Heerlen (NL)

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Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the European country Netherlands. There it is situated in the southeast of the southernmost province of Limburg, of which it is the second largest municipality. Heerlen forms part of Parkstad Limburg (formerly known as "Oostelijke Mijnstreek"), an agglomeration with about 220,000 inhabitants. After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen became a centre for the coal mining industry in the Netherlands in the late 19th century.

From an administrative point of view, Heerlen is today formed by four city districts - Heerlen-Stad, Heerlerheide, Heerlerbaan and Hoensbroek - which are divided into separate districts. Heerlen is part of the administrative partnership Parkstad Limburg, where a total of around 240,000 people live.

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

Postmark Examples

Coded Postal Obliterator nr 52 (= Heerlen). Stampset

Postmark Heerlen 1886. Stampset

Coded Postal Obliterator nr 52 (= Heerlen). c.1891. Stampset

Postmark Heerlen 10 November 1896. Stampset

Postmark Heerlen 1900. Stampset

Bridge HEERLEN in 1937 on a Bewijs van Bevoegdheid

Postmark from Business Point, Heerlen-in de Cramer, 2009

Postmark from Business Point Heerlen-in de Cramer, 2010

Slogan cancels

Meter cancel Heerlen 1952. 50 years of Dutch States Mines

Meter cancels

Meter cancel Heerlen 1941

Meter cancel Heerlen 1957

Meter cancel Heerlen 1969

Meter cancel Heerlen 1972

Meter cancel Heerlen 1973

Meter cancel Heerlen 1974

Meter cancel Heerlen 1978

Meter cancel Heerlen 1978

Meter cancel Heerlen 1981

Meter cancel Heerlen 1981

Meter cancel Heerlen 1982. DSM = Dutch States Mines

Meter cancel Heerlen, 1986

Meter cancel Heerlen, 1987

Meter cancel Heerlen, 1990

Meter cancel Heerlen, 2001

Meter cancel Heerlen, 2002

Cards and Covers

Letter Card sent 1892 from Arnhem (Gelderland) to Heerlen (Limburg). Arrival stamp of Heerle. Missent to the wrong place?

Districts of Heerlen

Heerlerbaan

Postmark HEERLERBAAN (Lb.) 1924 on Lettercard Emission of 1922-1923. D 207 is the postman's delivery mark.