Nowadays, endless lists of candidates are distributed door-to-door without being addressed. The voter's pass, the proof of identity with which you as a voter can go to the polling station to receive a ballot there – after verification of your identity – is issued in the name...
One still comes across an AVRO stamp album with some regularity. Primarily in antique shops, flea markets, and book markets. In the stamp world, they are seen much less frequently. That is logical, too. Most of the time, the album is in mediocre to poor condition...
In 2006, the Personal Stamp appeared in the Netherlands. At the farewell of the mayor of Hilversum, sealing stamps were produced where a Personal Stamp would likely have appeared in 2006 or later. The stamp was issued in a small sheet...
The postal services and later the PTT made decisions, tariffs, changes, instructions, etc. known by means of Circulars and Service Orders (1). Announcements by letter are rarer, and even then they are personally addressed (and written) to a single office. The Oostermeer auxiliary post office (in Frisian Eastermar,...
The minimum size used by PostNL for sending a letter or card is 140 x 90 mm. This minimum size was included in the General Terms and Conditions of PTT-Post (the predecessor of PostNL) in 1993. Until January 1, 1994, the following applied...
It could hardly be more fitting. The SEPAC stamp of September 12 features a black image. Symbolic, because at the end of this year, Iceland's philatelic service (Postphil) will cease to exist. The CEO of the Icelandic postal service (a state-owned company) has indicated that if...
That is the question, and it depends on how you look at it. The question arises regarding the newly issued Plus stamp by the Finnish (state) postal service, Posti. The Plus stamp had been announced for March 1st, but due to printing problems, this was postponed until...
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