Postage stamps and postal history of Greenland

A 1938 stamp of Greenland

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Greenland.

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

First stamps

The first stamps of Greenland were parcel stamps issued in 1905. The first postage stamps of Greenland were issued on 1 December 1938.[1]

See also

References

  1. Greenland. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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