January the 17th 1972 king Frederik the IX died. The king was very popular and should have had silver jubilee as king of Denmark in 1972. A stamp was prepared and because of the kings death the stamp was changed a little so it could be a stamp to memory the king. It was issued the 11th of March - the kings birthday.

King Frederiks daughter became Queen Margrethe the II of Denmark. The work on making a new series of stamps began. It was not an easy job, because the period from late 1960s and early 1970s is a time, where the people in charge are a kind of republican.

Spring 1972 a new increase of postal rates took place. For the second time of the Danish postal history a stamp for the low values were made for the letter postal rate. The first time was in 1912, where there was a fire at the printing bureau.

Commerative Stamps

In 1972 it was 125 years ago the first railroad were opened in the kingdom of Denmark.

The rate for letters to foreign countries was in 1972 100 Øre or 1 Krone. A stamp was made especially for that postal rate. It is showing a part of Denmark, Rebild Bakker, where US-citizens are celebrating the 4th of July every year.

4 major traffic investments in Denmark were showed on 4 stamps.

Some beautiful stamps were made in 1972. The stamps are showing some of the elder Danish architecture.

40 Øre - a house in Ærøskøbing. 60 Øre - a farm in the eastern part of Bornholm.

70 Øre - a house in Copenhagen. 120 Øre - a farm in the western part of Jutland.