Lost place names: Pindorp

Place names are sometimes changed. For instance, have you ever heard of Pindorp? This village was located (and still is, though under a different name) in the western part of North Brabant. Pindorp was previously called Wouwsche Plantage. But at that time it had even more names, such as Stenen Kamer, Nieuwe Dorp, Wildenhoek, Wildenbroek, and Nieuwe Plantage. All for the same piece of land! Around 1920, the name Pindorp also emerged. A name that the then-pastor Tielens gave to that part of his parish. But where does that name come from? According to tradition: a village founded in a cleared pine forest. The name 'pin' refers to a tree stump that remained visible for a long time after the tree had been felled. On October 17, 1930, a post station was established in Pindorp. This was announced by the State Post and Telecommunications (PTT): Announcements No. 12766S of November 5, 1930: A post station was established in Pindorp, in conjunction with the existing telegraph and telephone station, effective October 17, 1930. Local deliveries are handled from the auxiliary office in Wouw. The post station was provided with stamps, including a so-called short bar stamp. This stamp was delivered by De Munt on November 21, 1941, and sent to the office on November 24, 1941. As early as 1938, the municipal council requested the State Enterprise to change the name Pindorp in the telephone directory to the official name Wouwsche Plantage, as some considered it a derogatory term. However, it took until May 1, 1959, before the request was granted. The stamp bearing the name Pindorp was received back in May 1959. The period of use for the stamp is therefore from November 25, 1941, up to and including April 30, 1959. The change was announced by the State Post and Telecommunications Company (PTT): Service Order No. H.146 of March 12, 1959: Change of office name. The name of the post, telegraph, and telephone station, the telephone network, and the Pindorp telephone exchange has been changed to Wouwsche Plantage (see there). The new stamp, a so-called open bar stamp, was manufactured in April 1959 by Numerofa in Amsterdam. The stamp was issued on April 28, 1959, put into use on May 1, 1959, and taken out of service on January 27, 1969. The reason was the change from Wouwsche to Wouwse. serveStore No. H.121 of February 20, 1969: Change of name Wouwsche Plantage to Wouwse Plantage. The name Wouwsche Plantage was changed to Wouwse Plantage effective January 27, 1969. The post station was closed on August 31, 1971, and taken over by a rural postal agency. Notices No. 38 of September 21, 1971: Offices, Establishment, etc. On September 1, 1971, the post station at Wouwse Plantage was replaced by a rural post agency, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Bergen op Zoom post office for postal services. The stamp, manufactured by the German stamp factory Braungardt, was issued on October 22, 1968, and put into use on January 27, 1969. From January 27, 1969, up to and including August 31, 1971, it was used by the post station, and from September 1, 1971, by the rural post agency. Whether the residents of Pindorp, or 'De Pin' as it is also called, were happy with the name change? I do not know!