Denmark Poster Stamp - Børnehjælpsdagen - 1914 Odense - Child Welfare

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Denmark
Event Publicity & Fundraising Poster Stamp
Børnehjælpsdagen (literally Childrens' Help Day) is a very important charitable organization in Denmark, more simply known as "Childrens' Day".
From the Børnehjælpsdagen website:
Children's Day is one of Denmark's oldest organizations. It was founded in 1904 by philanthropist and municipal doctor Dr. Johan Niels Gottlob Carlsen, who was an ardent supporter of the child welfare movement.
In April 1904, the inaugural meeting was held at the Medical Society's premises in Bredgade in Copenhagen. Here was chosen a Main Committee consisting of Johan Carlsen himself and about 30 reputable businessmen and women with an interest in child welfare. Chairman of the Main Committee was then Mayor of Copenhagen Municipal Corporation Section 3 Adolph Jacobi.
The Committee's main goal was the organization of the first Children Day, which was to raise money for the poor children in Copenhagen.
Within days the Main Committee succeeded in recruiting hundreds of volunteers, many of whom came from the children's institutions, which Børnehjælpsdagen would support. All helped to organize what would become the world's first Childrens' Day - a recurring annual harbinger of spring for the residents of Copenhagen. The then king, Christian IX, agreed to support the project.
The idea spread to the rest of the country, where many towns took up the idea, so Børnehjælpsdagen is held in many Danish cities. The day was a school day off until 1972.
Today, Children's Day is a modern humanitarian organization that works every day for foster children and vulnerable young people in Denmark.
From 1905 on, there have been many poster stamps issued for Børnehjælpsdagen, from many cities and towns, some designed by Denmarks top graphic artists, and often reproducing full-size publicity posters. These poster stamps were used as event publicity and as fund-raising devices for the organization.
Country: 
Denmark
City: 
Odense
Item Type: 
Event Publicity & Fundraising
Date: 
1914, May 26.
Artist Name: 
unknown
Description: 
Single stamp, F/VF, OG, LH
Catalogue #: 
Hartvigsen 1914.51.
Approximate Image Size: 
35 x 55 mm.
* "STOCK IMAGE"
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