A mini-sheet of 6 postage stamps issued by Netherlands, in 1984. In the left margin of the sheet is the inscription in Dutch, "Kinderpostzegelaktie 1984" (English translation: Children's Postage Stamps 1984), and "Kinderzegels, Goed Geplankt! (Children's Stamps,Well Pasted). The stamps are semi-postal, or charity issues imprinted with 2 values., one for the actual postage rate paid by the stamp, and the second is a surcharge that goes towards a charity. The stamps are designed as comic strip panels. 4 of them, denominated 50c+25c depict a young boy wearing shorts, a vest, and a tailcoat, playing a violin, with a musical note emanating from it indicating his skill in playing it. An older man is standing in front of the boy holding a violin and bow in front of him with squiggly lines and stars emanating from the violin, indicating the scratchy noise he is only able to produce with his violin. The speech balloon for the man says, "Can you teach me to play quickly?! Tomorrow is my mom's birthday and I want to surprise her." The second panel shows a little boy dressed like a king, wearing a robe and crown, and holding a sceptre. In front of himis a dog in a doghouse designed like a treasure chest. Behind the doghouse, the father stands with a saw tucked under his arm and his hands, palms up, gesturing down at the doghouse. The speech balloon for the father says, in Dutch, " . Transl
The speech balloon for the man says, in Dutch, "KUNT U ME SNEL LEREN SPELEN?! MORGEN IS MIJN MOEDER JARIG EN IK WIL HAAR VERRASSEN." The second panel shows a little boy dressed like a king, wearing a robe and crown, and holding a sceptre. In front of him is a dog in a doghouse designed like a treasure chest. Behind the doghouse, the father stands with a saw tucked under his arm and his hands gesturing down at the doghouse. The speech balloon for the father says, in Dutch, "ER ZAT GEEN CENT MEER IN DE SCHATKIST MAJESTEIT. EN ZO KOMT HIJ NOG VAN PAS."
This shows the same 2 cartoon panels with the English translation of the speech bubbles superimposed over the original Dutch. The speech balloon for the man says, "Can you teach me to play quickly?! Tomorrow is my mom's birthday, and I want to surprise her." In the second panel the speech balloon for the father says, "There was not a cent left in the treasure chest, your majesty, and this is how it came in hand."
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In 1984, #Netherlands issued these "Children's Postage Stamps." The set has 4 stamps, but only one mini-sheet with 2 of the stamps was produced.
Also shown: images of the 2 panels, one original and one with translation superimposed.
Netherlands, Scott Nr B610a (1984)