Netherlands #323-324 UPU 75th Anniversary FDC 1949 Airmail Cover Hague to NY USA

Item Specifics

Country

Netherlands

Catalog Number

323-324

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

First Day Cover

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
Postal History Item: Airmail First Day Cover (FDC) This is an Airmail First Day Cover from the Netherlands commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Sent From (Return Address on Reverse): M. J. A. v.d. HAAGEN, van Lennepweg 67, DEN HAAG, Tel. 550454. "DEN HAAG" (Dutch) = The Hague. Sent To: The Little Book Co, 2855, Claflin Avenue, New York N.Y. 63, U.S.A. Additional Visible Features: Cachet: Features a large design with a post horn, "WPV UPU 75" within a stylized stamp perforation border and laurel wreath. "WPV" = Wereldpostvereniging (Dutch for Universal Postal Union). "UPU" = Universal Postal Union. Text below cachet: "EERSTE DAG VAN UITGIFTE (FIRST DAY OF ISSUE)" and "75-JARIG BESTAAN DER WERELDPOSTVERENIGING". Translation: "75-year existence of the Universal Postal Union". Airmail Label: Blue label "PER LUCHTPOST / PAR AVION". "Per Luchtpost" (Dutch) = By Airmail. "Par Avion" (French) = By Airmail. Stamps: Netherlands Scott #323 (10c carmine rose, two examples) and #324 (20c deep blue). These stamps depict a globe and post horn. Inscribed "WERELDPOSTVERENIGING 1874 1949" and "NEDERLAND" (Dutch for "Netherlands"). Postmark: Location: 'S-GRAVENHAGE WITTEBRUG (The Hague, Wittebrug branch). Multiple clear strikes. Date: -1.X.1949 (October 1, 1949). Time marking "11-V" (11 AM). Travel Information: The approximate travel distance from The Hague, Netherlands, to New York, NY, USA, is roughly 5,850 km (approximately 3,635 miles). Historical Context for Postmark Date (October 1, 1949): This date, October 1, 1949, is the official First Day of Issue for the Netherlands stamps (Scott #323-324) commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. The UPU was founded in Bern, Switzerland, on October 9, 1874.

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