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Some adjustments of the postal rates were made in 1975, where the rate for a normal letter for other contries than a Scandinavian one were increased to 130 Øre. Since 1905 the blue color has been signaling the rate for a letter mailed to another contry.

Commerative Stamps

The United Nations held a conference in Copenhagen because of the United Nations Womens Year in 1975. The stamp has a portrait of the Queen of Denmark.

At the Royal Copenhagen, a Danish factory, is mading porcelain and china. The porcelain showed on the 50 and 60 Øre stamps are the "Flora Danica" and on the 130 Øre stamp it is the Blue Fluted, Full Lace porcelain.

A little series of stamps with old Danish buildings, was issued because of the Year of Architectural Heritage (1975).

To remember it was 100 years ago when Hans Christian Andersen died 3 stamps were issued.

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