Netherlands postage stamp: Jan van Krimpen Numeral 4

c. 1940s/1950s

numerical stamp series designed by Jan van Krimpen

Netherlands postage stamp: Arms of Groningen

c. 1927

designed by Ant. Molkenboer?

Netherlands postage stamp: blue numeral

c. 1923, designed by Nicolaas Jacobus van de Vecht

Netherlands postage stamp: Queen Wilhelmina

c. 1923, in honor of the “25th anniversary of the assumption as monarch of the Netherlands by Queen Wilhelmina at the age of 18” (via Scott’s 2008 Classic Specialized Catalogue)

Netherlands postage stamp: sea green

c. late 1950s

Netherlands postage stamp: Floriade ‘72 flower

Anyone know who designed this series?

Netherlands Postage Stamp: Dick Bruna, violin

c. 1969

designed by Dick Bruna

“designs for children’s postage stamps based on the theme of child and music”
—descriptive text found in my copy of Dick Bruna

Netherlands Postage Stamp: J. J. P. Oud

depicts the Congresgebouw building designed by architect J. J. P. Oud

c. 1969

more stamps from series and info via d:r

(via tigerluxe)

Netherlands Postage Stamp: Jan van Krimpen Numeral 1

numerical stamp series designed by Jan van Krimpen

a bit more info in the book Looking Closer 3 and via The Offices of Kat Ran Press’ collection of postage stamps by type designers