Alblasserdam (NL)

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Alblasserdam is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi), of which 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) is water, and has a population of 20,002 as of 2017. Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in the Netherlands, is part of Alblasserdam.


Read more @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alblasserdam

Postmark Examples

Coded Postal Obliterator nr 199 (= Alblasserdam). c.1891. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark Alblasserdam 1894. Stampset Stampset.png
Cancel from "filatelieloket" (philatelic counterin the post office), 1987.

Meter cancels

Meter cancel Alblasserdam 1972
Meter cancel Alblasserdam 1981
Meter cancel Alblasserdam 1988. Restaurant Le Barrage.
Meter cancel Alblasserdam 1990
Meter cancel Alblasserdam 1991
Meter cancel Alblasserdam 1992
Meter cancel Alblasserdam 2004

Cards and Covers

Letter card sent from Alblasserdam to Rotterdam, 1886. Postal Stationery 1881.