Hedgehogs - Kinderpostzegels (1967)
Year: 1967
Format: Postage stamp
Illustrator: Wim Bijmoer (1914-2000)
Client: Kinderpostzegels
Details: Many countries have a Children’s Welfare Stamp scheme, where an additional surcharge on stamps is donated to charity.
A successful example is the Dutch Postal Service’s work with the Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN).
Since 1924, they have produced a series of stamps to help disadvantaged children both in and outside the Netherlands. These have been sold door-to-door by Dutch school children since 1948.
This example featuring hedgehogs was part of a set produced in 1967. It was illustrated by Wim Bijmoer (1914-2000) with typography by Piet Cossee (1917-2007).