Netherlands 1852 Definitives King Willem III

• Date of Issue: January 1, 1852
• Design and gravure: J.W.Kaiser
• Perforation: Imperf
• Watermark: Postal Horn
• Print type: Intaglio
• Printing: Rijksmunt Utrecht
• Validity: 1852 - 1879

The first Netherlands stamps appeared in January 1852. The country name did not appear on the postage stamps of the Netherlands until 1864.

Before then, all the postage stamps were inscribed with only "POST ZEGEL" (English: "POSTAGE STAMP") and the denomination.

Mint set

Used stamps

In this figure the 4 different postmarks are shown that have been used in the described period on postage stamps from the first emission.

5c FRANCO	5c Postmark Gouda. Type A.	5c Postmark Venlo Type B.	5c Postmark Haarlem 1861. Type C.
10c FRANCO	10c Postmark Gouda. Type A	10c Postmark Enschede 1852. Type B	10c Postmark Groningen 1857. Type C.
15c FRANCO	15c Postmark Kampen. Type A.	15c postmark Roermond 1853. Type B.	15c Postmark Sluis 1860. Type C.

Covers usage

Two 5 cent Blues used to cover the 10 cents rate on folded letter from Venlo to Kaldenkirchen, Germany sent on 9 May 1853.

1863 Two 5 cent Blues used to cover the 10 cents rate on folded letter from Roermond via Weert (transit on reverse) and Eindhoven to Leende. Cancelled with the Franco paid box cancel