Netherlands 1955-1956

1955: Summer Stamps

Date of Issue: 25. April 1955
Designed by: Frans Lammers / Andries Frederiks.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12 x 12½.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2+3 C	Olive Brown	Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam	920.000	0.50 €	0.40 €
5+3 C	Dark Green	The Hague Post Office	600.000	1.00 €	0.90 €
7+5 C	Carmine	Stock exchange building	700.000	0.50 €	0.30 €
10+5 C	Dark Blue	Hilversum town hall	1.500.000	0.75 €	0.10 €
25+8 C	Violet Brown	Office building in The Hague	59.000	2.90 €	2.35 €
		Series:		5.65 €	4.05 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.21		257.50 €	25.55 €

1955: 10th Anniversary of the Liberation

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Date of Issue: 4. May 1955
Designed by: Reindert Juurt Draijer.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
10 C	Carmine	Flaming sword	27.300.000	0.30 €	0.05 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.22		115.80 €	4.70 €

1955: Queen Juliana

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Date of Issue: 11. June 1955
Designed by: Sem Hartz.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2½ Gld	Dark Green		17.000.000	1.55 €	0.05 €
5 Gld	Black		7.500.000	0.95 €	0.10 €
		Series:		2.50 €	0.15 €

		A: Sheet of 25	680.000	37.75 €	-
		B: Sheet of 25	300.000	23.75 €	-

1955: The Fight Against Cancer

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Date of Issue: 15. August 1955
Designed by: Cornelis Petrus Augustus Hos.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2+3 C	Dark Grey	Microscope and emblem	930.000	0.20 €	0.15 €
5+3 C	Green	Microscope and emblem	640.000	0.50 €	0.45 €
7+5 C	Dark Violet	Microscope and emblem	760.000	0.40 €	0.25 €
10+5 C	Greyish Blue	Microscope and emblem	1.600.000	0.35 €	0.10 €
25+8 C	Olive	Microscope and emblem	610.000	1.55 €	1.40 €
		Series:		3.00 €	2.35 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.23		235.00 €	15.60 €

1955: Children's Stamps - Child Portraits

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Date of Issue: 14. November 1955
Designed by: Sem Hartz.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2+3 C	Dark Green	Painting by Dirck D.Santvoort (1610-1680)	9.400.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
5+3 C	Red	Painting by Jacob A.Baker (1608-1651)	850.000	0.75 €	0.65 €
7+5 C	Violet Brown	Painting by Cornelius de Zeeuw	1.000.000	0.75 €	0.25 €
10+5 C	Dark Blue	Painting by Adriaen Hanneman (1601-1671)	9.700.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
25+8 C	Violet	Painting by Adriaen Hanneman (1601-1671)	710.000	1.90 €	1.75 €
		Series:		3.60 €	2.75 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.24		227.50 €	18.25 €
		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.24a		2.25 €	-

1956: Summer Stamps - Rembrandt

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Date of Issue: 23. April 1956
Designed by: Sem Hartz / Jan van Krimpen.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 13¼ x 14.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2+3 C	Bluish Grey	"Farmer with a high hat" (1639)	930.000	0.45 €	0.40 €
5+3 C	Greyish Green	"Young Tobias and Angel" (1641)	700.000	0.70 €	0.60 €
7+5 C	Dark Brown	"Persian with fur hat" (1632)	780.000	0.90 €	0.80 €
10+5 C	Dark Green	"The Old Blind Tobias" (1651)	1.500.000	2.40 €	0.10 €
25+8 C	Reddish Brown	Self-portrait (1639)	640.000	3.55 €	3.20 €
		Series:		8.00 €	5.10 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.25		185.00 €	13.30 €

1956: Queen Juliana

Date of Issue: May 1956
Designed by: Sem Hartz.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 13½ x 12¾.
Watermark: NL2X

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
85 C	Green		21.000.000	0.25 €	0.05 €

1956: Olympic Games

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Date of Issue: 27. August 1956
Designed by: Jan van Heel / Harry Disberg / Pieter Wetselaar.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2+3 C	Light Blue	Sailing	770.000	0.25 €	0.20 €
5+3 C	Olive Yellow	Running	680.000	0.35 €	0.30 €
7+5 C	Reddish Brown	Antique Vase	690.000	0.35 €	0.30 €
10+5 C	Violet	Hockey	850.000	0.50 €	0.15 €
25+8 C	Green	Water polo	620.000	0.95 €	0.85 €
		Series:		2.40 €	1.80 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.26		153.75 €	12.70 €

1956: EUROPA Stamps

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Date of Issue: 15. September 1956
Designed by: Daniel Gonzague.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
White Paper. Comb.perforation: 12¾ x 14.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
10 C	Brownish Red	Collaboration in the making	45.000.000	0.65 €	0.10 €
25 C	Light Blue	Collaboration in the making	5.300.000	8.45 €	0.50 €
		Series:		9.10 €	0.60 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.27		136.75 €	11.70 €
		First Day Cover [SP1728]		5.00 €	-

1956: Children's Stamps

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Date of Issue: 12. November 1956
Designed by: Pieter Wetselaar.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½ x 12.

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
2+3 C	Dark Violet	Boy portrait (1531) from Jan van Scorel (1495-1562)	11.000.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
5+3 C	Olive Green	Boy portrait (1563) from Cornelius de Zeeuw	1.200.000	0.60 €	0.25 €
7+5 C	Dark Violet	Girl portrait (1563) from Pieter Aertsen (1508-1575)	1.000.000	0.65 €	0.50 €
10+5 C	Red	Girl portrait (1590)	12.000.000	0.10 €	0.05 €
25+8 C	Light Blue	Girl portrait (1592)	790.000	1.20 €	1.10 €
		Series:		2.65 €	1.95 €

		NVPH First Day Cover Nr.28		147.10 €	13.55 €

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