af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jul 30, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Denmark’s third type of stamps were issued in the period from 1854 to 1857. They have the same design as the first stamp (4 RBS from 1851), i.e. with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center and with dotted filling of the corners (dotted spandrels). A series of...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jul 30, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The 2 RBS (rigsbankskilling) stamp was the second Danish stamp issued 1 May 1851. The stamp was printed in blue on paper with watermark 1 (crown) using the denomination as the design. Like the 4 RBS stamp, it was first produced by the Ferslev printing house and later,...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jul 28, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The first postage stamps from Denmark were issued on 1 April 1851, by a law passed on 11 March. The first value was a four (Fire) rigsbankskilling (RBS) stamp printed in brown, a square design with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center. This 4 RBS stamp was first...
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...
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...
