(Example)
Puntstempels
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The first 138 numeral cancels (puntstempels) were introduced on 1st April 1869. Later more numbers followed (up to 259). It consists of 26 dots (28 for the numbers 1 to 9) with a number in the middle. The last date numeral cancels were used is June 15th 1893.
The following numbers correspond to the towns:
1: Alkmaar
2: Almelo
3: Alphen
4: Amersfoort
5: Amsterdam
6: Apeldoorn
7: Appingedam
8: Arnhem
9: Assen
10: Bergen op Zoom
11: Beverwijk
12: Bolsward
13: Zaltbommel
14: Boxmeer
15: Boxtel
16: Breda
17: Breskens
18: Brielle
19: Brummen
20: Culemborg
21: Delfshaven (before 1886) and Emmen (1891 onwards)
22: Delft
23: Delfzijl
24: Deventer
25: Dirksland (before 1890) and s'Graveland (1891 onwards)
26: Doesburg
27: Doetinchem
28: Dokkum
29: Dordrecht
30: Drachten (Dragten)
31: Driebergen
32: Edam
33: Eindhoven
34: Elburg
35: Enkhuizen
36: Enschede
37: Franeker
38: Geertruidenberg
39: Goes
40: Goor
41: Gorinchem
42: Gouda
43: Grave
44: Den Haag (s'Gravenhage)
45: Groningen
46: Haarlem
47: Haarlemmermeer
48: Harderwijk
49: Harlingen
50: Hattem
51: Heerenveen
52: Heerlen
53: Den Helder
54: Hellevoetsluis
55: Helmond
56: Hengelo
57: Den Bosch (s'Hertogenbosch)
58: Heusden
59: Hilversum
60: Hoogeveen
61: Hoogezand
62: Hoorn
63: Hulst
64: Kampen
65: Koevorden
66: Leerdam
67: Leeuwarden
68: Leiden
69: De Lemmer
70: Loenen
71: Maarssen
72: Maassluis
73: Maastricht
74: Medemblik
75: Meppel (used red and blue ink, though I've only seen it in
black color)
76: Middelburg
77: Monnikendam
78: Naarden
79: Terneuzen
80: Noordwijk
81: Nijkerk
82: Nijmegen
83: Oldenzaal
84: Onderdendam
85: Oosterhout
86: Oud-Beierland
87: Oudenbosch
88: Oudewater
89: Purmerend
90: Roermond
91: Rotterdam
92: Rozendaal
93: Sas van Gent
94: Schagen
95: Schiedam
96: Schoonhoven
97: Sittard
98: Sluis
99: Sneek
100: Steenbergen
101: Steenwijk
102: Terborgh
103: Texel
104: Tholen
105: Tiel
106: Tilburg
107: Utrecht
108: Vaals
109: Veendam
110: Veenendaal
111: Veghel
112: Velp
113: Venlo
114: Vianen
115: Vlaardingen
116: Vlissingen
117: Waalwijk
118: Wageningen
119: Weert
120: Weesp
121: Willemstad
122: Winschoten
123: Winterswijk
124: Woerden
125: Wormerveer
126: Woudrichem
127: Wijk bij Duurstede
128: Zaandam
129: Zeist
130: Zevenaar
131: Zevenbergen
132: Zierikzee
133: Zutphen
134: Zwartsluis
135: Zwolle
136: Amsterdam - Emmerich (railway, travelling post office)
137: Arnhem - Oldenzaal (railway, travelling post office)
138: Moerdijk - Antwerpen (railway, travelling post office)
139: Asten
140: Laren
141: Utrecht - Zwolle (railway, issued in 1872)
142: Abcoude
143: Montfoort
144: Bruinisse
145: Egmond and Zee
146: Lichtenvoorde
147: Kamp by Laren (military mail, see also http://www.hsp-veldpost.nl/kampement/historie_kamp-bij-laren.htm,
in Dutch)
148: Bergum
149: Haaksbergen
150: Valkenswaard
151: Oisterwijk
152: Scheveningen
153: Oss
154: Bodegraven
155: Kamp b.d. Bildt (RRR)
156: Zwijndrecht
157: Boskoop
158: de Rijn
159: Kamp bij Milligen (RRR)
160: Sliedrecht
161: Rijssen
162: Voorschoten
163: Workum
164: Makkum
165: Joure
166: Ginneken
167: Druten
168: Rhenen
169: Sappemeer
170: Kaatsheuvel
171: Wijhe
172: Barneveld
173: Gorredijk
174: Delden
175: Stadskanaal
176: Geldrop
177: Baarn
178: Klundert
179: Oosterbeek
180: Blokzijl
181: Wolvega
182: s'Gravenzande
183: Mijdrecht
184: Oude Pekela
185: Balk
186: Dedemsvaart
187: Elst
188: Ijmuiden
189: Smilde
190: Lochem|
191: Scheemda
192: Nieuwe-Pekela
193: Venraay
194: Raamsdonk
195: Gemert
196: Gennep
197: Dongen
198: Olst
199: Alblasserdam
200: Katwijk a. Zee
201: Winkel (very rare, forged cancels exist)
202: Meersen
203: Epe
204: Wildervank
205: Ijselstein
206: Nijverdal
207: Ijzendijke
208: Ootmarsum
209: Zandvoort
210: Overveen
211: Warmond (used violet ink, though I've only seen it in black)
212: St.Oedenrode
213: Ommen
214: Princenhagen
215: Waspik
216: Vught
217: Voorburg
218: Valkenburg
219: Renkum
220: Groenlo
221: Lobith
222: Terschelling
223: Koog-Zaandijk
224: Amerongen
225: Aalten
226: Lekkerkerk
227: Doorn
228: Cuyk
229: Hardingsveld
230: Wassenaar
231: Ravestein
232: Winsum
233: Grouw (RR)
234: Vlijmen
235: Naaldwijk
236: Breukelen
237: Hillegom
238: Oirschot
239: Borne
240: Akkrum
241: de Bilt
242: Bussum
243: Velsen
244: Uithuizen
245: Huizen
246: Borculo
247: Dieren
248: Vreeswijk
249: Gulpen
250: Ierseke
251: Sloterdijk
252: Kollum
253: Raalte
254: Heemstede
255: Ede
256: Eibergen (R)
257: Middelharnis (R)
258: Soest (only used from 1st April 1893 to 15th June 1893)
259: Waddinxveen (RRR: only used from 1st June 1893 to 15th June
1893, if my information is correct only 16 stamps were cancelled
with this device)
The range is alphabetical for the numbers 1 to 135, with some exceptions (13: Zaltbommel). On 15th June 1893 all numeral cancels were no longer used. The cancels can be found on all stamps of the Netherlands up to the 1891 issue.
The following envelope shows the use of the 'puntstempel', the stamps were supposed to be cancelled with, elsewhere on the envelope a town/date cancel can be found:
These cancels were not supposed to be used on postal stationary. The regulations stated that it could only be used on stamps. Nevertheless, some of these cancels are known to exist on postal stationary (rare).
The cancel 'Kamp by Laren' is very rare and is known to have been forged:
(A forged 'Kamp by Laren 147' cancel)