All children's stamps in a row
In 1924, a royal decree stipulated that stamps may be issued in the Netherlands with a surcharge 'for the deprived child'. That year, volunteers sold the first children's stamps. The proceeds are 51,000 guilders (23,143 euros). The money goes to hundreds of institutions for guardianship of children.
Since then, stamps have appeared in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colors. View the overview from year to year.
1925
The coats of arms of North Brabant, Gelderland and South Holland
Designer: A. Molkenboer
1927
The coats of arms of Drenthe, Groningen, Limburg and Overijssel
Designer: A. Molkenboer
1929
Child on dolphin
Designer: H. Kamerlingh Onnes
1931
The deprived child
Designer: G. Kiljan
1933
Child with Epiphany Star
Designer: JS Sjollema
1935
Apple picking girl
Designer: HA Henriët
1937
Boy's head, after a painting by Frans Hals
Designer: P. Koch
1939
Child with the Horn of Plenty
Designer: S. Schröder
1941
Titus, after a painting by Rembrandt
Designer: AvdValk
1945
Cobblestone
Designer: E. Fernhout
1947
A baby and three children
Designer: E. Besnyô
1949
Symbolic representations (autumn, summer, spring, winter and New Year)
Designer: H. Levigne
1951
Children in a Dutch environment
Designer: C. Oorthuys
1953
Child and hobby (cobblestones with objects from outside: bucket with shovel, apple, pigeon, sailing boat and tulip)
Designer: Th. Kurpershoek
1955
Children's portraits, based on old paintings by Dutch painters
Designer: SL Hartz
1957
Portraits of girls after paintings from the 19th century, except for the 8+4c stamp, which is more modern and by Jan Sluyters who had just died
Designer: SL Hertz
1959
Activities of children
Designer: WvdSalm
1961
Children's parties (Sinterklaas, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Pentecost and St. Martin). Cutting art has been used here to create a stamp.
Designer: H. Bottema
1963
Nursery rhymes
Designer: A. Horodisch-Garman
1965
Children's drawings
Designer: G. Noordzij
1967
Drawings for rhymes by Annie MG Schmidt
Designer: W. Bijmoer
1969
Child and music
Designer: D. Bruna
1971
Symbols from the children's world
Designer: B. van Wely
1973
Games (chess, tic-tac-toe, maze and dominoes)
Designer: F. Hazelebach
1975
Facade stones (orphans from Medemblik, the milkmaid from Alkmaar, the four Heemskinderen on the steed Beyaert from Amsterdam and orphans from Gorinchem)
Designers: A. Leenes / C. Zeguers
1924
Face of child between two guardian angels
Designer: G. Rueter
1926
The coats of arms of Utrecht, Zeeland, North Holland and Friesland
Designer: A. Molkenboer
1928
Dutch scholars
Designer: J. Sluyters
1930
The four seasons
Designer: AvdVossen
1932
Children with flowers (broom, cornflower, sunflower and Christmas rose)
Designer: H. Levigne
1934
Child with doll
Designer: A. Dobbenburgh
1936
Angel with trumpet
Designer: JS Sjollema
1938
Child playing the flute
Designer: PG Rueter
1940
Child with flowers
Designer: D. van Gelder
1942, 1943, 1944
Due to the war, no children's stamps were issued
1946
Child on horseback in merry-go-round
Designer: J. Bieruma Oosting
1948
Child and sports and games
Designer: AvdVossen
1950
Child and animal (bees, a rooster, birds, a butterfly and a frog)
Designer: L. Ruting
1952
Children in a Dutch environment
Designer: C. Oorthuys
1954
Child and care (crafts, brushing teeth, playing in water, washing and drawing for sick children)
Designer: S. Schröder
1956
Children's portraits (the image on the stamp of 2 c+3 was made by Jan Scorel; this is not known about the other paintings)
Designer: P. Wetselaar
1958
Child and game
Designer: L. Strik
1960
Children in traditional costumes (from Marken, Volendam, Bunschoten, Hindelopen and Huizen)
Designer: J. Bieruma Oosting
1962
Child and free time (cooking, cycling, gardening, feeding chickens and making music)
Designer: PG Rueter
1964
Child and art (designer of the Dutch banknotes at that time)
Designer: RD Oxenaar
1966
The growing child
Designer: C. Blaser /O. Treuman
1968
Fairytale characters
Designer: RDE Oxenaar
1970
Cubist constructions
Designer: W. Graatsma
1972
The three princes of Orange (edited photos by Prince Claus)
Designer: G. Wernars
1974
Children from around 1900 (from the Van Bruggen family)
Designer: A. Lucassen
1924
Face of child between two guardian angels
Designer: G. Rueter
1925
The coats of arms of North Brabant, Gelderland and South Holland
Designer: A. Molkenboer
1926
The coats of arms of Utrecht, Zeeland, North Holland and Friesland
Designer: A. Molkenboer
1927
The coats of arms of Drenthe, Groningen, Limburg and Overijssel
Designer: A. Molkenboer
1928
Dutch scholars
Designer: J. Sluyters
1929
Child on dolphin
Designer: H. Kamerlingh Onnes
1930
The four seasons
Designer: AvdVossen
1931
The deprived child
Designer: G. Kiljan
1932
Children with flowers (broom, cornflower, sunflower and Christmas rose)
Designer: H. Levigne
1933
Child with Epiphany Star
Designer: JS Sjollema
1934
Child with doll
Designer: A. Dobbenburgh
1935
Apple picking girl
Designer: HA Henriët
1936
Angel with trumpet
Designer: JS Sjollema
1937
Boy's head, after a painting by Frans Hals
Designer: P. Koch
1938
Child playing the flute
Designer: PG Rueter
1939
Child with the Horn of Plenty
Designer: S. Schröder
1940
Child with flowers
Designer: D. van Gelder
1941
Titus, after a painting by Rembrandt
Designer: AvdValk
1942, 1943, 1944
Due to the war, no children's stamps were issued
1945
Cobblestone
Designer: E. Fernhout
1946
Child on horseback in merry-go-round
Designer: J. Bieruma Oosting
1947
A baby and three children
Designer: E. Besnyô
1948
Child and sports and games
Designer: AvdVossen
1949
Symbolic representations (autumn, summer, spring, winter and New Year)
Designer: H. Levigne
1950
Child and animal (bees, a rooster, birds, a butterfly and a frog)
Designer: L. Ruting
1951
Children in a Dutch environment
Designer: C. Oorthuys
1952
Children in a Dutch environment
Designer: C. Oorthuys
1953
Child and hobby (cobblestones with objects from outside: bucket with shovel, apple, pigeon, sailing boat and tulip)
Designer: Th. Kurpershoek
1954
Child and care (crafts, brushing teeth, playing in water, washing and drawing for sick children)
Designer: S. Schröder
1955
Children's portraits, based on old paintings by Dutch painters
Designer: SL Hartz
1956
Children's portraits (the image on the stamp of 2 c+3 was made by Jan Scorel; this is not known about the other paintings)
Designer: P. Wetselaar
1957
Portraits of girls after paintings from the 19th century, except for the 8+4c stamp, which is more modern and by Jan Sluyters who had just died
Designer: SL Hertz
1958
Child and game
Designer: L. Strik
1959
Activities of children
Designer: WvdSalm
1960
Children in traditional costumes (from Marken, Volendam, Bunschoten, Hindelopen and Huizen)
Designer: J. Bieruma Oosting
1961
Children's parties (Sinterklaas, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Pentecost and St. Martin). Cutting art has been used here to create a stamp.
Designer: H. Bottema
1962
Child and free time (cooking, cycling, gardening, feeding chickens and making music)
Designer: PG Rueter
1963
Nursery rhymes
Designer: A. Horodisch-Garman
1964
Child and art (designer of the Dutch banknotes at that time)
Designer: RD Oxenaar
1965
Children's drawings
Designer: G. Noordzij
1966
The growing child
Designer: C. Blaser /O. Treuman
1967
Drawings for rhymes by Annie MG Schmidt
Designer: W. Bijmoer
1968
Fairytale characters
Designer: RDE Oxenaar
1969
Child and music
Designer: D. Bruna
1970
Cubist constructions
Designer: W. Graatsma
1971
Symbols from the children's world
Designer: B. van Wely
1972
The three princes of Orange (edited photos by Prince Claus)
Designer: G. Wernars
1973
Games (chess, tic-tac-toe, maze and dominoes)
Designer: F. Hazelebach
1974
Children from around 1900 (from the Van Bruggen family)
Designer: A. Lucassen
1975
Facade stones (orphans from Medemblik, the milkmaid from Alkmaar, the four Heemskinderen on the steed Beyaert from Amsterdam and orphans from Gorinchem)
Designers: A. Leenes / C. Zeguers
1977
Dangers to the Child (drowning, poisoning, traffic accidents and fire)
Designer: R. van Raalte
1979
Rights of the Child (love and protection, medical care, nutrition and education)
Designers: W. Diepraam / J. van Toorn
1981
Child and integration
Designer: S. Stolk
1983
Child and Christmas
Designer: J. Roelofsz
1985
Child and Traffic
Designers: F. Beekers / L. Ros / R. Schröder
1987
Child and Occupation (woodcutter, sailor and pilot)
Designer: C. Mutsaers
1989
The child and his rights (right to shelter, right to food and right to education)
Designer: A. Beeke
1991
Child and Outdoor Play
Designer: G. Hadders
1993
Child and Media
Designer: O. Oxenaar
1995
Child and Fantasy (competition for children to design a children's postage stamp using the computer)
Designers: S. Stegeman, M. Jansen, L. Ensing.
Design typography: Julius Vermeulen
1997
Fairytales
Designer: T. Hocks
1999
Children's books
Designer: F. Westendorp
2001
Child and Computer
Designers: H. Liemburg and R. Niessen
2003
Child and Culture
Designer: A. de Vet
2005
Safe and sound
Designer: D. Bruna
2007
A Safe Home
Designer: M. Kisman
2009
Let children learn
Designer: C. Borstlap
2011
Give children a safe home
Designer: Solar Initiative
2013
Let children learn
Designer: A. Corbijn
2015
A safe home for every child
Designer: Gouden Boekjes - Julius Vermeulen
2017
Jan, Jans and the children
Designer: studio Kruis
2019
Main characters from children's books
Designer: Studio Henque van Maanen BV
2021
Olivier B. Bommel and Tom Poes celebrate their 80th birthday
Illustrations Marten Toonder | Bearer Company | Rubinstein Publishers
2023
LEGO® minifigures
Designer: The LEGO® Group
1976
Children's drawings (a drawing competition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the children's stamps; artists: Jan Raats, Leon Jacobs, Marianne Lugtenburg and Annemieke Selleman)
Designer: Aesthetic Design Department PTT
1978
Child and education (selling children's stamps, reading, writing and arithmetic)
Designer: B. van Wely
1980
Child and book
Designers: L. Postma (45c), Kossen (50c), P.Vos (60c), T. Eyzenbach (80c)
1982
Child and animal (great tit, cat, rabbit and cockatoo)
Designer: P. Vos
1984
Child and Comics
Designer: J. Swarte
1986
Child and Culture
Designer: R. van Raalte
1988
Child and Water (children's drawings: rain, competitive swimming and swimming test)
Designer: Karel Martens
1990
Child and Hobby (equestrian sports, computers and stamp collecting)
Designers: B. van Gerwen / J. Bolle
1992
Child and Music (saxophone player, playing on the grand piano, double bass player)
Designer: E. Meulen
1994
To do together
Designer: M. Heymans
1996
Building the future
Designer: M. Jongema
1998
Children's parties
Designer: M. Velthuijs
2000
Child and Adventure
Designer: S. Posthuma
2002
Child and Color
Designer: J. Bons
2004
Nice and healthy
Designer: Ping Pong Design
2006
Safely Continue
Designer: COMA Amsterdam
2008
Let children learn
Designer: H. van Reek
2010
Let children learn
Designer: Blommers & Schumm
2012
The three princesses of Orange
Designer: HRH the Prince of Orange.
Design typography: J. Vermeulen
2014
Let children learn
Designer: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Design typography: J. Vermeulen
2016
For children, by children
Designer: Fiep Westendorp, Fiep Amsterdam
2018
The Fabeltjeskrant.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this iconic television series.
Designer: Sandra Smulders
2020
It's Miffy's birthday!
Illustrations Dick Bruna, copyright Mercis bv
2022
Donald Duck and his family
Designer: Tim Artz
2024
Superkracht
Ontwerp in samenwerking met PostNL en Hallmark
1976
Children's drawings (a drawing competition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the children's stamps; artists: Jan Raats, Leon Jacobs, Marianne Lugtenburg and Annemieke Selleman)
Designer: Aesthetic Design Department PTT
1977
Dangers to the Child (drowning, poisoning, traffic accidents and fire)
Designer: R. van Raalte
1978
Child and education (selling children's stamps, reading, writing and arithmetic)
Designer: B. van Wely
1979
Rights of the Child (love and protection, medical care, nutrition and education)
Designers: W. Diepraam / J. van Toorn
1980
Child and book
Designers: L. Postma (45c), Kossen (50c), P.Vos (60c), T. Eyzenbach (80c)
1981
Child and integration
Designer: S. Stolk
1982
Child and animal (great tit, cat, rabbit and cockatoo)
Designer: P. Vos
1983
Child and Christmas
Designer: J. Roelofsz
1984
Child and Comics
Designer: J. Swarte
1985
Child and Traffic
Designers: F. Beekers / L. Ros / R. Schröder
1986
Child and Culture
Designer: R. van Raalte
1987
Child and Occupation (woodcutter, sailor and pilot)
Designer: C. Mutsaers
1988
Child and Water (children's drawings: rain, competitive swimming and swimming test)
Designer: Karel Martens
1989
The child and his rights (right to shelter, right to food and right to education)
Designer: A. Beeke
1990
Child and Hobby (equestrian sports, computers and stamp collecting)
Designers: B. van Gerwen / J. Bolle
1991
Child and Outdoor Play
Designer: G. Hadders
1992
Child and Music (saxophone player, playing on the grand piano, double bass player)
Designer: E. Meulen
1993
Child and Media
Designer: O. Oxenaar
1994
To do together
Designer: M. Heymans
1995
Child and Fantasy (competition for children to design a children's postage stamp using the computer)
Designers: S. Stegeman, M. Jansen, L. Ensing.
Design typography: Julius Vermeulen
1996
Building the future
Designer: M. Jongema
1997
Fairytales
Designer: T. Hocks
1998
Children's parties
Designer: M. Velthuijs
1999
Children's books
Designer: F. Westendorp
2000
Child and Adventure
Designer: S. Posthuma
2001
Child and Computer
Designers: H. Liemburg and R. Niessen
2002
Child and Color
Designer: J. Bons
2003
Child and Culture
Designer: A. de Vet
2004
Nice and healthy
Designer: Ping Pong Design
2005
Safe and sound
Designer: D. Bruna
2006
Safely Continue
Designer: COMA Amsterdam
2007
A Safe Home
Designer: M. Kisman
2008
Let children learn
Designer: H. van Reek
2009
Let children learn
Designer: C. Borstlap
2010
Let children learn
Designer: Blommers & Schumm
2011
Give children a safe home
Designer: Solar Initiative
2012
The three princesses of Orange
Designer: HRH the Prince of Orange.
Design typography: J. Vermeulen
2013
Let children learn
Designer: A. Corbijn
2014
Let children learn
Designer: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Design typography: J. Vermeulen
2015
A safe home for every child
Designer: Gouden Boekjes - Julius Vermeulen
2016
For children, by children
Designer: Fiep Westendorp, Fiep Amsterdam
2017
Jan, Jans and the children
Designer: studio Kruis
2018
The Fabeltjeskrant.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this iconic television series.
Designer: Sandra Smulders
2019
Main characters from children's books
Designer: Studio Henque van Maanen BV
2020
It's Miffy's birthday!
Illustrations Dick Bruna, copyright Mercis bv
2021
Olivier B. Bommel and Tom Poes celebrate their 80th birthday
Illustrations Marten Toonder | Bearer Company | Rubinstein Publishers
2022
Donald Duck and his family
Designer: Tim Artz
2023
LEGO® minifigures
Designer: The LEGO® Group
2024
Superkracht
Ontwerp in samenwerking met PostNL en Hallmark