denmark

 

painted houses

 

Nyhavn (New Harbour), built in the 17th century and was for many years the seedy part of town with known for sailors, drinking, and prostitution.  It has now been transformed into an entertainment district.

numbers

The Norwegian post horn design has been in continuous use since it was first used in 1872 (148 years)

The next longest running series is the Danish Wavy Line  first used in 1905 (115 years). Somewhere I read that these lines represent the three main rivers, but I can't find which rivers.

for Sunday Stamps - numbers

little mermaid, big flag

Statue by Edvard Eriksen. She is in Copenhagen at the Langelinie promenade.

As of today she is 106 years old. Poor thing has been vandalized, and decapitated several times. 

Each time she has been restored.

Sunday Stamps II - 148

2000,  Denmark,  commemorative,

Showing the front page of the newspaper Kristeligt Dagsblad (Christian Daily Newspaper) from 5th of May, 1945 commemorating the liberation of Denmark. The man in the photo is Kong Christian X. This stamp was part of the Twentieth Century series issued for the Millennium. The Kristeligt Dagsblad was originally an evangelical newspaper when it was established in 1896, publishing articles on morality and religious and cultural topics, and no sports. King Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 - 1947, and symbolized Denmark's resistance to the German occupiers during WWII. Occupation began in 1940 and after a speech in 1943 against the occupation forces he was imprisoned until the end of the war. He was known as the Riding King as he was often seen riding on horseback through the streets of Copenhagen to show he had not abandoned his claim to sovereignty.  Here you can see a video of him with his horse and his family.

for the letter K - King (Kong, in Danish), Kristeligt, København