Denmark

Letter from Copenhagen 18 December 1862 to Barth, Mecklenburg. 2 sk. 1855 and 16 sk. 1857 dotted spandrels, both tied by duplex “181 - SJ.JB.P.SP.B. 2 TOG” alongside boxed “Aus Dänemark” with transit marks “KDOPA Hamburg”, 2-ring “HAMBURG” and two-ring “BAHNHOF-HAGENOW” on reverse. The combination with 2 sk. 55 and 16 sk. 1857 is possible the only recorded, rate 18 sk. 15.7.1854 – 31.7.1865.

Entire letter delivered within Copenhagen ramparts 25 October 1818. Charged ‘8ß’ noted on back. In Copenhagen Foot-Post list no. 31 noted in NW-corner. Copenhagen Foot-Post struck FP type II in negative red imprint, only two-three such examples are recorded, stamped in red wax and with red crayon a cross. A great Foot-Post rarity in excellent condition.

Telegrafed message from Berlin 13 January 1854 to Flensburg. Message sent by letter from Flensburg to Nyborg 13 January Klk 11 F: 40 M, Aaret 1854 as Royal Service, postage 4 RBS Thiele II, cancelled with numeral 16 and datestamp FLENSBURG 13.1.1854. From Nyborg message telegraphed to Copenhagen 15 January, commenced 9 T 17 M, Endt 9 T 25 M, signed Pihl. Telegraph form ØRESUNDSLINIEN from Flensburg 19 January Klk 11 F: 40 M, Aaret 1854 to Nyborg. Two red waxseals TELEGRAFSTATIONEN FLENSBURG, and sealed another time with TELEGRAFSTATIONEN NYBORG. The telegraph service ØRESUNDSLINIEN is opened 2 February 1854.

16 sk. rosy mauwe 1863, rouletted issue, cancelled with numeral "1" Copenhagen. With plate flaw, dent in West frame near letter L, pos. 31 in the sheet.

2 (Sk.) stationery envelope sent within Copenhagen 21 December 1870, cancelled with numeral 1 and datestamped “KIØBENHAVN KB 21/12 4-5½”, and stamped twice FP mark 21/12 and 27/12. Returned, addresse not employed with Copenhagen Railroad, left without leaving address.

Partly paid letter sent from Copenhagen 17 April 1791 to Saint-Quentin, France. Paid 9 Lübsche Schilling ‘fco. Hambourg’, postmarked T&T ‘DÆNNEMARCK’. Via Paris ‘8’ sols noted, due ‘36’ sols payable on reception. In order to impress the wax seal was added Gold dust, I have never seen gold dust in wax seals before on letters from the Kingdom of Denmark.

10 øre red KIØBENHANS EXPRESKORT (1882) cancelled with 1-ring bypost mark '4 9-10 P' and manuscript 'R380'.

Copenhagen “Fri-Correspondance” with pre-printed addressee Falk Valentin “No. 41.”sent 21 April 1888, stamped and affixed with a 4 øre bicolored paid by the addressee for order of '3 Tdr. Gas-Cokes'. Rare.

Letter from British soldier datelined Frederiksberg 17 August 1807 to London, Great Britain. The writer, Jackson, writes '' 'I've arriv'd at this place on the 17th and much to my surprise without opposition. The men offer'd every advantage on landing and our night march afterwards was a very hazardous performance. We expected a formidable resistance here, but after some shew of cavalry - the Danes retired''. ''I am well mounted on a Danish post horse taken the first day and he is worth bringing to England.''. On August 16th 30.000 British troops landed in Vedbæk, and then marched to Copenhagen. This letter is written the day after the landing. A historical letter which finally led to the bombardment of Copenhagen 2 September.

Two 4 sk. 1854 dotted spandrels with ink cancellation from 'Inside franking'. Letters or applications handed in to the Local Customs office for the administration had to be franked by the public for corresponding letter rate in order for the public not to enjoy free postage. This 'document' will therefore have weighed between 15 and 30 grams, 2x 4 sk. letter rate postage. Part of revenue document 'Wroblewsky 185(7) Malling' visible above, see attached example of a document.

15 pf. letter from Hamburg on February 1876 to Copenhagen, from there readdressed and posted to Assens on 17 February 1876 with an 8 øre bicolored (SE-corner missing perf) - a very unusually combination with danish and DR stamps.

4 øre stationery envelope uprated with 4-strip 3 øre bicoulored and pair 5 øre arms-type cancelled with 'KJØBENHAVN V. 6.2.95 7-4E' on registered letter to Lillehammer, Norway. Registration mark 'DANMARK R 0603'. Correct 10 øre letter rate to Norway plus 16 øre registration fee, total 26 øre. A very decorative letter.

Colour proof of 4 sk. 1854 plate IV, with missing imprint on the left side of the design and likely from the left column of stamps, without gum and burelage IIb printed in blue colour and dotted spandrels. In the Postal Museum the printing plate has empty spandrels in the lower half sheet of 50 stamps. Plate IV has been used for the last 1854 printing IV delivered from 16 June 1859. It is not known why this plate has had the spandrels removed, but perhaps experiments were made for a new design without spandrels and trials for another burelage colour since the yellow one that were used were sometimes almost invisible.

Colour proof of 4 sk. 1854 plate IV, block of six with full left sheet margin, pos. 41-42 / 51-52 / 61-62, without gum and burelage IIb printed in blue colour and dotted spandrels. The two stamps above with dotted spandrels and the lower four stamps with empty spandrels - a very rare example the upper and lower half sheet. In the Postal Museum the printing plate has empty spandrels in the lower half sheet of 50 stamps. Plate IV has been used for the last 1854 printing IV delivered from 16 June 1859. It is not known why this plate has had the spandrels removed, but perhaps experiments were made for a new design without spandrels and trials for another burelage colour since the yellow one that were used were sometimes almost invisible.

Pair 16 sk. lilac imperforate pair, pos. 94-95 with large white line above POST in pos. 95, wide margin below, hinged and in excellent condition. Exhibition item.

4 Rigsbankskilling Ferslew printing, plate II position 95 with double strikes in SE-spandrel, hinged. Certificate

Copenhagen, Telegram from Middlesex, Copenhagen 5 June 1945. Post war censor mark 'C [Crown] 15' in violet. Rare.

100 øre bicolored normal frame perf. 12 3/4 watermark II, single franking on DKK 6.500 value letter from Copenhagen to Maribo 28 November 1902, lilac registration label 'Kbh.K.Pakkep. 221' and backstamped 'MARIBO 29.11.02 2-7F'. 10 øre domestic rate 1.10.1902-1.10.1919, value fee 0-200 kr. 10 øre 1.10.1902-1.7.1908, plus 20 øre from 200-1000 kr., plus 60 øre with 10 for each 1000 kr. from 1.000-7.000 kr., total postage exactly 100 øre. RARE single franking rate.

Money Order 2. Kr. 25 øre from Frederiksborg 29 July 1891 to Eslöf, Sweden. Manuscript 'Indlagt Fotografier' and parcel registration label '835. Frederiksborg'. Three 5 øre and one 20 øre Arms-type perf. 14 canceled with Frederiksborg LAP type postmark.

Fattigsag letter from Birkerød 23 February 1871 to Ballerup-Maaløv. Taarbæk type hand stamp 'BIRKERØD' alongisde TPO K-229 'n.sj.jb.p.b. 23/2 20TOG' and for service via Copenhagen Foot Post ' F: 11 1/2 23/2 71 P: ' in blue. Unpaid letter charged '6' sk. in red crayon.

"5 Kr. Central Post Office 1912 with watermark crown, Ist. printing. Large plate flaw with "missing cornish" pos. 8. By far the largest plate flaw of the newly discovred errors on the popular 5 kr. Central Post Office stamp. "