Can These (Vintage?) Danish Stamps Still Be Used for Mailing Postcards to Germany? : denmark

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pinnerup at 2024-01-27 22:33:13+00:00 ID: kjv9fpk

A new Postal Code came into force on the 1st of January 2024. This means that the special status of PostNord (formerly PostDanmark) is abolished and that older stamps are no longer usable for sending letters within Denmark.

Older stamps can still be used for sending letters out of Denmark. So your old stamps shown above can theoretically still be used to send letters abroad from Denmark.

However: Sending a standard letter (up to 100 grams) from Denmark abroad now costs 50 DKK (yes, this is mind-bogglingly expensive). That means that it'll take 100 of the old stamps shown above to send a standard letter abroad from Denmark.

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-27 22:59:32+00:00 ID: kjvdhkl

That's about the amount I payed for them each. So I got scammed and the owner probably just wanted to get it of them?

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ToTheManorClawed at 2024-01-27 23:46:35+00:00 ID: kjvkiie

In short, yes. Sorry, thats very uncool.

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notarp1 at 2024-01-28 03:47:18+00:00 ID: kjwjpc3

They could be selling them to collectors, how much did you pay? If the purpose wasn’t collecting why wouldnt you just go to a post office?

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nullbyte420 at 2024-01-28 06:59:00+00:00 ID: kjx65ru

You bought collectors stamps dude. Resell them to some collector, or start your own. They really are very nice. I like the "flygtning 71" in particular.

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Boewle at 2024-01-28 06:00:03+00:00 ID: kjx0auu

Unless brought as a regular kiosk or similar with a PostNord sign outside, they have probably been selling stamps for collections. And at a regular kiosk you would not be able to pick up 1967 stamps

That said, I have no idea if these are that valuable for a collector

And postage, intended for mailing, is always sold without a markup

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-28 08:08:58+00:00 ID: kjxcgb8

But they are 50 øre right? Or am I wrong?

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MusicianAwkward8788 at 2024-01-28 08:26:18+00:00 ID: kjxdxm5

Yes but did you pay 50 øre?

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sunturion at 2024-01-27 22:30:36+00:00 ID: kjv9162

the minimum price to mail a letter to germany is 50kr (new post nord prices since january first of 2024), so you'd need 100 * 50 øre stamps.

then again, i have no idea if that's even true.

if you really want to mail a letter to germany, you'd want to use the post nord app and buy postage through there.

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KoldKartoffelsalat at 2024-01-27 22:36:10+00:00 ID: kjv9w4i

Put a 50 dkr stamp onto it with one of the old ones.

I don't think anyone will say anything if you pay 0.50 dkr too much?

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-27 23:02:00+00:00 ID: kjvduy3

But you say if I would just use the old ones, they might won't arrive?

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KoldKartoffelsalat at 2024-01-27 23:07:39+00:00 ID: kjvepo1

Like the previous poster wrote, you'll need 100 stamps then.

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External-Shopping-62 at 2024-01-28 05:54:41+00:00 ID: kjwzpwi

If you use PostNord it might not arrive at all.

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VegetableMeeting8858 at 2024-01-28 07:45:42+00:00 ID: kjxafer

It will arrive but they will send OP an invoice for the missing ‘porto’.

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WakarimasenKa at 2024-01-28 01:39:57+00:00 ID: kjw1fww

Morgennisserne ville blive glade

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ibibib6 at 2024-01-28 07:20:40+00:00 ID: kjx85ul

Jeg savner morgen nisserne hver december. De kunne samle folk om radioen i hverdagene og tvet i weekenden

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K_man_k at 2024-01-28 10:28:23+00:00 ID: kjxo01p

I'm a lurker from Ireland as I lived in CPH for a while, equivalent of 7 euro to send a letter is crazy. I know post isn't exactly competitive anymore, but that would cost 2.3 euro in Ireland to send to Germany. And even less to send to our big neighbour.

God PostNord are awful.

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sunturion at 2024-01-28 10:31:53+00:00 ID: kjxoab3

Yep, the new prices from January first are awful to, sending a standard letter within Denmark is 3.38€ and the delivery time is approximately 1 week

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AgXrn1 at 2024-01-28 10:52:25+00:00 ID: kjxpyys

It's insane.

It's literally more expensive for my brother to send a letter to my parents (both living in Denmark) than it is for me (living in Sweden) to send a letter to my parents... and it's the same damn company.

My brother would need to pay 25 DKK whereas I would need to pay 36 SEK, which is equivalent to approximately 23.75 DKK.

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KimTe at 2024-01-27 22:32:25+00:00 ID: kjv9b72

Stamps are not valid to use after 1/1 ‘24 in Denmark due to some kind of Strange VAT rules. But stamps can still be used for international mailing - so you are lucky. But you will bog get alot for 3 x 0,50DKK…….

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nullbyte420 at 2024-01-28 06:55:59+00:00 ID: kjx5vou

It's just the post service that decided it, the stupid fuckers. Parliament said they were wrong and it isn't legally required of them.

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Positive_Green_1285 at 2024-01-28 07:58:13+00:00 ID: kjxbiuv

No. The Parliament made a bad law, which the postal service is trying to follow to the best of their ability. Then the minister of Transport tried to save face by accusing the postal service of scamming people. But PostNord has actually made the decision after discussions with the Tax Department. You can read their response here

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RemarkableCricket539 at 2024-01-28 11:14:00+00:00 ID: kjxrr9m

Sjovt at postnord ikke nævner ministerens høringssvar som er offentligt tilgængeligt men kun nævner deres egen høring:

Ministeriet kan herudover oplyse, at frimærker også >fremover kan benyttes lovligt, og at frimærker også fremover kan bruges til international post >via UPU-systemet. Det kan desuden oplyses, at det er postvirksomheden, ikke >borgeren, som afregner moms over for SKAT. Det sker på baggrund af de ydelser, >som postvirksomheden har solgt. I forhold til PostNord Danmarks angivelse af, at de kan blive >tvunget til at afvikle bru- gen af frimærker til nationale breve, bemærkes, at der ikke i >lovforslaget lægges op til afvikling af frimærker som betalingsmiddel i forhold til >såvel national post som interna- tional post

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nullbyte420 at 2024-01-28 08:56:18+00:00 ID: kjxgfbf

Oh. Even more stupid

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Leopoled at 2024-01-27 22:33:12+00:00 ID: kjv9fks

with 50 øre stamps you'd need 100 of those stamps for one letter to germany but im pretty sure they are invalid. what did you pay for them? pretty sure they are only collectors items now

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-27 22:57:51+00:00 ID: kjvd8ea

Can you say that again? 100? Crazy

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Sikkenogetmoeg at 2024-01-27 23:14:28+00:00 ID: kjvfqbu

50 øre is 0,5 dkk or about 7 eurocent.

It costs 50 dkk to send a letter to Germany - so you will need 100 of them.

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-28 08:09:35+00:00 ID: kjxci9c

But they are 50 øre right?

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MusicianAwkward8788 at 2024-01-28 08:30:35+00:00 ID: kjxeaj1

They are. What difference does that make? Did you not think to check out the actual postage price before buying stamps, or why would you ever assume "3 of these 50 øre ones will do"?

Almost have to be trolling

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-28 08:37:29+00:00 ID: kjxeval

No, didn't think to check because I'm from Germany for a few weeks working in DK and I expected that the store owner wouldn't scam me with poststamps.

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MusicianAwkward8788 at 2024-01-28 11:14:46+00:00 ID: kjxrtk7

How does mailing work in Germany? Do you not have to match the value of stamps to be equal to the value of postage? If the owner told you that you would need 1.50 DKK then you were scammed yes, otherwise I would say it's a fair mistake

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Tumleren at 2024-01-28 08:46:57+00:00 ID: kjxfnfg

A store sold you these? Yeah, he scammed you big time. Even as collectors stamps these aren't worth that much

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Sikkenogetmoeg at 2024-01-28 09:53:05+00:00 ID: kjxl3de

I mean how many times and how many ways do you need people to tell you the exact same thing?

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-28 09:56:46+00:00 ID: kjxleap

sorry, it's very confusing for a foreigner

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Sikkenogetmoeg at 2024-01-28 12:50:13+00:00 ID: kjy1dlp

Also, sorry for being snide. I was just starting to think you were trolling.

Where did you buy the stamps? And how much did you pay? Seems like someone found a way to cheat tourists..

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-28 14:06:46+00:00 ID: kjy9hqs

Bought them at a souvenir store in Copenhagen for around 150 DKK. Didn't realize the amount at first because I'm used to Euro. But I should have, now I feel stupid.

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Sikkenogetmoeg at 2024-01-28 14:23:28+00:00 ID: kjybngp

Damn, you got robbed! You shouldn’t beat yourself up about it - it even says 50 on The stamp. Sounds like a place that preys on non-Danes not knowing.

Where was it? You should name and shame them.

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Sikkenogetmoeg at 2024-01-28 10:02:45+00:00 ID: kjxlw19

I will try one more time:

To send a letter from Denmark you need to put stamps on the letter witg the correct amount of money.

To send a letter to Germany you need to put on stamps with a value of 50 kroner. You currently have stamps worth 1,50 kroner.

So you need to buy stamps for 48,50 more and put them on a letter to send it.

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vegavov at 2024-01-27 22:37:50+00:00 ID: kjvd11i

Bare lige for at supplere Rulle, vil jeg sige at man skal have 100 af dem her for at sende et brev til Tyskland.

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chrras1 at 2024-01-27 23:39:06+00:00 ID: kjvjeuf

Og hvis du har 100 af dem, så er det godt

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Humlum at 2024-01-27 22:56:31+00:00 ID: kjvfeoo

From a collectors point of view they each have a catalog value (AFA) of about 2-3kr.

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Cunn1ng-Stuntz at 2024-01-27 23:12:19+00:00 ID: kjx7i0i

Are you trolling? You bought three vintage stamps with postage worth little to nothing.

I don't think it's a scam. He probably assumed you are a collector, not a dumbass.

I really hope you don't by condoms the same place.

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Lycaniz at 2024-01-27 22:33:12+00:00 ID: kjw2u65

Technically it does not say its 50 øre, only 50.. and since the price is 50... i mean, i wouldnt expect it to arrive but it might be stupid enough to just work

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LudicrousPlatypus at 2024-01-27 22:33:12+00:00 ID: kjx84lf

Very interesting to see a refugee stamp.

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Alexikik at 2024-01-28 10:20:33+00:00 ID: kjxm71u

Haha either OP is straight up dumb it he's trolling hard

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Snotspat at 2024-01-28 10:06:22+00:00 ID: kjxqw9v

They're perfectly valid, but not sufficient for postage.

What kind of store did you purchase them in?

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MessierEigthySeven (OP) at 2024-01-28 12:32:35+00:00 ID: kjxytrq

From a souvenir shop in København

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Snotspat at 2024-01-28 16:31:10+00:00 ID: kjyuuk5

I suppose they're souvenirs then. ;)

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lynglyng4 at 2024-01-28 11:54:44+00:00 ID: kjy9c7g

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