All Kinderpostzegels from 1924 to 2026
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All Kinderpostzegels, 1924-2026

A complete year-by-year visual catalog of every Dutch children's stamp — with designer information

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Published by: Philately World Category: Stamp Catalog Date: August 2026 Country: Netherlands
Compilation of Kinderpostzegels through the years

A compilation of Kinderpostzegels through the years

In 1924, a royal decree stipulated that stamps may be issued in the Netherlands with a surcharge 'for the deprived child'. That year, volunteers sold the first Kinderpostzegels. The proceeds were 51,000 guilders (23,143 euros), and the money went to hundreds of institutions for the guardianship of children.

Since then, the stamps have appeared in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colors — and have been drawn by some of the Netherlands' best-known designers and artists, from Dick Bruna (nijntje/Miffy) and Fiep Westendorp to Blond Amsterdam, as well as iconic brands such as LEGO and Donald Duck. Browse the full year-by-year overview below.

Kinderpostzegels 1924-2026 Dick Bruna Fiep Westendorp nijntje LEGO Donald Duck Blond Amsterdam Jan van Haasteren charity stamps
100+
Years
90+
Stamp Issues
1924
First Issue
2026
Latest Issue
1920s — The First Kinderpostzegels
Kinderpostzegel 1924 1924
Face of Child Between Two Guardian Angels
Designer: G. Rueter
Kinderpostzegel 1925 1925
Coats of Arms of North Brabant, Gelderland and South Holland
Designer: A. Molkenboer
Kinderpostzegel 1926 1926
Coats of Arms of Utrecht, Zeeland, North Holland and Friesland
Designer: A. Molkenboer
Kinderpostzegel 1927 1927
Coats of Arms of Drenthe, Groningen, Limburg and Overijssel
Designer: A. Molkenboer
Kinderpostzegel 1928 1928
Dutch Scholars
Designer: J. Sluyters
Kinderpostzegel 1929 1929
Child on Dolphin
Designer: H. Kamerlingh Onnes
1930s — Children and the Seasons
Kinderpostzegel 1930 1930
The Four Seasons
Designer: A. vdVossen
Kinderpostzegel 1931 1931
The Deprived Child
Designer: G. Kiljan
Kinderpostzegel 1932 1932
Children with Flowers (broom, cornflower, sunflower, Christmas rose)
Designer: H. Levigne
Kinderpostzegel 1933 1933
Child with Epiphany Star
Designer: J.S. Sjollema
Kinderpostzegel 1934 1934
Child with Doll
Designer: A. Dobbenburgh
Kinderpostzegel 1935 1935
Apple Picking Girl
Designer: H.A. Henriët
Kinderpostzegel 1936 1936
Angel with Trumpet
Designer: J.S. Sjollema
Kinderpostzegel 1937 1937
Boy's Head, after a Painting by Frans Hals
Designer: P. Koch
Kinderpostzegel 1938 1938
Child Playing the Flute
Designer: P.G. Rueter
Kinderpostzegel 1939 1939
Child with the Horn of Plenty
Designer: S. Schröder
1940s — War and Recovery
Kinderpostzegel 1940 1940
Child with Flowers
Designer: D. van Gelder
Kinderpostzegel 1941 1941
Titus, after a Painting by Rembrandt
Designer: A. vdValk
No Kinderpostzegels 1942-1944 1942-1944
No Kinderpostzegels Issued
Due to the war
Kinderpostzegel 1945 1945
Cobblestone
Designer: E. Fernhout
Kinderpostzegel 1946 1946
Child on Horseback in Merry-Go-Round
Designer: J. Bieruma Oosting
Kinderpostzegel 1947 1947
A Baby and Three Children
Designer: E. Besnyô
Kinderpostzegel 1948 1948
Child and Sports and Games
Designer: A. vdVossen
Kinderpostzegel 1949 1949
Symbolic Representations (autumn, summer, spring, winter, New Year)
Designer: H. Levigne
1950s — Children in Their Environment
Kinderpostzegel 1950 1950
Child and Animal (bees, a rooster, birds, a butterfly, a frog)
Designer: L. Ruting
Kinderpostzegel 1951 1951
Children in a Dutch Environment
Designer: C. Oorthuys
Kinderpostzegel 1952 1952
Children in a Dutch Environment
Designer: C. Oorthuys
Kinderpostzegel 1953 1953
Child and Hobby (cobblestones with: bucket with shovel, apple, pigeon, sailing boat, tulip)
Designer: Th. Kurpershoek
Kinderpostzegel 1954 1954
Child and Care (crafts, brushing teeth, playing in water, washing, drawing for sick children)
Designer: S. Schröder
Kinderpostzegel 1955 1955
Children's Portraits, Based on Old Paintings by Dutch Painters
Designer: S.L. Hartz
Kinderpostzegel 1956 1956
Children's Portraits (the 2c+3 image by Jan Scorel)
Designer: P. Wetselaar
Kinderpostzegel 1957 1957
Portraits of Girls after 19th-Century Paintings
Designer: S.L. Hertz
Kinderpostzegel 1958 1958
Child and Game
Designer: L. Strik
Kinderpostzegel 1959 1959
Activities of Children
Designer: W. vdSalm
1960s — Culture, Music and Fairy Tales
Kinderpostzegel 1960 1960
Children in Traditional Costumes (Marken, Volendam, Bunschoten, Hindelopen, Huizen)
Designer: J. Bieruma Oosting
Kinderpostzegel 1961 1961
Children's Parties (Sinterklaas, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Pentecost, St. Martin)
Designer: H. Bottema
Kinderpostzegel 1962 1962
Child and Free Time (cooking, cycling, gardening, feeding chickens, making music)
Designer: P.G. Rueter
Kinderpostzegel 1963 1963
Nursery Rhymes
Designer: A. Horodisch-Garman
Kinderpostzegel 1964 1964
Child and Art (designer of the Dutch banknotes at that time)
Designer: R.D. Oxenaar
Kinderpostzegel 1965 1965
Children's Drawings
Designer: G. Noordzij
Kinderpostzegel 1966 1966
The Growing Child
Designers: C. Blaser / O. Treuman
Kinderpostzegel 1967 1967
Drawings for Rhymes by Annie M.G. Schmidt
Designer: W. Bijmoer
Kinderpostzegel 1968 1968
Fairytale Characters
Designer: R.D.E. Oxenaar
Kinderpostzegel 1969 1969
Child and Music
Designer: D. Bruna
1970s — The Modern Era
Kinderpostzegel 1970 1970
Cubist Constructions
Designer: W. Graatsma
Kinderpostzegel 1971 1971
Symbols from the Children's World
Designer: B. van Wely
Kinderpostzegel 1972 1972
The Three Princes of Orange (edited photos by Prince Claus)
Designer: G. Wernars
Kinderpostzegel 1973 1973
Games (chess, tic-tac-toe, maze, dominoes)
Designer: F. Hazelebach
Kinderpostzegel 1974 1974
Children from Around 1900 (from the Van Bruggen family)
Designer: A. Lucassen
Kinderpostzegel 1975 1975
Facade Stones (orphans from Medemblik, milkmaid from Alkmaar, four Heemskinderen on Beyaert, orphans from Gorinchem)
Designers: A. Leenes / C. Zeguers
Kinderpostzegel 1976 1976
Children's Drawings (50th anniversary competition)
Designer: Aesthetic Design Department PTT
Kinderpostzegel 1977 1977
Dangers to the Child (drowning, poisoning, traffic accidents, fire)
Designer: R. van Raalte
Kinderpostzegel 1978 1978
Child and Education (selling Kinderpostzegels, reading, writing, arithmetic)
Designer: B. van Wely
Kinderpostzegel 1979 1979
Rights of the Child (love and protection, medical care, nutrition, education)
Designers: W. Diepraam / J. van Toorn
1980s — Books, Comics and Themes
Kinderpostzegel 1980 1980
Child and Book
Designers: L. Postma (45c), Kossen (50c), P. Vos (60c), T. Eyzenbach (80c)
Kinderpostzegel 1981 1981
Child and Integration
Designer: S. Stolk
Kinderpostzegel 1982 1982
Child and Animal (great tit, cat, rabbit, cockatoo)
Designer: P. Vos
Kinderpostzegel 1983 1983
Child and Christmas
Designer: J. Roelofsz
Kinderpostzegel 1984 1984
Child and Comics
Designer: J. Swarte
Kinderpostzegel 1985 1985
Child and Traffic
Designers: F. Beekers / L. Ros / R. Schröder
Kinderpostzegel 1986 1986
Child and Culture
Designer: R. van Raalte
Kinderpostzegel 1987 1987
Child and Occupation (woodcutter, sailor, pilot)
Designer: C. Mutsaers
Kinderpostzegel 1988 1988
Child and Water (rain, competitive swimming, swimming test)
Designer: Karel Martens
Kinderpostzegel 1989 1989
The Child and His Rights (shelter, food, education)
Designer: A. Beeke
1990s — Deeper Themes
Kinderpostzegel 1990 1990
Child and Hobby (equestrian sports, computers, stamp collecting)
Designers: B. van Gerwen / J. Bolle
Kinderpostzegel 1991 1991
Child and Outdoor Play
Designer: G. Hadders
Kinderpostzegel 1992 1992
Child and Music (saxophone, grand piano, double bass)
Designer: E. Meulen
Kinderpostzegel 1993 1993
Child and Media
Designer: O. Oxenaar
Kinderpostzegel 1994 1994
To Do Together
Designer: M. Heymans
Kinderpostzegel 1995 1995
Child and Fantasy (computer design competition for children)
Designers: S. Stegeman, M. Jansen, L. Ensing · Typography: Julius Vermeulen
Kinderpostzegel 1996 1996
Building the Future
Designer: M. Jongema
Kinderpostzegel 1997 1997
Fairytales
Designer: T. Hocks
Kinderpostzegel 1998 1998
Children's Parties
Designer: M. Velthuijs
Kinderpostzegel 1999 1999
Children's Books
Designer: F. Westendorp
2000s — Safe and Sound
Kinderpostzegel 2000 2000
Child and Adventure
Designer: S. Posthuma
Kinderpostzegel 2001 2001
Child and Computer
Designers: H. Liemburg and R. Niessen
Kinderpostzegel 2002 2002
Child and Color
Designer: J. Bons
Kinderpostzegel 2003 2003
Child and Culture
Designer: A. de Vet
Kinderpostzegel 2004 2004
Nice and Healthy
Designer: Ping Pong Design
Kinderpostzegel 2005 2005
Safe and Sound
Designer: D. Bruna
Kinderpostzegel 2006 2006
Safely Continue
Designer: COMA Amsterdam
Kinderpostzegel 2007 2007
A Safe Home
Designer: M. Kisman
Kinderpostzegel 2008 2008
Let Children Learn
Designer: H. van Reek
Kinderpostzegel 2009 2009
Let Children Learn
Designer: C. Borstlap
2010s — A Safe Home for Every Child
Kinderpostzegel 2010 2010
Let Children Learn
Designer: Blommers & Schumm
Kinderpostzegel 2011 2011
Give Children a Safe Home
Designer: Solar Initiative
Kinderpostzegel 2012 2012
The Three Princesses of Orange
Designer: HRH the Prince of Orange · Typography: J. Vermeulen
Kinderpostzegel 2013 2013
Let Children Learn
Designer: A. Corbijn
Kinderpostzegel 2014 2014
Let Children Learn
Designer: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam · Typography: J. Vermeulen
Kinderpostzegel 2015 2015
A Safe Home for Every Child
Designer: Gouden Boekjes - Julius Vermeulen
Kinderpostzegel 2016 2016
For Children, by Children
Designer: Fiep Westendorp, Fiep Amsterdam
Kinderpostzegel 2017 2017
Jan, Jans and the Children
Designer: Studio Kruis
Kinderpostzegel 2019 Fabeltjeskrant 2019
The Fabeltjeskrant (50th anniversary of the iconic TV series)
Designer: Sandra Smulders
Kinderpostzegel 2019 children's books 2019
Main Characters from Children's Books
Designer: Studio Henque van Maanen BV
2020s — Iconic Characters
Kinderpostzegel 2020 Miffy birthday 2020
It's Miffy's Birthday!
Illustrations Dick Bruna, © Mercis bv
Kinderpostzegel 2021 Bommel 2021
Olivier B. Bommel and Tom Poes Celebrate Their 80th Birthday
Illustrations Marten Toonder
Kinderpostzegel 2022 Donald Duck 2022
Donald Duck and His Family
Designer: Tim Artz
Kinderpostzegel 2023 LEGO 2023
LEGO® Minifigures
Designer: The LEGO® Group
Kinderpostzegel 2024 Superpower 2024
Superpower
Design in collaboration with PostNL and Hallmark
Kinderpostzegel 2025 Together against loneliness 2025
Together Against Loneliness
Design: Jan van Haasteren
Kinderpostzegel 2026 Growing up safely 2026
Growing Up Safely
Design: Blond Amsterdam
A century of Dutch children's stamps — from the first 1924 surcharge stamps 'for the deprived child' to today's designs by Blond Amsterdam. Every issue reflects the changing face of childhood in the Netherlands.
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