Herne (BE)

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Herne (pronunciation: [ˈɦɛrnə]; French: Hérinnes-lez-Enghien) is a municipality (6,643 inhabitants end 2017) in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Herfelingen, Herne proper and Sint-Pieters-Kapelle.

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Postal history

The post office (named HERINNES) opened on 1 January 1846. It used a Distribution code 24. The name changed as HERINNES-LEZ-ENGHIEN in 1909.

Postmarks after 1950

Postal codes: 1540, 1541 In 1969: - 1530 Herfelingen, - 1540 Herne, - 1541 Sint-Pieters-Kapelle.

Circle 1540 in 2019.

Baudouin period

Circle HERNE (BRABANT) B with points in 1979.

Postmarks before 1950

Leopold III period

Albert I period

Leopold II period

Leopold I period

Distribution (vertical bars) 24 on 1849 issue.

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