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Tuesday, April 1, 1851

Imperforate, typographed, with yellow-brown burelage.
Designed by Martinus William Ferslew.
Printed by H. H. Thiele's Enke in Copenhagen.
Paper hand made by Drewsen & sons.

Date	Description	# issued	AFA #	Scott #	SG	Mi	Y&T
April 1, 1851	4 R.B.S. brown	15,761,500	1	2	2
May 1, 1851	2 R.B.S. blue	479,300	2	1	1

Date

Description

# issued

AFA #

Scott #

Y&T

April 1, 1851

4 R.B.S. brown

15,761,500

May 1, 1851

2 R.B.S. blue

479,300

All issue quantities are approximate.
The 2 R.B.S. is found in 10 different types

4 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) printings.
Color	Printing	Plates	Cancellation	# issued	AFA #
Ferslews printing. April 1, 1851.
Chocolate brown	I1a	I & II	Mute (target) cancels	120,000	1 - Ferslew 1 - 1
I1b	3,706,400	1 - Ferslew 1 - 2
I2	1 - Ferslew 2
Thieles first printing. April 1, 1852.
Brown	II	I & II	Numeral cancels, but mute not unusual	3,983,000	1 Ia
Thieles second printing. July 14, 1853.
Black-brown	III	I & II	Numeral cancels, other types are rare	3,979,200	1 IIa
Red-brown	1 IIb
Thieles third printing. March 31, 1854.
Yellow-brown	IV	III & IV	Numeral cancels, other types are rare	3,972,900	1 IIIb
Chestnut-brown	1 IIIe
Gray-brown	1 IIIc
Olive-brown	1 IIId
Nut-brown	1 IIIf

4 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) printings.

Color

Printing

Plates

Cancellation

# issued

AFA #

Ferslews printing. April 1, 1851.

Chocolate brown

I1a

I & II

Mute (target) cancels

120,000

1 - Ferslew 1 - 1

I1b

3,706,400

1 - Ferslew 1 - 2

1 - Ferslew 2

Thieles first printing. April 1, 1852.

Brown

I & II

Numeral cancels, but mute not unusual

3,983,000

1 Ia

Thieles second printing. July 14, 1853.

Black-brown

III

I & II

Numeral cancels, other types are rare

3,979,200

1 IIa

Red-brown

1 IIb

Thieles third printing. March 31, 1854.

Yellow-brown

III & IV

Numeral cancels, other types are rare

3,972,900

1 IIIb

Chestnut-brown

1 IIIe

Gray-brown

1 IIIc

Olive-brown

1 IIId

Nut-brown

1 IIIf

Ferslew printings have the burelage printed from a copper plate, making for a slightly raised impression.
Thiele used typography and the lines are not rising above the surface of the paper.

2 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) printings.
Year	Color	Printing	Description	# issued	AFA #
May 1, 1851	Greenish blue	I	Ferslews printing	101,800	2a
May 1, 1852	Blue	II	Thieles printing	377,500	2b

2 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) printings.

Year

Color

Printing

Description

# issued

AFA #

May 1, 1851

Greenish blue

Ferslews printing

101,800

May 1, 1852

Blue

Thieles printing

377,500

4 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) catalog cross reference.
AFA	DAKA	Facit	Michel	Stanley Gibbons	Scott	Yvert & Tellier
1 - Ferslew 2	1	2 I	1 I	2	2a	2a
1 - Ferslew 1 - 1	1A	2 I 1a
1 - Ferslew 1 - 2	1B	2 I 1b
1 Ia	3a	2 II	1 II	4	2	2
1 IIa	3b	2 III A	4b
1 IIb	3c	2 III B	1 II a
1 IIIb	3g	2 IV a	1 II b	5	2b	2b
1 IIIe	3k	2 IV b	1 II c	6
1 IIIc	3å	2 IV c
1 IIId	3o	2 IV d
1 IIIf	3n	2 IV e

4 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) catalog cross reference.

AFA

DAKA

Facit

Michel

Stanley Gibbons

Scott

Yvert & Tellier

1 - Ferslew 2

2 I

1 I

1 - Ferslew 1 - 1

2 I 1a

1 - Ferslew 1 - 2

2 I 1b

1 Ia

2 II

1 II

1 IIa

2 III A

1 IIb

2 III B

1 II a

1 IIIb

2 IV a

1 II b

1 IIIe

2 IV b

1 II c

1 IIIc

3å

2 IV c

1 IIId

2 IV d

1 IIIf

2 IV e

2 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) catalog cross reference.
AFA	DAKA	Facit	Michel	Stanley Gibbons	Scott	Yvert & Tellier
2a	2	1 I	2 I	1	1a	1a
2b	4	1 II	2 II	3	1	1

2 Rigsbankskilling (R.B.S.) catalog cross reference.

AFA

DAKA

Facit

Michel

Stanley Gibbons

Scott

Yvert & Tellier

1 I

2 I

1 II

2 II

Sources:
AFA Specialkatalog 1995
DAKA Håndbog 1997 - Klassisk Danmark
Facit Special 1996-97
Michel Skandinavien-katalog 1996/97
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, Part 11, Scandinavia, Fourth Edition 1994
Scott Catalog 2000, Vol. 2
Yvert & Tellier, Tome 3, 1998


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