Complete Set of 5 nos of commemorative postage stamps on the Personalities of the Netherlands :

Issued by Netherlands

Issued on Aug 1, 1947

Issued for : Some of the Great Personalities from the Netherlands

Picture : 2 + 2 c – Dr. Hendrik van Deventer, 4 + 2 c – Peter Cornelisz Hooft, 7½ + 2½ c – Johan de Witt, 10 + 5 c – Jean F. van Royen and 20 + 5 c – Hugo de Groot.

Colour : 2 + 2 c – Dark Red, 4 + 2 c – Dark Green, 7½ + 2½ c – Dark Purple Brown, 10 + 5 c – Brown and 20 + 5 c – Dark Blue.

Type : Semi–Postal Stamps, Postal Used

Watermark : No

Denomination : 2 + 2, 4 + 2, 7½ + 2½ , 10 + 5 & 20 + 5 Cents. [The surtax was for social and cultural purposes]

Printing Process : Engraved

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