386th Auction

1871, post card 2½ cents violet, used (against the regulations) with dotted “46” and adjacent cds. “HAARLEM 1 JAN 71” despatch alongside, to Amsterdam. A marvellous First Day item and most likely the only such card with numeral cancel. 

Reference: The Postal History of the Universal Postal Union: The Postal card, Worldwide 1869-1975, Volume 1, illustrated pg. 67. 

1871, post card 2½ cent violet with additional franking horizontal pair King Wilhelm III 5 cent blue, used with dotted “82” from “NIJMEGEN 12.SEP.71” to Cologne, Germany with arrival postmark, card with tiny tone spots and stamps with perforation faults, otherwise fine, rare pre-UPU franking

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 156

1872, post card 2½ cent purple with additional franking King Wilhelm III 5 cent blue, used with dotted numeral “45” from “ZEVENAAR 9.APR.75” to Emmerich with arrival postmark, tiny peripheral tone spots, still fine, a scarce pre-UPU rate used at the border with Germany

1878, double card 2 ½ cents violet (print on first and fourth page), both parts with additional franking 1867, numerals 2½ cents violet, used with long text from "MEPPEL 2 MRT 79" to England (same address on both parts), the stamp on reply part cancelled upon arrival "LONGTON STAFF. MR 22 79". A scarce and interesting card, supposed to be unique.

 

At this time, a reply card could not be used the UK.  Both halves were instead used as a “letter” because the combined postage was the same as the GPU letter rate. 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 597

1881, response card 5 cents blue, with clear blue c.d.s. "MONT-ATHOS TURQUIE 6=18 JANVIER 1882", with transit marks of Turkish and Austrian PO at Saloniki, to The Hague. Fine and extremely rare.

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 544

1871/75, lovely group of six used cards, among others one card 2½ cent with additional franking 10 cent rose used with cds. “GRONINGEN 16.SEP.73” to Bavaria and another card 2½ cent with additional 20 cent adhesive used from “AMSTERDAM 4.JAN.1875” to Milan, mostly fine

1927, Olympic games , postcard Wilhelmina 3 c. green with “O.E.H.B.A.H.” at lower left, unused, very fine and very rare (Geuzendam OL16)