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1921: Airmail


Date of Issue: 1. May 1921
Designed and engraved by: Chris Lebeau.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½.

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
10 C Wine Red Seagull in flight 1.300.000 4.30 € 1.05 € 0.30 €
15 C Green Seagull in flight 1.300.000 15.45 € 2.85 € 0.50 €
60 C Blue Seagull in flight 1.300.000 91.65 € 12.40 € 0.10 €
    Series:   111.40 € 16.30 € 0.90 €

1924: Flying Pidgeons


Date of Issue: September 1924
Designed by: Chris Lebeau.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Wove Paper.   Comb.perforation: 12½.

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
1 C Red 4.800.000 0.80 € 0.30 € 0.25 €
2 C Orange 240.000.000 4.85 € 1.00 € 0.10 €
2½ C Green 15.000.000 3.60 € 1.15 € 0.35 €
3 C Green [Issued in 1925] 26.000.000 28.45 € 6.15 € 0.45 €
4 C Blue 20.800.000 9.05 € 1.25 € 0.30 €
    Series:   46.75 € 9.85 € 1.45 €

1925: Flying Pidgeons (Special Perforation Type B)


Designed by: Chris Lebeau.  Printed by: Joh. Enschedé En Zonen.

ƒ/€ Color: Description:
1 C Red 1.20 € 0.40 € 0.35 €
2 C Orange 3.50 € 1.35 € 1.15 €
2½ C Green 3.50 € 1.35 € 0.65 €
3 C Green 28.05 € 8.60 € 7.30 €
4 C Blue 5.90 € 1.15 € 1.00 €
    Series: 42.15 € 12.85 € 10.45 €

1926-1941: Flying Pidgeons (With Watermark)


Designed by: Chris Lebeau.  Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
½ C Grey 21.200.000 1.15 € 0.20 € 0.15 €
½ C Grey [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 2.800.000 0.70 € 0.20 € 0.15 €
1 C Red 21.500.000 0.35 € 0.10 € 0.05 €
1 C Red [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 33.350.000 0.20 € 0.05 € 0.05 €
1½ C Violet 1.030.000.000 1.55 € 0.30 € 0.05 €
1½ C Violet [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 170.000.000 1.25 € 0.25 € 0.10 €
2 C Orange 263.500.000 0.35 € 0.10 € 0.05 €
2 C Orange [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 64.000.000 0.20 € 0.05 € 0.05 €
2½ C Green 107.000.000 4.95 € 0.80 € 0.10 €
2½ C Green [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 95.000.000 4.25 € 0.65 € 0.10 €
3 C Green 104.000.000 0.35 € 0.10 € 0.05 €
3 C Green [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 233.000.000 0.20 € 0.05 € 0.05 €
4 C Blue 19.600.000 0.35 € 0.10 € 0.05 €
4 C Blue [Perforation: 12¾ x 13½, issued in 1934] 56.800.000 0.20 € 0.05 € 0.05 €
    Series (Black entries only):   9.05 € 1.70 € 0.50 €

1926: Flying Pidgeons (With Watermark and Special Perforation Type B)


Designed by: Chris Lebeau.  Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€ Color: Description:
2 C Orange 0.85 € 0.20 € 0.15 €
3 C Green 0.85 € 0.40 € 0.30 €
4 C Blue 0.85 € 0.40 € 0.30 €
    Series: 2.55 € 1.00 € 0.75 €

1930: Flying Pidgeons (With Special Perforation Type D)


Date of Issue: 30. June 1930
Designed by: Chris Lebeau / Jan Veth.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€ Color: Description:
½ C Grey 1.05 € 0.40 € 0.20 €
1 C Red 0.75 € 0.20 € 0.15 €
1½ C Violet 0.55 € 0.25 € 0.15 €
2 C Orange 0.60 € 0.25 € 0.20 €
2½ C Green 5.50 € 0.90 € 0.15 €
3 C Green 0.90 € 0.35 € 0.20 €
4 C Blue 0.60 € 0.25 € 0.15 €
    Series: 9.95 € 2.60 € 1.20 €

1935: Flying Dove


Date of Issue: 15. June 1935
Designed by: Chris Lebeau.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Wove Paper.   Comb.perforation: 12½ x 13½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
1½ C Grey Flying Dove 800.000.000 0.20 € 0.05 € 0.05 €

1941: Flying Doves


Date of Issue: 1. April 1941
Designed by: Chris Lebeau.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12¾ x 13½.
Watermark: NL2Y

NOTE: There is a 1½ Cent stamp of the same series which was issued on 15 June 1935.


ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
2½ C Dark Green 53.000.000 0.50 € 0.10 €
5 C Dark Green 208.000.000 0.05 € 0.05 €
7½ C Red 470.000.000 0.05 € 0.05 €
10 C Violet 60.000.000 0.35 € 0.10 €
12½ C Ultramarine 11.000.000 0.20 € 0.10 €
15 C Light Blue 10.000.000 0.35 € 0.15 €
17½ C Reddish Orange 17.000.000 0.10 € 0.05 €
20 C Light Violet 17.000.000 0.45 € 0.10 €
22½ C Olive Green 4.000.000 0.10 € 0.05 €
25 C Dark Red 15.000.000 0.20 € 0.10 €
30 C Olive 17.000.000 1.10 € 0.10 €
40 C Green 9.000.000 0.10 € 0.05 €
50 C Brown 18.000.000 0.10 € 0.05 €
50 C [With horizontal watermark] 2.85 € 2.60 €
    Series (Black entries only):   3.65 € 1.05 €

1941: Flying Doves


Date of Issue: 1. April 1941
Designed by: Chris Lebeau.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12¾ x 13½.
Watermark: NL2Y

ƒ/€ Color: Description:
7½ + 2½ C Red/Dark Green 1.05 € 0.15 €
2½ + 7½ C Dark Green/Red 1.05 € 0.25 €
7½ + 2½ + 7½C Red/Dark Green 1.05 € 0.35 €
2½ + 7½ + 2½C Dark Green/Red 1.75 € 0.60 €

1958: EUROPA Stamps

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Date of Issue: 13. September 1958
Designed by: André van der Vossen.
Printed by: Joh.Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 12¾ x 14.

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
12 C Orange Red 48.000.000 0.10 € 0.10 €
30 C Light Blue 4.599.000 0.40 € 0.20 €
    Series:   0.50 € 0.30 €

1961: EUROPA Stamps - Flying Pigeons

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Date of Issue: 18. September 1961
Designed by: Theo Kurpershoek.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 14 x 12¾.

ƒ/€ Color: Description: #
12 C Yellowish Brown 19 pigeons in flight 37.000.000 0.10 € 0.05 €
30 C Greenish Blue 19 pigeons in flight 5.300.000 0.10 € 0.10 €
    Series:   0.20 € 0.15 €

2023: Really Dutch

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Date of Issue: 3. July 2023
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Normal Paper with phosphor print.  

ƒ/€ Color: Description:
1 Multicoulored Postal Pigeon 1.25 € 0.50 €
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