Netherlands Stamp Issue Explanation?

I must admit that I sometimes have a hard time figuring out what is depicted on stamps issued from the Netherlands. Here's one issued within the past 20 years but I am puzzled about what it is supposed to represent (and what the initials EHBO mean over the man's face).



Someone with a more recent catalog than I have probably can look it up. Any info. will be appreciated.

Thanks.

The Stanley Gibbons online catalogue is often good for things like this. Since the stamp has a date you can just look up Netherlands issues for 1993.

This is the URL for the SG online catalogue:

http://www.allworldstamps.com

This is Scott 825, issued Feb.16 1993. It is titled "Mouth to mouth Resuscitation" and focused on the Royal Netherlands First Aid Association (poss. the EHBO initials for the Netherlands.

In Scotts 2009 catalogue it has a $0.80 MNH and $0.20 for used.

Acronym = EHBO
Definition = Eerste Hulp Bij Ongevallen (Dutch: first aid)

Thanks for the info. IMO, it sure is a rather unusual design for a First Aid stamp.

Ees true, some of the Netherlands stamps make one stop and think..the Scott catalolg helps a bit !1

As usual, great information,
You cannot stump the SCF !

(except of course that Israeli cinderella)

My thoughts too - like this set of stamps about AIDS:

I usually enjoy the challenge of trying to decipher Netherlands stamps, because they are so clever - no other country is as imaginative as their designers! (nor is any other postal service as willing to take risks with stamp designs)

For instance, this is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Netherlands railways - a small train, a railway clock, Rodin's "The kiss", and what may be a sheet of stamps in the background - wacky but fun . . .

Indeed, Dutch stamps are very excentric. I have many of their stamps and until the 50s/60s, they were 'conservative', meaning they were similar to other countries. Engravings with portraits. But even then, their annual Children stamps were always colorful.
But since the 50s, their stamps have become more and more strange and interesting, and they do surely make you think.

For example, I can't stop loving this "Beautiful Netherlands" series that started in 2005:


Below is an annual Anniversary issue:


In 2010 they celebrated:
- VVV - Dutch tourist office (typical images of Netherlands, like windmills and typical buildings)
- Tropen - An institute responsible for the study of cultural and sustainable development (thus the forests and wilderness)
- Duinrell - An amusement park celebrating it's 75th anniversary
- The Euromast in Rotterdam - sort of like the towers in Niagara Falls or a much smaller CN Tower (stamp has the Euromast and a Rotterdam landscape)
- Djoser - means "alternative travel", and is a type of travel agency that organizes different kinds of excursions (thus the array of Egyptian landmarks and camels)

Definitely a different way of seeing stamps. Too bad TNT is in a mess.

With their intelligence comes a little madness.it goes with the territory !!

Andrew I agree, the dutch semi postals were what got me interested in collecting the Netherlands...thats the great thing about collecting stamps..when they "reach out" to you !!