Forerunners of South Africa: a century of surprises
A new discovery made me think of what has been done before. In one case it was officially announced; in another case by urgent need and now a sneaky example?
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Categorie: English language
Translations of articles originally published in Dutch in the “Cleyn Segel” magazine.
Municipal revenue stamps: Alphen-Chaam / Chaam / Alphen en Riel
The First cycling course after the Tour de France is always the classic “8 of Chaam” which in the mean time has merged to Alphen-Chaam with the former municipalities Alphen en Riel, Chaam and Nieuw – Ginneken, being originally Ginneken and Bavel (up to 1942).
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Municipal revenue stamps: Vreeswijk
Vreeswijk has already recordings of existance in the 10th century and already a wooden “sluis” in the river of the Vaartse Rhine in 1373. On that spot you will still find the “Old sluis”. Main goal of this “sluis” was to get reconnected with the town of Utrecht. It was protected by a militairy fortification […]
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Ottoman stamp paper from Aleppo 1905
Since the 11th century, the Middle East and Syria was increasingly populated by Turkish tribes. Previously, Turks served as military soldiers to the Arab caliphs and were stationed in garrisons in Syria. In the 12th century, Iraq and Syria came under the rule of the Turkish Zengiden, which emerged after the collapse of the Seljuk […]
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Municipal revenue stamps: Nieuwegein
In 1971 Nieuwegein had 13330 inhabitants, by 2008 this had grown to approx. 61.000. The armour is based on a settlement called Geyne which received city rights in 1294 but was destryed in 1333 due to a war between the Bishop of Utrecht and the Count of Holland. Only the House of Oudegein remembers from […]
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Persia/Iran exhibit sheet with information
The battle of Bazeilles takes place from August 31, 1870 to September 1, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. This heroic episode inspired Alphonse de Neuville’s most famous patriotic painting, entitled Les Dernière Cartouches. For the French naval infantry, the defense of the last house on the road to Sedan to the last cartridge is an […]
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The savings stamps of the Netherlands
Savings stamps were issued by the Board of Labour during the years 1920-1965. During this period 265 different stamps were issued in several printings and with several descriptions. The printing of some stamps are sometimes huge. Everyone who was on the payroll needed a Savings Card which was stored by the employer. Each year you […]
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Municipal revenue stamps: Ginneken en Bavel / Nieuw – Ginneken
The First cycling course after the Tour de France is always the classic “8 of Chaam” which in the mean time has merged to Alphen-Chaam with the former municipalities Alphen en Riel, Chaam and Nieuw – Ginneken, being originally Ginneken and Bavel (up to 1942).
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The post-independence general revenue stamps of Swaziland
Having been a member of the South African Philatelist magazine for many years I was really surprised to find this article of the author in the February 2005 issue filling four pages with these revenue stamps. Since their Independence in 1968, stamps were printed for postage and revenue but perhaps for it’s simplicity they decided […]
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“From the cradle to the grave, only forms, forms”
Saarland stamped papers, so-called state stamp sheets, to be used for whole high and only handwritten stamp duty values. These documents that had very high stamp amounts in the Saar area, and businesses that had also been put under control, were made on specially made for this purpose security stamp paper, similar to the then […]
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