Because greenland was following the Danish postal rates new values of the series for daily use were issued in 1958 and 1959.

Commerative Stamps

When the Europeans arrived to Greenland they also brought some diseases, among them was the tuberculosis. For many years it was a problem and help was needed. A stamp was issued in 1958 with a surplus for the fund to help people, who had the disease.

Hans Egede, a missionary, is remembered as the man, who remade the connection between Greenland and Denmark. In 1958 a stamp was issued because it was 200 years ago since his death.

A disaster happened in 1959, where the newbuild arctic ship - Hans Hedtoft - hit an iceberg on the ships maiden voyage from Copenhagen to Godthaab (Nuuk). Noone survived. Both in Denmark and in Greenland stamps were issued to collect money to a foundation.

Knud Rasmussen, an explorer, sat up a base camp at Thule in the north of Greenland. The base camp was established in 1910.

Drumming dance, a speciality of the people living in Greenland, was immortalized in 1961.