Netherlands #B189-B183 Child Welfare FDC 1948 Airmail Leiden Suriname Paramaribo

Item Specifics

Country

Netherlands

Catalog Number

B189

Stamp Type

Semi-Postal

Condition

First Day Cover

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1948

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
Postal History Item: Registered Airmail First Day Cover (FDC) This is a Registered Airmail First Day Cover from the Netherlands featuring the 1948 Child Welfare semi-postal stamp series, sent to Suriname. Sent From (Return Address on Reverse): N.v. Loef & Nieuwenhuizen 21, Leiden, Holland. "N.V." (Naamloze Vennootschap) = Public Limited Company. Sent To: Den Heer (Mr.) J.S. Abrahams, Nw Charlesburg 39 (Nieuw Charlesburg, a neighborhood/street in Paramaribo), P.O.B 699, Suriname. Additional Visible Features: Cachet: Blue illustration of two children playing with blocks. Text: "FIRST DAY COVER", "VOOR HET KIND" (Dutch: For the Child), "FOR THE CHILD". Airmail Label: Blue label "PER LUCHTPOST / PAR AVION". "Per Luchtpost" (Dutch) = By Airmail. "Par Avion" (French) = By Airmail. Registration Label: "R LEIDEN Ledn. 1 370". "Ledn." is an abbreviation for Leiden. Postmarks: Departure: Location: LEIDEN Date: 15.XI.48 (November 15, 1948). Multiple strikes. Arrival: Location: PARAMARIBO (Capital of Suriname) Date: 20.11.48 (November 20, 1948). Travel Information: Complete Travel Time: 5 days (from Leiden postmark to Paramaribo postmark). Approximate Travel Distance: Leiden, Netherlands to Paramaribo, Suriname is approximately 7,500 km (4,660 miles). Historical Context for Postmark Date (November 15, 1948): This date, November 15, 1948, is the official First Day of Issue for the Netherlands Child Welfare semi-postal stamp series (Scott #B189-B193). In 1948, Suriname was a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (it gained full independence in 1975).

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