#georg rueter

Georg Rueter

The birthday crown   -    Georg Rueter , 1917

Dutch,1875-1966

Georg Rueter - The first children’s post stamps in 1924

Children stamps are stamps whose surcharge, the amount on top of the franking value, is used for projects that benefit the youth. Switzerland had the first children's stamp in 1912, the proceeds of which went to Pro Juventute.

The Netherlands was the second country in 1924 to sell children's stamps. Since then, children's stamps have been published every year except in the years 1942-1944. From 1936 the surcharge was mentioned on the stamps, initially in lowercase letters under the seal, since 1949 in the seal. Every year a new series is published with a different theme. The sale is organized by Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland, which uses the proceeds to support charities for the benefit of the child.

Wilhelm Christian Georg Rueter (Haarlem, March 8, 1875 - Amsterdam, August 16, 1966) was a Dutch painter, draftsman and graphic designer. Rueter grew up in an artistic family, his brother Theo Rueter was an architect.