Philippeville (BE)

Philippeville (pronunciation: ​[filibvil]) is a Walloon town and municipality (9,228 inhabitants end 2017) located in Belgium in the province of Namur. The municipality includes also the old communes of Fagnolle, Franchimont, Jamagne, Jamiolle, Merlemont, Neuville, Omezée, Roly, Romedenne, Samart, Sart-en-Fagne, Sautour, Surice , Villers-en-Fagne, Villers-le-Gambon, and Vodecée.

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Postal history before 1910

The PHILIPPEVILLE post office opened before 1830. It used a Perception code 96 with bars (before 1864), and 295 with points before 1874. The SURICE post office opened on 15 July 1870. It used 426 with points before 1874. The VILLERS-LE-GAMBON post office opened on 18 December 1879.

Postmarks after 1950

Postal codes: 5600

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Baudouin period

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Postmarks before 1950

Leopold III period

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MERLEMONT

No post office in 1910.

Circle in 1943.

Albert I period

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Leopold II period

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Circle in 1893.

Leopold I period

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Covers

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