Children's Welfare Stamps 1955

Netherlands · 1955 · 2+2c to 20+5c

A set of five surcharged stamps depicting portraits of children from 17th-century Dutch paintings by artists such as Dirck D. Santvoort, Jacob A. Backer, Cornelius de Zeeuw, and Adriaen Hanneman.

These 'Kinderzegels' (children's welfare stamps) were issued annually in the Netherlands to raise funds for children's charities, with the surcharge directly benefiting these causes.