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
