Postage Stamps of The Netherlands

Dutch postal transport 1806-1854

In 1806 The Netherlands were occupied by France. As a result the postal service was reorganised and rebuild to French model. The organisation of postal transport also changed.

Dutch postal transport 1806-1854

Perforation in Netherlands

The first Dutch stamps were issued unperforated in 1852. These stamps had to be cut out of the sheets with scissors. Probably, at that time, the invention of perforation was unknown in The Netherlands.

Introduction of perforation in Netherlands

Imperforated Wilhelmina stamps

On January 20th last we met a gentleman in Twente who asked for twenty stamps of 5 cent. He received imperforated stamps. Apparently he was in a bad mood. He attempted to loose a stamp for a payment receipt and destroyed a few stamps. He looked at me and I told him that this was caused by the strike of the typographical craftsmen.

Discovery imperforated Wilhelmina stamps

Spoils of war

After the war unperforated stamps of the Konijnenburg type appeared and were sold to collectors. This article describes how these stamps came into circulation.

Spoils of war

Giori printing

Mostly intaglio-printing is used to print in one colour. The enormous force caused by the pressure roller effects the paper: some parts will be expanded while other parts do not.

Giori printing