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The card pictures the Queen and a typical Dutch windmill.
Any idea as to what this card was issued for ????
Jubileumjaar 1898 ..when i google it it comes up in Dutch, or Flemish, whatever is spoken in the Netherlands.
Card also has a Swiss postage due stamp..
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
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The "vereeniging Moed, Beleid en Trouw" (strange name, it means Society courage prudence and loyalty) was founded in 1890 to give support to widows and orphans of soldiers who had received the highest military order, the Military Willems Orde. Until World War 2 there was no support for those left behind.
The card was probably a fund raiser, issued to commemorate the coronation of queen Wilhelmina in 1898. It is a bit weird to call it a jubilee year though.
The sender was someone from Switzerland writing to his parents that his luggage was sent Special Delivery back to Switzerland. I suppose he was going to follow soon after that (if not it would not make much sense to send your stuff to your parents)
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The windmill is a drawing by the famous impressionist Jacob Maris.
"Eere aan hen die hun leven veil hadden voor koning en vaderland" is a very old fashioned and formal way to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for king and country.
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By the way, in the Netherlands Dutch is spoken. In Belgium they speak Dutch, French and German, only they call their version of Dutch Flemish.
The difference is comparable with that between British English and American English. Speakers can understand each other, there are just some different words for the same things, which can cause some confusion.
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Jan-simon Information greatly appreciated.
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I came across this Dutch postcard. from 1898 from Rotterdam to Zurich Switzerland.
The card pictures the Queen and a typical Dutch windmill.
Any idea as to what this card was issued for ????
Jubileumjaar 1898 ..when i google it it comes up in Dutch, or Flemish, whatever is spoken in the Netherlands.
Card also has a Swiss postage due stamp..
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
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The "vereeniging Moed, Beleid en Trouw" (strange name, it means Society courage prudence and loyalty) was founded in 1890 to give support to widows and orphans of soldiers who had received the highest military order, the Military Willems Orde. Until World War 2 there was no support for those left behind.
The card was probably a fund raiser, issued to commemorate the coronation of queen Wilhelmina in 1898. It is a bit weird to call it a jubilee year though.
The sender was someone from Switzerland writing to his parents that his luggage was sent Special Delivery back to Switzerland. I suppose he was going to follow soon after that (if not it would not make much sense to send your stuff to your parents)
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The windmill is a drawing by the famous impressionist Jacob Maris.
"Eere aan hen die hun leven veil hadden voor koning en vaderland" is a very old fashioned and formal way to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for king and country.
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By the way, in the Netherlands Dutch is spoken. In Belgium they speak Dutch, French and German, only they call their version of Dutch Flemish.
The difference is comparable with that between British English and American English. Speakers can understand each other, there are just some different words for the same things, which can cause some confusion.
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Jan-simon Information greatly appreciated.
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