HNLMS Jacob Van Heemskerck postcard

[Ferrus Manus]

Recently, I ordered a book that was lightly used and in good condition from an online used bookstore, regarding British coastal vessels. 

Whoever owned this book originally had used what seemed like an early 20th century postcard from the Netherlands as a bookmark. 

Some basic research told me that this ship is the Dutch coastal defense ship Jacob Van Heemskerck (1906) and that this picture was taken in 1912. The style of the postcard, according to my research, is the type printed in Germany during and immediately after World War One. Is this postcard rare or valuable? Any information regarding it would be helpful. 

[ccoyle]

Very cool! That's the Dutch royal family in the foreground -- Queen Wilhelmina with her husband, Duke Henry, and daughter Juliana.

[Javelin]

Not sure if this will work, but plenty of plans of that ship on the Dutch national archives.

Jacob Van Heemskerck

 

[amateur]

And to answer your first question: I guess it is rare (as it is old), but both navy and monarchy are not very popular topics for collectors. So yes, some people will be very happy to have this one, but the market is small. Copies of these and comparable cards fetch a couple of euro’ on ebay.

 

Jan