DENMARK Miscellaneous

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Official Stamps

1871 Arms (three lions and crown), value in Skilling

  2 s blue
  4 s red
  16 s green

These stamps have watermark 'Crown'.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Reprints without watermark and no perforation exist.

Reprint of the 2 Sk value.

I have seen postal stationery in the value 2 s blue.

1875 Arms (three lions and crown), value in ore

  1 o orange
  3 o lilac
  3 o grey
  4 o blue
  5 o green
  5 o brown
  8 o red
  10 o red
  10 o green
  15 o violet
  20 o blue
  32 o green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged

  '35 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 32 o green (1912, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 80 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 8 o red (1915, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 1 o orange (1926, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 3 o grey (1926, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 4 o blue (1926, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 5 o green (1926, to be used as postage stamp) 
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 10 o green (1926, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 15 o violet (1926, to be used as postage stamp)
  'DENMARK 7 ORE FRIMAERKE' on 20 o blue (1926, to be used as postage stamp)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

I've seen postal stationery of the (unsurcharged) values: 3 o grey, 4 o blue, 5 o green, 8 o red,

Official Stamps

Besides the normal postage stamps with 'PORTO' overprint (issued in 1921, see under normal postage stamps), special postage due stamps were issued in 1921. They have the inscription 'DANMARK PORTO'. The following values were issued: 1 o orange, 4 o blue, 5 o brown, 7 o green, 10 o green, 20 o green, 25 o red, 25 o violet, 1 K blue, 1 K brown and blue and 5 K violet. The value 10 o green also exists with 'GEBYR GEBYR' overprint. Example:

'Officialy Sealed' labels

The first 'Official seal' was issued in 1878, it has inscription 'POSTVAESENETS OVERBESTVRELSE KONTORET FOR BEHANDLING AF UNBESORGEDE POSTSAGER KJOBENHAVN' with a crown in the center in the colour brown with a green background pattern. Similar stamps were issued in 1890 and 1915 (smaller design), these stamps have inscription 'GENERALDIREKTORATET FOR POSTVAESENET' (both in colour brown). Pictures of these stamps can be found at http://www.poseal.com/.

Local issues

(For more local issues see: Bypost stamps)

Kolding

Viborg

Local issue of Kopenhagen?

Proof/essays

Two different types, borders similar left King design and right Mercury design (genuine?)

The above stamp is an essay of Denmark made in 1860: head of the King to the right in a circle, inscription on top 'POST, right 'F.R.M', left 'K.G.L.' and '8 RBS 2 1/2 SCH. C.' at the bottom. The colour of this proof is brown (with blue underprint). There also exists another essay with the head of Mercury facing the left, (4 RBS 1 1/4 SCH. C.).

Forgeries exist. Melville in his Chats on Postage Stamps, page 240 says: but there was also a Brunswick dealer who " tried his hand at the Danish essays,", when discussing forgeries. The same sentence can be found in Lewis and Pemberton 'Forged Stamps' (1863) on page vi and page 13. In both genuine essays, the pearls of the central circle enter the space with 'K.G.L.' in the forgeries they don't.

Forgery (possibly the one described in Lewis and Pemberton). The kings ear is more visible than in the genuine essay. The beard is too short.

Different type, probably some kind of later reproduction of a 1852 Ferslew essay (possibly the forgery described in Lewis and Pemberton). The back wing is not visible all the way (compare with a genuine stamp above). The wavy pattern is too far away from the square outer rectangle (in the genuine stamp it touches the outer recangle in several places). The '4' is different. The blue shading lines are too prominent.

Other essays:

Essay from 1867 with arms in the center, reduced size.

Essay of 1867 with the portrait of the king and 'S' in the bottom right corner. I've also seen this essay in the color black.

Fiscal stamps

1862 Very large size, inscription 'STEMPEL MAERKE', arms in the center

(Reduced size)

The following values exist 4 'fire' sk green , 8 'otte' sk brown, 16 sk blue, 32 sk lilac, 48 sk red, 1 R brown and blue, 1.48 R blue and red and 2 R red and brown.

1875 Inscription 'STEMPELMAERKE DANMARK', value in center with crown on top

The following values were issued: 5 o red and green, 10 o green, 15 o red and grey, 20 o black and grey, 30 o red and blue, 35 o blue, 65 o red and yellow, 70 o yellow, 1 K brown and red, 2 K black and red, 3 K red, 4 K blue and red, 10 K blue and red (value black) and 20 K blue and red (value black). New colours were issued around 1913: 25 o, 40 o, 50 o, 60 o, 75 o, 80 o, 90 o, 5 K, 6 K, 7 K, 8 K, 9 K, 40 K and 50 K (ore values in green and red colour and Krone values in brown and red colour).

1925 Arms of Denmark, inscription 'GEBYRMAERKE'

  5 o green (1934)
  10 o green 
  10 o brown (1931)
  10 o orange (1934)

Another set of fiscal stamps was issued in 1872 (Obligationsstempel), 16 values, all in the colour red and blue. Sorry, no picture available yet, if anybody posesses a picture, please contact me!

Other design: 'FAKTURASTEMPEL'

In the above 'FAKTURASTEMPEL' design I have seen: 50 Kr, 60 Kr, 90 Kr and 100 Kr. All are in brown colour with the value in black and have 'Nr. 2' printed in black at the top of the stamp.

Literature: 'Scandinavia Revenues European Philately 14' by J.Barefoot Ltd, 52 pages (I haven't seen this book myself).

Newspaper Stamps

1907 Inscription 'AVISPORTO MAERKE

(Reduced sizes)

  1 o olive
  5 o blue
  7 o red
  8 o green
  10 o brown
  20 o green
  29 o yellow
  38 o yellow
  41 o brown
  68 o brown
  1 K green and red
  5 K red and green
  10 K brown and blue

For the specialist: these stamps exist with watermark 'Crown' and perforation 12 1/2 or watermark 'Cross' and perforation 14 x 14 1/2 (the latter issued in 1915).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps exist with overprint 'POSTFRIM. ORE 27 ORE DANMARK' (see under normal postage stamps).

Forgeries exist of the 38 o. They were made by 'repainting' a more common 29 o stamp. The shades of these two stamps are different however (source: Serrane guide).

Postal Stationery

ENVELOPES

1865 Crown with swords

(Reduced sizes)

  2 s blue
  2 blue
  4 s red
  4 red
  4 blue
  8 red

In the same design I have seen 7 o orange and 10 o red.

(Reduced sizes)

Ferry stamps

1919 Stamps of Denmark overprinted 'POSTFAERGE' for the steamshiplines Logstor - Aggersund and Esbjerg - Fano.

  10 o red
  15 o violet
  30 o orange (1922?)
  30 o blue (1926)
  50 o red and black
  50 o grey (1922?)
  1 K brown (slightly different design)
  1 K brown and blue
  5 K violet and brown (1941?)
  10 K red and green (1930)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

This might be a forged overprint.

1922 Stamps of Denmark (numeral design of 1904) overprinted 'POSTFAERGE' as on the previous issue

  5 o red-brown without small dots below and above 'DANMARK', lined background, 1941?)
  10 o green (with small dots below and above 'DANMARK', solid background)
  10 o brown (with small dots below and above 'DANMARK', solid background, 1930)
  10 o brown (without small dots below and above 'DANMARK', lined background, 1930?)
  10 o orange (without small dots below and above 'DANMARK', lined background, 1936)
  10 o lilac (without small dots below and above 'DANMARK', lined background, 1939)

1927 Stamps of Denmark (ship design of 1927) overprinted 'POSTFAERGE' as on the previous issue

Ship on solid background
  15 o red
  30 o orange
  40 o green (1930)

Ship on lined background (1936)
  15 o red
  30 o blue
  30 o orange (1941?)
  40 o light green
  40 o blue (1941?)

1936 Stamps of Denmark (Christian X design of 1934) overprinted 'POSTFAERGE' as on the previous issue

  50 o grey
  1 K brown

More stamps of Denmark were overprinted 'POSTFAERGE' in 1945 and later.

Julen stamps (Christmas charity labels)

Examples:

(Reduced sizes)

Many of these labels were issued.

Railway stamps

The earliest railway stamps I know of are (The Stamp Collector's Magazine Vol IV, 1866, page 89) are issued in 1866 with inscription 'DE SJAELLANDSKE JERNBANER' in the values 8 sk blue (5 Pund) and 16 sk brown (10 Pund). See also http://a34.dk/banem/regional/dsj/dsj.html. In 1875 a 20 ore blue (10 Pund) was issued in the same design.

(Wheel with wings, no inscription)

Inscription 'DSB' (Danske Stats Baner):

I have seen the values 5 o grey, 7 o red, 10 o brown, 20 o brown, 30 o green, 40 o grey, 40 o yellow, 50 o yellow, 50 o brown, 50 o red, 60 o red, 70 o brown, 80 o violet, 90 o red, 90 o violet, 100 o orange, 100 o blue, 120 o yellow, 200 o green and the following surcharges: '7' on 5 o grey, '10' on 7 o red, '40' on 50 o yellow, '120' on 40 o yellow, '150' on 120 o yellow and '10 kr.' (vertically) on 30 o green.

I have also seen a 500 o lilac (design slightly different with value in an ellipse).

An overprint 'RUTEBILPK.' has been applied on at least the following values: 50 o red and 100 o blue.

In a similar design but larger (value in an ellipse) I have seen 10 o yellow, 15 o red and 25 o green.

(Inscription 'LOLL. F. JRNB')

For more of these stamps see Skandinavia Railway Stamps.

Steam ship companies

1885 'DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET SKJELSKOR.':

(Reduced size)

I have seen the values: 5 o black on yellow, 10 o black on blue, 25 o black on lilac, 50 o black on green and 1 K red on yellow

'HORSENS DAMPSKIBSSELKAB A/S GODSFRIMAERKE'

(Image of steamship)

1892 'FJORDDAMPSBAADSELSKABET Farjepost i Hobro Jylland'

(Steamship, image obtained thanks to Lasse Hult, reduced size)

1885 'DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET'

(Image obtained thanks to Lasse Hult, reduced size)

1896 'FANO-ESBJERG FAERGERI'

(Steamship, image obtained thanks to Lasse Hult, reduced size)

'Nykjobing Aktieselskabet Kystfart'

(Image obtained thanks to Lasse Hult)

7 Values were issued:
  15 o black on red
  20 o brown
  25 o red
  30 o green
  50 o blue
  100 o violet
  10 o, 5 kg orange (larger size)

Stamps issued during World War II

Inscription 'Feltpost', example:

Tarp Internment Camp Stamp

1946 Inscription 'Interneret Brev Postforsendelse 1946 TARP/ESBJERG Portofrit i DANMARK'

Airmail Stamps

The first airmail stamps of Denmark were issued in 1925, the inscription reads 'DANMARK LUFTPOST'. The values 10 o green, 15 o violet (1926), 25 o red, 50 o grey (1929) and 1 K brown (1929) were issued:

The next airmail stamps appeared in 1934 and had an image of an earoplane over Kopenhagen: 10 o orange, 15 o red, 20 o green, 50 o grey and 1 K brown.

Return Labels

1878 Inscription 'POSTVAESENETS OVERBESTVREISE KJOBENHAVN'

  brown and green

1890 Inscription 'GENERALDIREKTORATET FOR POSTVAESENET', perforated

  brown
  brown (reduced size, 28 x 18 mm, 1915)

I've also seen red labels with 'GENERALDIREKTORATET for Post-og Telegrafvaesenet Brevadnings Kontoret' in red color (imperforate).

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