Geel (BE)

Geel (pronunciation: [ɣeːl]) is a town (39,923 inhabitants end 2017) located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. Central-Geel is constituted of 4 old parishes: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Geel is well known for the early adoption of de-institutionalization in psychiatric care.

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Postal history

The GHEEL post office opened on 1 October 1836; it used a Perception code 49, code 147 with points in 1864.

Postmarks after 1950

Postal code since 1969: 2440

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Baudouin period

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Geel 1 in 1975

Geel 1 - 2440 in 1984

DC in 1990.

Railway postmarks

- Railway Postmark

Postmarks before 1950

Leopold III period

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Albert I period

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Leopold II period

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Leopold I period

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Cards and Covers

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Meter cancels

Meter cancel Geel 1997.