Nijmegen (NL)

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Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the European country the Netherlands. There it forms part of the eastern province of Gelderland, where it is situated on the Waal river and quite near to the German border. Nijmegen is considered one of the three oldest cities in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2,000th year of existence in 2005. The municipality is part of the "Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen" (Cityregion Arnhem-Nijmegen (neighbouring city, 15 km (9 mi) north)), a metropolitan area with 736,107 inhabitants (January 2011). Nijmegen is famous for the International Four Day March Nijmegen (Dutch: Internationale Vierdaagse Afstandsmarsen Nijmegen, informally Nijmeegse Vierdaagse), an annual event starting on the third Tuesday in July, comprising four days of walking (distances ranging from 30 to 50 km (19 to 31 miles) a day), and the accompanying festivities (the Vierdaagsefeesten including the independent festival de-Affaire), which have been drawing the largest crowds for any Dutch event in the past few years.

Postmark Examples

Postmark Nijmegen 1866. Tyhpe C. Stampset

Coded Postal Obliterator 82 (= Nijmegen). c.1867. Stampset

Coded Postal Obliterator 82 (= Nijmegen). c.1869. Stampset

Postmark Nijmegen 1876. Stampset

Postmark NIJMEGEN 1891. Stampset

Postmark Nijmegen 1894. Stampset

Postmark Nijmegen 1900. Stampset	DC Nijmegen, 15.6.1937. Postage stamp issue of 1925, with portrait of Queen Wilhelmina.	Postmark Nijmegen, 17-X-1947, on Postage stamp depicting Princess Beatrix.
NIJMEGEN in 1893.

Sub Offices

Numbered sub offices

Nijmegen 1

Roller Cancel

Continuous cancel (Roller cancel) "Koopt heden/BLUE BAND/Versch gekarnd", 1924.

Cards and Covers

Stamped Dutch letter card, model 1871, delivered by subsidiary office Druten to Tiel. Dispatched from Tiel on 31 March 1871 and arrived in NIJMEGEN on 2 April 1871. Receiving cancel Nijmegen. Back to Tiel (arrival 3 April 1871) because addressee lived in Germany (not enough postage paid). According to instructions, Druten correctly postmarked with namestamp in red color. Collection of Jan Boon. Note: this letter card has also been included in the pages for DRUTEN and TIEL, the Netherlands.

Dutch Letter card, model 1878, with portrait of King Willem III and Coat of Arms. The card was sent on 24 Oct 1880 to Germany (address removed). Arrived at destination on October 25 as indicated by postmark AUSG/25-10/no 1.