Overveen (NL)

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Overveen is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Bloemendaal. Overveen lies on the eastern fringe of the North Sea dunes. To the east it borders the built-up areas of Haarlem. A few kilometres to the west of the town lies the Erebegraafplaats (Honorary Cemetery), where many Second World War victims have been reburied, including resistance fighter Hannie Schaft.


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

Postmark Examples

Postmark Overveen 1890. See also Stampset Stampset.png
Coded Postal Obliterator nr 210 (= Overveen). c.1891. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark Overveen 1893. Stampset Stampset.png
Postmark OVERVEEN 1893. Stampset Stampset.png
Cancel 9 nov 1906. Depicted on the postage stamp is Queen Wilhelmina. Emission of 1899. Catalogued as nvph-74. See also the complete StampSet at Stampset.png
Postmark Overveen 1914. Stampset Stampset.png


Meter cancels

Meter cancel Overveen 1981
Meter cancel Overveen 1998
Meter cancel Overveen 2000