This card shows the large Hagerbeer organ in the Grote Kerk, or St Laurenskerk in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The organ is justifiably famous in its own right, aside from its location in a lovely church setting. The organ is one of two located in the church, the other being a smaller but no less compelling choir-organ at the other end of the church. Hagerbeer installed this instrument in 1646 and did work on it himself just a few years later. It has been worked on at several points over its lifetime, most recently in 2015 by the Flentrop firm of Zaandam. This site has a very good summary of the history of the organ as well as a specification. My card is black and white and is unused. It shows the west end gallery including the whole organ, and including the massive case doors. The reverse includes this information: "Uitgave Kerkvoogen NH Gemeente - Alkmaar. Interestingly, in the location where a postage stamp would go, rather than something a long the lines of, "place postage here," one finds "echte fotografie," or "real photograph."
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