af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
West-Sachsen in the eastern part of Germany was a Soviet zone just after WW2. They issued stamps in 1945 and 1946. This so-called “Grossblock”, with Leipzig Fair stamps, was issued 8. Mai 1946. CW is 1.500 € and I still have it my collections.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
MEMEL was the most eastern part of Preusen (south of Lithauen). After WW1 the territory was given to France in 1920 according to the Versailles Treaty. This beautiful block (**), a so-called „heart-piece” (because of the small blank stamp in the middle), was issued in...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
DENMARK: 4 Skilling 1870 post fresh (**)This stamp is issued with two different perforations. Line-perforation 12½ (stamp shown) and comb-perforation 14 x 13½. This perfect stamp I bought in a collection from Sweden. CV is 3.500 Dkr. (approx. 500 $) and was later sold...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
OST-SACHSEN: Beautiful letter from 1945 with so-called “Postmeistertrennungen” (Postmaster perforation). These stamps were used in the town of Loschwitz in the Soviet Zone Ost-Sachsen just after WW2. The stamps were issued imperforate, but the postmasters in the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | mar 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
NORWAYS first stamp was issued 1. Januar 1855. It is very rare in mint condition with a CV of 35.000 Nkr. (approx. 4.000 €). A cancelled copy have a CV of only 100 €. Many used copies were pen cancelled, and some people tried to remove the cancellation to get a mint...
