Launch of Dutch Children's Stamp Campaign, 1974

Netherlands · 1974 ·

A black-and-white photograph depicting Minister Van Doorn (CRM) initiating the annual Dutch children's stamp campaign in The Hague, with two sisters, Van Bruggen, selling him the first series of stamps.

The Kinderpostzegels (children's stamps) are an annual Dutch tradition, where special stamps are issued and sold, often by schoolchildren, to raise funds for charities benefiting children. This photo captures the official launch of the 1974 campaign.