To continue last posts christmas seal theme, I’d like to share images of two World War II era christmas seals. Their design and use of colours is IMHO so striking, that one can still feel how tough the times have been in 1943.
Published on February 27th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
I try to limit my collection only to used wordwide stamps, but every once and awhile I place miscellanous “non-stamp” items to the back of my stockbooks. This post shows two old christmas seals from Denmark.
Published on February 26th 2009 | Read more.... | 2 Comments »
One of my favourite danish stamps shows the hero of my childhood – Rasmus Klump. Most english readers know Rasmus as Barnaby Bear, Bruin or Bundle. In Finland he is called Rasmus Nalle. This stamp was issued in 2001 to honour the 50th anniversary of Rasmus as well as the work of Carla and Vilhelm Hansen.
Published on February 25th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
Below are two examples of so called “star postmark” (or mill wheel postmarks) that where used in Denmark between 1866 and 1929. These are IMHO very impressive looking on single stamps. I can only imagine how great these look on covers and other full items.
Published on February 24th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
To continue with some of the interesting perfins of the world, below are two not-so-ordinary shaped perfins from Denmark. To make things even more interesting, there is a nearly 90 years difference between these two stamps. At least in Denmark, the perfin culture seems to be still very much alive and kicking.
Published on February 23rd 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
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