An attractive intact block of four of Denmark's 1918 27-øre provisional postage stamps, surcharged in black on the original orange 38-øre newspaper stamps.

These stamps tell an interesting story from the closing months of World War I.

In June 1918, Denmark introduced a 27-øre postage rate for registered letters to Norway and Sweden. The amount combined 12 øre ordinary letter postage with a 15 øre registration fee.

Rather than immediately printing entirely new stamps, the Danish postal administration repurposed surplus newspaper postage stamps. These had become obsolete after the newspaper postage system was discontinued at the end of 1916.

The old denominations were overprinted with "POSTFRIM.", "27" and "DANMARK", converting them into ordinary postage stamps.

The orange 38-øre denomination is one of the more desirable values in this provisional series.

An interesting collectible block illustrating Denmark's resourceful postal administration during World War I.