H.C. Andersen - Checklist

Hans Christian Andersen
Alphabetical Checklist of Stamp Issues World Wide
and other philatelic issues somehow related to H.C. Andersen

Face values are given in brackets for easy identification. Catalogue numbers are given after Scott, Gibbons, and Michel when available. For a quick preview I have made links to images of all stamps mentioned in the checklist. Click on the relevant link in the Description. All links will open in a new window.

On 17th November 2006 I have been advised about an issue from Upper Yafa (2005), but as of this moment no image is available. It will follow at a later date.

*Country*	*Year*	*Scott*	*Gibbons*	*Michel*	*Description*
Ascension Island	2005	n/a	n/a	959-962	Omnibus issue with St. Helena, Nauru and Solomon Islands. The primary theme is Christmas, combined with illustrations to Andersen's Fairy Tales. Four values illustrating - The Little Fir Tree (15 p) - The Mail Coach Passengers (25 p) - The Little Match Girl (35 p) - The Snow Man (1.25 £) Sample image here
Alderney/Guernsey	2005	n/a	n/a	248-252	Set of five stamps, all featuring various parts of - The Little Mermaid face values 26p, 32p, 36p, 40p, 65p
Antigua/Barbuda	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative sheetlet of three stamps, each of 3 dollars, showing various situations from Andersen's life. Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 6 dollars
Bahamas	2005	n/a	n/a	1235-1238	Set of four Christmas Stamps 2005, featuring - The Fir Tree (15c) - The Princess and the Pea (25c) - Thumbelina (50c) - The Steadfast Tin-Soldier (65c) Sample image here
Belarus	2005	n/a	n/a	Block 47 (596)	Birth bicentenary of Andersen. Sheet. Portrait and "The Snow Queen"
Belgium	2005 (10th October)	n/a	n/a	3497-3501 Block 105	Commemorative sheetlet containing five stamps, each of 0,50 Euro, illustrating five of Andersen's fairy tales - The Princess and the Pea - The Ugly Duckling - Thumbelina - The Little Mermaid - The Emperor's New Clothes Sample image.
Bosnia/Herzegovina (Croatian Post)	2005	n/a	n/a	152	One stamp in a set of two about Fairy Tales - Thumbelina (0.20)
Brazil	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	One stamp featuring the fairy tale - The Ugly Duckling (R$ 0,55)
Bulgaria	1965	916	1004	969	Third stamp in a set of six - Portrait of H.C. Andersen (60)
Bulgaria	1968	1672	1792	1799	Second stamp in a set of two - The Tinder Box (20)
Bulgaria	2000	4141c	4311	Bl. 243	One stamp in a sheet of three with adjoining labels. Bottom set - Thumbelina
Bulgaria	2005	n/a	n/a	Block 274 (4699)	Commemorative souvenir sheet with one stamp of 0,80 leva, showing a portrait of H.C. Andersen. The background image is a medley of illustrations for his fairy tales. Image here.
Burundi	1977	525 a-d	1234-1237	1379-1398	- The Princess and the Pea (14 f) - The Elder Tree Mother (14 f) - The Ice Maiden (14 f) - The Old House (14 f)
Cambodia	2000	1992	n/a	2135	One stamp in a set of six depicting Children's Tales. - Thumbelina (900 R)
Central African Republic	1979	393-397	666-670	643	(Three stamps in a set of five) - Thumbelina (30 F) - The Little Match Girl (200 F) - The Little Mermaid (250 F)
China (People's Republic)	2005	n/a	n/a	3634-3638	(5-1)T Emperor's New Clothes 60 fen (5-2)T The Little Mermaid 80 fen (5-3)T Thumbelina 80 fen (5-4)T The Little Match-seller 80 fen (5-5)T The Ugly Duckling 80 fen Full strip of five stamps here
Cuba	2000	4091	4430	Bl. 160	One stamp in a set of six. The Golden Age (children's magazine by Jose Marti). - The Nightingale (50c)
Czechoslovakia	1955	723	899	941	First stamp in a set of four - Portrait of H.C. Andersen (30 h)
Czechoslovakia	1967	1463	2356	1697	Fourth stamp in a set of six - Shepherdess and Chimney Sweep (80 h)
Czechoslovakia	1977	2134	2357	2395	One stamp in a set of five - The Emperor's New Clothes (3 kcs)
Czechoslovakia	1985	2574	2797	2829	- Thumbelina (3 kcs)
Czechoslovakia	1987	2669	2893	2924	11th Biennial Exhibition of Book Illustrators "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (4 kcs)
Denmark	1935	246-251	292-297	222-227	Set of six stamps commemorating the centenary of H.C. Andersen's Fairy Tales - The Ugly Duckling (5 øre) - Portrait (7 øre-violet) Image here - The Little Mermaid (10 øre) - Portrait of Andersen (15 øre-red) - Portrait (20 øre-grey) Image here - Portrait (30 øre-blue) Image here
Denmark	1972	Stationery (unlisted in catalogues)			Aerograms with prepaid stamp of various face values - The Flying Trunk (1 kr)
Denmark	1974	555	586	566	Third stamp in a set of five - Andersen's Childhood Home (70 øre)
Denmark	1975	Only listed in Danish national catalogue (AFA)			Sheet of Christmas Seals with paper clippings by H.C. Andersen. Image here
Denmark	1975	573-575	605-607	595-597	100th Death Anniversary - Numskull Jack (70 øre) - Portrait of Andersen (90 øre) - The Marsh King's Daughter (130 øre)
Denmark	1988	850	861	917	1000th anniv. of the City of Odense. The Cathedral "St. Canute" + HCA-statue. Image
Denmark	1989	865	878	943	Tourism. Sculpture of The Little Mermaid by Edvard Eriksen Image here
Denmark	1994	Only listed in Danish national catalogue (AFA)			Sheet of Christmas Seals with illustrations to H.C. Andersen's Fairy Tales. Illustrations by Svend Otto Pedersen. Image here
Denmark	1996	1041-1044	1063-1066	1116-1119	Denmark Cultural Capital 1996. One stamp in a set of four showing a cartoon-like image of The Little Mermaid. Image here
Denmark	1997	1078-1079	1123-1124	1162-1163	Europa-stamps 1996. - The Tinder-Box (3,75) - Thumbelina (5,25)
Denmark	2005	n/a	n/a	1396-1399	Four stamps, depicting - a portrait of Andersen (4,50) - allegoric depiction as artist (5,50) - idem as story teller (6,50) - idem as travelling man (7,50)
Denmark	2005	Only listed in Danish National Catalogue (AFA)			Sheet of Christmas Seals showing a selection of paper cuts. Image here.
Dominica	1991	1348-57	1453-62	1432-41	International Literary Year. Scenes from Disney Cartoon Arielle "The Little Mermaid" (1 of 10). (10 c)
Dominica	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet of three stamps, each of 2$ - The Swineherd - The Nightingale - The Fir Tree Sample image here Souvenir sheet containing one stamp,6$ - The Ugly Duckling Sample image here
Falkland Islands	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative set of 4 stamps, depicting - The Little Mermaid (18p) - The Snowman (30p) - The Ugly Duckling (45p) - Thumbeline (1 £) Sample image here
Finland (Suomi)	1990	825	1236	1119	Last stamp in a set of six depicting the artist Rudolf Koivu's illustrations of fairy tales. - The Snow Queen (2 m)
The Gambia	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative sheet of three stamps, featuring - The Ugly Duckling (D 35) - The Little Match Girl (D 35) - The Steadfast Tin Soldier (D 35)
The Gambia	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	to come
German Democratic Republic	1972	1417-1422	E1525-1530	1801-1806	Pane of six stamps showing scenes from - The Snow Queen (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 pf)
German Democratic Republic	1975	1694-1696	1811-1813	2096-2098	Pane of three stamps showing scenes from - The Emperor's New Clothes (20 pf, 35 pf, 50 pf)
Germany	2005	n/a	n/a	w/gum 2453 self-adh 2455	A commemorative stamp (144 Euro-cent), depicting an allegory of Andersen's fairy tales. Image here
Grenada	1987	1561-1568 1569-1570	1722-1729 MS1730-31	1702-1709 Bl.196-197	Intl. Stamp Exhib. Hafnia '87, Copenhagen. Disney Cartoon Characters in scenes from Andersen's Fairy Tales - The Shadow (25 c) - The Storks (30 c) - The Emperor's New Clothes (50 c) - The Tinderbox (60 c) - Shepherdess and Chimney Sweep (70 c) - The Little Mermaid (1,50 $) - The Princess and the Pea (3,00 $) - The Marsh King's Daughter (4,00 $) - The Flying Trunk (sheet 1) (5,00 $) - The Sandman (sheet 2) (5,00 $)
Grenada	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet containing three stamps of each 3$, showing three different portraits of H.C. Andersen. Image here.
Grenada	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 6$, showing Andersen's tombstone in a Copenhagen Church Yard. Image here.
Grenada Grenadines	1987	919- 926 927- 928	914-921 MS922-923	924-930 Bl.139-140	Idem - The Swineherd (25 c) - What the Good Man Does (30 c) - Little Tuk (50 c) - The World's Fairest Rose (60 c) - The Garden of Paradise (70 c) - The Naughty Boy (1,50 $) - What the Moon Saw (3,00 $) - Thumbelina (4,00 $) - The Elder Tree Mother (sheet 1) (5,00 $) - Numskull Jack (sheet 2) (5,00 $)
Guyana	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet of three stamps, each 200$, - The Travelling Companion - The Shadow - The Drop of Water Image here Souvenir sheet containing 1 stamp of 400$ - The Emperor's New Suit.
Hong Kong	2005	n/a	n/a	1285-1288	Set of four stamps (see full set) - The Ugly Duckling (1.40 $) - The Little Mermaid (2.40 $) - The Little Match Girl (3 $) - Emperor's New Clothes (5 $)
Hungary	1976	2431	3049	3133	Issued 19th August 1976 for Hafnia '76 in Copenhagen. - Imperf mini sheet - Perf mini sheet
Hungary	1979	2618	3288	3398	(2nd stamp in a set of seven) - The Ugly Duckling (60 f)
Hungary	1987	3105-3106	3819-3820	3940-3941	- The Ugly Duckling (4 Ft) - The Brave Tin Soldier (6 Ft)
Israel	2000	1393-1395	1473-1475	1546-1548	125th Death Anniv. of Andersen. - The Little Mermaid (1,20) - The Emperor's New Clothes (1,90) - The Ugly Duckling (2,30)
Jersey	2005	n/a	n/a	Mermaid 1174 Duckling Block 48 (1178)	Favourite Fairy Tales, set of 5 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet. Related to Andersen: - The Little Mermaid (34p) - The Ugly Duckling (souvenir sheet, 2£)
Kazakhstan	2005	n/a	n/a	526	One stamp (200 T) with portrait of Andersen and an allegory of fairy tales. - Sample image here.
Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)	1987	n/a	N2728	2878	International Stamp Exhibition Hafnia '87 - The Storks (40 ch) - The Little Mermaid (60 ch)
Lesotho	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet containing three stamps of each 8M, showing - The Andersen Statue in Odense - Andersen's Childhood Home in Odense - Illustration for The Steadfast Tin Soldier Image here
Lesotho	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 15M, showing the statue of "The Little Mermaid" in Copenhagen Harbour. Image here.
Liberia	1998	1354e	n/a	2121	5th stamp in a sheet of 9 stamps Scott # 1354 - The Princess and the Pea (40c)
Liberia	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative sheet containing three stamps of 50 Liberian Dollars
Liberia	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative sheet containing one stamp of 100 Liberian Dollars
Macedonia	2005	n/a	n/a	266	Pane of two commemorative stamps with a label (without postal value) inserted. 200th birth anniversary. Image here
Maldives (Republic of)	2005	n/a	n/a	4462-4464 Block 592 (4465)	Booklet pane with three different portraits of H.C. Andersen, all of the face value of Rf 15 Sample image here Souvenir sheet with one stamp showing the statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Rf 25 Sample image here
Malta	2005	n/a	n/a	1377-1380	Four stamps, depicting - a portrait of Andersen (7c) - allegoric depiction as artist (22c) - idem as story teller (60c) - idem as travelling man (75c) Note that this set is similar to the Danish set issued 2005; although a "contemporary" issue, it is NOT an official joint issue with Denmark.
Manama	1972	n/a	n/a	893 - 898	- Thumbelina - stamp (1 dh) - The Red Shoes stamp (2 dh) - The Tinder-Box stamp (3 dh) - The Ugly Ducling stamp (4 dh) - The Snow Queen stamp (5 dh) - The Little Match Girl stamp (10 dh) - Emperor's New Clothes - sheet (10 R)
Marshall Islands	2001	777	n/a	1931-1934	Fairy Tales, designed by the Hungarian artist Janos Kass. Second from bottom in a vertical strip of seven is - The Ugly Duckling (34)
Marshall Islands	2005	n/a	n/a	1454	Set of four stamps, showing illustrations to - The Princess and the Pea (37c) - Thumbelina (37c) - The Little Mermaid (37c) - The Emperor's New Clothes (37c) See sample set here (C234)
Micronesia (Federate States of)	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheet containing 3 stamps of each 80c, depicting various portrait busts of Andersen. Sheetlet containing 1 stamp of 2$, depicting the H.C. Andersen Statue in Odense (Denmark).
Monaco	1980	1235-1240	1450-1455	1431-1436	175th Birth Anniversary - The Princess and the Pea (0,70 f) - The Little Mermaid (1.30 f) - Shepherdess and Chimney Sweep (1,50 f) - The Brave Tin Soldier (1,60 f) - The Little Match Girl (1,80 f) - The Nightingale (2,30 f)
Mongolia	1970	574j	565	590	Issued 5th June 1970 for the Expo in Japan. 18 stamps in the sheet have various Fairy Tales shown on the tabs. Two of these are related to Andersen, "The Little Mermaid", and "The Little Match Girl".
Mongolia	1987	1608	n/a	Block 121	Souvenir sheet issued for Hafnia '87 in Copenhagen, showing in the selvedge - The Little Mermaid. Image here
Mongolia	2001	n/a	n/a	3316	Hafnia 01 "The Little Mermaid"
Montserrat	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing 3 stamps of each 3$ - Thumbelina, - The Flying Trunk, - The Buckwheat. Sheetlet containing 1 stamp of 6$ - The Little Mermaid
Nauru	2005	n/a	n/a	613-618	Omnibus issue with Ascension Island, St. Helena, and Solomon Islands. The primary theme is Christmas, combined with illustrations to Andersen's Fairy Tales. Six values illustrating - The Little Fir Tree (25 c) - The Wild Swans (50 c) - The Farm-Yard Cock & the Weather-Cock (75c) - The Storks (1 $) - The Toad (2,50 $) - The Ice Maiden (5 $) Sample image here
Nevis	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet of four stamps of each 2$, featuring - The Little Mermaid - Thumbelina - The Snow Queen - The Emperor's New Clothes The background image is a modern photograph of the Nyhavn Quarter in Copenhagen. Image here.
Nevis	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 6$, showing Andersen's portrait on the background of illustrations to some of his most known fairy tales. Image here.
Niue	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing 3 stamps of each 1,50$ with different portraits of Andersen. Sheetlet containing 1 stamp of 3$, with portrait of Andersen.
Palau	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative issues in a sheet of three different stamps of each 1$ - Shepherdess and Chimney Sweep - The Ugly Duckling - The Tinder-Box and a souvenir sheet with one stamp - The Little Match Girl (2$) (stamp)
Poland	1968	1575	1814	1834	Thumbelina (5,50 Zl)
Poland	1986	2729	3042	3029	Passenger Ferries, Ship Wilsnow. Vignette with Little Mermaid and text "Kopenhaga"
Poland	1987	2832-2837	3137-3142	3125-3130	Intl. Stamp Exhib. Hafnia '87, Copenhagen - Thumbelina (10 zl) - The Nightingale (10 zl) - The Wild Swans (20 zl) - The Little Match Girl (20 zl) - The Snow Queen (30 zl) - The Brave Tin Soldier (40 zl)
Poland	2005	n/a	n/a	4173-4174	Two stamps for Andersen's 200th anniversary. - The Little Mermaid (1,30 zl) - The Snow Queen (1,30 zl)
Redonda	1986	Brookman Disney Cat. D57-64 (Stamps) idem D65-66 (Sheets)			Disney Christmas. Four stamps in a set of eight + one sheet in a set of two: - The Ugly Duckling (30c) - stamp - The Snowman ( 60c) - stamp - The Red Shoes (70c) - stamp - The Little Match Girl (4$) - stamp - The Brave Tin Soldier (5$) - sheet
Romania	1955	1072	2413	1555	First stamp in a set of six - Portrait of H.C. Andersen (20 b)
Romania	2005	n/a	n/a	5928	H.C. Andersen Commemorative (3000 L). - Sample here.
San Marino	2005	n/a	n/a	2242	One stamp in a set of three, dedicated to various artists and writers (1,30 Euro). The stamp portrays Andersen surrounded by images taken from the writer’s stories: The ugly duckling, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The little Mermaid, The Snow Queen and Thumbelina.
Serbia Montenegro	2005	n/a	n/a	3267-3268	Two stamps featuring - The Little Mermaid (41,50 + surchg. 0,50 - The Snow Queen (58 + surchg. 0,70)
Sierra Leone	1996	1951	MS 2649	Block 333 (2724)	Sheet No. 18 of a set of 40. - The Little Mermaid (1500 Le)
Sierra Leone	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Commemorative sheetlet containing three stamps of each 3.000 LE, showing illustrations to - Little Claus and Big Claus - Thumbelina - The Tinder Box Image here.
Sierra Leone	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 5.000 LE, showing - The Princess and the Pea Image here.
Singapore	2005	n/a	n/a	1402-1405 (in Block 115)	Four stamps, 1 souvenir sheet, 2 FDCs, featuring: - Thumbelina (1st class local) - The Ugly Duckling (60c) - The Emperor's New Clothes ($1) - The Little Mermaid ($2)
Solomon Islands	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Omnibus issue with Ascension Island, St. Helena, and Nauru. The primary theme is Christmas, combined with illustrations to Andersen's Fairy Tales. Four values illustrating - The Little Fir Tree (1 $) - The Nightingale (2,10 $) - The Emperor's New Clothes (2,50 $) - The Phoenix Bird (5 $) - The Tinder Box (10 $) - The Red Shoes (15 $) Sample image here
St. Helena	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Omnibus issue with Ascension Island, Nauru and Solomon Islands. The primary theme is Christmas, combined with illustrations to Andersen's Fairy Tales. Four values illustrating - The Little Fir Tree (10 p) - The Ugly Duckling (25) - The Snow Queen (30 p) - The Little Mermaid (1 £) Sample image here
St. Kitts	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet containing three stamps of each 3$, showing illustrations to three different fairy tales. Image here.
St. Kitts	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 5$, showing an illustration to - The Emperor's New Clothes Image here.
St. Vincent of the Grenadines	1992	965 (pane) 972-973 (sheets)	955-963 MS1009-10	1018-1026 Bl.127 Bl.128	Tales of Uncle Scrooge. Design showing Disney Cartoon Characters. - The Princess and the Pea Pane, Sheet 1, Sheet 2
St. Vincent of the Grenadines	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet of three stamps, each 3,00 $ - The Brave Tin Soldier - The Top and Ball - Ole Luk-Oie (The Sandman) Souvenir sheet of 5,00 $ - The Snow Queen
Sweden	1975	1110	835	893	Swedish Opera Singer Jenny Lind (1 kr)
Tuvalu	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	Sheetlet of three single stamps of each 2 $, displaying three different portraits of Andersen. Image here Souvenir sheet containing one stamp of 3$, displaying the Andersen-statue in Odense, Denmark. Image here.
Umm Al Quiwain	1972	n/a	n/a	842	Emperor of Japan visit to Europe. Flag and Little Mermaid
United Nations	1996	UN-NY 689	709	721	Second stamp in a set of two from UN New York - The Ugly Duckling (60 c)
Upper Yafa	2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	No image available at this moment. Will come soonest possible.