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Sinterklaas Overseas Foundation

Published by DACC on November 30, 2023November 30, 2023

Family in Holland could have a Sinterklaas package sent to their relatives overseas. There was all kinds of stuff in there. Candy, calendar, teaspoon, gramophone record, booklets, tablecloth, you name it.

Sinterklaas-Overseas-FoundationDownload

In the DACC archives is a tablecloth and sugar bowl from such a package (see below).

Sint-Nicolaas-Overzee-bookletDownload
December-in-de-stad-Book-Anton-Pieck-van-StichtingDownload

See also: Sinterklaas in Australia

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