Nederland – Steden en dorpen – Ansichtkaart album (50) – 1920-1900

Collection of 50 early Dutch postal cards (Briefkaarten), c. 1900-1920 - rare postmarks, destinations and city views.A fine and representative collection of early postal stationery and view postcards from the Netherlands, showing local postal history from the early 20th century.Most cards are official printed issues with 1 and 2½ cent imprints; several are "Drukwerk" types (printed matter without addressee).Contents:Views and street scenes from Amsterdam, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Edam, Middelburg, Kruiningen, Vlissingen, Zandvoort, and other townsGenuine cancellations such as "Haarlem 1911-1912", "Zaandam 1909", "Amsterdam Centraal Station", "Edam 1910", "Vlissingen 1913", "Kruiningen 1914".Some cards bear double or block frankings and rare "Drukwerk" markings.Includes uncommon subjects: Zandvoort beach, Amsterdam railway station, town halls and churches of small villages, and typical Dutch rural streetscapes of the early 1900s.Several unaddressed "specimen" or philatelic examples included.Rarities:Postmarks from small towns (Kruiningen, Edam, Wormerveer) are scarce and desirable.Cards published by L. & H. Otto, Zaandam and Dr. Trenkler & Co., Leipzig are valued by topographical collectors.Some clean unused "Briefkaarten" in excellent preservation.Condition: Good to Very Fine overall; some with light adhesive traces on the reverse, all with clear images and readable cancellations.Period: circa 1900-1920Quantity: 50 itemsA rich and authentic lot with rare cancellations and directions, ideal for collectors of... lees verder bij Catawiki