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Holland, multiple views
Tulip fields, windmills, and a cheese market on this Dutch postcard mailed in 2011 with stamp and se-tenant Priority label, and most of the postmark. Grade: 1
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Beiaard- en Natuurmuseum Asten
Mailed in 2011 with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Groeten van de Veluwe (national park)
Mailed in 2011, with stamp and se-tenant Priority, but no legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Den Helder, water tower
Mailed in 2011 but the stamp is not cancelled. Grade: 4
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Ballooning over Joure
Mailed in 2011. Stamp and faint postmark are there. Grade: 2
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Greetings from Holland anno 2020
An iDrukker card. Three are available. Two were mailed in 2011 with stamp and Zwolle postmark (Grades: 1, $2). The third was also mailed, with labels and just messy on the back (Grade: 5, $.50) Are they that pessimistic, the Dutch?
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Groeten uit Deventer
Mailed in 2011 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Holland, windmills
Mailed in 2011 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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A big Moo from the Netherlands
This is an internet card, mailed in 2011 with one stamp but no legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Amsterdam, The Sixties
Photo from the 1960’s. Produced in 1990. Mailed in 2012, with three stamps, postmark, and bilingual Priority label. Grade: 1
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Holland, multiple views
Every cliche in the book, right here on one card, mailed in 2011 with three stamps, no legible postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Postbox
The front has some postmark ink transfer; the reverse has two labels–postage meter, and address. Grade: 2
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Den Haag, Hoefkade
Mailed from England (not Netherlands!) in 2012 with stamp, By Air Mail sticker, and another sticker besides. Grade: 4
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Noord-Brabant
Nice regional map on a card mailed in 2012, with stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 1
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IJmuiden – Havenhoofd
From 2012, with four stamps, postmark, and the address label affixed. Grade: 3
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Schaijk, multiple views
Nice, clean card mailed in 2012 with two stamps, full postmark, and blue bilingual Priority label. Grade: 1
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Holland, multiple views
Mailed in 2012. There’s one stamp, partly legible postmark, Priority label, and another small sticker. Grade: 3
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Rotterdam – Wereldstad
Contemporary card mailed in 2012 with stamp and postmark. Postal abrasion on the front, though barely visible. Grade: 2
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Lunteren
A postcard with much on each side. Mailed in 2011 or 2012, it has three stamps, very faint postmark, and blue bilingual Priority label. Grade: 1
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Vergeet niemand
Issued as a campaign by Alzheimer Nederland, the Dutch-language caption on the reverse reads: “Vergeet niemand. Steun ons.” Google Translate then gives us: “Forget anyone. Support us.” Mailed in 2012 with stamp and partly readable postmark. Grade: 1
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Groeten van Vlieland
From a small, natural island, this postcard mailed in 2012 with two stamps, illegible postmark. Grade: 1
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Amsterdam, rainbow
Mailed in 2012 with stamp, postmark, Priority, and one extra sticker. Grade: 3
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Groetnis ut Fryslan
A nice card, with the heart area cut out, from this distinctive area of the Netherlands. Mailed in 2012 with stamp and faint postmark. Some corner bumping. Grade: 2
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Tulips
Card was mailed with three stamps, none of which have been postmarked. Priority label is there, too. Grade: 4
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Amsterdam, map
Mailed with stamp but illegible postmark. Grade: 1
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Wigwam Follies in Amsterdam
Mailed in 2012 with three different stamps and very faint postmark. Grade: 2
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Amsterdam, Brouwersgracht
Although this card was mailed with four different Christmas stamps, the only remarkable thing about it is a very large “Herstel/Retour” sticker wrapped around it (you can see only part of it) by the Netherlands Post Office. The card arrived safely anyway. Grade: 5
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Groeten uit Giethoorn, multiple views
From 2012, one stamp plus postmark. There’s postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 2
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Luchtvaart – en Oorlogsmuseum Texel
From a museum, and mailed in 2012 with stamp but no legible postmark. There are two raised stickers of small flowers on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Holland, multiple views
The “thumbs up” graphic is cut out by the manufacturer. The card was mailed in 2012 with stamp, partial postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Toadstool road sign
It’s clever, and explained on the back. Mailed with stamp and indistinct postmark. Grade: 1
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Groeten uit Kamperland
Mailed with stamp, partly legible postmark, and extra smiley sticker. Some postal abrasion. Grade: 3
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Dutch train
The card was produced in 2011 and mailed in 2012 with four different stamps and mostly readable postmark. There’s also a Priority sticker. Grade: 1
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Amsterdam, Royal Palace
The ultimate tourist card, mailed in 2012 with two stamps and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Rotterdam, Schaakstukken Museum artwork
Not postally used, but with a message written on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Amsterdam, Coffee Shop
Ahem, not just a coffee shop. Card mailed in 2012 with three different stamps, postmark, and Priority label. Minor postal creasing. Grade: 2
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Haarlem, Hollow-post drainage mill
Though it’s tempting for persons who live in places with no windmills to think they are all the same, it’s clearly not true, as captions remind us. What we also learned here is that this has a radius of about 24 meters. The card was mailed in 1983 with full postmark and stamp. It shows a little bit of handling. Grade: 2
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Ik hou van Holland (I love Holland)
If only this was in the “I (heart)” format! Mailed in 2012, stamp and illegible postmark. Priority label. Grade: 1
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Schiphol images
Mailed in 2012 with uncancelled stamp, postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Netherlands Openluchtmuseum
The caption on the reverse, in Dutch, takes up about two-thirds of the message space. The card was mailed in 2012 with stamp and mostly legible postmark. Grade: 1