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common1945-1980
1951 Summer Stamps: Dutch Castles
Netherlands · 1951 · 2c, 5c, 6c, 10c, 20c
A set of five semi-postal stamps depicting various historic Dutch castles: Hillenraad, Hernen, Bergh, Rechteren, and Moermond.
Issued as 'Zomerzegels' (Summer Stamps) in 1951, these stamps likely included a surcharge to support charitable or cultural causes in post-war Netherlands.
Printing Method
Engraved
Image: Staatsbedrijf der Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (Nederland), W.Z. van Dijk, J. Staphorst and C.A. Mechelse · License: Public domain
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