International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Denmark
Denmark[edit | edit source]
- The first Denmark meters appeared in 1925. All stamps have “DANMARK” in the frank except some of the Postage Due stamps. The stamps have a letter prefix which in most cases identifies the meter manufacturer. A few anomalies exist where the letter prefix of one manufacturer is found on stamps that appear to be from a different manufacturer’s machine.
- Stamps with slogan showing the name of the manufacturer, “SERVICE MASKINE” and a number are from meters loaned to mailers while their machines are out of service for repair.
- Denmark has one native meter manufacturer: Portos.
- Danish frank designs are standardized by the government. So far there have been four main designs plus additional distinctive designs used for various Post Office services.
- A – Frank with simulated-perforation borders
- B – Frank with single, straight-line border
- C – Horizontal frank with straight-line borders at right and bottom, open at top and left
- D – Open design without outer frame lines, “POST” in oval at top
- PO – Special stamps for Post Office window/counter use
- PD – Special stamps for Postage Due
GROUP A: Franks with simulated perforation borders, 1925–1945[edit | edit source]



- A1. Universal “NZ” (FV-6).
[$300]
- Post Office stamp.
- Upright rectangle with straight-line inner border.
- “DANMARK” curved at top with crown above postage value in frame at center.
- “ØRE” with lines at bottom. Red frank with black or red TM.
- Used in a Copenhagen post office from 13 Aug to 21 November 1925.
- A. TM black
- B. TM red
- TM: DC
- Value:
10 ØRE seen
- A1. Universal “NZ” (FV-6).

- A2. Hasler (FV-6), 1925.
[$100]
- Horizontal rectangle, 30 x 20 mm, with three horizontal inner panels.
- “DANMARK” at top, postage value in circle at center with “ØRE” at sides, Roman numeral at bottom with post horns at sides.
- Red frank with black TM.
- One machine only, used from 4 Sep to 23 Oct 1925.
- TM: DC
- Values:
5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 ØRE
- A2. Hasler (FV-6), 1925.



A5 Francotyp “B” (MV), 1926. [$300]
- Horizontal rectangle, 35 x 26 mm, with single-line simulated perforation border.
- “KGL-POST-DANMARK” at top, value in center with crowns at sides.
- M# and “ØRE” at bottom.
- One machine only, 177D, used for two days only: 18 June and 15 July, 1926.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000

A6. Francotyp “B” (MV), 1926.
- Frank similar to Types A3 and 4 but larger with ID letter “D” in all four corners.
- Frank height and width variable.
- “ØRE” variable in size. Distance between centers of date and value figures 75-76 mm.
- Date figures with stops after D and M. With impression counter between TM and frank.

- TM: BIC
- a. With “ØR” instead of “ØRE”
- b. Without oval surrounding M# (D44)
- c. Unshaded crown (A) with bottom line missing
NOTE: The unshaded crown is often found with base missing.

A7. Francotyp “C”, “Cc” (MV).
- As Type A6 but either slightly wider spacing (78-80 mm) between centers of date and value figures (“C”) or narrow spacing (“Cc”).
- With dotted crown only.
- Date without stops or with stops after D and before Y (closer to Y than to M).
- With or without S# between TM and frank.
- a. M# repeated in oval below the Serial number (M# 126)
- b. Post Office stamp: TM with segmented outer rim. (See Type B2b for illustration.)

A8. Hasler “F88” (MV), 1944. [$5]
- As Types A6 and A7 but with ID letter “B” in corners.
- The star in the F/V has eight points.
- With 5-digit serial number left of TM. Narrow spacing.
- TM: DC with BIC between rings, nil
- V/F:
00
000
- a. Post Office stamp: With slogan containing "POSTKONTOR"


- As Types A6-A9 but with ID letter “E” in corners.
- Frank variable in size, 26-28 x 28-31 mm.
- With 4-digit serial number between TM and frank.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000
0000
b
GROUP B: Enclosed franks with straight single-line border[edit | edit source]
M#s outside and below. All Value Figures are Oval.

- M# with “D” prefix. Frank 21 mm wide.
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 76-78 mm.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000 (O)




B2. Francotyp “Cc” (MV).
- M# with “D” prefix.
- Date figures with stops after D and before Y.
- With or without S#.
- a. Post Office stamp: With slogan showing name of town and “POSTKONTER” or "POSTEKSPEDITION". Known with non-standard spacing between TM and frank.
- b. TM with segmented outer rim. Used by meters licensed out of the Frihavn Post Office in Kopenhagen. TM reads “POSTKONTORET/ KBHVN’S FRIHAVN”
- c. Post Office stamp: TM small SC with crown and post horn in center, 4-digit S# above left of TM
- d. TM: DC or SC
[$5]
- e. Post Office stamp: Narrow spacing between TM and frank. TM: SC with "PTM" at bottom.


B3. Francotyp “Cm7000/10000” (MV). [$10]
- Frank 24 mm wide. Spacing between centers of date and value figures 37 mm.
- Value figures tall and narrow.
- M# with “D” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
0000
- a. Very large TM with band through the center. Used by the Greenland postal philatelic service.

B4. Francotyp “A9000” (MV). [$5]
- Similar to Type B3 with tall and narrow value figures but date figures more widely spaced (especially between M and Y) with stops after D and M.
- Spacing between TM and frank slightly narrower.
- M# with “D” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000
0000
- a. With 4-digit impression counter number high at far left (shown)



B5. Hasler “F66/88/99” (MV), 1958.
- M# with “B” prefix. Spacing wide or narrow.
- The narrowly spaced stamp has 5-digit S# number left of TM.
- TM: DC, nil
- V/F:
00
000
0000
- a. Post Office stamp: With slogan showing name of town and "POSTKONTOR" or "POSTEKSPEDITION".
NOTE: Known with slogan/serial # in different color



- M# has “E” prefix. Frank 21 mm wide.
- Wide spacing. With or without S#.
- A. Frank 22 mm wide
- B. Frank 25-26 mm wide
- C. Narrow frank 18-19 mm wide
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000
0000

B7. Krag “FH.3", "F.4” (MV).
- M# with “K” prefix. Zeros in value figures curved at sides.
- Date with stops centered between D and M and between M and Y.
- TM: SC or BIC
- V/F:
0000
00000
- a. Post Office stamp: TM with segmented outer rim. (See Type B8C for illustration.)
- b. With Serial number between TM and frank
NOTE: Known with slogan in color different from TM/frank.




B8. Frama "M/E" (MV).
- a. Post Office stamp: As A, with slogan showing “POSTKONTER” and name of town

B8.1. Frama "EPS3000" (MV).

B9. Satas “Export” (MV), 1972.
- M# with “SJ” prefix.
- Frank 22 mm wide with variable height 25-29 mm.
- Narrow spacing. Date figures tall.
- TM: SC
- V/F:
00
000
00oo
NOTE: Known with slogan in different color

B10. Satas “Rotary” (MV), 1972. [$10]

B11. Neopost “205”, “2205” (MV).
- M# with “N” prefix. Spacing very narrow.
- Frank 21 mm wide. Date figures tall (“205”) or short (“2205”).
- TM BIC
- V/F:
000
0000
00.00
NOTE: Known with slogan in different color

B12. Frama “EPS” (MV).
- Frank 25 mm tall.
- Date approximately 11 mm wide without stops.
- M# with “H” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
0000
NOTE: Type B13 also has “H” prefix.

B13. Secap “MiniPost” (MV).
- Frank 27-28 mm tall but otherwise similar in appearance to Type B12.
- Date figures more widely spaced, ~ 14 mm.
- M# with “MB” or “H” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
0000

B14. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
- Frank is wider than tall with crowns at sides of “DANMARK”.
- M# with “B” prefix.
- A. Frank 36 mm wide
- B. Frank 30 mm wide
- V/F:
0000
00000
- a. Post Office stamp: With “POSTCENTER” somewhere in the TM
- b. Post Office stamp: With slogan showing name of town and "POSTKONTOR" or "POSTEKSPEDITION"

B15. Neopost “Electronic” (MV).

B16. Telefrank “Standard” (digital).
GROUP C: Horizontal franks with straight-line borders at right and bottom[edit | edit source]
Open at top and left. Crown in center between TM and “DANMARK”/value figures.

C1. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV), 1966. [$5]
- Frank with very large crown. “DANMARK” 5 mm tall.
- Date figures raised in relation to value figures.
- M# with “P.B.” prefix at left of the bottom frame line.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋000



C2. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV).
- As Type C1 but smaller crown and shorter “DANMARK”.
- M# with “P.B.” prefix above bottom frame line.
- A. “DANMARK” 19-20 mm wide
- B. “DANMARK” 24 mm wide
- C. Large “ØRE” stacked directly below crown, prefix above M#, no “ØRE” at right
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋000
≋0000

C3. Pitney Bowes “6500” (MV).
- Similar to Type C2B but shorter frank with smaller TM and shorter date and value figures.
- M# with “P.B. prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋00.00

C4. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV), 1970.
- Date and value figures are on the same level.
- “DANMARK” 16-17 mm wide.
- Small crown.
- M# with “PB” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋000
- a. Postage Due stamp. Printed in green with slogan containing “POSTKONTOR
- b. Post Office stamp. With "POSTKONTOR" slogan

C5. Pitney Bowes-GB “6600” (MV).
- As type C4 but larger.
- “DANMARK” 25 mm wide.
- M# with “PB” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋0000
≋00 oo (the final two digits: 00, 25, 50 or 75 only)
- a. Post Office stamp. TM contains “POSTCENTER”

C6. Pitney Bowes “Paragon” (MV).
- As Type C5 but slightly taller with larger crown and not quite as wide.
- M# at left of bottom frame line rather than above.
- M# with “PB” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋0000

C7. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” series (MV).
- Frank similar in size to Type C4 but with larger crown and value figures.
- M# with “PB” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
≋0000

C8. Krag (MV).
- “KGL POST” at bottom.
- Frame line flat along bottom, lower right corner cut diagonally.
- “ØRE” horizontal at left of V/F only.
- Value figures large.
- M# with “K” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
0000
00000
NOTE: Known with slogan in different color.




C11. Neopost “405/505” (MV).
- Stamp is relatively low and wide.
- Date figures short but widely spaced.
- M# without line below.
- M# with “N” prefix.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
0000
00000

C12. Francotyp-Postalia “EFS3000/NEF300” (MV).
- Very similar to Type C10 but frank is not as tall.
- “KGL POST” is above bottom frame line.
- M# with “D” prefix.
- TM: DC, BIC, SC
- V/F:
00000

C13. Francotyp-Postalia “T1000” (digital).
GROUP D: Circled postal logo and "POST" in wide oval at top[edit | edit source]
Sub-group DA: Borderless design with meter number between two parallel lines at bottom[edit | edit source]

DA1. Francotyp-Postalia “T1000”, "JetMail" (digital), 1997.
- M# with “D8” or "D9" prefix.
- Frank 57 mm from left side of TM to right edge of lines above and below M#.
- NOTE: The stamps from the T1000 and the JetMail machines are virtually identical.
- The stop between the month and year figures in the date is usually closer to the year on
- the T1000 and equidistant on the JetMail stamps, but this is not a fully reliable indicator.
- TM: DC

DA2. Telefrank “Standard” (digital).
- M# with “T.F.” prefix.
- Frank 72 mm from left side of TM to right edge of lines above and below M#.
- TM: DC with inner circle offset at left
- V/F:
00000

DA3. Frama “Sensonic” (digital).
- M# with “G” prefix.
- Frank 66 mm from left side of TM to right edge of lines above and below M#.
- Value figures tall.
- TM: DC with inner circle offset at left
- V/F:
00000

DA4. Pitney Bowes “EasyMail” (digital).
- M# with “PB35” prefix. Frank 29.5 mm tall.
- Two columns of numbers at left of TM.
- TM: DC with inner circle offset at left
- V/F:
≋0000
Sub-group DB: frame line at right and bottom with rounded corner, M# below[edit | edit source]

DB1. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
- Line under the value figures curves up to form frame line at right.
- M# at bottom does not have line below.
- “DANMARK” quite small under “POST”.
- M# with “B” prefix.
- TM: DC with inner circle offset at left
- V/F:
00000

DB2. Frama “Sensonic” (digital).
- M# with “G” prefix.
- Frank 66 mm from left side of TM to right edge of lines above and below M#.
- Value figures tall.
- TM: DC with inner circle offset at left
- V/F:
00000

DB3. Pitney Bowes “PersonalPost” (digital).
- Small design only 20 mm tall.
- Two columns of numbers at left.
- M# with “PB005” prefix.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
≋0000

DB4. Pitney Bowes (digital).
- Medium design 25.5 mm tall.
- Two columns of numbers at left.
- M# with “PB6” or "PB7" prefix.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB5. Pitney Bowes (digital).
- Medium design 24 mm tall. Small date figures.
- One column of numbers at left.
- M# with “"PB22" prefix.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB6.1. Francotyp-Postalia (digital ink-jet).

DB6.2. Francotyp-Postalia (digital ink-jet).
- Very similar to Type DB6.1 but the first digit of the value figures falls left of the "P" in POST.
- M# with “DK11” or "DK12" prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
00000 ØRE


- DB7. Francotyp-Postalia (digital).
- M# with “DK34” prefix.
- Value figures left justified with "DANMARK".
- Single column of numbers at left
- Without "ØRE" after the value figures.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
00000
- When a zero-value impression is printed, the normal design is replaced by a version with diagonal lines through the value and with "UGYLDIG VÆRDI" (Invalid Value) at the top.

DB8. Francotyp-Postalia (digital).
- M# with “DK35” or "DK45" prefix.
- Nearly identical to Type DB7 but without the column of numbers at left.
- TM: DC
- V/F:
00000

DB9. Neopost “IJ25” (digital).
- M# with “DK52” prefix.
- Value figures are centered below "DANMARK".
- Value figures are thin and tall.
- Without "ØRE" after the value figures.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB10. Neopost, model unknown (digital).
- M# with “DKDP” prefix.
- Value figures are small, centered slightly to the right of "DANMARK", and have "ФRE" at right.
- Column of numbers reading down at left of TM.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB11. Neopost, models unknown (digital).
- M# with “DK51” or "DK57" prefix.
- Value figures are slightly to the right of center below "DANMARK".
- Otherwise as Type DB9 but with much smaller value figures.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB12. Neopost, model unknown (digital).
- M# with “N” prefix.
- Value figures are thick and narrow and have "ØRE" at right.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB13. Frama "MailMax" (digital).

DB14. Neopost, model unknown (digital).
- Similar to Type DB6 but the date figures are smaller and more tightly spaced.
- Meter number with “DK41” prefix.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000

DB15. Neopost, model unknown (digital).
- Very similar to Type DB11 but with "ǾRE" at right of value figures.
- Meter number with “DK13” or “DK17” prefix.
- TM: notched DC
- V/F:
00000
GROUP PO: Special stamps used only in Post Offices[edit | edit source]
- Large, wide rectangle with crown over post horn at right or left, “DANMARK” at top, “ØRE” at bottom
NOTES:
- For other Post Office stamps see Types A7b, A8a, A9a/b, B2a/b/c/e, B3a, B7a, B8a, B14a/b, C4b, and C5a.
- Non-metered bulk mail franking machines in post offices have stamps very similar in appearance to Types PO1 and PO2. The non-metered stamps have multiple-line dates which usually include the time of day. The meter stamps only have single-line dates, never including the time. The bulk mail machines were used before the use of postage meters.

PO1. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV), 1993. [$5]

PO2. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
GROUP PD: Special Postage Due meter stamps[edit | edit source]
- All have “PORTO” in the frank. All are printed in green or blue-green.
NOTE: For other Postage Due stamps, see Types C2a/b and C4a.
Sub-group PD-A: Upright frank with single straight-line border, “KGL-POST/ PORTO” at top, “ØRE/ DANMARK” at bottom[edit | edit source]
* Printed in green

PD-A1. Francotyp “B” (MV), 1930.
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 74-76 mm.
- Date with stops.
- M#s 156, 159 and 625 seen.
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000 (A)

PD-A2. Francotyp “C” (MV).
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 78-80 mm.
- Date without stops.
- Meter numbers 261, 302 and 403 seen
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000 (A,G)

PD-A3. Porto (MV), 1930. [$15]
- Very similar to Type PD-A2.
- Most easily identified by oval value figures.
- Meter numbers 35, 38, 144, 145, 146 seen
- TM: BIC
- V/F:
000 (O)

PD-A4. Hasler “F88” (MV). [$15]
- Spacing between TM and frank much narrower than previous PD types.
- With 5-digit S# outside TM at upper left.
- M#s 53, 107, 126 seen
- TM: DC
- V/F:
00 (O)
NOTE: M# 126 has “ R. I.
” at top indicating reserve machine.
Sub-group PD-B: Horizontal frank with “KGL/ POST” at left, “ØRE/ PORTO” at right[edit | edit source]
- Country name not present in the stamp. At center or left is town name/ “POSTKONTOR/ PORT AT BETALE”. M# in oval, date in circle.



PD-B1. Francotyp “B” (MV), 1951.
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 74-75 mm.
- Oval containing M# is thick.
- V/F:
000 (G,O)


PD-B2. Francotyp “C” (MV). [$5]
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 77-79 mm.
- Oval containing M# is thick.

PD-B3. Portos (MV), 1951. [$5]
- Oval containing M# is thin.
- Frank 44-46 mm wide.
- M#s 35, 38, 144-146, 166-171, 237, and 244 reported.
- V/F:
000 (O)

PD-B4. Hasler “F88” (MV), 1951. [$15]
- Large frank, 40 x 24/25, with inner box around Value Figures.
- Date circle is in center of stamp with M# at far left.
- M#s 53, 107, 126 seen.
- V/F:
00 (O)

PD-B5. Hasler “F88” (MV). [$15]
- Very similar to Types EB1 and 2 but oval around M# is thin but taller than on Type PD-B3.
- M# is lower than on Types EB1 and 2. 5-digit serial number above instead of 4-digit.
- M# 938 seen.

- The frank frame has breaks at top and bottom.
- Date circle is close to frank with M# in oval above slogan at far left.
- M# 4123 seen.
- V/F:
000

PD-B7. Pitney Bowes-GB (MV).
- Small frank with date circle close to the frank.
- "PORTO" is above the value figures and "Ø/R/E" is stacked vertically.
- The frank has a complete frame line without breaks.
- The example seen did not have a meter number/post office identification at left.
- V/F:
≋000
Parcel Post Freight stamps[edit | edit source]
- Meter stamps used by Danish railroad (and possibly steamship) companies to frank freight receipts have “DSB” in the design.
- Little information has been reported about these issues, and no attempt has been made to catalog them here.
- Readers with information about these issues are invited to contribute to the catalog.
