Odense (DK)

Birth home of Hans Christian Anderson in Odense was pictured on this 1974 stamp.

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Odense is the third largest city in Denmark. It has a population of 172,512 as of January 2014, and is the main city of the island of Funen. By road, Odense is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Svendborg, 144 kilometres (89 mi) to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres (104 mi) to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city is the seat of Odense Municipality, with a population of 195,797 (as of 1 January 2014), and was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2007, when Funen County became part of the Region of Southern Denmark. Odense has close associations with Hans Christian Andersen who is remembered above all for his fairy tales. He was born in the city in 1805 and spent his childhood years there.

Postmarks

Circle in 1933.	DC year?	Bridge in 1955.	Bridge in 1956.
Odense C Railway Museum special postmark in 1988	Bridge in 1987.	Circle in 2000.

Pictorial & Slogan Cancels (TMS)

Slogan Odense 1941

Odense 1 BOSERUP MINDE LANDSFORENINGEN AF LUNGEHANDICAPPED VI FOREBYGGER OG HJÆLPER BOSERUP MEMORIAL National Association of LUNG HANDICAPPED WE PREVENT AND HELP With Copenhagen Receiving cancel next day.

Slogan Odense 1981

Slogan Odense-C 1986

Slogan Odense-C 1988

Meter cancels

Meter cancel 1947

Meter cancel 1947

Meter cancel 1947

Meter cancel 1947

Meter cancel 1955

Meter cancel 1955

Meter cancel 1957

Meter cancel 1958

Meter cancel 1973

Meter cancel 1988

Meter cancel 1990

Meter cancel 1991

Meter cancel 1997

Cards and Covers

Cover from 1851 with the first danish stamp cancelled with blunt postmark and Odense 1½ ring postmark date 14.06.1851.
Cover from 1906 sent from Odense to Hansted/Hanstholm in Thisted.	Cover from 1906 reverse showing Thisted receiver.