The team of Rietdijk Auctions
The heart of our company consists of a team of specialists. The owners and employees of Rietdijk are 100 percent committed to achieving maximum returns for the entrants.
- John Kuin (manager)
- René Roelandse (manager)
- André Hilgersom
- Thomas Andeweg
- Arie Benschop
- Savita
John Kuin
Management, Allotment of stamps and coins, Appraiser, PR, DTP
info@rietdijkveilingen.nl
+31(0)6-20 47 95 85
Employed at Rietdijk since 1998
John has been active in the stamp and coin industry since 1980. In his youth in a stamp and coin shop in Zutphen and Breda, present at (international) fairs in the service of a stamp trade with several branches in the Netherlands. After completing his studies in library science at the UvA, he worked full-time at Rietdijk auctions. The first years as a realtor and now many years as an internal and external appraiser of both stamps as coins. John collects stamps from Scandinav (Iceland and Greenland), Posthistory of Zutphen, and Dutch tokens.
René Roelandse
Management, Allotment of stamps, Appraiser, Administration
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+31(0)6-23 74 60 36
Employed at Rietdijk since 1999
Stamps and coins are poured into René with the proverbial spoon. He comes from a well-known collector’s family where Grandpa had a well-known stamp shop in the center of Leiden for many years, where the entire family was involved. René has a very extensive knowledge of the postage stamps of the Netherlands and Overseas Rijksdelen and that is one of the reasons that he became a fully-fledged judge of the N.V.P.H. at a very young age. has become. René collects gold and silver coins.
André Hilgersom
Lotting of stamps, Office management
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Employed at Rietdijk since 2018
André acquired his knowledge at the oldest stamp trade in the Netherlands. For many years he managed the physical store in the Passage in The Hague. André has been a full-time employee in the field of allocating stamps at Rietdijk for several years now. It is his job to manage the influx of material in the right direction. So overview and orderly work are his keywords. André collects stamps from non-regular areas and Dutch Ducats.
Thomas Andeweg
Lotting of coins Photography, Office management
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Employed at Rietdijk since 2018
Thomas has an extensive interest in history and art. This has led to a study in art history, which is very useful when describing and identifying coins, paper money, awards and related matters. Whether it concerns ancient Roman or modern Euros, everything is considered and weighed. One of Thomas’ hobbies is photography. As a result, the Rietdijk auctions have received a huge boost in recent years with regard to the many images of lots. Thomas collects old cameras.
Arie Benschop
Lotting of stamps, Expertizing
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Employed at Rietdijk since 1980
Millions of stamps and tens of thousands of entries have come under the eyes of this highly experienced allotment agent. Especially for old and adventurous world collections with material from before 1940, we can wake up Arie proverbially at night. Between 1980 and 2019 he was employed full-time at Rietdijk auctions. Since 2020, he has been on call for special and special entries, making him an indispensable force within Rietdijk. In case of doubt, the motto is "ask Arie". Arie has a special predilection for everything that has to do with the island of Texel. Arie collects knowledge.
Savita
Photography, Scanning, DTP, Survaillance
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Employed at Rietdijk since 2018
During the viewing days, Savita is a point of contact for our guests at the office and in the auction room. In addition, she supervises the viewing opportunity and helps viewers quickly find the right lot. With the huge demand for images of lots, she also assists with DTP and photography.
Offce and postal address
Rietdijk B.V.
Stamp & Coin auctions
Noordeinde 41
2514 GC Den Haag
Tel .: +31 (0) 70 – 36 47 957
Fax .: +31 (0) 70 – 36 32 893
Email: info@rietdijkveilingen.nl
