Definitive Cards (D-Cards)

Cards from permanent series that were sold at all Telecom outlets. These cards are sold whenever no special cards were unavailable. Printed on obverse and, in some cases, on the reverse as well by Landis & Gyr.>

The optical strip has a width of 2, 4, or (since 1988) 3 mm.

Compliment Cards (C-Cards)

Cards, usually loaded with 4 units, distributed by PTT Telecom to promote the phonecard and cardphones in the Netherlands. Printed on the obverse and occasionally on the reverse by Landis & Gyr. The optical strip has a width of 3 mm.

Special Cards (G-Cards)

These cards were issued to promote special events or activities and were for sale at all outlets. These cards were, usually in combination with the compliment card from the same series, issued in special sets, that were sold by Telecom shops. Printed on obverse and occasionally on the reverse by Landis & Gyr. The optical strip has a witdh of 3 mm.

Advertisement Cards

R  Advertisement cards, offset printed both on the obverse and reverse by Landis & Gyr.

Optical strip 3 mm wide.

Advertisement Cards

RDL Advertisement cards, offset printed on the reverse of a Definitive Card by Landis & Gyr.

Advertisement Cards

RDZ  Advertisement cards, printed on the reverse of a Compliment Card, not by Landis & Gyr, but by a local company, for PTT Telecom.

Advertisement Cards

RCZ  Advertisement cards, printed on the reverse of a Compliment Card, not by Landis & Gyr, but by a local company, for PTT Telecom.

Cards that were used by the maintenance engineers of PTT Telecom during maintenance, repair and inspection of cardphones.