World War II

Copenhagen, Telegram from Great Britain, Copenhagen 24 June 1945. Post war censor mark 'C [Crown] 8' in violet. Rare.

'Kriegsgefangenenpost / Rückantwortbrief' written by Stella Skov in Copenhagen on 20 March 1945 to her husband Hans Skov, prisoner no. '309020'. Stamped in red 'Interneret Post', 'Retur' and 'Overflyttet til Frøslev' and dateline mark '22. MRTS.1945'. Hans Skov was arrested on 19 September 1944 and sent to Buchelwald the same date, and transferred to Frøslevlejren 10 April 1945 from KZ Buchenwald. He was arrested with reason for 'Aktion politi'.

Letter from FIELD POST OFFICE 504 9 December 1945 to Copenhagen, sent by Tove Rasmussen, UNRRA-Team 89, 30th Corps-Distr. HG, B.O.A.R., Germany.

Letter from London 22 January 1940 to Copenhagen. Without stamps that was loosened by water and stamped 'Beskadiget af Søvand'. Carried onboard DFDS ship S/S ”Vidar” sunk in the Northsea 31 January 1940, torpedoed by the German submarine U-21. 15 people died. Envelope in original glassine envelope from the Danish Post 'Heri en under Postbesørgelsen beskadiget Forsendelse.

Refugee letter from Sæby 23 April 1946 to Red Cross, London, England. Sent by 'Siegfried Hermann, Flüchtlingslager, Saeby-West Jütland (Dänemark). Backstamped with refugee camp mark '[CROWN] / LUFTVÆRNSKONTORET / SÆBY '

Copenhagen, Telegram from Halifax, Copenhagen 19 July 1945. Post war censor mark 'C [Crown] 6' in violet. Rare.

Express letter from Skodsborg 19 October 1942 to TELEGRAFCENSUREN, Købmagergade 37, København. 10 øre stationery envelope uprated with two 20/15 øre provisional, sent express. The department was responsible for censoring the telegraph communication during WWII.

"Complete used set of Freikorps Dänemark on piece tied by mauve "Diensstelle Feldpostnummer 25362C - Briefstempel”. Rare set in excellent quality."

Feldpost letter sent from a Dane in the “Dänische Gruppe - Feldtpost 39.535” to Copenhagen, bearing a 25 M DR tied by “FELDPOST 9.2.42” alongside “Einheit Feldpost Nr. 39545 B Briefstempel”, with German “f” resealing censor tape.

"Field Post letter by airmail from Hamburg to Skive 1. November 1940 via the Karup airfield. On arrival in Karup a Danish stamp has been applied to pay the rate for a domestic letter, 20 øre. The letter originally mailed from "Luftpostamt - Feldpost 14568 Hamburg". A very unusual type of letter."

Letter sent from the “ROYAL DANISH MILITARY MISSION” c/o B.A.O.R. in Bad Salzuflen to Hamburg 21 January 1947 with a two-ring seal “HQ CONTROL COMMISSION FOR GERMANY – Message and Mail Centre”. Quite unusual letter sent from the Danish military representation in Germany.

Letter sent from Aarhus 2 February 1942 to Max Andersen, a Danish slave labourer in Germany at the camp “Lager zur Hochbrücke Kiel-Wik under control of “Marinebauamt”, but then returned to sender with the message that he has left the camp. A rare example showing that Germany also used a lot of Danish slave labourers.

Letter sent from Oksbøl to Geneve 3 October 1945, bearing one 40 øre Chr. X steel engraving issue, tied by CDS “OKSBØL” swiss type mark. Sent from the refugee camp “Oksbøl” and stamped on reverse with oval mark in blue “St. C. L./LEJRCHEFEN/I OXBØL” alongside line mark “Censureret” and censors signature.

Airmail letter sent from Copenhagen to St. Louis 3 July 1945 bearing correct postage of 125 øre, foreign rate 40 øre plus 85 øre airmail surcharge. Stamped 2-line “par avion - jusqu' à N. York.” - Rarely seen routing mark on letters. Danish and US censorship.

Letter sent from Fredericia to a soldier with the German forces at Field post number 27745 10 September 1942. Franked with 20 øre paying domestic rate, forwarded and returned and applied with return marks. Unusual letter.

Air mail letter sent from Copenhagen to Knoxville, USA on 30 March 1940 bearing a 10 øre, 20 øre, 50 and two 15 øre air mail stamps, paying 30 øre foreign rate plus 80 øre air mail surcharge. Sent “via Frankrig”, this route ceased 9 April, when Denmark was occupied by Germany.

Refugee letter sent from Nørresundby to Hannover 14 August 1946, stamped on reverse “Flygtningerlejr 49-06 - Lufthavn Vest - Nørresundby” and “LUFTVÆRNSKONTORET AALBORG POST”, and resealed with British censor resealing tape “EXAMINER 251”.

Letter sent from Kunda to Sindal 18 May 1942, bearing 35 pf “Ostland” overprint, from a dane at the cementfactory Port Kunda, Estonia back to his family in Sindal.

Letter sent from Copenhagen to a Danish volunteer in the Winterwar 14 May 1940, to Erik L. Larsen, 1. Komp. 1D, Dansk Finsk Batallion, Lovisa, Finland.

SS-Fieldpost sent 21 April 1943 from Field Post #25363 to a Danish volunteer in the German Army, Ignaz Schwab, Fieldpost #18149 and then changed to #30003B with a seal “V-Hagenkreuz” on the reverse.