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Sunday, 29 November 2020

Castles on Sunday Stamps - Denmark, West Germany

 From Denmark and the island of Funen comes a medieval  castle where King Eric V signed Denmark's first constitution in 1252. The castle was also the venue for the country's first parliament, the Danehof.

Denmark - 16 Aug 1954 - Castle Nyborg

From an island location to two wasserschloss in Germany which appeared on West German stamps before reunification. A wasserschloss is a castle surrounded by a moat.

West Germany - 13 January 1973 - Gluckburg Castle

This water castle on the Flensburg Fjord was built from 1553 - 1597 by the son of a Danish king and is now a museum.

The water castle in Inzlingen is on the southwestern border of Germany near the Swiss city of Basel.

West Germany - 14 February 1980

Neuschwanstein Castle lies in a village near the town of Füssen
in South West Bavaria.

West Germany - 13 January 1977

For more impressive castles visit the links at Sunday Stamps

3 comments:

  1. I like that German series; I have several stamps myself, but not sure they are the same you posted.

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  2. The different style of Neuschwanstein from the others is striking.

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  3. The sturdy Denmark castle is a contrast to the German castles which look like how I would imagine one in a fairy tale.

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