TE BETALEN PORT

TE BETALEN / PORT is inscribed on postage dues of Netherlands and its colonies.

Similar designs were used for the Netherlands and Netherlands Indies in the 1870s. These are in different colors. Otherwise, with the common design types of the 1880s and later, the country can be determined by the color of the stamp. The words are also found overprinted on Netherlands Indies stamps of 1941.


 * Netherlands: 1881-87 issue in light blue; 1896-1910 in dark blue; 1912-21 and 1921-38 in ultramarine.
 * Netherlands Antilles: 1889, 1892-98, 1915 issues in green; 1948-49 in blue green.
 * Netherlands Indies: 1882-88. 1892-95 issues in (bright) carmine; 1913-39 in salmon.
 * The later design of scroll lines in bright/light blue without a country name are from the Netherlands.

 File:Netherlands due 1881.jpg|Netherlands issue of 1881, light blue. File:Neth Ant due A.jpg|This bright green stamp of 1918 is from the Netherlands Antilles. File:Neth Indies due.jpg|Netherlands Indies stamp. 

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