Page 10 - Chris King Denmark, Slesvig and Holstein: Invasion, Occupation, and Postal Change

II. The end of the Danish post office beyond the Monarchy Mourning seals used by the Danish Post Office
News of the King's death reaches Greenland

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00 31 st January 1864, Money letter containing
I 0 Rigsdaler sent from Flensburg to Randers in
Jutland with 10 for postage paid and datestamped
with Ant V FLENSBURG and addressed from 1sh
Dragon Regiment 1" Eskadron. The notation 2/3
indicates 2 Skilling receipt and 3 Skilling sealing fee.

Sealed with wax EISENBAHN POSTEXP:ZU
FLENSBURG and Royal monogram for Frederik
VIII in mourning black for the death of the King.

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0 15ttt May 1864, Entire letter sent internally to Claushavn in Greenland carried by messenger.

The newspaper brought by an English st.eam ship t.eUs that the King has died and that a Gennan anny stands
in Sksvig and /yl!and On receipt of this ktter you should fly the King's flag at half mast.

Denmark, Slesvig and Holstein, Invasion. Occupation ond Postal Chonge: Poge 10