Drachten (NL)

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Drachten, in the northeastern Netherlands, is a Dutch town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland. It is the second largest town in Friesland. Drachten is not connected by the Dutch railway system but it is along the important A7 Motorway. It is located along the Wijde Ee waterway, which flows into the larger Prinses Margriet Kanaal. It is surrounded by many small towns; its environment consists of lowlands with forests and peat moors, and nearby lakes.

Read more @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachten

Postmark Examples

Coded Postal Obliterator nr 30 (= DRAGTEN) c.1872. Stampset

Postmark DRAGTEN (old name for DRACHTEN), 1885. See also Stampset

Postmark DRACHTEN 1899. Stampset

Postmark DRAGTEN (old name for DRACHTEN), 1904. See also Stampset

Post Office De Tijen 1 at Drachten

Drachten 2019

Meter cancels

Meter cancel Drachten, 1972.

Meter cancel Drachten, 1978.

Meter cancel Drachten, 1980.

Meter cancel Drachten, 1987.

Meter cancel Drachten, 1996.

Meter cancel Drachten, 2012.

Cards and Covers

Letter card (model 1871) sent from Dragten (=Drachten) to "St.Anna Par" (= St Anna Parochie). Arrival stamp from Leeuwarden 1872. Postal Stationery 1971.