The Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Dutch Fleet-2 «Koopvaardij»

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, shipowners and skippers primarily acquired their cargo by contacting merchants seeking ship space. When a merchant needed an entire ship to transport his goods, he could charter it. This was especially common when transporting mass-produced goods, such as grain and timber.
Nederland 2025, (1,1,1,1,1) Ms;
Source: https://www.wopa-plus.com/en/stamps/product/&pid=100331