Postage stamps and postal history of the Netherlands

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Netherlands.

The first stamps of the Netherlands were issued in 1852 and depicted King William III.

Whilst not strictly local stamps, as they were valid throughout the Netherlands, the stamps were only available to purchase from post offices in the relevant province or from the Dutch Philatelic Bureau.

[1] The Dutch Post Office has been an enthusiastic issuer of postage stamp booklets, issuing over 150 since the first one in 1902.

[1] A number of stamps have been issued since 1934 for use at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.