#175 Sent: ?
Received: 09.01.2017
Sender: Beatrice form Belgium.
Get yours here: http://postcardsmarket.com/product/netherlands-fw/
#176 Sent 29.12.2016
Received 09.01.2017
Travel time 11 days
Sender Riek, a friend from Netherlands, special thanks for special stamp :)
The flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: vlag van Nederland) is a
horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue. The tricolor flag is almost
identical to that of Luxembourg, except that it is shorter and its red and blue
stripes are a darker shade.
It originates as a variant of the older orange-white-blue
Prinsenvlag ("Prince's Flag"), introduced in the 17th century as the
Statenvlag ("States Flag"), the naval flag of the States-General of
the Dutch Republic.
Its official status as the national flag of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands was formalized in 1937.
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