Dutch (Danish) West Indies Christmas Seals 1908-16

A few older Danish West Indies Christmas seals

Spectacular Russ!
magnificent examples, the scans will fill a few holes
I have in my virtual collection.

Being and Aussie love the July 1916 issue of the Southern Cross

Nice stamps but I would have never guessed to think they were Christmas Seals.

Very nice seals.They look in very good condition being issued a 100 years ago.

Without "traditional" Christmas-seal themes,
or the double-barred Cross of Lorraine (the traditional anti-tuberculosis symbol),
these don't give up their purpose easily.

But, when you see Jul. or Julen, think "Yule" (as in Yule log)
and you'll be on the right track, as it is common on the Scandinavian "Christmas" stamps.

(If you think "Yul Brenner", you'll still be off in the wilderness.)

[By the way, great stamps.]

A few more Yul Brynners,

Any idea where/what country "GOD YUL" would come from?

Rod222,
Nice early Denmark, thanks for sharing. As for the GOD JUL I wonder if this could be a local Christmas seal rather than a national?

Yes, Russ, I'll adopt that reasoning until further
info comes to hand.

The "clogs" are a bit of a worry, did they wear
those in Denmark?
The gent with the beard looks suspiciously like a troll.


I hope the allegory of the "black sheep"
on the 1936 christmnas seal, was not lost on you

GOD YUL is Swedish for "Merry Christmas".

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the seal shown may be from Norway.

Well done wt1
Looks like Norway it is.
From the same lot..and definitely Norway

wt1,
I think you may be right, I just found this in my cindys


Edit: Sometime you have so much stuff you forget half of it. 2 more

I recommend collecting these in sheets. Can be bought for app. 100$ at Danish auctions.

Sheet from 1916:

1907 used:
(genuine used are hard to find)

Got mine in a dime box at a stamp show over 20 years ago