1948 Netherlands Summer Semi-Postal Stamps

Netherlands · 1948 · 2c+3c, 5c+3c, 7.5c+2.5c, 12.5c+2.5c

A set of four semi-postal stamps depicting children engaged in various summer activities, such as playing with a ball, building sandcastles, and flying a kite.

Issued as 'Zomerzegels' (Summer Stamps) in 1948, these semi-postal stamps included a surcharge to benefit charitable causes, a common practice for Dutch semi-postals.