Netherlands 1953

1953: Queen Juliana with Surcharge - The Flood


Date of Issue: 10. February 1953
Designed by: Sem Hartz, engraved by: Jan van Krimpen.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 13½ x 12¾.
Watermark: NL2X

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
10/10+10 C Brownish Red 16.000.000 0.20 € 0.05 €
    NVPH First Day Cover Nr.12 150.00 € 2.95 €

1953: Summer Stamps


Date of Issue: 1. May 1953
Designed by: André van der Vossen.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€ Description: #
2+2 C Hyacinth (Hyacinthus Orientalis) 1.000.000 0.25 € 0.15 €
5+3 C Tagetes (Tagetes Erecta) 620.000 0.80 € 0.75 €
6+4 C Wild Daffodil (Narcissus Pseudonarcissus) 790.000 0.45 € 0.30 €
10+5 C Poppy Anemone (Anemone Coronaria) 1.350.000 1.05 € 0.15 €
20+5 C Iris × Germanica (Iris Germanica) 650.000 3.25 € 2.95 €
  Series:   5.80 € 4.30 €
  NVPH First Day Cover Nr.13 800.00 € 41.65 €

1953: Daily Stamps


Date of Issue: 12. August 1953
Designed by: Jan van Krimpen.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Wove Paper.   Comb.perforation: 12¾ x 13½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€ Color: Description:
3 C Brown 0.05 € 0.05 €
5 C Orange 0.05 € 0.05 €
5 C Orange [Phosforescent paper] 0.10 € 0.05 €
7 C Orange 0.10 € 0.05 €
    Series (Black entries only): 0.20 € 0.15 €

1953: Red Cross


Date of Issue: 24. August 1953
Designed by: Pieter Wetselaar / Fons Montens.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
2+3 C Olive Brown Red Cross Shield 1.200.000 0.25 € 0.15 €
6+4 C Violet Brown Man with lamp 600.000 1.45 € 1.20 €
7+5 C Yellowish Green Red Cross helper on duty 900.000 0.30 € 0.15 €
10+5 C Brownish Red Blood transfusion 2.100.000 0.25 € 0.10 €
25+8 C Dark Blue Flags of the Red Cross 70.000 1.85 € 1.65 €
    Series:   4.10 € 3.25 €
    NVPH First Day Cover Nr.14 125.00 € 17.60 €

1953: Queen Juliana


Date of Issue: 7. September 1953
Designed by: Sem Hartz / J.van Krimpen.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 13½ x 12¾.
Watermark: NL2X

The 25ct stamp on Phosphorescent Paper was issued on February 4, 1969 and can be found in 1969.


ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
10 C Violet Brown [Normal Paper] 1.100.000.000 0.05 € 0.05 €
15 C Carmine [Normal Paper] 810.000.000 0.05 € 0.05 €
15 C Carmine [Phosforescent Paper] 0.05 € 0.05 €
25 C Dark Blue [Normal Paper] 1.400.000.000 0.35 € 0.05 €
40 C Greyish Blue [Normal Paper] 240.000.000 0.15 € 0.05 €
40 C Greyish Blue [Phosforescent Paper, issued in 1971] 1.95 € 1.35 €
45 C Brownish Red [Normal Paper] 150.000.000 0.10 € 0.05 €
45 C Brownish Red [Phosforescent Paper] 0.30 € 0.15 €
50 C Dark Green [Normal Paper] 1.900.000.000 0.20 € 0.05 €
50 C Dark Green [Phosforescent Paper, issued in 1971] 0.75 € 0.15 €
75 C Violet [Normal Paper] 100.000.000 0.25 € 0.05 €
75 C Violet [Phosforescent Paper, issued in 1971] 0.80 € 0.35 €
    Series (Black entries only):   1.15 € 0.35 €

1953: Airmail - Special Flights


Date of Issue: 9. September 1953
Designed by: A. van Dobbenburgh.
Printed by: Nederlandse Rotogravure Maatschappij.
Comb.perforation: 13¼ x 14.
Watermark: NL2X

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
25 C Blue/Grey Carrion Crow (Corvus Corone) 1.100.000 1.45 € 0.60 €

1953: Children's Stamps


Date of Issue: 16. November 1953
Designed by: Theo Kurpershoek.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12 x 12½.

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
2+3 C Yellow/Blue 6.900.000 0.05 € 0.05 €
5+3 C Green/Carmine 660.000 0.95 € 0.85 €
7+5 C Blue/Brown 910.000 0.95 € 0.35 €
10+5 C Olive Yellow/Violet 7.000.000 0.05 € 0.05 €
25+8 C Rose/Green 600.000 2.45 € 2.20 €
    Series:   4.45 € 3.50 €
    NVPH First Day Cover Nr.15 325.00 € 31.20 €
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