Maastricht (NL)

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Maastricht is a town and a municipality in the Southeast of the European country the Netherlands. It is the capital city in the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse river (Dutch: Maas), at the point where the Jeker River (French: Geer) joins it. In history Maastricht developed from a Belgic settlement, that in the Gallic Wars was conquered by the Romans and thus became a Roman settlement, to a religious centre, a garrison city and an early industrial city. Nowadays, it is known as a city of especially culture (including local folklore) and education. Maastricht's rich history shows from the fact that in this town no less than 1677 national heritage sites (Rijksmonumenten) are located, which is the second highest amount in a Dutch town, after Amsterdam. Furthermore, it has become known, by way of the Maastricht Treaty, as the birthplace of the European Union, European citizenship, and the single European currency, the euro. The town is popular with tourists for shopping and recreation, and has a large growing international student population

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Postmark Examples

19th century postmarks

Postmark 1857. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark MAASTRICHT 1852. Stampset Stampset.png
MAASTRICHT FRANCO in 1853. Stampset Stampset.png
Coded Postal Obliterator 73 (=Maastricht). c.1867. Stampset Stampset.png
Coded Postal Obliterator 73 (=Maastricht). c.1872. Stampset Stampset.png
DC Maastricht in 1875. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark Maastricht 1885. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark Maastricht 1893. Stampset Stampset.png
DC Maastricht in 1895. Stampset Stampset.png
DC + Maastricht + in Feb. 1899.
DC + Maastricht + in May 1899.

20th century postmarks

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Bridge on the 1913 Centenary issue, King Willem I.
Maastricht in 1916. King Willem III. See also Stampset Stampset.png
Maastricht in 1976. Stamp with picture of Queen Juliana. See Stampset Stampset.png

Numbered Post Offices

Postmark Maastricht-1 (SMALL "1") 1897. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark Maastricht-1 (LARGE "1") 1907. Stampset Stampset.png

Machine/Slogan cancels

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Meter cancels

Meter cancel Maastricht, 1953.
Meter cancel Maastricht, 1959.
Meter cancel Maastricht, 1964.
Meter cancel Maastricht, 1967.
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Cards and covers

This card was sent from Washington DC (USA) to Maastricht (the Netherlands)
Letter card with paid response, sent on March 6, 1900, from Maastricht, Netherlands, to Saigon, Indochina (now Vietnam), where it arrived at April 4, 1900. (From collection of Jan Boon) Postal Stationery 1899.
Letter card sent from Maastricht to Sas van Gent, 1907.