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Child Welfare issue, Netherlands, 1925

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1925

Issuing entity

Netherlands

The Child Welfare issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by the Netherlands on 12 December 1925. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 164, 165, 166), printed in 3 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2+(2) C multicoloured; 7½+(3½) C multicoloured; 10+(2½) C multicoloured. Catalogue notes on individual values: 2+(2) C: Coat of Arms of the Noord-Brabant Province; 7½+(3½) C: Coat of Arms of the Gelderland Province; 10+(2½) C: Coat of Arms of the Zuid-Holland Province. Design: Antoon Molkenboer. Engraving: Joh. Enschedé. Perforation: 12½. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: 2+(2) C 966407; 7½+(3½) C 740236; 10+(2½) C 1406350.

The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Watermark
None recorded
Perforation
12½

Design

Design
Antoon Molkenboer
Engraving
Joh. Enschedé
Values and colours
2+(2) C multicoloured · 7½+(3½) C multicoloured · 10+(2½) C multicoloured

Identification

Issue date
12 December 1925
Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
AM, AN, AO
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 164, 165, 166

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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