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FEPA NEWS 45 55 Developments in Philately Foreign registered postage can also be bought online. The label in Fig. 7, charged DKK 140 and paid online on 8 January 2024, is for a destination requiring a customs declaration - i.e. outside the European Union. Postage with registration before 1 January 2024 was DKK 132. All necessary information including the sender and recipient’s contact details, the description and value of the goods, together with the weight of the package are entered online, and the CN22 form is printed out together with a barcoded registration label on A4 paper, folded to A5, and taped to an envelope. This form is used worldwide for international shipping of goods valued below €425 and weighing less than 2Kg. Ideally, the shipper should use the Harmonised System (HS) Codes which define the contents of the package for customs purposes. Fig. 7: PostNord Registered Barcoded Franking Label with C22 customs de- claration form. Fig. 8: HAFNIA 2024 mi- niature sheet. The Danish Government and PostNord have radically changed domestic postage and some earlier decisions have impacted international mail. Public debate in Denmark has also included the loss of the role of the postage stamp as a cultural ambassador. Danish history, artists, and the arts in general, tourism and the environment are all represented on stamps. National campaigns such as road safety and health have been encouraged on Danish postage stamps, and charitable campaigns have been promoted. On 2 January 2024 a new stamp issue was announced for Hafnia, the Copenhagen international stamp show running from 17-20 October, which ironically celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Danish postal service inaugurated by Christian IV on 24 December 1624. The four stamps are for inland use only. Including stamps for foreign destinations was impossible due to the VAT complications! PostNord’s Head of Stamps, Martin Pingel, said that there will be new stamps issued in 2024. So far, in addition to those mentioned above, on 23 May there were a few new issues: