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Amsterdam is the capital city of and the most populous within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin as a dam of the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age (17th century), a result of its innovative developments in trade.Amsterdam is located in the western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
The river Amstel terminates in the city centre and connects to a large number of canals that eventually terminate in the IJ. Amsterdam is situated 2 metres below sea level.
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Postmark Examples
Coded Obliterator 5
19th century other cancels
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DCAmsterdam in 1892 on a card cut.
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DC Amsterdam 1892 on Postage Due issue from 1881.
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Postmark Amsterdam 1899. Stampset 
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20th century cancels
Postmark Amsterdam 1906. Stampset 
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Amsterdam 1906, Columbia Machine Cancel. "FLAG" cancellation with text "NEDERLAND"
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Advertising/Event Hand Franking Stamp Amsterdam 1912 on Postage Due Stamp.
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Postmark , as used by the "Filatelieloket" (=philatelic counter in the post office). The illustration in the cancel shows the former Head Post Office of Amsterdam. .
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Amsterdam Sub Offices
Central Station
Line Cancel Amsterdam C.S., ca 1930
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Amsterdam-Centraal 61, bridge on 22 VIII 1938
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Amsterdam C.S. * , circle on 1 X 1938
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Arrival Mark Amsterdam CS Centraal Station, 1952
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Slogan cancel Amsterdam CS Centraal Station, 1932
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Amstel
Amsteldijk
Postmark Amsteldijk 1885. Stampset 
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Amstelstraat
Overtoom
Postmark OVERTOOM 1886. Stampset 
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P.C.Hoofdstraat
Piet Hein Kade
Spiegelstraat
V.D.Helststraat
Postmark V.D.HELSTSTR. 1931.
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Westerdok
Numbered Sub Offices (large or small numbers!)
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Postmark Amsterdam-7 1904
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Special postmark AMSTERDAM - E
Amsterdam-E, 1893. This postmark was essentially (but not exclusively) used for the train connection between Amsterdam and Vlissingen (Flushing) for all the mail to and from England and to and from other countries via England, including the West-Indies, which went via the boat Vlissingen-Queensborough. Used in the period about 1892-1895.
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Business Points
AMSTERDAM, Business Point Kerkstraat, Jan 2009
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Amsterdam, Business Point Fred Roeskerstraat, no date!
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AMSTERDAM, Business Point Amsterdam Zuid-Oost Hoogoorddreef, Jun 2009
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Covers and Cards
The Germany-based Schaefer's Circus Lilliputs (The Gullivers) was allowed to cancel letters and postcards in their Fairy Tale Town Post Office in Amsterdam during their visit and performance with a specially designed postmark on March 11, 1937. The cards and letters were handled normally by the Dutch postal services.
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This is an example of the Schaefer cards.
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First stamped Letter card of the Netherlands, model 1871, privately overprinted with "Binnenlandsche Vaart - Risico-Societeit" (a company name), sent by train from Hoogeveen to Amsterdam. The card was offered at Hoogeveen Station to the post office in the train on the traject Groningen/Meppel on 24 OCT 1872. The Hoogeveen postmark is a typical train cancel. Also the cancel with "Meppel-Gron." has been set at the train office. The card arrived in Amsterdam on 25 OCT 1872. Note: the mark B3 is from the postman who delivered the card at the destination. Collection of Jan Boon.
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Letter card, model 1871, sent from Amsterdam in the afternoon of Aug 20,1972, between 1200 and 1600 hrs (12M-4A), to Zaandam, where it arrived on Aug 20, 1972, between 4 and 8 hrs (4A - 8A). A postage stamp was not used. This is an error, caused by confusion of the postal authorities. Extra info on the first Dutch letter cards from 1871. On january 1, 1871, two types of letter cards were introduced in the Netherlands. One with a pre-paid stamp of 2.5 cents, meant for inland use. Another one with no value indication, meant for post to foreign countries. Both forms had an extensive footnote ("NOTA") on how to use the card. Later versions: In 1872/1874 the same letter cards were issued without the footnote. From the collection of Jan Boon.
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Dutch stamped letter card, model 1871, sent April 2, 1871, from RHENEN (only name stamp in red color) via train on traject Amsterdam-Emmerik to Amsterdam. The coded postal obliterator 136 (stands for RHENEN) was also applied in the travelling post office (TPO), this was against postal regulations though. The card arrived in Amsterdam the same day between 4 and 8 hrs in the afternoon: arrival stamp April 2, 1871. The postman delivering the card put the postmark A.24 in oval. (Courtesy of Jan Boon).
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1960 First scheduled KLM flight from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Started at Central Station Amsterdam on April 25, Schiphol stamp on April 26 and Arrival stamp on Jeddah at April 27.
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Letter card sent from Amsterdam to Rijswijk (Z.H.) 1920. With boxed Postman's cancel A.11. Netherlands Postal Stationery 1909.
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Stampless Cover, sent from Amsterdam to Rotterdam 1942.
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Meter and Machine cancels
Slogan Cancels
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AMSTERDAM Centraal Station, 1933
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Slogan Cancel Amsterdam, 1966
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Slogan Cancel Amsterdam, 1967
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AMSTERDAM, 1967. Slogan: "Post your letters as soon as they are ready"
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AMSTERDAM, 1986. Slogan: "400 years City of Diamonds"
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AMSTERDAM, 1998. Postage stamp with Queen Beatrix, cancelled with slogan: "Dutch postage stamps, you can also collect them!
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Meter cancels
1935. De Bijenkorf heeft het!
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1945. HEMA, (originally an acronym for "Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam", "Hollandic Standard Prices Company Amsterdam"), is a Dutch variety store-chain. It began operations as a variety store. The chain is characterized by relatively low pricing of generic household goods, which are mostly made by and for the chain itself, often with an original design. The first HEMA opened in Amsterdam on 4 November 1926, set up by the owners of the luxury department store "De Bijenkorf" at the Dam Square in the Center of the City.
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1951. See also info at meter cancel of 1945.
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1976. By the 1950s, all typewriters were hammer-type machines. In 1961 IBM resumed the old principle of the "single element typewriter" and introduced the IBM 72, an electric typewriter, in which all characters were arranged on a "ball". The ball itself moved along the paper, turned into the desired position and struck the ink ribbon in a cassette, thus printing characters on the paper, not yet proportionally. Now other fonts could also be used by placing other "balls"
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1988. Barclays Bank Club.
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1990. NJHC = Dutch Youth Hostel Central.
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Meter cancels from Amsterdam, devoted to KLM
Covers and meters
Meter cancel Amsterdam 1982. Meter from AMRObank, addressed also AMRObank. Registered letter and Airmail label?
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Roller Cancels
The following Roller Cancels (or Continuous Cancels) are all coming from the Amsterdam Central Station (Amsterdam CS).
Registered labels
Registered labels from 3 different post offices in Amsterdam
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Registered labels from different post offices in Amsterdam
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Railway cancels
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AMSTERDAM-EMMERIK . Emmerich lies 110km SE of Amsterdam, and 30km SE of Arnhem. Cancelled in 1898.
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AMSTERDAM-EMMERIK II. Emmerich lies 110km SE of Amsterdam, and 30km SE of Arnhem. Cancelled in 1909.
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Letter card, sent from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Berlin (Germany). Departed by train on March 19, 1888 from Amsterdam to Emmerik. Scheduled route VII. Emmerik is on the border between Netherlands and Germany. The other mark is probably an arrival stamp (20/3) from German Post. The letter card is from 1886 (two languages) with portrait of King Willem III. (Courtesy of Don Dominique Mela.)
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Letter card sent from Amsterdam (the Netherlands) to Wald bei Solingen (Germany). Printed stamp and additional stamp were cancelled by railway cancel Amsterdam-Emmerik, scheduled route VI, on 12 OCT 1882. Courtesy of Sten Eriksson.
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Reverse of letter card Amsterdam-Wald, showing the impressed seal of the company J.G.van Tertholen, Amsterdam.
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