Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: museum of communication

Part of a project to write a confession on a postcard anonymously. This card says that the writer wants to stab somebody to death without reason. He/she has drawn a scimitar to match. The museum for communication is the former PTT museum.

Don't buy before you save, but save before you buy! A lesson forgotten in recent times. The museum for communication is the former PTT museum.

The postcode was introduced in the Netherlands in 1977. It consists of four figures and two letters separated by one space: 1111 AA. The postcode is placed before the name of the town or city (in capitals), separated with two spaces: 1111 AA TOWN The first two figures indicate a town or region, the last two figures indicate a neighbourhood. The letters indicate a street or part of a street. The combination postcode and house number is unique. The postcode made automatic sorting easier. The museum for communication is the former PTT museum.

The Blue Mauritius dates from 1847 and is one of the rarest stamps in the world. On the stamp is Queen Victoria, as Mauritius belonged to the British Empire. The museum for communication is the former PTT museum.

The Transorma was the first automatic sorting machine in the world. It was introduced in 1930 in the Netherlands and it achieved some success internationally before computerisation took over. More info on the Transorma on Wikipedia. The museum for communication is the former PTT museum.

Amsterdam to Bandung (Indonesia) took eight days. The museum for communication is the former PTT museum.