COVER N.50 - Netherlands

Postmark: Nieuwegein, 23OCT2021 
Posted on the 23rd October; received on the 9th November
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A simple clean  envelope, with a well machine applied postmark on a rather plain stamp, and yet the overall result is aestetichally appealing and it will make a nice addition to my collection, now that I reach the 50 covers mark.

From a philatellic standpoint it might not be a great addittion, but the sheer pleasure of receiving a letter on a nice clean well organised envelope more than compensates for the plainliness of the cover.

Holland, the flat country, heaven for cyclists, is the country of origins and inside it carried a nice postacard (#47) from the city of Utrecht. 

The stamp is part of a self-adhesive 5 stamp tariff 1 international (up to 20 g) booklet issued on 03JAM2014 themed on Dutch Icons. other icons featured, besides the milk cow, are windmills, bycicles, dutch houses and tulips.

The clear machine applied cancellation indicates that the letter was posted in Nieuwegein, a town in the vicinity of the city of Utrecht.