af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | nov 14, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Denmark celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union in 1949. They did so by issuing a stamp depicting the Globe with a banner showing the Danish name of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Todays stamp is a mint copy of the 40 øre issue.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 3, 2023 | Stamp of the day
In 1875, the Danish currency changed from skilling to kroner and øre. The so-called two-colour øre- stamps were issued in the period from 1875 to 1903. They were issued in many different types, both in terms of face value and perforations. Today’s stamp is a...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 2, 2023 | Stamp of the day
In the period from 1870 to 1874, the last skilling stamps were issued. In 1870-1871, three line-perforated stamps were issued with a face value of 2, 4 and 48 skilling. In 1871-74, five similar stamps were issued: 2, 3, 4, 8 and 16 shillings. But this edition was...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 1, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Denmark’s fifth type of stamps were issued in the period from 1864-1870. They have a different design compared to the privious stamps. But they still have a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center and wavy-lined filling of the corners (wavy-lined spandrels). A...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | aug 1, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Denmark’s fourth type of stamps were issued in the period from 1858 to 1862. They have the same design as the stamps from 1854-57 i.e. with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center. But they differed from the previous stamps by having wavy- lined filling of the...
