3358) King Frederick X, Greenland: Tusass (Greenland Post) has issued a stamp of 50 DKK celebrating his ascension to the Danish throne and his work on various projects in Greenland: Date of Stamp album issue: 26.05.2024:
About King Frederik X - Ascension to the Throne:
About King Frederik X:
Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, (born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication on 14 January 2024.
Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and became Crown Prince of Denmark following his mother's accession in 1972.
He was educated privately at home and at Krebs School, École des Roches and Øregård Gymnasium. He earned a Master of Science degree in political science from Aarhus University. After university, he served in diplomatic posts at the United Nations and in Paris. He has trained in all three branches of the Danish Armed Forces.
About King Frederik X - Ascension to the Throne:
Tusass Greenland has a long tradition of issuing stamps to mark major events in the Royal House. The historical bond between the Royal House and the Greenlandic people is, thus, part of a continued narrative about Greenland’s history, contemporary times and culture.
After a reign of 52 years, the Queen announced on New Year’s Eve 2023 that she would be abdicating the throne in favour of her eldest son. The succession of the throne, which took place on 14th Janu- ary 2024, is now being marked with a superb joint stamp issue in the Danish Commonwealth. Consequently, PostNord, Posta Faroe Islands and Tusass Greenland are each issuing a souvenir sheet bearing the same stamp portrait of King Frederik X. The design was created by graphic designer Ella Clausen after a photo taken by Steen Evald. The issue date is Sunday 26th May 2024, on the King’s 56th birthday.
The King, his family and Greenland:
The King retains a great affection for Greenland and these warm feelings are reciprocated. In Greenland, King Frederik and his family are wonderful role models for several generations of Greenlanders. This is also due to his wife, Queen Mary, who immediately embraced Greenland and its people after their wedding in 2004. The two youngest of the Regent Couple’s four children have also been given Greenlandic names. The twins’ full names are: Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander. We are very proud of this in Greenland.
"Expedition Sirius 2000" and "Project Qaanaaq":
There are numerous other reasons for the King’s immense popularity in Greenland, which really gained momentum at the turn of the millennium.
That was when the then Crown Prince, together with some good friends, prepared and later completed ‘Expedition 2000’. A true feat of human endurance with a social aim.
́Expedition Sirius 2000’ was a four-month, 2,795 km ex- pedition by sled in Northern Greenland. The expedition embarked from Qaanaaq (Thule) in the Northwest and ended in Daneborg in Northeast Greenland, headquarters of the famous Sirius patrol, which as part of the Navy continuously patrols this part of the kingdom.
His stay in Qaanaaq prior to the expedition made a lasting impression on the King and his friends, especially the conditions for raising children and the lack of employ- ment opportunities.
The almost 650 inhabitants of Qaanaaq, with their well over 2000 sled dogs, live in very unique conditions and exhibit genuine interest and tremendous hospitality. The King and his friends experienced this first hand, which left a lasting impression of the Qaanaaq inhabitants, their lives and their culture.
Upon returning to Denmark, the members of the expedition turned to "Save the Children and Rotary" and, shortly thereafter, a collaboration developed around ‘Project Qaanaaq’.
The King and the other expedition participants earmarked the profits from the sale of their travel journal for the worthy cause.
Tusass Greenland also donated 300 rare stamps to the project in September 2001.
This was the famous ‘inverted overprint’ from 1996. At a subsequent auction, the sale of these 300 valuable stamps raised DKK 1 million, which Tusass Greenland donated to Project Qaanaaq.
The collective funds from the entire project were later donated by the King and his sledding companions towards a new leisure and activity centre in Qaanaaq.
Residents of the town were extremely grateful when the house was inaugurated in the summer of 2004, at a moving event attended by both the King and his wife.
Mutual respect and help to self-help:
The King has a proud tradition within the Royal family of mutual respect, insight into the plight of others and the ability to help wherever possible.
The King’s wife also actively participates. Consequently, the Mary Foundation continuously conducts important work in Greenland, from anti-bullying in schools to combating social isolation as well as preventing and averting violence.
From 29th June to 8th July, King Frederik and Queen Mary visited Greenland on their first Greenlandic visit as the Regent Couple.
The Stamp:
The description of the ascension of King Frederick x in Danish.
Technical details:
Issue Date: 26.05.2024
Designer: Ella Clausen
Printer: Cartor
Process: Offset
Size: 30.00 mm x 38.00 mm
Values: DKK 50.00
(The above Stamp album is from the collection of Jayant Biswas. Post written by Rajeev Prasad)
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