Description: This vintage Dutch postage stamp depicts the stylized forward-facing portrait of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, rendered in a bold monochromatic orange hue. The background is adorned with an intricate, repeating pattern of the royal "JX" cipher standing for Juliana Regina. At the bottom, the face value and country name "10 C NEDERLAND" are cleanly integrated. The item is heavily canceled by a black machine slogan postmark showing a portion of the text reading "STUKKEN / en andere / DERS", accompanied by a pointing directional arrow on the bottom right. This stamp utilizes a standard comb perforation and was printed via photogravure on unwatermarked paper by the historic Dutch security press, Joh. Enschedé.
Circa: 1949-1950s
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
The distinctive cancellation belongs to an automated slogan cancel reading "POSTPAKKETTEN / DRUKSTUKKEN / en andere / VERZENDERS", which translated to "Postal Parcels, Printed Matter, and other Senders." These automated machine cancels were widely deployed in major Dutch sorting hubs during the 1950s to process mixed commercial mail streams efficiently.