The 5 øre green was, as mentioned earlier, mainly produced to be for printed maters. Besides this, the stamp was used for various mailing purposes inside Denmark mainly postcards.
The first 5 øre green arms type stamps were delivered from the Theile company in 1882. In total 4 printings of the 5 øre green was produced on the basis of the clichés from Lauter.
|
Printing |
Watermark |
Perforation |
Number of sheets |
Issued |
|
1 |
II |
14 |
4,865 |
1882 |
|
2 |
II |
14 |
4,688 |
1882 |
|
3 |
II |
14 |
7,608 |
1883 |
|
4 |
II |
14 |
2,872 |
1884 |
|
Total |
|
|
20,033 |
|
Source: Danmark og Dansk Vestindiens frimærker, bind 4,KPK 1951
Printed mater mailed 15.04.184 from Copenhagen to Halifax – 3rd printing
With 100 stamps in each sheet there are in total produced approx. 2 million 5 øre stamp in the first issue with “small corner numerals”.