Description: This vintage Dutch definitive postage stamp displays a left-facing profile portrait of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, wearing her hair swept up into an elaborate braided bun. The central cameo vignette is beautifully set against a deep monochromatic magenta background, bordered on the left and right sides by intricate, vertical Renaissance-inspired ornamental scrollwork patterns. The top area clearly integrates the country name in a sans-serif typeface reading "NEDERLAND", while the denomination and currency unit "10 Cent" span neatly across the lower margin. This specimen features standard comb perforations on crisp white paper stock and is heavily canceled by curved black ink bars from a circular or machine town postmark sweeping directly over the queen's face.
Circa: Mid 20th Century
Condition: Used - Hinged
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