The occupation period did not see any increases in international letter rates or service fees. However, there were two significant reductions. The 12 1/2c first weight letter rate was dropped to 10c for letters addressed to Germany and to member nations of the European Postal Union, and the express fee to all countries was reduced from 25c to 20c. The reduced letter rates will not be discussed in this post but will be the subject of a future article.
Although the 12 1/2c letter rate was unchanged during the occupation years, the same cannot be said for the 12 1/2c definitive stamps printed during this period. The pre-war Queen Wilhelmina stamps continued to be used during the early months of the occupation but were replaced by the ominous "guilloche" series in October, 1940. In turn, the guilloche series was replaced by the "dove"issue in April, 1941. In 1943 and 1944, a definitive series featuring Dutch naval heroes made its appearance.
This article is organized as follows:
1. Letter Rates
a) Single Weight Letters
b) Multiple Weight Step Letters
2. Services
a) Registration
b) Express
i) To August 11, 1940
ii) From August 12, 1940
c) Express and Registration
(Acknowledgment of Receipt service will be the subject of a separate posting)
1. Letter Rates
a) Single Weight Letters
To the United States
Groningen to Cadillac, Mich., June 5, 1940
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Denmark
Amsterdam to Copenhagen, November 19, 1940
12 1/2c international letter rate
Putte to Copenhagen, April 1, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Brazil
Amsterdam to Rio de Janieiro, January 9, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Turkey
Amsterdam to Istanbul, March 6, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Argentina
Haarlem to Buenos Aires, November 28, 1940
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Portugal
Amsterdam to Lisbon, December 6, 1940
12 1/2c international letter rate
Se-tenant 7 1/2c + 2 1/2c stamps from vending machine
To Germany
Rotterdam to Frankfurt am Main, August 3, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
Bussum to New York, May 10, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Hungary
Oosterbeek to Budapest, October 21, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
Rotterdam to Zurich, October 19, 1943
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Liechtenstein
Nijmegen to Vaduz, December 19, 1942
To Occupied France
Amsterdam to Paris, October 6, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
To Sweden
Amsterdam to Goteborg, June 23, 1941
12 1/2c international letter rate
b) Multiple Weight Steps
To the United States
Amsterdam to Newark, November 12, 1940
20c paying the 2nd weight step international letter rate
To Yugoslavia
Amsterdam to Zagreb, January 13, 1941
20c paying the 2nd weight step international letter rate
To the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Amsterdam to Valasske Mezirici, December 2, 1940
20c paying the 2nd weight step international letter rate
To Mexico
's-Hertogenbosch to Mexico, April 20, 1941
20c paying the 2nd weight step international letter rate
To Switzerland
Amsterdam to Geneva, August 10, 1942
20c paying the 2nd weight step international letter rate
To Sweden
Hillegon to Saffle, March 1, 1942
27 1/2c paying the triple weight international letter rate
a) Registration
The registration fee was 10c
To Germany
Amsterdam to Wesel, August 9, 1940
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
Enschede to Rome, October 9, 1940
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To Portugal
Amsterdam to Lisbon, December 9, 1940
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To Switzerland
s'Gravenhage to Zurich, March 1941
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To Germany
Amsterdam to Vienna, April 16, 1941
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To the United States
Amsterdam to Madison, Wis., October 4, 1940
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To Switzerland
Zutphen to Geneva, October 28, 1940
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To France
Tilburg to Reims, January7, 1944
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
To Sweden
Amsterdam to Stockholm, August 1, 1944
12 1/2c letter rate + 10c registration fee
3. Expressi) To August 10, 1940
The express fee was 25c and had been in effect since November 1, 1928.
To Germany
To Germany
Gravenzande to Frankfurt, 1940
37 1/2 c paying the international letter rate + express fee
Rotterdam to Hamburg, July 23, 1940
37 1/2 c paying the international letter rate + express fee
Rotterdam to Berlin, 17, 1940
37 1/2 c paying the international letter rate + express fee
ii) From August 12, 1940
The international express fee was reduced from 25c to 20c on August 12, 1940.
To Italy
Amsterdam to Cortina d'Ampezzo, November 2, 1942
32 1/2 c paying the international letter rate + express fee
To Germany
Amsterdam to Efrurt, December 1941
32 1/2 c paying the 12 1/2c international letter rate + 20c express fee
s'Gravenhage to Hamburg, March 11, 1941
40c paying the 2nd weight step letter rate + express fee
c) Express and Registered
To Italy
Amsterdam to Cortina d'Amezzo, November 12, 1942
42 1/2 c paying the 12 1/2c international letter rate + 10c registration fee + 20c express fee
To Switzerland
Bussum to Zurich, May 23, 1942
42 1/2 c paying the 12 1/2c international letter rate + 10c registration fee + 20c express fee
s'Gravenhage to Zurich, February 23, 1944
42 1/2 c paying the 12 1/2c international letter rate + 10c registration fee + 20c express fee
Amsterdam to Luzern, July 21, 1942
50 c paying the 20c double weight international letter rate + 10c registration fee + 20c express fee
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