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I. The Danish post office in Hamburg The first Danish postmark for Konglige Dansk Post Arnt
Ladies cover datestamped Konglige Dansk Over Post Arnt
0 23rd May 1837, Entire letter sent from Hamburg to Mandal in Norway with scarce datestamp Ant I-
I a K.D.P.A. HAMBURG recorded from 2"?1' January 1837. With p Damphschiff and sent via the
K0benhavn summer service.
Accountancy: 343 -38 List number 343 and charged 38 RBS in Hamburg. 26 - 26 30 / 56 List number 26 and 26 Skilling Specie
(converted from 38 RBS), plus 16 Skilling sea postage and 14 Skilling Norwegian inland postage making 30, and 56 Skilling in
all. 4 Skilling handling charge at Frederiksvzrn making a total of 60 Skilling in all to be paid by the addressee.
0 2 1 st December 1851 ·4, "Ladies cover" datestamped Ant lb K.D.O.P.A. HAMBURG recorded
from April 1848. Stamps were not permitted at the Hamburg post office until 31 st July 1855.
Danish stamps were no longer valid in Hamburg from I'' March 1864.
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