Netherlands 1942-1945

1942: Provident Fund Dutch Legion

Date of Issue: 1. November 1942
Designed by: Wilhelmus Johannes Hyacinthus Nijs.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12 x 12½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
7½+(2½) C	Red	Legionnaire officer	1.300.000	0.50 €	0.20 €
12½+(7½) C	Blue	Legionnaire	530.000	3.85 €	2.60 €
		Series:		4.35 €	2.80 €

		A: Sheet of 10	130.000	41.25 €	37.10 €
		B: Minisheet of 4	120.000	33.95 €	30.55 €

1943: European PTT Association

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Date of Issue: 15. January 1943
Designed by: Sjoerd Hendrik de Roos.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½.
Watermark: NL2X

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
10/2½ C	Yellow		7.100.000	0.15 €	0.10 €

		First Day Cover [SP2767]		72.00 €	-

1943: Germanic Symbols

Date of Issue: 15. May 1943
Designed by: Pieter Frans Christiaan Koch.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Wove Paper. Comb.perforation: 12 x 12½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
1 C	Black	Seahorse	10.500.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
1 C	Black	Seahorse [No Watermark]		17.90 €	-
1½ C	Purple	Three-crowned tree	204.000.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
1½ C	Purple	Three-crowned tree [No Watermark]		17.90 €	-
2 C	Dark Blue	Swans	7.750.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
2½ C	Dark Green	Tree of life with two sunbirds	23.000.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
3 C	Reddish Brown	Snake tree	8.700.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
4 C	Sepia Brown	Rider on horseback	7.300.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
5 C	Light Green	Prancing Horses	123.000.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
		Series (Black entries only):		0.35 €	0.35 €

		A: Minisheet of 2		-	2.00 €
		B: Sheet of 100		5.00 €	-
		C: Sheet of 100		5.00 €	-
		D: Sheet of 100		5.00 €	-
		E: Sheet of 100		5.00 €	-
		F: Sheet of 100		5.00 €	-
		G: Sheet of 100		5.00 €	-

1943-1944: Dutch Naval Heroes

Date of Issue: 15. May 1943-1944
Designed by: Sem Hartz / W. H. de Jonge / Jan van Krimpen / Kuno Brinks / W.Z. van Dijk / Jacob Pander / Engelien Reitsma⁃Valença / Hubert Levigne.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
7½ C	Dark Red	Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)	241.000.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
10 C	Dark Green	Johan Evertsen (1600-1666)	33.400.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
12½ C	Blue	Maarten Tromp (1597-1563)	4.500.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
15 C	Bluish Violet	Pieter Pieterszoon Hein (1577-1629)	7.150.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
17½ C	Bluish Grey	Willem Joseph van Gent (1626-1672)	6.200.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
20 C	Brown	Witte de With (1599-1658)	15.000.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
22½ C	Red	Cornelis Evertsen de Oude (1610-1666)	4.400.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
25 C	Blackish Violet	Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (1622-1666)	4.000.000	0.20 €	0.15 €
30 C	Bluish Green	Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691)	10.500.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
40 C	Greyish Blue	Cornelis Evertsen de Jongste (1642-1706)	4.400.000	0.05 €	0.05 €
		Series:		0.70 €	0.60 €

1943: Day of the Stamp

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Date of Issue: 9. October 1943
Designed and engraved by: Jan Strube.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12 x 12½.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
7½+7½ C	Reddish Brown		5.800.000	0.10 €	0.20 €

		Sheet of 100	58.000	10.00 €	-

		First Day Cover [SP1675]		3.50 €	-

1944: Winter Help

Date of Issue: 6. March 1944
Designed by: Wilhelmus Johannes Hyacinthus Nijs.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.
Watermark: NL2

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
1½+3½ C	Dark Grey	Mother with child	2.540.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
4+3½ C	Brownish Violet	Mother with child	2.500.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
5+5 C	Dark Green	Mother with child	2.450.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
7½+7½ C	Reddish Brown	Mother with child	2.440.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
10+40 C	Blue	Mother with children	2.410.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
		Series:		0.50 €	0.25 €

		A: Sheet of 100	25.000	10.00 €	-
		B: Sheet of 100	25.000	10.00 €	-
		C: Sheet of 100	24.000	10.00 €	-
		D: Sheet of 100	24.000	10.00 €	-

1944-1946: Liberation

Date of Issue: 15. June 1944-1946
Designed by: Bernard Romein, engraved by: A.B. Hill / Philip Hall / Edward Dawson / H. Cole.
Printed by: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company.
Comb.perforation: 12½.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
1½ C	Grey	Attacking soldier	13.500.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
2½ C	Green	S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam (1937)	8.200.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
3 C	Reddish Brown	Pilot	8.200.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
5 C	Dark Blue	Cruiser "De Ruyter"	8.300.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
7½ C	Red	Queen Wilhelmina	30.000.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
10 C	Orange	Queen Wilhelmina	5.300.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
12½ C	Blue	Queen Wilhelmina	11.000.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
15 C	Reddish Violet	Queen Wilhelmina	1.500.000	0.65 €	0.50 €
17½ C	Dark Grey	Queen Wilhelmina	1.500.000	0.45 €	0.35 €
20 C	Dark Violet	Queen Wilhelmina	2.400.000	0.20 €	0.10 €
22½ C	Red	Queen Wilhelmina	1.500.000	0.45 €	0.40 €
25 C	Brown	Queen Wilhelmina	1.500.000	0.50 €	0.45 €
30 C	Dark Green	Queen Wilhelmina	2.400.000	0.15 €	0.10 €
40 C	Dark Violet	Queen Wilhelmina	1.500.000	1.20 €	0.90 €
50 C	Dark Violet	Queen Wilhelmina	1.500.000	0.70 €	0.35 €
		Series:		5.00 €	3.50 €

1945: Liberation Stamp

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Date of Issue: 14. July 1945
Designed by: Jan van Krimpen, engraved by: C.A. Mechelse.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12¾ x 14.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
7½ C	Orange	Dutch lion fighting the dragon	57.000.000	0.10 €	0.05 €

		Sheet of 100	570.000	10.00 €	-

1945: Children's Stamps

Date of Issue: 1. December 1945
Designed by: E. Fernhout.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 14¼ x 13¼.
Watermark: NL2X

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
1½+(1½) C	Grey	Girl	3.400.000	0.15 €	0.10 €
2½+(3½) C	Green	Girl	2.040.000	0.15 €	0.10 €
5+(5) C	Brownish Red	Girl	2.540.000	0.15 €	0.10 €
7½+(4½) C	Red	Girl	3.600.000	0.15 €	0.10 €
12½+(5½) C	Dark Blue	Girl	2.130.000	0.15 €	0.10 €
		Series:		0.75 €	0.50 €

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