In 2014 PostNL
introduced the Stamp code, a stamp in the form of a 9-digit code which you can
buy direct with your mobile phone or on the website. At the start the stamp
code was more expensive than a normal stamp and only available for letters up
to 20 gr. Now stamp codes are available for all national and international
parcels and even for registered letters at the price of a normal stamp. After
buying the stamp code you have five days to post your letter or parcel.
I ordered and
paid for the stamp code with my mobile phone and posted my letter the next day.
The stamp code does not get a cancellation at the sorting centre, but the
machine code on the envelope shows that it was put through the normal post
system.
Information on
the Stamp code on the website of PostNL (in Dutch only): www.postnl.nl/postzegelcode.
Date sent: 24
April 2017
Date postmark: no
postmark
Date received: 25
April 2017
Number of days: 1
Envelope in
collection: 11
Can somebody please explain to me the numbers, letters, and symbols franked at the bottom of the envelope?
ReplyDeleteThat code is printed by the sorting machine. It is based on the combination of post code and house number, a unique combination. All mail is then being sorted on street and house number. The postman gets thus pre-sorted bags of mail to deliver.
DeleteThank you, this is really helpful in my dealings with a conspiracy theorist. This is a great answer.
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