Birds

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)

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)

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)

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 €

1928: Flying Pidgeons (With Watermark and Perforation Type C)

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:
½ C	Grey		0.60 €	0.20 €	0.15 €
1 C	Red		0.45 €	0.20 €	0.15 €
1½ C	Violet		0.40 €	0.20 €	0.15 €
2 C	Orange		0.60 €	0.30 €	0.25 €
2½ C	Green		2.60 €	0.70 €	0.15 €
3 C	Green		0.60 €	0.30 €	0.25 €
4 C	Blue		0.60 €	0.25 €	0.20 €
		Series:	5.85 €	2.15 €	1.30 €

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 €

1938: Airmail for Special Flights

Date of Issue: 22. November 1938
Designed by: A. van Dobbenburgh.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 13¼ x 14.
Watermark: NL2X, NL2Y

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
12½ C	Dark Gray Blue	Watermark: NL2Y	3.500.000	0.20 €	0.10 €	0.05 €
12½ C	Blue	Watermark: NL2X	810.000	0.35 €	-	0.30 €
12½ C	Blue	Watermark: NL2Y	943.000	0.35 €	-	0.30 €

1938: Children's Stamps

Date of Issue: 1. December 1938
Designed by: Pam Georg Rueter.
Printed by: Joh. Enschede & Zonen.
Comb.perforation: 14¼ x 13¼.
Watermark: NL2X

ƒ/€	Color:	Description:	#
1½+(1½) C	Black	Boy with flute and pigeon	2.200.000	0.50 €	0.15 €	0.10 €
3+(2) C	Purple	Boy with flute and pigeon	1.120.000	0.80 €	0.25 €	0.15 €
4+(2) C	Green	Boy with flute and pigeon	1.060.000	2.25 €	0.50 €	0.25 €
5+(3) C	Reddish Brown	Boy with flute and pigeon	2.530.000	2.25 €	0.15 €	0.05 €
12½+(3½) C	Blue	Boy with flute and pigeon	840.000	9.70 €	3.90 €	0.60 €
		Series:		15.50 €	4.95 €	1.15 €

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 €

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