| Collect Scandinavian Stamps | |||
| Number 1: Kingdom of Denmark | Availability | ||
| Denmark is the smallest kingdom in the Scandinavian region, | Mint Danish stamps are easily | ||
| situated on more than 500 islands, as well as the Jutland | available from the Post Office, | ||
| Peninsula to the west of the country. Denmark, along with | and due to a large issue of most | ||
| most other Scandinavian countries is a low country, the | commems, used stamps are also | ||
| highest point being only 550 feet above sea level. | easily obtained, and quite cheap | ||
| as well. | |||
| The capital Copenhagen (København) is situated on one | |||
| of these islands (Sjaelland). | |||
| New Issues | Sources of Supply | ||
| The Danish post office does not issue many stamps per | |||
| year, this is mainly due to a very stringent issuing policy, | |||
| special stamps are only issued if there is a numerical | |||
| need for them, and as a general rule, only depict Danes, | |||
| but as with many countries policies, the only living people | |||
| to feature on Danish stamps are members of the royal | |||
| family. | |||
| Definitives are issued with bold colours and values, and | |||
| new definitives are only issued when postage values are | |||
| changed. | |||
| The special stamps mainly feature famous Danes, such | |||
| as the explorer Vitus Bering, the astronomers Tycho Brahe | |||
| and Ole Rømer, the poet Grundtvig and the atomic scientist | |||
| Niels Bohr. | |||
| As a rule only one charity stamp is issued per year. | |||
| New Issue Numbers | |||
| 1996: 22 Commems, 1 Charity Stamp | |||
| 1997: 22 Commems, 5 Defins, 1 Charity Stamp | |||
| 1998: 24 Commems, 1 Charity Stamp | |||
| New Issue Prices | |||
| The cost of new issues from Denmark for a year is about | |||
| £15/$23. | |||