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NETHERLANDS 1925 onwards

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1925 Child welfare stamps, provincial arms with flowers

  2 c (+2 c) green and orange (Noord-Brabant)
  7 1/2 c (+3 1/2 c) violet and blue (Gelderland)
  10 c (+2 1/2 c) red and yellow (Zuid Holland)

 

1926 Child welfare stamps, provincial arms with flowers

  2 c (+2 c) red and silver (Utrecht)
  5 c (+3 c) green and blue (Zeeland)
  10 c (+3 c) red and gold (Noord Holland)
  15 c (+3 c) orange and blue (Friesland)

All values exist with special perforation (at bottom and top).


With special perforation.

 

1927 Red Cross commemoration, inscription 'ROODE KRUIS' (except 15 c)

  2 c (+2 c) red (King William III)
  3 c (+2 c) green (Queen Emma)
  5 c (+3 c) blue (Prince Hendrik)
  7 1/2 c (+3 1/2 c) blue (Queen Wilhelmina)
  15 c (+5 c) blue and red (cross)

 

1927 Child welfare stamps, provincial arms with flowers

  2 c (+2 c) red and violet (Drenthe)
  5 c (+3 c) green and yellow (Groningen)
  7 1/2 c (+3 1/2 c) red and black (Limburg)
  15 c (+3 c) blue and brown (Overijssel)

I've seen all values with special perforation (at the bottom and top).


With special perforation.

 

1928 Olympic Games of Amsterdam

Olympic games 1928 issue: the following values were issued (all different designs): 
  1 1/2 c green (rowing)
  2 c lilac (sword fighting)
  3 c green (soccer)
  5 c blue (sailing)
  7 1/2 c orange
  10 c red (running)
  15 c blue (horse riding)
  30 c brown (boxing)

Issued on 27 March 1928.

 

1928 Child welfare stamps, famous persons, inscription 'VOOR HET KIND'

  1 1/2 c (+ 1 c) violet (J.P. Minckelers)
  5 c (+ 3 c) green (H. Boerhave)
  7 1/2 c (+ 2 1/2 c) red (H.A.Lorentz)
  12 1/2 c (+ 3 1/2 c) blue (C.Huygens)

Issued on 10 December 1928.

 

1929 Child welfare stamps, child on whale, inscription 'VOOR HET KIND'


Here with special perforation.

  1 1/2 (+ 1 1/2 c) grey
  5 c (+ 3 c ) green
  6 c (+ 4 c) red
  12 1/2 c (+ 3 1/2 c) blue

Issued on 10 December 1929, they exist with special perforation (at all four sides).

 

1930 Rembrandt, inscription 'VEREENIGING REMBRANDT', Rembrandt standing in front of the painting 'Staalmeesters'

  5 c (+ 5 c) blue
  6 c (+ 5 c) brown
  12 1/2 c (+ 5 c) blue

Issued on 15 February 1930.

 

1930 Child welfare stamps, various designs, inscription 'VOOR HET KIND'

  1 1/2 c (+ 1 1/2 c) red (child in palm of hand)
  5 c (+ 3 c) green (child with dog)
  6 c (+ 4 c) lilac (child on back of man)
  12 1/2 c (+ 3 1/2 c) blue (holy child)

Issued on 10 December 1930, they exist with special perforation (at top and bottom).


Here with special perforation.

 

1931 Queen in circle

  36 c red and blue (airmail stamp, aeroplanes in background)
  70 c blue and red (industry in background)
  80 c green and red (ship in background)

 

1931 Gouda church windows, inscription 'Toeslag voor de Goudsche glazen'

  1 1/2 c (+ 1 1/2 c) green
  6 c (+4 c) red

 

1931 Child welfare stamps, handicapped children, inscription 'VOOR HET MISDEELDE KIND'


Here with special perforation.

  1 1/2 (+ 1 1/2 c) red and blue (deaf child)
  5 c (+ 3 c) blue and lilac (handicapped child)
  6 c (+ 4 c) lilac and blue (blind child)
  12 1/2 c (+ 3 1/2 c) blue and red (neglected child)

Issued on 10 December 1931, they exist with special perforation (top and bottom corners).

 

1932 ANVV Salve Hospes

  2 1/2 c green and black (windmill)
  6 c grey and black (church)
  7 1/2 c red and black (bridge)
  12 1/2 c blue and black (tulips)

 

1932 Child welfare stamps, child with flower (slightly different design for each stamp)

  1 1/2 c brown and yellow
  5 c blue and red
  6 c green and orange
  12 1/2 c blue and orange

All four values exist with special perforation (at top and bottom corners).

 

1933 Peace issue, star with image of dove in the center

  12 1/2 c blue

 

1933 Prince William of Orange

  1 1/2 c black (arms, inscription 'PRINS WILLEM I')
  5 c green (portrait of prince, inscription 'NATvs 1533')
  6 c lilac (different portrait of prince, inscription 'NATvs 1533')
  12 1/2 c blue (again different portrait of prince, inscription 'NATvs 1533')


A similar stamp as the 6 c design was issued for Netherlands Indies, in the value 12 1/2 c orange but with inscription 'NED INDIE'. Similar stamps were also issued for Curacao and Surinam.

 

1933 Seamen issue

  1 1/2 c red (monument for rescuers, inscription 'REDDINGSWEZEN')
  5 c green and red (fishing ship, inscription 'VISSCHERIJ')  
  6 c green (rescue ship, inscription 'REDDINGSWEZEN')
  12 1/2 c blue (commercial shipping, image of man, insription 'KOOPVAARDIJ')

 

1933 Child welfare, child holding star


Here with special perforation.

  1 1/2 c grey and red
  5 c brown and orange
  6 c green and gold
  12 1/2 c blue and silver

All values exist with special perforation (at top and bottom corners).

 

1934 Commemoration of Netherlands - Curacao, inscription '1634 1934 NEDERLAND CURACAO'

  6 c grey (harbour of Curacao)
  12 1/2 c blue (old sailship with city in the background)

 

1934 Royal family, design as Prince of Orange issue of 1933

  5 c lilac (Queen Wilhelmina)
  6 c grey (Juliana)
  6 c blue (Emma)

 

1934 Child welfare, child holding doll

  1 1/2 c olive
  5 c red
  6 c green 
  12 1/2 c blue 

 

1935 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c red
  5 c black (Diepenbrock)
  6 c green (Donder)
  12 1/2 c blue (Sweelinck)

 

1935 National airfund 'VOOR HET NATIONAAL LUCHTVAARTFONDS', aeroplanes above map

  6 c brown

 

1935 Child welfare, child plucking fruits

  1 1/2 c red
  5 c green
  6 c grey 
  12 1/2 c blue 

 

1936 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c black (Kamerlingh Onnes)
  5 c green
  6 c red (Schaepman)
  12 1/2 c blue (Erasmus)

 

1936 Utrecht university, triangular stamps, inscription 'ACADEMIA TRAIECTINA 1636 1939'

  6 c red (Roman figure)
  12 1/2 c blue (Gisbertus Voetius)

 

1936 Child welfare, angle with horn

  1 1/2 c grey
  5 c green
  6 c brown
  12 1/2 c blue

 

1937 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c black
  5 c green
  6 c brown (Joost van den Vondel)
  12 1/2 c blue 

 

1937 World Jamboree

  1 1/2 c green and grey (symbol of Jamboree)
  6 c brown and grey (drums)
  12 1/2 c blue and grey (statue)

 

1937 Child welfare, head of boy

  1 1/2 c grey
  3 c green
  4 c brown
  5 c green
  12 1/2 c blue

 

1938 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c brown
  3 c green (Heldring)
  4 c red
  5 c green (Rembrandt)
  12 1/2 c blue 

 

1938 Queen Wilhelmina Jubilee, inscription 'WILHELMINA 1898-1938'

  1 1/2 c black
  5 c orange
  12 1/2 c blue 

 

1938 Child welfare, girl with flute and bird

  1 1/2 c black
  3 c brown
  4 c green
  5 c light brown
  12 1/2 c blue

 

1939 Willibrordus commemoration 739 1939

  5 c green
  12 1/2 c blue (slightly different design)

 

1939 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c brown
  2 1/2 c green
  3 c red
  5 c green (Nicolaas Beets) 
  12 1/2 c blue 

 

1939 Railway commemoration 1839 1939

  5 c green (first train)
  12 1/2 c blue (modern train)

 

1939 Child welfare, child carrying large horn

  1 1/2 c black
  2 1/2 c green
  3 c brown
  5 c green
  12 1/2 c blue

 

1940 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c brown (Van Gogh)
  2 1/2 c green
  3 c red
  5 c green 
  12 1/2 c blue 

Surcharged and colour changed
  '7 1/2 + 2 1/2' on 5 c red

 

1940 Queen Wilhelmina, so called 'Konijnenburg' after the designer

  5 c green
  6 c brown (1946)
  7 1/2 c red
  10 c lilac
  12 1/2 c blue
  15 c light blue
  17 1/2 c dark blue (1946)
  20 c violet
  22 1/2 c green
  25 c brown
  30 c olive
  40 c green
  50 c orange (1946)
  60 c black (1946)

Larger values were issued in 1946 
  1 G blue
  2 1/2 G red
  5 G green
  10 G grey

These stamps were no longer allowed to be sold after October 1940 (due to the German invasion).

Postal stationary exists in the values 5 c green and 7 1/2 c red.


with overprint 'COUR PERMANENTE DE JUSTICE INTERNATIONALE' i

They also exist with overprint "COUR PERMANENTE DE JUSTICE INTERNATIONALE" in gold colour (7 1/2 c, 10 c, 12 1/2 c, 20 c, 25 c). Stamps in this design, but with inscription "NED INDIE" were issued for Netherlands Indies.

I've seen postal airmail stationary "LUCHTPOSTBLAD" for military correspondance with the Netherlands Indies; it bears a 10 c lilac image as in the above stamps.

Non issued stamps:

These stamps are supposed to be perforated, but during the German occupation they were stolen from the printer (imperforate), they showed up several years later in large quantities.


Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curaçao issue in the same design

 

1940 Child welfare, girl plucking flowers

  1 1/2 c grey
  2 1/2 c olive
  4 c blue
  5 c green
  7 1/2 c brown

 

1941 Summer welfare stamps

  1 1/2 c brown
  2 1/2 c green
  4 c red
  5 c green 
  7 1/2 c lilac 

 

1941 Child welfare, boy reading book

  1 1/2 c black
  2 1/2 c olive
  4 c blue
  5 c green
  7 1/2 c brown

 

1942 Legion stamps

  7 1/2 c + 2 1/2 c red (soldier)
  12 1/2 c + 87 1/2 c blue (soldier, different design)

These stamps were also issued in blocks of 10 (7 1/2 c) or blocks of 4 stamps (12 1/2 c).

 

1943 European PTT association "EUROPEESCHE PTT VEREENIGING"

  2 1/2 c yellow and gold

 

1943 Germanic symbols and naval heroes

Germanic symbols

  1 c grey (fish-horse)
  1 1/2 c red (tree)
  2 c blue (swans)
  2 1/2 c green (birds)
  3 c brown (branches)
  4 c black (man on horse)
  5 c green (horses)

Heroes

  7 1/2 c red (Michiel Adriaanszoon de Ruyter)
  10 c green (Johan Evertsen)
  12 1/2 c blue (Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp)
  15 c violet (Piet Hein)
  17 1/2 c grey (Wilhem Joseph van Gent)
  20 c brown (Witte Corneliszoon de With)
  22 1/2 c red (Cornelis Evertsen)
  25 c lilac (Tjerk Hiddes de Vries)
  30 c blue (Cornelis Tromp)
  40 c black (Cornelis Evertsen de Jongste)

 

1944 London issue, war scenes and Queen Wilhelmina

War scenes
  1 1/2 c black (soldier)
  2 1/2 c green (ship)
  3 c brown (pilot)
  5 c grey (warship, 'HR.MS. De Ruyter')

Queen Wilhelmina

  7 1/2 c red
  10 c orange
  12 1/2 c blue
  15 c lilac
  17 1/2 c grey
  20 c violet
  22 1/2 c red
  25 c brown
  30 c green
  40 c black
  50 c lilac

 

1945 Liberation stamp, lion destroying dragon, inscription "19 HERRIJZEND 45 NEDERLAND"

  7 1/2 c orange

 

1945 Child welfare, girls head, inscription "VOOR HET KIND"

  1 1/2 c black
  2 1/2 c green
  5 c red
  7 1/2 c orange
  12 1/2 c blue

 

1946 Sitting woman

  1 1/2 c + 2 1/2 c black
  2 1/2 c + 5 c green
  5 c + 10 c violet
  7 1/2 c + 15 c red
  12 1/2 c + 17 1/2 c blue

 

1946 Tuberculosis stamps, images of princesses

  1 1/2 c black (Irene)
  2 1/2 c green (Margriet)
  4 c lilac (design as 1 1/2 c)
  5 c brown (design as 2 1/2 c)
  7 1/2 c red (Beatrix)
  12 1/2 c blue (design as 7 1/2 c)

 

1946 Numeral design

  1 c red
  2 c blue
  2 1/2 c orange
  3 c brown
  4 c green
  5 c orange
  6 c grey
  7 c red
  8 c violet

In a larger size and additional inscription "COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE" were issued 2 c blue and 4 c green in 1956.


Netherlands New Guinea with 'UNTEA' overprint

Similar stamps were also issued for Netherlands Antilles ("NED.ANTILLEN"), Netherlands New Guinea (1 c dark blue, 2 c orange; also with "UNTEA" overprint, 2 1/2 c olive, 3 c, 4 c green, 5 c blue, 7 1/2 c orange, 10 c lilac and 12 1/2 c red) and Surinam (1 c red, 2 c violet, 2 1/2 c green, 3 c dark green, 4 c brown and 5 c blue).

 

1946 Child welfare, girl on caroussel

  2 c violet
  4 c green
  7 1/2 c orange
  10 c red
  20 c blue

 

1946 Summer welfare stamps

  2 c red
  4 c green
  7 1/2 c violet
  10 c olive
  20 c blue 

 

1947 Queen Wilhelmina

  5 c green
  6 c black (also exists as postal stationary)
  7 1/2 c brown
  10 c lilac
  12 1/2 c red
  15 c violet
  20 c blue
  22 1/2 c olive
  25 c blue
  30 c orange
  35 c blue
  40 c brown

Surcharged '6' on 7 1/2 c brown (1950)

In slightly different design: 
  45 c blue
  50 c brown
  60 c orange

Similar stamps were issued for Surinam ('SURINAME': 5 c blue, 6 c olive, 7 1/2 c red, 10 c light blue, 12 1/2 c blue, 15 c brown, 17 1/2 c lilac, 20 c green, 22 1/2 c grey, 25 c red, 27 1/2 c red, 30 c green, 37 1/2 c olive, 40 c lilac, 50 c orange, 60 c violet and 70 c black). Stamps in this design, but with inscription 'NED INDIE' were issued for Netherlands Indies.


Similar stamps, issued for Curacao

 

Later issues:

 

1948 50 year reign of Queen Wilhelmina, inscription '1898 1948'

  10 c red
  20 c blue

 

1948 Coronation of Queen Juliana

  10 c olive
  20 c blue

These stamps, but with inscription 'NED INDIE' were issued for Netherlands Indies.

 


Queen Juliana 1949 issue:

Queen Juliana 1949 issue: 5 c olive, 6 c blue, 10 c orange, 12 c red, 15 c olive, 20 c blue, 25 c brown, 30 c violet, 35 c grey, 40 c lilac, 45 c orange, 45 c grey, 50 c green, 60 c brown, 75 c red.
In a larger size were issued: 1 G red, 2 1/2 G grey, 5 G brown and 10 G grey.
I've seen postal stationary in the values 5 c olive, 6 c blue, 7 c brown and 30 c blue.
Also overprinted "WATERSNOOD 1953" (flood relief) 10 c on 10 c orange.
These stamps with inscription "NIEUW GUINEA" instead of "NEDERLAND" were issued for Netherlands New Guinea.
With inscription "NED ANTILLEN" (issued for Netherlands Antilles) were issued in 1950: 6 c violet, 10 c red, 12 1/2 c green, 15 c blue, 20 c orange, 21 c black, 25 c violet, 27 1/2 c brown, 30 c olive and 50 c green. In a larger design were also issued 1 1/2 G green, 2 1/2 G olive, 5 G red and 10 G violet.
Stamps with inscription "SURINAME" (for Surinam) also exist.


Netherlands New Guinea with 1953 and 'UNTEA' overprint

 


Queen Juliana 1953 issue: 10 c brown, 12 c green, 15 c red, 18 c green, 20 c grey, 24 c olive, 25 c blue, 30 c brown, 35 c olive, 37 c blue, 40 c blue, 45 c red, 50 c green, 60 c brown, 62 c lilac (the rarest of the set), 70 c blue, 75 c lilac, 80 c violet, 85 c green, 95 c brown and surcharged '12 = C' (silver) on 10 c brown (1958). I've seen cut squares in the values 7 c blue, 8 c brown and 30 c blue. In a larger design were issued 1 G red, 2 1/2 G green, 5 G grey and 10 G blue. These stamps also exist in a larger size with inscription 'NEDERLANDS NIEUW GUINEA' (issued for Dutch New Guinea).


Netherlands New Guinea with 'UNTEA' overprint

 


1969 Juliana issue, inscription 'NEDERLAND JULIANA REGINA': 30 c brown, 35 c blue, 40 c lilac, 45 c blue, 50 c lilac, 55 c red, 60 c green, 70 c olive, 75 c green, 80 c red, 90 c grey. In a larger design were issued: 1 G green, 1.25 G brown, 1.50 G olive, 2 G lilac, 2.50 G blue, 5 G grey and 10 G blue. Postal stationary exists in the value 20 c green.

 


1976 numeral design (so-called Crouwel).

 


Queen Beatrix, first issued in 1981.

With the introduction of the Euro, it was decided that stamps in Guilder currency from 1977 onwards could still be used up to 1st November 2013.


Postage due stamps

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