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between 1925 and 1934 in two distinct series. The 1st series, commonly called ''The Plow and Airplane'' was first issued in June 1925. These stamps were designed by Danish artist Axel Peder Jensen (1885–1972). The 2nd series was issued on June 9, 1934, and depicted an airplane over

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. The second series remained in use until after World War II.

1925 Plow and Airplane series

The 1925 series comprises Denmark's 1st airmail stamps and their issue corresponded with the opening of

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and the carriage of regular airmails by

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, the Danish national airline. The 1925 series was issued in denominations of 10, 15, 25, 50

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and 1 krone. All the values were reissued in the 1930s.

Design and production

The ''Plow and Airplane'' design was created by Danish artist Axel P. Jensen and the stamps were printed by

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by H. H. Thiele in panes of 30 stamps arranged in five rows of six. During the design and printing process, essays, proofs and color proofs of the stamps were made to finalize the design. Image:BlackLayoutProof.jpg, Two positions from the 25 øre original layout sheet in black from which a photographic reduction was made to produce the typograph plates. Image:50oreBlackEssay.jpg, A black essay of 50 øre for the final design on cardstock. Image:10oreRedProof.jpg, A red unperforated trial colour proof of the 10 øre value. Image:BlackCompositeProof.jpg, A black composite proof of the 50 øre and 1 krone values on cardstock. Image:15oreLightBlueSheetProof.jpg, A full sheet light blue trial colour proof for the 15 øre value. Image:1kroneBlueProof.jpg, A dark blue trial colour proof for the 1 krone value.

Constant Plate Flaws

The 1925 series is known for several constant plate flaws that appear on the same stamp in each sheet consistently. These plate flaws have descriptive names. Image:10oreStoneUnderPlow.jpg, 10 øre ''Stone Under Plow'', position 13 Image:BrokenRightWing10ore.jpg, 10 øre ''Broken Right Wing'', position 23 Image:BrokenLeftWing15ore.jpg, 15 øre ''Broken Left Wing'', position 5 Image:BlobonK50ore.jpg, 50 øre ''Blob on K'', position 5 Image:BrokenRightWing1kr.jpg, 1 krone ''Broken Right Wing'', position 2

Usages

1934 Airplane over Copenhagen series

The 1934 series was issued in denominations of 10, 15, 20, 50 øre and 1 krone. The issue was designed by Poul E. Johansen and

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by Jons Britze.

Usages

References

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