That also explains why I have the exact same card with stamps from the
same set at the same time period but which are cancelled at Baarle.
Thanks
LN
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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Smaardijk"
<smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> Exactly, Bill. If you read French and have eyes good enough to read
> the fine print on the post card, all is explained. It is about a
> patent office located in 1. Baarle-Hertog, next to the Belgian post
> office, 2. Antwerp (German postal services in Belgium), and 3. Ste.
> Adresse (Le Havre) (Belgian postal services in France). They tell us
> that they can provide philatelists with these special cards because
> of the fact they operate out of Baarle.
>
> Peter S.
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Burke" <billb@l...> wrote:
> > THE POSTCARD WAS FRANKED IN 1915 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST WORLD
> WAR. NEARLY ALL OF BELGUIM WAS OCCUPIED BY GERMANY EXCEPT AN AREA
> NEAR THE FRENCH BORDER NEAR THE SEA AND BAARLE WHICH IS OF COURSE
> SURROUNDED BY NEUTUAL NETHERLANDS. IT WAS AN IMPORTANT AREA FOR
> SPYING.
> >
> > I WOULD DISRUPTION AFFECTED THE POSTAL SERVICES . CAN ANYONE
> PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: L. A. Nadybal [mailto:lnadybal@c...]
> > Sent: 09 May 2003 01:00
> > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: baarle-postcard
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the link. I appreciate it.
> > I have the card, and what is strtange about the stamps, they weren't
> > cancelled at Baarle - but in LeHavre or somewhere.
> > Regards
> > Len
> >
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "chris schulz" <23568@g...>
> wrote:
> > > hi len,
> > >
> > > this postcard is on ebay germany right now.
> > > heres the link:
> > >
> > http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
> <http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=2927273321&category=40397>
> &item=2927273321&category=40397
> > > regards, chris
> > >
> > > baarle-postkarte.jpg
> >
> >
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