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Postage stamps and philately of Denmark
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A review of AFA Denmark Special stamp catalog
Right before Christmas I bough myself a copy AFA Denmark SpecialKatalog 2002 catalog, and I've been browsing it almost daily ever since. Though 2002 edition may sound 'old, it is only two editions behind, and for the price of 13€ (plus postage) this seemed like a too good a deal to miss. To find out whether I was I right or wrong, please read on.
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WW2 Christmas seals
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.
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Old christmas seals from Denmark
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.
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Some interesting Danish postmarks
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.
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Some Denmark postage stamp perfins
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.
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Q&A: stamps of Denmark
Do you have a question about stamps / philately of Denmark (and related territories)? Your questions answered. ...( 23 comments).
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