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Netherlands 1951 10c Industrial Landscape

Name: Netherlands 1951 10c Industrial Landscape
Brand: Netherlands

Netherlands · 1951 · 10c

The stamp depicts a stylized industrial landscape featuring factory buildings, smokestacks, and a power line, rendered in a modern, somewhat abstract style. The design is by Cas Oorthuys.

Issued in 1951, this stamp likely symbolizes the post-World War II reconstruction and industrial development efforts in the Netherlands, reflecting a period of economic recovery and modernization.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

industry architecture definitive post-war-reconstruction

Image: <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Cas_Oorthuys" class="extiw" title="w:en:Cas Oorthuys"><span title="Dutch photographer (1908–1975)">Cas Oorthuys</span></a></bdi> · License: Public domain

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