1848, Printed circular of the General Post Office at Copenhagen, dated 4 November, specifying the national Danish rate of 4 rbs. for military personnel. The first unified national postal rate in Denmark prior to April 1851 (Image)

1850, Entire soldier's letter from the island Als, sent from Nordborg via the military field post office at Sønderborg to Asminderød near Fredensborg, taxed with "4" in red crayon to be collected from the addressee. As required in the circular no. 42 of 1848 the letter was mentioned in a special list at the field post in Sønderborg (see note on the letter at left). A very scarce letter of this first unified national postal rate. Certificate Nielsen (2004) (Image)

1851, The official print of the Danish postal law of March 1851, 12 pages, very fine condition (Image)

Ferslew 4 rbs. brown with ample to large margins, used on entire letter with adjacent cds. "SØNDERBORG 20 5 1852", a stamp cancelled by red sealing wax with thumb print, very fine. The only recorded example of a 4 rbs. cancelled this way; a most remarkable item. Certificate Paaskesen (1998) (Image)

Ferslew 4 rbs., plate I, pos. 20, ample to large margins, tied by target to entire letter with adjacent cds. "RANDERS 12 5 1851" to Flensburg with unusual weight verification mark in red crayon, very fine. Certificate Moeller (1998) (Image)

Ferslew 4 rbs. brown with good margins, tied by target to small lettersheet with adjacent cds. "RINGSTED 8 5 1852" to Ravnstrup near Nestved with "2" rbs. rural delivery fee marked in red crayon, very fine (Image)

Ferslew 4 rbs. brown with large margins all around, tied by ring cancel and Copenhagen compass handstamp 31.10.1851 on entire letter to Caløe near Aarhus, marked "4" skilling rural delivery fee; very fine and scarce (Image)

Thiele 4 rbs. olive-brown, just clear at upper right, otherwise ample to good margins, tied by numeral "113" with adjacent "K.P.A. ALTONA 11/9 54" on market report from London to Randers, mailed in bulk from London to Altona and distributed from here, fine (Image)

Thiele 4 rbs. yellow-brown with good margins, tied by numeral "58" to small envelope with adjacent cds. "ROESKILDE 9/8 1854", endorsed "enclosed sample without value", unusual (Image)

Thiele 4 rbs., 3rd printing, chestnut brown, plate IV, pos. 19, good margins, tied by numeral "1" to preprinted postal money order for an amount of 5 rdlr. 58 sk. from "KJØBENHAVN 10 1 1855" to Nordstrand with fees "8/4" noted next to the stamp. A fine and scarce entire. Certificate Moeller BPP (1999) (Image)

Thiele II 4 rbs. black-brown with ample to large margins, tied by numeral "113" and adjacent "K.P.A. ALTONA 19/11 53" to entire letter originating from Hamburg, addressed to Copenhagen, marked in red crayon "1¼ loth" and "6" (skilling) to be paid by the recipiant. A fine and interesting letter (Image)

Thiele rbs. olive-brown, plate III (pos. 70), tied by numeral "150" to newspaper wrapper with adjacent cds. "RATZEBURG 19 11 1854" to Lauenburg with 'cash on delivery' 2 rigsdaler 36 sk. to be collected from recipient; very fine and rare, the only recorded wrapper with a 4 rbs. Certificate Nielsen (2012) (Image)

Thiele 4 rbs. red-bown, 2 copies with clear to large margins, tied to entire double rate letter with adjacent "K.D.P.A. AALBORG 20/9" (1852) to Randers. The stamps placed contrary to regulation in the lower right corner of the entire, but not charged (Image)

Thiele 4 rbs. greyish-brown, 4 single copies with mostly good to large margins, just partly touched or slightly cut-into, tied by numeral "1" resp. "KJØBENHAVN 2/9 1854" cds. to quadruple rate printed matter (originally with 4 inserts) to Randers, endorsed "via Callundborg"; a horizontal filing crease not affecting the stamps. A fine and rare multiple rate printed matter with 4 rbs. Certificate Moeller BPP (2003) (Image)

1854/57, 2 sk. blue, 4 copies in partly different shades, all with ample to large margins, tied by numeral "1" to double rate registered lettersheet with adjacent cds. "KJØBNHAVN 29 6" (1860) to Fredensborg with arrival mark (by mistake dated 1850); 8 sk. registration fee and 2 sk. for receipt paid in cash; a fine and unusual franking. Certificate Kaiser (1983) (Image)

4 sk. orange-brown with good to large margins, tied by numeral "104" to small letter with part of contents from "NEXØ 9/3 1855" to Copenhagen, charged with additional "4" skilling for necessary transportation via Sweden due to ice in the Baltic Sea in winter. A very fine and scarce letter. Certificate Nielsen (2006) (Image)

1854/57, 4 sk. red-brown with ample to good margins, tied by numeral "53" to entire letter from "RANDERS 22 9 1856" to the Hannoverian consul A. Falkenberg of Randers c/o Hotel d'Angleterre in Copenhagen, returned to Randers, obviously dropped in a letterbox, marked "paany Indlevret" (re-posted) and Copenhagen cds. of 25.9., charged "6" skilling in red crayon. This procedure was specified in § 2 of circular 5/1852. An interesting and rare letter (Image)

1854/57, 4 sk. orange-brown, just touched at bottom, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "150" with adjacent "RATZEBURG 4/2 1858" on newspaper wrapper containing "Lauenburgische Zeitung" of 30.1.1858, addressed to Lauenburg with 'cash on delivery' notation for 2 rigsdaler 40 skilling to pay for a 13 weeks' subscription; on reverse Lauenburg arrival mark and beautiful red wax seal of the "EXPEDITION DER LAUENBURGISCHEN ZEITUNG". A marvellous item in very fine and fresh condition (Image)

1854/57, 8 sk. green, clear at left, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "1" with adjacent "KJØBENHAVN 1/3" (1864) on entire newspaper to Frederikssund, fine and scarce. Certificate Moeller (1992) (Image)

1863, Rouletted issue 16 sk. rose-lilac in exceptionally fresh colour and good rouletting, tied by clear numeral "1" with adjacent cds. "AALBORG 23/2" to quadruple rate lettersheet to Nibe with money order for 2 rdl. 4 sk., correctly franked with 4 skilling for money orders up to 4 rdl., 2 skilling for receipt and 2 skilling for form. 2 insignificant creases not affecting the stamp. A fine and rare cover, only 3 domestic letters with a single franking of this stamp are recorded. Certificate Moeller BPP (2002) (Image)

1858, 4 sk. orange-brown, 2 copies with ample to mostly large margins, used on lettersheet, both cancelled with ink cross with adjacent "an O. Journ. A No.49/1860" addressed to the General Customs Directorate, probably with an application for a grant or benefit payment. In order for the public not to enjoy 'free mail' through applications handed in at the local customs office, the sender was required to affix adhesives appropriate to the rate of the letter, which was then sent to Copenhagen with other documents from the local customs officer. An extremely rare letter of greatest post historical interest; one of two letters of this nature recorded in private hands Reference: Nordisk Filatelistik Tidsskrift no. 1, Januar 1949 (Image)

1851, Ferslew 2 R.B.S. blue, type 7, plate II with ample to very large margins, tied by target in the lower left corner of local lettersheet with adjacent blue foot post handstamp. The law of 1851 required the stamp to be placed in the upper right corner of the letter, but since the law did not cover the use of the 2 R.B.S. within the postal service of the foot post inside the ramparts of Copenhagen, no penalty was charged. A fine entire. Certificate Nielsen (2004) (AFA 2a) Provenance: Peer Lorentzen (Hoiland auction, 2004) (Image)

1855, letter sheet addressed to Copenhagen, dropped in a letter box , endorsed "franko" in lower left corner, posted with Copenhagen compass mark of 24.11.1855, marked in red crayon "ubetaldt kassebrev" and charged with "8" skilling (instead of usual 3 sk. for unpaid local letter). Possibly because the letter is adressed in swedish, the postal clerk charged the 8 sk. Oresund rate; highly unusual (Image)

1860, Original printed announcement of December 21, extending the town delivered rate of 2 skilling to 17 towns with over 6000 inhabitants, as already valid in Copenhagen (Image)

2 sk. blue with good to large margins, tied by numeral "5" to cover from "AARHUUS 5 8" (1863) to Hornslet, franked at the 2 sk. letter rate. Although Hornslet is situated close to Aarhuus it did not belong to its postal district, therefore the letter was charged with "4" skilling in blue crayon, very fine and highly interesting postal history item; signed Moeller BPP with certificate (2004) (Image)