Nederlandse Vereniging voor Fiscale Filatelie
Opgericht: 12 maart 1994
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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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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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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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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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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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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(Part II of II) This is a somewhat unknown subject in the revenue area, scarcely documented in a few publications known. Without explanation you would not recognize them being used for that purpose. With this small article I want to take a closer look at this aspect of revenue stamp usage.
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A short introduction to the bilingual stamps issued by the South African Union to promote saving. The savings stamps were sold at the Post Office for the purchase of Union Loan Certificates. The author is asking for additional information from readers.
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(Part II of II) Passports are of all times. Thousands of years ago salesmen and Royal messengers were provided a laissez-passer signed by their head of state with the request to other heads of states to “let this civilian pass your borders and travel your country with peace”. End 18th century the French instituted the […]
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(Part I of II) This is a somewhat unknown subject in the revenue area, scarcely documented in a few publications known. Without explanation you would not recognize them being used for that purpose. With this small article I want to take a closer look at this aspect of revenue stamp usage.
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