Netherlands 1940 Jan Steen Summer Stamp

Netherlands · 1940 · 12½ + 3½ C

The stamp features a portrait of the famous Dutch painter Jan Steen, likely a self-portrait or a detail from one of his works. It is a semi-postal issue with a surcharge.

Issued in 1940 during World War II, this semi-postal 'Summer stamp' likely carried a surcharge to support charitable causes or wartime relief efforts in the Netherlands. It honors Jan Steen, a master of the Dutch Golden Age.