af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 28, 2024 | Stamp of the day
Queen Margrethe II took over the throne on 14 January 1972 after the death of her father, King Frederik IX. After a meeting in the Council of State, the Prime Minister proclaimed the change of throne at Christiansborg Castle. The first daily series of stamp with Queen...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 26, 2024 | Stamp of the day
Frederik André Henrik Christian, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, was born on 26 May 1968. In December 1969 Prins Frederik was depicted, together with his parents on todays stamp that was issued to support the Danish Red...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 26, 2024 | Stamp of the day
On 10 June 1967, Princess Margrethe married Henri Marie Jean André Count de Laborde de Monpezat (1934-2018), who at the wedding was then titled His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark. The wedding took place in Holmens Church, and the wedding party was held at...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 24, 2024 | Stamp of the day
Next time Queen Margrethe appeared on a stamp was in 1964 together with her two sisters, princess Benedikte and Anne Marie. Todays stamp was issued to support the Danish Red Cross. CV is less than one euro.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 23, 2024 | Stamp of the day
On 14 January 2024, Queen Margrethe 2 of Denmark abdicates. It is exactly 52 years after she was installed and thus succeeded her father, King Frederik 9. Margrethe was born at Amalienborg on 16 April 1940. She was not heir to the throne at birth, but became so in...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 22, 2024 | Stamp of the day
Until 1795 the Netherlands was a republic comprising a federation of seven autonomous provinces. During the French occupation, the Dutch Republic was transformed into a modern unitary state, the Batavian Republic (1795-1806). It then became a Kingdom, when the Emperor...
