Netherlands 1946 Queen Wilhelmina

Netherlands · 1946 · 12½c

This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The design is simple and elegant, with the country name 'NEDERLAND' at the top and the denomination '12½ CENT' at the bottom, set against a solid dark blue background.

Issued shortly after World War II, this series marked a return to normalcy and featured the long-reigning monarch who had become a symbol of Dutch resistance during the war. Queen Wilhelmina would abdicate in favor of her daughter Juliana just two years later, in 1948.