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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Willem Drees (July 5, 1886 – May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 7, 1948 until December 22, 1958. He previously served as Member of the House of Representatives from May 9, 1933 until June 24, 1945. And as the Parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in the House of Representatives from August 19, 1939 until June 24, 1945 when he became Minister of Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister serving from June 24, 1945 until August 7, 1948 in the Cabinets Schermerhorn-Drees and Beel I. He served again a short periode as a Member of the House of Representatives, after the Dutch general election of 1946 from June 4, 1946 until July 4, 1946. After the Dutch general election of 1948, Drees became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading the Cabinets Drees-Van Schaik, Drees I, Drees II and Drees III. And as acting Minister of Colonial Affairs from March 15, 1951 until March 31, 1951 and as acting Minister of Finance from July 1, 1952 until September 2, 1952, following the resignations of Johannes Henricus van Maarseveen and Piet Lieftinck respectively. He again had two short stints as a Member of the House of Representatives after the Dutch general election of 1952 and 1952, serving from July 15, 1952 until September 2, 1952 and from July 3, 1956 until October 3, 1956. |
| Face value | 55 Cent |
| Catalog code (Michel) | NL 1299 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | NL 684 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier NL 1272 Stanley Gibbons NL 1489 AFA number NL 1299 NVPH NL 1358 Unificato NL 1267 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 11.783.800 |
| Issue date | 01/07/1986 |
| Designer | Jan van Toorn |
| Paper type | phosphorescent paper |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Joh. Enschedé |
| Perforation | comb 12¾ x 13¼ |
| Height | 36.00 mm |
| Width | 26.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
