#Denmark stamps
Winter tales 2 - news stamps from Denmark
Post Danmark has issued four stamps featuring humorous drawings of winter pastimes, i.e. winter swimming, a woman feeding birds, a dog walker and a man fishing through a hole in the ice. The four stamps featuring humorous motifs of Danish winter pursuits were designed by Claus Bigum.
Traditional autumn stamp auction in Denmark
All sorts of philatelic goodies are put under the hammer when Sotheby's Auction House holds the autumn international stamp auction. This year Sotheby's welcomes everyone at the stamp auction in Copenhagen's North Harbour, Denmark. The auction is dedicated to five collections of rare Chinese stamps (this subject achieved massive international demand in recent years). A special section with the well
500th anniversary of the Royal Danish Navy
To mark the 500th anniversary of the Royal Danish Navy, Post Danmark is issuing five stamps featuring naval vessels. The stamps feature: - The carvel Maria - The frigate Jylland - The armoured ship Tordenskjold- The gunnery ship Niels Iuel- The frigate Iver Huitfeldt The stamps were designed by Michael Jensen and are produced in a combination of intaglio and offset. The engraver was Martin Morck.
Nordic Coastlines on Stamps
The postal services of the Nordic countries are jointly issuing a three-part stamp series entitled Nordic Coastlines. All eight Nordic countries will be issuing stamps and minisheets in this series during 2010, 2012 and 2014. The theme of the first part is "Life by the coast". The motifs of these stamps are based on photographs taken by Steen Larsen. The stamps were designed by Post Danmark Stamps
Winter postage stamps from Denmark
These stamps feature examples of the things you can get up to when snow covers the land like a soft white blanket. The motifs were designed by Jens Hage.
Europa 2009 - Astronomy stamps from Denmark
Astronomy is the theme of this year's two EUROPA stamps. 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, in celebration of the fact that it was 400 years ago that Galileo Galilei first pointed a telescope at the night sky and saw, among other things, the four moons around Jupiter and the mountains on the Moon. Ever since the 16th century, when Tycho Brahe built his two observatories on the island of
'Stamp Art' Series from Denmark
Photo art is the theme of the latest two stamps issued by Post Danmark as part of the ongoing "Stamp Art" series. The photographers Viggo Rivad and Krass Clement each supplied a work for reproduction on the stamps. Date of issue: 27 August 2008
Denmark's Royal Life Guards
Founded in 1658, the Royal Life Guards celebrate their 350th anniversary in 2008. Throughout their existence, the Guards have performed two main duties: guarding royal palaces and castles, and providing troops for the Danish army. All of the Guards' duties are performed with pride and honour under the motto "Pro Rege et Grege" ("For King and People"). Post Danmark is marking their anniversary with
Vintage Danish aeroplanes
It was a great sensation when the inventor J.C.H. Ellehammer managed to get the first Danish aircraft to slip the surly bounds of earth. The event took place in September 1906, and Ellehammer had built both the aircraft and the motor himself. Ellehammer's flight marked the beginning of Danish aviation. Many years later, the aircraft factory Scandinavisk Aero Industri A/S was founded by aviation te
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