Danmark

Set of unique essays of “The Returned Letter Stamps of 1935”, likely produced in 1934 or 1935 as replacements for the 1930 Issue, which was thought to be too small and difficuelt to read. Printed on Pelure glassine paper.

SCADTA letter sent from Copenhagen to Bucaramanga in Columbia 2 August 1927, bearing 30c SCADTA Denmark overprint “D” and a single 4 Centavos on large letter that has been cut down at left. Unusual single mixed franking.

Money Letter from lottery agent Ulrikke Augusta Schytt in Ribe sent to lottery agent Bie 1801-1808, Copenhagen. Contained - NB Heruid 141 Rd: 181ßD: - closed with four red wax seals – RIBE C7 – and collectors own wax seal. Without postal notations.

"Parcel letter front from Musse letter collecting place "Fra Musse Brevsaml." to Copenhagen Jan 20, 1871-72 for four parcels weighing 36 , 38 , 37 1/2 , 39 a total of 150 , with Saxkiøbing labels 25-28. Postage paid cash, a total of 90 skilling on the cover with 48 sk, pair of 16 sk., 2 and 8 sk. Arms type - not complete franking. Fresh shade for the 48 sk. stamp. Musse collecting place from 1.10.1867-22.8.1872. A scarce parcel item."

Feldpost letter sent from a Dane in the “Dänische Gruppe - Feldtpost 39.535” to Copenhagen, bearing a 25 M DR tied by “FELDPOST 9.2.42” alongside “Einheit Feldpost Nr. 39545 B Briefstempel”, with German “f” resealing censor tape.

"Field Post letter by airmail from Hamburg to Skive 1. November 1940 via the Karup airfield. On arrival in Karup a Danish stamp has been applied to pay the rate for a domestic letter, 20 øre. The letter originally mailed from "Luftpostamt - Feldpost 14568 Hamburg". A very unusual type of letter."

Prepaid 8 sk. letter sent from Copenhagen to Altona in Holsten via Kiel 16 February 1865 during the “overenskomstløse periode”, via Kiel the rate was 8 sk. instead of the normal 4 sk. The letter then charged 2 Schilling Courant by the addressee. A fine postal history letter sent during the period without any postal exchange agreement.

Coupon-Réponse International 25 øre cancelled 4 November 1907 with “Kjøbenhavn V.” swiss-type cancel. Scarce item.

3 sk. lineperforated 12 1/2 1864-Arms type lightly cancelled.

2S stationery envelope sent from Copenhagen to Pronsdorf, Segeberg on 26 April (1866 ?) uprated with 4 sk. Crown-Scepter-Sword 1864-issue tied by numeral “1” Copenhagen alongside blue CDS “KJØBENHAVN KB 26/4 11-12”. Rate to Northern Germany at favored 6 sk. rate for first letter rate 1.8.1865.-.31.12.1874. Only three 2 sk. envelopes uprated with 1864-issue recorded to a foreign destination according to Karsten Jensen.

"25 øre bicolored I. printing, isolated inverted frame pos. A77 with good centring and light numeral "17" Fredericia."

Printed Matter sent from Copenhagen to Aalesund, Norway 29 July 1879 franked with 5 øre bicolored, I Printing. SUPERB in every respect, likely the finest 5 øre bicolored issue on cover in existence.

Duplex numeral “259” Korinth JB. P. stamped on a 8 øre bicolored. This numeral is one of the absolutely scarcest Danish numerals and much sought after.

Unpaid letter sent from Haderslev to San Francisco in transit through Hamburg and stamped Aachen two-ring “Aachen 10 Cts. 24/1” to credit the US post, and NY arrival stamp on back and “35” cents due by the addressee. Rare letter to California from Sønderjylland.

Letter sent from Copenhagen to Bordeaux 18 June 1846, with transit via Hamburg T&T, charged 20 decimes, posted aboard the steamer “Christian VIII” from Copenhagen.

"10 pf. letter from Gravenstein to Byllerup-Bau 26. April 1881 tied by the scarce preussian one-ring mark "Gravenstein i. Schleswig", DAKA 56.09."

Letter sent from the “ROYAL DANISH MILITARY MISSION” c/o B.A.O.R. in Bad Salzuflen to Hamburg 21 January 1947 with a two-ring seal “HQ CONTROL COMMISSION FOR GERMANY – Message and Mail Centre”. Quite unusual letter sent from the Danish military representation in Germany.

Kongelig Tjeneste med Attest, HASTER, fra Københavns Amt 26 Marts 1848, til Roskilde. Indhold vedørende manglende fremmøde, formentlig vedr. indkaldelse til militær tjeneste. På forsiden påtegnet “K. T. / m.a. / Haster”, og forseglet med 3 laksegl som sjældent ses på tjenestebreve fra denne periode. Fra Napoleonstiden forsynedes breve med 3 laksegl og var dermed berettiget til særlig hurtig transport. Den 23. marts 1848 udråbte tyske embedsmænd, officerer og borgere en provisorisk slesvig-holstensk regering i Kiel.

Royal Service letter from Sonderburg 16 November 1738 to Husum with Sonderborg city wax seal. Front with Royal insignia - C6tus Königl. Commission Affairer ·/· and noted – ohne Attest – and crossed out; Königl. Commission Affairer. It is thought, that Husum sent a letter so that Sonderburg had to pay postage since Sonderburg is writing the following inside the letter; 6-tus setzen zu lassen, damit es an porto keine Kostern verursachen möge. Likely only recorded with reference to Royal Insignia letter was not charged. Illustrated in ARGE SCH 163.VII-VIII.

13 sk. letter sent from Odense to Amsterdam 26 October 1872 bearing a 3-strip 3 sk. and a 4 sk. bicoloured issue tied by railroad duplex mark “10” Fyen Jb.P.B.” and Amsterdam 12.10 arrival mark on reverse.

Rural carrier mail sent from Dalby Præstgaard Kerteminde to Copenhagen 28 November 1874 and boxed in manuscript on front “Betalt 4S frimærke”, franked with 4 sk. tied by numeral 33 alongside Kerteminde CDS 23/11. A rather unique endorsement on reverse “Afsendt 28 Novbr. 74 kl. 1 eftermidg. Fra Pastor P. Raae Dalby Præstgaard pr. kjerteminde”.