STAMPS Here are the stamps that Post Danmark will be issuing in The site will be updated on an ongoing basis, so check back regularly.

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1 STAMPS 2014 Here are the stamps that Post Danmark will be issuing in The site will be updated on an ongoing basis, so check back regularly. The stamps which are shown here may be working drawings or sketches and must therefore not be regarded as being the final designs. The site was last updated in March 2014.

2 January 2014 Nordic Cuisine Two of the ingredients that have played a defining role in Danish culinary history are pork and apples. Both are the main ingredients in traditional Danish æbleflæsk (apple pork), whose reinterpretation by master chef and entrepreneur Claus Meyer features on two stamps issued to honour Nordic cuisine. The stamps have been designed by Post Danmark Stamps and produced in offset.

3 January 2014 Spring Flowers Through popular demand, Post Danmark is issuing two stamps devoted to spring flowers. The grape hyacinth and the snake s head fritillary are two of the loyal harbingers of spring that Danes look forward to seeing every year. Bertil Skov Jørgensen has drawn these two spring flowers for the stamps that have been designed by Post Danmark Stamps and printed in offset.

4 March 2014 Nordic Coastlines Nordic Coastlines is the title of a set of stamps in three parts which is being released jointly by the eight Nordic postal companies. The theme of the third part is Ships, and Post Danmark has chosen to focus on the sport of sailing. Steen Larsen photographed the motifs for the two stamps designed by Post Danmark Stamps and printed in offset.

5 March 2014 Musical Instruments Musical instruments make up the theme for this year s EUROPE stamps. The Danish stamp proudly displays the PH piano that was designed by Poul Henningsen in Today, the timeless and elegant piano is considered an example of worldclass Danish design. The stamp has been designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Martin Mörck and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

6 March 2014 Dybbøl 1864 Post Danmark will be issuing two stamps to commemorate the 150 th anniversary of the war of One stamp shows a group of Prussian soldiers dragging a cannon into position during the siege of Dybbøl, while the other depicts the Danish General du Plat, who lost his life during the retreat. The stamps have been designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Bertil Skov Jørgensen and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

7 March 2014 Centenary of Wegner and Mogensen Hans J. Wegner and Børge Mogensen are among the greatest Danish furniture designers of all time. To celebrate their 100 th birthdays in 2014, Post Danmark will be releasing two stamps designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Martin Mörck and Bertil Skov Jørgensen, and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

8 April 2014 Princess Benedikte s 70th Birthday In On 29 April 2014, HRH Princess Benedikte celebrates her 70th birthday. In her public life, Princess Benedikte is known as a front figure within the Danish scout and guide movement, and the stamp therefore shows the princess with a group of Danish guides and scouts. Carsten Andersen took the photograph for the stamp, which was designed by Post Danmark Stamps and printed in offset.

9 June 2014 Red Cross This year s charity stamp supports the Red Cross, the world s biggest humanitarian organisation. The surcharge from sales of the stamp is donated in full to the Red Cross, which has now been helping people overcome solitude, wars and catastrophes for 150 years. The stamp was designed by Mads Quistgaard and printed in offset.

10 June 2014 Danish Manor Houses In this third and final part of the set of stamps devoted to Danish manor houses, we are turning the spotlight on Knuthenborg on the island of Lolland, and Ledreborg Palace near Lejre on Zealand. Jens Lindhe photographed the motifs for the two stamps that have been designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Bertil Skov Jørgensen and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

11 June 2014 Danish schools for 200 years In 1814, King Frederik VI of Denmark signed his name to a series of laws that made schooling compulsory for all Danish children. Post Danmark is celebrating the 200 th anniversary of the advent of compulsory schooling with a stamp that has been designed by Post Danmark Stamps and printed in offset.

12 June 2014 The Prince Consort s 80 th birthday In 2014, HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark will be celebrating his 80 th birthday. Post Danmark is celebrating the anniversary with a stamp based on a photograph by Torben Eskerod, designed by Post Danmark Stamps and printed in offset. The issue is a joint issue with POST Greenland and Posta Føroyar.

13 June 2014 Centenary of Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen will be celebrating its centenary in In honour of this milestone, Post Danmark Stamps will be issuing a stamp designed and engraved by Martin Mörck, graphically prepared by Post Danmark and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

14 August 2014 Hans Christian Andersen The third and final part of the set devoted to Hans Christian Andersen s fairy-tales features motifs from Numskull Jack and Thumbelina. Kathrine Ærtebjerg is the artist who created the two stamps, which have been designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Bertil Skov Jørgensen and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

15 August 2014 Handwriting Samples of handwriting from The Arnamagnæan Collection constitute the theme for a joint issue by Iceland Post and Post Danmark. Excerpts from the Icelandic Njáls Saga and the Middle Age laws Sjællandske Lov can be seen on the two stamps which are designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Martin Mörck and printed in a combination of intaglio and offset.

16 August th Anniversary of the Guard Hussar Regiment In Actis Esto Volucris (Be swift in action) is the motto of the Danish Guard Hussar Regiment, which will be celebrating its 400 th anniversary in To mark this prestigious occasion, Post Danmark will be issuing a stamp designed by Post Danmark Stamps, engraved by Martin Mörck and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

17 August 2014 Stamp Art The Stamp Art set presents new works by recognised Danish artists. The Danish- Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is responsible for the motif on a stamp that has been engraved by Martin Mörck and printed using a combination of intaglio and offset.

18 November 2014 Winter poetry There is an abundance of poetry concealed in winter flowers. The three stamps are modern poetic interpretations of three well-known plants: cranberry, snowberry and fire thorn. The stamps have been designed by Post Danmark Stamps, drawn by Martin Mörck and printed in offset.