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1947 Netherlands Summer Charity Stamps featuring Dutch Personalities

Name: 1947 Netherlands Summer Charity Stamps featuring Dutch Personalities
Brand: Netherlands

Netherlands · 1947 · 2c, 4c, 7½c, 10c, 10c

A block of five semi-postal stamps, each featuring a portrait of a prominent Dutch historical figure, with various denominations.

These 'Zomerzegels' (Summer Stamps) were issued in 1947, likely as semi-postal stamps to raise funds for charitable causes in the post-World War II reconstruction period.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

charity personalities history portraits

Catalog Numbers

nvph490-494

Image: Staatsbedrijf der Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (Nederland), Hubert Levigne, S.L. Hartz, Kuno Brinks, E. Reitsma-Valença and Jan van Krimpen · License: Public domain

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