Dutch stamps about railways
Dutch stamps about railways
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The Moerdijk Railway Bridge near Rotterdam spans the "Hollandsch Diep" (The estuary of the rivers Maas and Waal). It was built in 1872. After the Second World War it was replaced by a modern steel construction. The other bridge you see on the stamp is the drawbridge of Schipluiden, which is not a railway bridge of course. The stamps in these series are surcharged for the benefit of the Dutch Tourist Organisation (A.N.V.V.). Designer: P. Schuitema Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: L12½ Watermark: 2y Series of 4 stamps. The others being: windmill, townhall and bulbfield. Value: 7½ cents + 3½ cents Circulation: 185,876 Catalogue numbers: / SG 402 / Mi 251 / YT 243 / NVPH 246 |
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The first Dutch steam locomotive ran from Haarlem to Amsterdam on 20th September 1839. Its name was De Snelheid (The Speed). It was one of four locomotives which ran the service for the "Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij". The other three were: De Arend (The Eagle), De Leeuw (The Lion), De Hoop (The Hope). They were British made. A replica is now on show at the Utrecht railway museum. The other stamp shows a contemporary electric motor unit (EMU). It is the first streamlined EMU of 1936 design. These units were in service until 1968. This was an emission to commemorate 100 years of railways in The Netherlands. Designer: G. Röling Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K14¼:13¼ Watermark: 2 Series of 2 stamps. Circulation: 6,062,328 Values: 5 cents and 12½ cents Valid till: 31-12-1939 Catalogue numbers: / SG 499-500 / Mi 334-335 / YT 325-326 / NVPH 325-326 |
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An emission on the occasion of a hundred years of Dutch stamps and telegraph service. One of a series of four. The other stamps: radio masts and electricity pilons; delivering a letter in 1852; modern postman and houses. The same year this series was issued in different colours: the 2 cents stamp was brown. It was an emission on the occasion of the International Stamp Centenary Exhibition in Utrecht, 28th June up to and including 6th July, 1952. Designer: R.J. Drayer Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K13½:14½ No watermark Series of 4 stamps. Circulation: 242,298,000 Value: 2 cents Valid till: 31-12-1953 Catalogue numbers: / SG 754 + 757a / Mi 593 + 597 / YT 574 + 578 / NVPH 588 + 592 |
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The Hague post-office annexe, railway station and railway viaduct were designed by architect Bremer. The Amsterdam Exchange was designed by architect Berlage. This stamp is included because of the tram lines which run in front of it. Designer: A. Fredericks. Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K12:12½ and K12½:12 No watermark Series of 5 stamps. Circulation: 598,411 and 698,197 Value: 5 + 3 cents and 7 + 5 cents Valid till: 31-12-1956 Catalogue numbers: / SG 811 + 812 / Mi / YT / NVPH 656 + 657 |
 
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On the occasion of 125 years Dutch railways there was an emission of two stamps. The first is a picture of a modern station safety light. The other is a 1964 electric train, the so-called Dog's Head, in motion. These EMU's of the 501 series have eight 34 kW traction engines, fed by 1500 Volts AC overhead contact wires. They drove up to 140 kilometres an hour. Designer: C. Oorthuis Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K14:12¾ No watermark Series of 2 stamps. Circulation: 29,250,500 ; 3,745,500 Values: 15 cents and 40 cents Valid till: 31-12-1965 Catalogue numbers: / SG 976-977 / Mi 824-825 / YT 798-799 / NVPH 818-819 |
 
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The Culemborg Railway Bridge in a series of 5 bridges, an emission of summer stamps. The Culemborg bridge was built in 1868 and the main span is 154 metres, the longest span in Europe for many years. After World War II the iron bridge was replaced by a steel one. Designer: R.J. Draijer Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K14:12¾ No watermark Series of 5 stamps. Circulation: 1,825,552 Value: 20 cents + 10 cents Valid till: 31-12-1985 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1052 / Mi 896 / YT 868 / NVPH 903 |
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When the new Amsterdam metro system had to be built, several Amsterdam buildings would have to disappear. This was the cause of several protest demonstrations which ended up in riots. The first stamp shows the area where the then new Amsterdam underground railway system was to be built. This stamp commemorates the fact that Amsterdam was founded 700 years ago. The second stamp represents the underground railway lines on the map of Amsterdam in its design stage. The building in this stamp is the then 300 years old Portuguese synagogue. Designer: Paul Mijksenaar and Jan van Toorn Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K12¾:14 No watermark Series of 3 stamps. Circulation: 4,706,800 and 6,178,200 Value: 30 cents (twice) Valid till: 31-12-1985 The first stamp also appeared with two-sided perforation, circulation: 3,832,000 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1205-1206 / Mi / YT / NVPH 1064-1065 |
 
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The metro area stamp on the previous page was revalued to 35 cent. For information on this stamp see previous page. Designer: Paul Mijksenaar and Jan van Toorn Photogravure: Enschedé Perforation: K12¾:14 No watermark Circulation: 19,960,600 Valid till: 31-12-1985 Value: 35 cents The stamp also appeared with two-sided perforation, circulation: 6,590,800 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1208 / Mi / YT / NVPH 1067 |
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In the traffic and transport series, rail transport is represented by the UCES type hopper wagon. Designer: Ben Bos Photogravure: Enschedé Phosphorescent paper. Perforation: K13½:12¾ No watermark, Series of 3 stamps. The other two are: trucks and lorries; cargo barge Value: 60 cents Circulation: 10,751,600 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1343 / Mi 1166 / YT 1136 / NVPH 1205 |
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Dr. Abraham Kuyper was prime minister from 1901 till 1905. In 1903 a bill was passed which forbade civil servants and workers in public services, among others railway personnel, to strike at all times. These so-called Strangling Laws were so hated by the workers, that they proclaimed a strike among railway workers. Designer: Gielijn Escher. Photogravure: Enschedé Phosphorescent paper. Perforation: K13¼:12¾ No watermark, Circulation: 10,588,600 Value: 50 cents Valid till: 30-06-2002 Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 1209 |
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In the Export series, the 45 cents stamp shows us a black-and-white image of a shunting area, surrounded by a ship's propeller and an excavator. Designer: Ch.A. Jongejans. Photogravure: Enschedé Phosphorescent paper Perforation: K14:12¾ No watermark, Series of 4 stamps. The other three are: seaport; airport; clover-leaf junction Value: Circulation: 10,749,900 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1365 / Mi 1189 / YT 1159 / NVPH 1228 |
 
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A lot of Dutch civilians, both men and women, were taken prisoner by the Japanese in the former Dutch Indies - the modern republic of Indonesia - and put to work on the Birma railway line. Thousands were killed during the construction, both of exhaustion and of cruelty from the part of the Japanese. 15 August 1945 is the date that "Indonesia" was liberated. Designer: Pieter Brattinga Photogravure: Enschedé Phosphorescent paper Perforation: K14:12¾ No watermark, Series of 4 stamps. Value: 70 cents Circulation: 15,154,700 (sheet) and 2,035,000 (roll) Catalogue numbers: / SG 1464 / Mi 1273 / YT 1243 / NVPH 1332 |
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On the occasion of 150 years of Dutch Railways, there was an emission of a series of three stamps. We see a line-up of old and new railway equipment: steam engines, diesel engines and electric engines as well as EMU's. Designers: Donald Donald Janssen, Paul Mijksenaar , Robert Nakata. Offset: Enschedé Phosphorescent paper Sheets of 10 x 10 stamps with synthetic gum. Perforation: 13¼: 12¾ (55 / 65 c) and 14:12¾ (75 c) No watermark, Series of 3 stamps. Value: 55, 65 and 75 cents Circulation: 9,128,300 ; 11,632,450 ; 12,240,800 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1557-1558-1559 / Mi 1366-1367-1368 / YT 1336-1338 / NVPH 1430-1431-1432 |
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The Rotterdam Erasmus Bridge is incorporated because of the railway (tram / streetcar) lines running across it. The rails are part of the city's underground/tram system. Also see the 14-03-2001 issue of priority stamps with the same bridge. Designers: Jan Kees Schelvis Offset: Enschedé paper: phosphorescent Perforation: 13¼:12¾ No watermark series of 3: the other 2 being: Nijhoff Road Bridge and Wijker Tunnel Value: 80 cents Circulation: 8,000,000 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1807 / Mi 1587 / YT / NVPH 1689 |
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The photograph at the bottom shows part of the former workshop of Stork, a company which produces components for metro and other rail companies, as far as I know also for Dutch Railways. The stamp has been issued to celebrate the centenary of Dutch Employers' Associations VNO and NCW. Designer: Titus Swart Photograph: Joost Guntenaar print: Offset by JESP paper: phosphorescent Perforation: 13¼:12¾ Watermark: no Circulation: 5,500,000 Value: 80 cents valid till: 30-06-2002 Catalogue numbers: / SG 1962 / Mi 1736 / YT 1709 / NVPH 1838 |
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The stamp shows Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. A bridge with tram tracks on it (part of the city's tram-underground system). The same bridge was also to be seen on a 1996 Dutch stamp. Designers: Armand Mevis and Linda van Deursen print: Offset: Joh. Enschedé paper: phosphorescent Perforation: slitform Watermark: none Glue: self-adhesive Value: 5 x 110 cent, including 5 priority stickers Circulation: -- Catalogue numbers: / SG 2095 / Mi 1861 / YT 1824 / NVPH 1967 |
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The fourth decoration field from the top shows the National Railway Museum, Maliebaan Station, Utrecht. The twelve stamps are all the same: the Utrecht provincial flag. TPG Post, our national postal service, introduced 13 sheets, one for each Dutch province. They can only be bought at the post offices in the province they are meant for. And only for a very short period, and no more than three sheets per customer. Thus they are very hard to get by. Designers: Vandejong and VanGOG-designers, Amsterdam print: Offset, the House of Questa, England paper: phosphorescent Perforation: 14½:14¾ Watermark: none Glue: synthetic Value: 12 x 0,39 Euros Circulation: 100,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH E464 |
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In this case it is the tab that shows a railway related subject, not the stamp itself. In the tab you can see the steam locomotive from the Harry Potter books. The locomotive headed Hogwarts Express, which carried wizard pupils from London's Kings Cross railway station platform 9½ to Hogsmeade, where Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is situated. The steam engine used in the film adaptations is the GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall, but it was not the first real locomotive to be disguised as the Hogwarts Express. To promote the books, the Southern Railway locomotive Taw Valley was repainted and renamed temporarily, but was rejected as looking ‘too modern’ for the film. Designers: Eat print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 13½:12¾ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 10 x 0,29 Euros Circulation: - Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2316 |
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In this sheet, which was available only in the city of Rotterdam and from the postal services website (Collect Club), you can again see Erasmus Bridge (with tram rails). Designer: Esther de Vries print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,39 Euros Circulation: - Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2340 |
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This sheet shows the still operational steamtram Goes- Borssele in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The sheet was only available from the Goes post offices and the TPG post website (Collect Club). Designer: Esther de Vries print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,39 Euros Circulation: - Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2345 |
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Tram line 4 passes "De Dam", one of Amsterdam main squares. The sheet was only available from the Amsterdam post offices and the TPG post website (Collect Club). Designer: Esther de Vries print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,39 Euros Circulation: - Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2347 |
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This sheet contains the first 5 stamps of a series of 10, which were issued in sheets (5 x € 0,39) during 2005. This sheet was available from every post office in The Netherlands. The sheet shows two stamps with railway related subjects: Rotterdam with Erasmus Bridge and Amsterdam with De Dam and tram rails. Designer: Esther de Vries print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,39 Euros Circulation: - Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2364 |
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Set of four stamps showing typically Dutch trains, issued in a sheet of 10, on the occasion of the reopening of the Utrecht Railway Museum which was renovated. Above left you see the Blue Angel. It got its name from the famous movie "Der Blaue Engel" from 1929 featuring Marlène Dietrich. This train is now to be seen in the Utrecht railway museum. Its official name is DE 41 and it was introduced in 1953. It could contain 73 passengers. Above right you see steam locomotive 3737. It ran services till 1957. One still survives and is operational. It sometimes carries out special rides. On the left again you see an Intercity Express train. It is a German ICE train which can reach speeds up to 330 kilometers per hour on special high speed track, not available in Holland at the moment these stamps were issued. Last but not least you see the Front Runner (Koploper), which is in use since 1977. The train driver is high above the passenger compartment, which makes it possible to couple carriages without obstructing the way through to the next carriage. It was also the first train in which benches were not only placed opposite each other but behind each other as well. Designers: Kummer & Herrman print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 10 x 0,39 Euros Circulation: 360.000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 23666-69 |
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A series of 5 stamps for delivery outside Europe shows Dutch cultural heritage. One of them shows a train rushing past. It is a work of art made in 2003 by a young American artist named Sean Snyder. It is called "Boerderijgezichten": farm views. The stamp shows the infrastructure of motorways and railways which provide mobility for the always busy Dutchmen. Designer: Werkplaats Typografie: Jeff Ramsey print: Walsall Security Printers, Walsall, England paper: gravure; not phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: punched Watermark: none Glue: self-adhesive Value: 0,85 Euros Circulation: - Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2410 |
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In a sheet of 10 showing Dutch products we encounter one stamp with a railway bridge, the so-called Hef (vertical lift-bridge) near Rotterdam. The official name is King's harbour bridge (Koningshavenbrug). The bridge was designed by P. Joosting and operational since 31 October 1927. Before that time the bridge was a swivel-bridge. The raised bridge is visible in the background on the right. Most of the time this bridge was raised to allow ships to pass. It is no longer in use. Designer: ...,staat print: Walsall Security Printers, Walsall, England paper: offset Perforation: punched Watermark: none Glue: self-adhesive Value: 0,44 Euros Circulation: 3,300,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2470 |
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Here we see how two tramtracks of Randstadrail in The Hague cross. These double and separated tracks are on enormous concrete pillars high above broad streets as Prinses Beatrixlaan and Schenkkade. The orange coloured tram of the HTM (Haagse Tramweg Maatschappij - The Hague Tram Company) is number 17 driving to Statenkwartier. At the right of the tram you can see some passengers. This sheet was only available in The Hague and the TNT Post website (Collect Club). Designer: Jeen Berting print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 159,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2517 |
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Utrecht is Holland's main railway junction as you can see from the diverging railway tracks and the railway bridge with vertical red-and-white railway barrier. This sheet was only available in Utrecht and the TNT Post website (Collect Club). Designer: Jeen Berting print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 144,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2523 |
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Apart from the Utrecht stamp, you can see a bridge behind the Gouda stamp. Designer: Jeen Berting print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 438,500 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2525 |
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This sheet has a prominent place for the old Sneek railway station (lower left hand corner). This station was built in 1883 and serves the line Stavoren- Leeuwarden. Since 2004 the National Model Railway Museum is housed in the building. This sheet was only available in Sneek and the TNT Post website (Collect Club). Designer: 178 aardige ontwerpers, Amsterdam print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 109,500 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2565 |
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Several railway related elements play a part in this sheet. First of all the fact that Roosendaal is an important junction of railway lines and the gateway to the countries south of The Netherlands.   Furthermore you can find Roosendaal station in this sheet, at least the conspicuous window design:  
This sheet was only available in Roosendaal and the TNT Post website (Collect Club). Designer: Silo Grafisch Ontwerpbureau (Silo graphic designers), 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 110,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2644 |
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At first sight this sheet doesn't contain any railway related images at all, but appearances are deceptive. There is one item connected with railways: the Burgundian duo.  They represent the two delegates who went to The Hague to plead for a railway station in Oosterhout. As the story goes they chose to go and have a good meal first. This caused them to be late for the meeting. In the meantime it had been decided that the railway station would be built in a neighbouring village called Rijen. This must have been in 1862 or thereabouts, as the line Breda - Tilburg opened in 1863. The Rijen sation is still operational. This sheet was only available in Oosterhout and the TNT Post website (Collect Club). Designer: Silo Grafisch Ontwerpbureau (Silo graphic designers), 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 110,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2643 |
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Both the Roosendaal and Oosterhout sheets of this year are included in this 2009 collection sheet Designer: Silo Grafisch Ontwerpbureau (Silo graphic designers), 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: ? Value: 5 x 0,44 Euros Circulation: 450,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH 2651 |
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A small passenger train is to be seen in between the third and fourth stamps. Designer: Huug Schipper, Studio Tint (The Hague) print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Size stamps: 20,8 x 25,3 mm Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: synthetic Value: 5 x 1 (for letters up to 20 grammes) (=0,48 euros) Circulation: ? sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi 2827/ YT / NVPH |
 
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Above the Enschede stamp is a small train. Designer: Huug Schipper, Studio Tint (The Hague) print: offset, Joh. Enschedé paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent beam Size stamps: 20,8 x 25,3 mm Perforation: 14½:14¼ Watermark: none Glue: synthetic Value: 5 x 1 (for letters up to 20 grammes) (=0,46 euros) Circulation: 490,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi 2869 + sheet 134/ YT / NVPH |
 
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Heemschut is a sort of National Trust that protects our cultural heritage. It is a private association though. One of the buildings that was protected from demolition in 1972 is the Amsterdam "Noord-Zuid-Hollands koffiehuis", a café in Station Square by architect J.H.W. Leliman, one of the founders of "Heemschut". It was rebuilt in 1980 in front of Amsterdam Central Station, which is in the background. The café is in the fourth and ninth stamps in the sheet. Furthermore there is the St.-Servaas bridge in Maastricht in the fifth stamp. This bridge carried a streetcar until 1914. Designers: Piet Gerards and Maud van Rossum print: offset, Lowe-Martin Group, Canada paper: non-phosphorescent with phosphorescent overprint Size stamps: 36 x 25 mm Perforation: 13:13 Watermark: none Glue: synthetic Value: 10 x 1 (for letters up to 20 grammes) (=0,46 euros) Circulation: 282,000 sheets Catalogue numbers: / SG / Mi / YT / NVPH |
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