List of KLM Delft Blue houses
Below is a list of Delft Blue houses that KLM has presented to all of its World Business Class passengers since the 1950s. Until 1994 the houses were issued irregularly. Since 1994, a new house has been presented each year on October 7, the anniversary of KLM's founding in 1919.
Collector’s items
- Frans Hals Museum, Groot Heiligland 62, Haarlem - 1962
- Royal Palace, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 147, Amsterdam - first issue 1986
- De Waag, Markt 35, Gouda - first issue 1997
- House of Bols, Paulus Potterstraat 14, Amsterdam - 2007
- Ridderzaal, Binnenhof 10, Den Haag - 2008
- Huis ter Kleef, Kleverlaan 9, Haarlem - 2009
- Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplein 1, Amsterdam - 2014
- Carré Theatre, Amstel 115-125, Amsterdam - 2014
- Het Loo Palace, Koninklijk Park 1, Apeldoorn - 2014
- Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Kattenburgerplein 1, Amsterdam - 2016
Collection
year | number | house | address | town | built | commentary |
1952 | 1 | unidentified | ||||
1952 | 2 | Restaurant d'Vijff Vlieghen | Spuistraat 294 | Amsterdam | 1627 | |
1952 | 3 | unidentified | ||||
1952 | 4 | unidentified | ||||
1952 | 5 | unidentified | ||||
1955 | 6 | former St-Petrus House | Achter het Hofplein | Middelburg | 1530 | The St-Petrus House is demolished; in other places, i.a. in the KLM Delft Blue houses app, it is said that “Het Houten Huys” would have been the model for this house. This is unlikely for several reasons. |
1956 | 7 | unidentified | ||||
1957 | 8 | Int Slodt van Egmond | Oudezijds Voorburgwal 18 | Amsterdam | 1615 | |
1958 | 9 | Leidsegracht 10 | Amsterdam | 1665 | ||
1959 | 10 | De Gecroonde Raep | Oudezijds Voorburgwal 57 | Amsterdam | 1615 | |
1960 | 11 | Proeflokaal Wynand Fockink | Kamp 10 | Amersfoort | 1687 | |
1960 | 14 | Daer de twee Zeegooden op de gevel liggen | Herengracht 510 | Amsterdam | 1665 | |
1960 | 15 | De Rozijnkorf | Voorstraat 282 | Dordrecht | 1550 | |
1961 | 16 | Houtmarkt 17 | Haarlem | 1735 | ||
1961 | 17 | Orphanage | Spieringstraat 1-3 | Gouda | 1642 | this house is also issued as number 25 |
1962 | 18 | Klein Fresenburg | Oude Gracht 111 | Utrecht | 1569 | |
1962 | 19 | house of Herman Boerhaave | Rapenburg 31 | Leiden | 1664 | |
1962 | 20 | Edam Museum | Damplein 8 | Edam | 1530 | |
1963 | 21 | De Salamander | Markt 47 | Delft | 1620 | |
1963 | 22 | Het Lammeken | Kaai 25 | Veere | 1540 | Museum De Schotse Huizen |
1964 | 23 | Proeflokaal Wynand Fockink | Pijlsteeg 31 | Amsterdam | 1689 | this house is also issued as number 11 |
1965 | 24 | De Kroon | Mient 31 | Alkmaar | 1546 | |
1966 | 25 | Orphanage | Spieringstraat 1-3 | Gouda | 1642 | this house is also issued as number 17 |
1966 | 26 | Mata Hari’s love nest | Nieuwe Uitleg 16 | Den Haag | 1900 | |
1966 | 27 | Prinsenhof | Nieuwe Have 59 | Rotterdam | 1715 | |
1966 | 28 | In Duizend Vreezen | Groote Markt 2a | Rotterdam | 1570 | |
1966 | 29 | Stadstimmerwerf | Kort Galgewater 21 | Leiden | 1612 | |
1967 | 30 | Hippolytusbuurt 26 | Delft | 1612 | Tibet Shop | |
1967 | 31 | Koornmarkt 87 | Delft | 1916 | building in a strict traditional style influenced by the work of H.P. Berlage, designed by E.H. Luxemburg | |
1967 | 32 | brouwerij De Handtbooch | Koornmarkt 81 | Delft | 1540 | |
1969 | 33 | De Dubbelde Palmboom | Voorhaven 12 | Rotterdam | 1824 | |
1969 | 34 | Het Gulden Tonneke | Oude Delft 39 | Delft | 1631 | |
1969 | 36 | Hippolytusbuurt 8 | Delft | 1690 | restaurant Le Mariage | |
1970 | 37 | Stadsbank van Lening | Oudezijds Voorburgwal 300 | Amsterdam | 1550 | |
1971 | 38 | Herengracht 607 | Amsterdam | 1670 | ||
1972 | 39 | Nieuweweg 12 | Hindeloopen | 1620 | ||
1972 | 40 | De Rode Hoed | Keizersgracht 104 | Amsterdam | 1642 | |
1972 | 41 | Sint Jacobsstraat 13 | Leeuwarden | 1636 | ||
1972 | 42 | Prinsengracht 514 | Amsterdam | 1720 | ||
1973 | 43 | Prinsengracht 516 | Amsterdam | 1879 | ||
1973 | 44 | Heilige Geest of Arme Wees- en Kinderhuis | Oude Sluis 19 | Schiedam | 1725 | |
1988 | 56 | De Werelt | Herengracht 64 | Amsterdam | 1617 | |
1988 | 57 | De Ster | Herengracht 95 | Amsterdam | 1768 | |
1989 | 58 | Herengracht 101 | Amsterdam | 1871 | ||
1989 | 59 | 't Hochemer Voedervat | Herengracht 163 | Amsterdam | 1721 | |
1990 | 60 | Herengracht 314 | Amsterdam | 1674 | ||
1994 | 61 | Keizersgracht 439 | Amsterdam | 1895 | ||
1994 | 62 | Prinsengracht 305 | Amsterdam | 1616 | ||
1994 | 63 | Keizersgracht 407 | Amsterdam | 1665 | ||
1994 | 64 | Coach house | Keizersgracht 755 | Amsterdam | 1700 | |
1994 | 65 | Pakhuis De Sparreboom | Keizersgracht 487 | Amsterdam | 1670 | |
1994 | 66 | Warehouse Maarseveen | Keizersgracht 403 | Amsterdam | 1669 | |
1994 | 67 | Prinsengracht 721 | Amsterdam | 1750 | ||
1994 | 68 | Prinsengracht 969 | Amsterdam | 1690 | ||
1994 | 69 | Keizersgracht 319 | Amsterdam | 1639 | ||
1994 | 70 | Cheese warehouse | Koningsstraat 4 | Alkmaar | 1891 | |
1994 | 71 | Singel 81 | Amsterdam | 1874 | ||
1994 | 72 | Singel 87 | Amsterdam | 1730 | ||
1994 | 73 | De Posthoorn | Dijk 11 | Alkmaar | 1575 | |
1994 | 74 | Reguliersgracht 7 | Amsterdam | 1739 | ||
1994 | 75 | former KLM headquarters | Hofweg 9-11 | Den Haag | 1913 | build as fashion store Meddens after a design by H.P. Berlage in 1914 |
1995 | 76 | The Little Street | Vlamingstraat 42 | Delft | 1550 | after the painting of Johannes Vermeer from ca 1658, Rijksmuseum |
1996 | 77 | De Arend | Schoolstraat 2 | Breda | 1560 | |
1997 | 78 | Leidsegracht 51 | Amsterdam | 1671 | ||
1998 | 79 | De Locomotief | Lange Haven 74-76 | Schiedam | 1671 | Jenevermuseum |
1999 | 80 | De Drie Fleschjes | Gravenstraat 18 | Amsterdam | 1650 | |
2000 | 81 | Gold Office | Waagplein 1 | Groningen | 1635 | |
2001 | 82 | Huys op de Jeker | Bonnefantenstraat 5 | Maastricht | 1665 | |
2002 | 83 | Museum Van Loon | Keizersgracht 672 | Amsterdam | 1672 | |
2003 | 84 | The Old Mint | Muntpromenade 7 | Weert | 1580 | in the Eighty Years' War Count Horn minted his coins here; since 1974 a café-restaurant |
2004 | 85 | Penha gebouw | Heerenstraat 1 | Willemstad | 1708 | issued at the 70th anniversary of the air link between Amsterdam and Curaçao |
2005 | 86 | Teylers Museum | Spaarne 16 | Haarlem | 1780 | |
2006 | 87 | Het Peperhuis | Wierdijk 12 | Enkhuizen | 1625 | Zuiderzee Museum |
2007 | 88 | ‘t Lootsje | Rozengracht 99-101 | Amsterdam | 1892 | |
2008 | 89 | Secretarishuisje | Muurhuizen 109 | Amersfoort | 1547 | |
2009 | 90 | Amsteldijk Noord 55 | Amstelveen | 1662 | At the ninetieth birthday KLM issued a jubilee book, House No 90 | |
2010 | 91 | Antillenhuis | Badhuisweg 175 | Den Haag | 1899 | presented in Madurodam, together with the unveiling of the replica of the Antillenhuis |
2011 | 92 | De Drie Haringen | Brink 55 | Deventer | 1575 | |
2012 | 93 | Siebold house | Rapenburg 19 | Leiden | 1752 | |
2013 | 94 | Oudheidkamer | Kogerstraat 1 | Den Burg, Texel | 1591 | |
2014 | 95 | Heineken Brewery | Stadhouderskade 78 | Amsterdam | 1913 | |
2015 | 96 | Hendrick Hamel house | Kortendijk 67 | Gorinchem | 2009 | |
2016 | 97 | Hotel New York | Koninginnenhoofd 1 | Rotterdam | 1901 | former headquarter of the Holland America Line; issued at the 70th birthday of the first KLM regular service to New York |
2017 | 98 | Parental home of Anthony Fokker | Kleine Houtweg 41 | Haarlem | 1791 | current house number is 65 |
2018 | 99 | De Witte Os | de Midstraat | Joure | 1753 | The original Douwe Egberts shop. Part of Museum Joure since 1985. |
2019 | 100 | Huis ten Bosch palace | 's-Gravenhaagse Bos 10 | Den Haag | 1645 | official residence of the Dutch monarch |