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Denmark
1971-1972

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1971. 100th anniversary of Danish Women's Society. The stamp features the Danish suffragette, Mathilde Fibiger (1830-1872). See article from the Danish Post and Tele Museum about Mathilde Fibiger.
1971. Country Collect. "Refugee '71". The stamps are not semi postals, but all proceeds from the sale were used for supporting refugees from the Third World.
1971. Children's Welfare. Semi postal.

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1971. 250th anniversary for Hans Egede's Landing in Greenland. Hans Egede (1685-1758) was a missionary. The engraving is made from a painting by Johan Hörner (1740). A similar stamp was issued by Greenland 1971. More information about Hans Egede.
1971. Centenary for George Brandes' (1842-1927) first lectures on socialism.
1972. Centenary for sugar production in Denmark. More information about Georg Brandes.
1972. King Frederik IX (1899-1972) in memoriam. The king passed away on 14th January 1972.

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1972. Centenary for the Danish Meteorological Institute.
1972. The priest and poet N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) in memoriam. Grundtvig was a Danish nationalist and critic of society. More information about Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig.
1972. 125th anniversary of the Danish State Railways.

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1972. Rebild Bakker. An area of Jutland, where Danish-Americans meet every year on 4th July to celebrate the American constitution.
1972. Marsh Marigold, commemorating the centenary of the Society and Home for Disabled.
1972. 250th anniversary of the Danish Stage, and the introduction of the Comedies of Ludvig Holberg (684-1754), a contemporary with Moliere in France. The stamp shows a scene from "The Tinker Turned Politician" ["Den Politiske Kandestøber"]. More information about Ludvig Holberg.
1972. Inauguration of the World Health Organization's new office buildings in Copenhagen.