (8^th ed.), The Hague: Nederlandse Vereniging van Poststukken- en Poststempelverzamelaars. ISBN: 978-9-071-65022-2.

[1] ten Geuzendam, Albert Willem (2008) Geuzendam's Catalogus van de Postwaardestukken van Nederland en Overzeese Rijksdelen (8^th ed.), The Hague: Nederlandse Vereniging van Poststukken- en Poststempelverzamelaars. ISBN: 978-9-071-65022-2.

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