Only 1 year after the introducing of the new portrait of the king, it was time for some adjustments of the postal rates.

The red stamp of the common Danish stamps are always the stamp for a common letter mailed inside the country and can give a picture of the inflation. In 1875 the rate was 8 Øre and in 1963 it was 35 Øre for a letter.

Commerative Stamps

To celebrate it was 100 years ago the first international conference for postal services was held in Paris (France) in 1863, a stamp was issued. The stamp is one among many, which is engraved by Cz. Slania.

In 1913, Niels Bohr published his theory about the atoms. Because it was 50 years ago 2 series of stamps were issued both in Denmark and Greenland.

To celebrate it was 150 years ago the first rules for the educational system were made a stamp was issued showing a slate like the ones the pupils used.

King Frederik IX's 3 princesses became the motive at the stamps with surplus for the Danish Red Cross issued in 1964.