Dairy plant 'De Volharding' in Hem

Company envelope sent from Hem on the 6th of November 1949 

The small village of Hem in the southern part of West Frisia established its own dairy plant in the early 1900s to streamline the condition of making cheese and other dairy products in the Zuiderkogge Polder. Farmers who supplied the plant with milk had each their share in the products and profit. The 'Coöp'. abbreviation stands for 'cooperation'. 

Dairy plant 'De Volharding' in Hem after it operations  in the 1960s. 

Volharding can be translated as 'perseverance'. The postwar building and especially its chimney still dominate the skyline of Hem in 2019. 

Juliana 'En Face' tied by a Hem (Noord-Holl.) 'Long Beam' postmark reading 6.XI.49.6.

Hem and surrounding villages and countryside in the 1950s. The red arrow points to the location of the dairy plant.  

1952 Child Welfare Fund

Order Postcard (bestelkaart) franked with a 1952 Child Welfare Fund 2c + 3c tied by a so-called 'Short Beam' Hoogkarspel cds 13-IV-5n 1953. Posted at 5pm on the 13th of April that year.

Verso of the order card

The 1952 Child Welfare Fund stamps were designed by Ms Janzen-Dalenoord. She produced 5 different designs for 5 different values.