Dutch Railway Stamps: railway bridge, Moerdijk

THE DUTCH RAILWAYS ON STAMPS

23-05-1932	7½ c + 3½ c: railway bridge, Moerdijk
7½ c + 3½ cent	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. Circulation: 185,876 Catalogue numbers: / SG 402 / Mi 251 / YT 243 / NVPH 246
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