On May 25, 2011, the blog discussed the border adjustment that took place following the annexation of a piece of German territory by the Netherlands as 'reparations'. One of the villages located in the 'acquired' area was Süsterseel. This agricultural...
It has always surprised me a little why stamp impression collectors have given such strange names to some types of stamps or letters used in stamps. Take the 'long stamp', for instance. Where did that name come from? As a counterpart to a 'short stamp'? No,...
Misspelled place names are not uncommon. However, it should be expected that official authorities give places the correct names. Yet, things can sometimes go wrong. This was also the case in Zuidbarge, a village near Emmen in the province of Drenthe....
For once, not a lost place name, but a lost province! On May 1, 1873, an auxiliary post office was established in Alem, belonging to the jurisdiction of the 's-Hertogenbosch post office. The postmaster was provided with an office name stamp. Only more than twelve years...
During the Second World War, many buildings in the Netherlands were destroyed and the infrastructure damaged or rendered unusable. After the war, an attempt was therefore made to repair the damage by demanding compensation of 25 billion guilders from Germany....
Near Zaandam lies a residential area formed from the hamlet of 'Het Kalf'. This residential area is now called Zaandam-Noord. The hamlet was situated between the water, the Braak, and the current A7 motorway. It borders the Jagersveld nature and recreation area with many walking paths...
In a poetry album I once found a little rhyme: In heaven there are angels, on earth there are none, but if there were on earth, you would certainly be one... If I an imprint of the stamp...
A post office that was not destined for a long life is Abdissenbosch. In this church village, belonging to the municipality of Ubach over Worms, a rural postal agency was established on March 15, 1971. This agency belonged to the jurisdiction of the Heerlen post office. Where...
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