af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 24, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Charles Philip Arthur George was born on 14 November 1948 and coronated on 6 May 2023 as King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. King Charles III has become the first monarch in British history to be featured on postal stamps...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 23, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Bao Dai (1913-97), with the original name Nguyen Vinh Thuy, was the 13th and last ruler of the Nguyen dynasty and the last emperor of Viet-nam. He ruled from 1926 to 1954, when he was removed from power by Diem. Todays stamp is from 1951 and show the portrait of...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 22, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Oscar I (1799-1859) was king of Sweden-Norway from 1844 to 1859. He was the son of Karl 14. Johan and was married in 1823 to Josefina, daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais Leuchtenberg. Todays stamp from Norway is showing the portrait of King Oscar I. The stamp is issued...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 21, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Oscar II was king of Sweden-Norway 1872-1905 and of Sweden 1872-1907. He was the son of Oscar 1st and Josefina, and he was married in 1857 to Sofia. He lived from 1829 until1907. Todays stamp is from 1885 and the first issue from Sweden showing the portrait of the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 20, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Christian IX became king in 1863 after the childless Frederik VII and was the first regent of the Glücksburg line of the Royal Family. He married in 1842 Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, with whom he had six children. Christian IX managed to get four of his children...