Netherlands 1924 Child Welfare Semi-Postal Stamps

Netherlands · 1924 · 2 ct + 2 ct, 3 ct + 2 ct, 5 ct + 3 ct

This set of three semi-postal stamps was issued to raise funds for child welfare organizations in the Netherlands. The designs feature portraits of children in traditional Dutch attire, with the 2 cent stamp showing a boy from Zeeland, the 3 cent a girl from Friesland, and the 5 cent a girl from North Brabant. The stamps include a surcharge, indicated by the '+', which was donated to charity.

Issued during the reign of Queen Wilhelmina, these stamps are part of a long-running annual tradition in the Netherlands of issuing 'Child Welfare' stamps (Kinderpostzegels) to support vulnerable children, a practice that began in 1924 with this very set.