Rhenen (NL)

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Rhenen is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost part of the chain of hills known as the Utrecht Hill Ridge (Utrechtse Heuvelrug), where this meets the river Rhine. Because of this Rhenen has a unique character with pretty much elevation through town. Directly to the east of the built-up area lies the Grebbeberg, a hill with a top elevation of about 50 metres (160 ft).

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

Postmark Examples

Coded Postal Obliterator nr 168 (= Rhenen). c.1891. Stampset

Postmark Rhenen 1898. Stampset

Postmark Rhenen 1897. Stampset

Postmark Rhenen-4 2021

Meter cancels

Meter cancel Rhenen 1976

Meter cancel Rhenen 1980

Meter cancel Rhenen 1984

Cards and Covers

Dutch stamped letter card, model 1871, sent April 2, 1871, from RHENEN (only name stamp in red color) via train on traject Amsterdam-Emmerik to Amsterdam. The coded postal obliterator 136 (stands for train traject Amsterdam-Emmerik) was additionally applied in the travelling post office (TPO), this was against postal regulations though. The card arrived in Amsterdam the same day between 4 and 8 hrs in the afternoon: arrival stamp April 2, 1871. The postman delivering the card put the postmark A.24 in oval. (Courtesy of Jan Boon).