Netherlands #B189-B183 Child Welfare FDC Hague 1948 Airmail Cover Postage to USA

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: Airmail First Day Cover (FDC) This is an Airmail First Day Cover from the Netherlands featuring the 1948 Child Welfare semi-postal stamp series. Sent From (Return Address on Reverse): J.H. OOSTERBAAN, JUL. V. STOLBERGLAAN 404, DEN HAAG, NETHERLANDS. (Jul. v. Stolberglaan is Juliana van Stolberglaan, a street in The Hague). Sent To: MR. ED SKROCKI, 2134 W. 80th, CLEVELAND 2, (OHIO), U.S.A. Additional Visible Features: Cachet: Features a photographic-style image of a young child with toy trucks/trains below. Text: "VOOR HET KIND" (Dutch for "FOR THE CHILD"). Text: "EERSTE DAG VAN UITGIFTE (First day of issue)". Airmail Labels: Red "By AIRMAIL" label and a striped blue/red/white "PAR AVION" label. "Par Avion" (French) = "By Airmail". Postmark: Location: 'S-GRAVENHAGE (Dutch for "The Hague"). Two clear strikes. Date: 15.XI.1948 (November 15, 1948). Travel Information: The approximate travel distance from The Hague, Netherlands, to Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is roughly 6,200 km (approximately 3,850 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). These stamps were issued annually to raise funds for child welfare organizations.

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