Paramaribo (nickname: Par'bo) is the capital and largest city (240,924 inhabitants in 2012, almost half of Suriname's population) of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District.
The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.
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Postmarks
Pm: Suriname autonomy in 1954, Independence in 1975.
Paramaribo 1978 on sheetlet Child Welfare.
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Meter cancels
Meter cancel 1988. ABN = ABN bank Netherland.
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Cards and Covers
Letter card, Locally used in Paramaribo 1879
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Letter card sent from Paramaribo (Suriname) via Le Havre (France) to Rotterdam (Netherlands). 1888.
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Post Card sent from British Guiana via Paramaribo (Suriname) to Amsterdam (Netherlands). Date in Suriname is 4-2-1895, arrival in Amsterdam is 4-Mrt-1895. Postman's oval delivery mark in Amsterdam C-257
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Letter card sent from Paramaribo (7/2) to Amsterdam (arrival 1/3), 1897. Postman delivery stamp E12.
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First Flight Coversent from Paramaribo to Amsterdam 1949. With arrival stamp of Amsterdam-Central Station.
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FDC on "Abolition of Slavery", 1863-1963. Postmark Paramaribo-Filatelie-1, 1963.
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FDC on "Tien Jaar Statuut" (10 years Confirmation of the Statute in Netherlands Kingdom), 15 december 1964.
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FDC on 25 years of Airline Amsterdam-Paramaribo. Emission of February 14, 1971.
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