Island

Letter sent from Iceland, stamped Reykjavik 29 September (1893) to Vejle, Denmark. The adhesive has gone missing enroute to Denmark, then noted in blue crayon with a cross “mgl” meaning missing/mangler with Copenhagen transit mark and Vejle receiving mark on reverse. Charged 30 øre by the addresse, which likely is the 30 aur 2nd letter rate, some restoration to preserve an unusual letter from Iceland.

8 sk. Pjónustu lilac imperforate with large part of the corner margins. Rare.

10 aur Postal card “BREJFSPJALD” 1880-issue, Schilling #3 sent from Iceland Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sent from the British Consulate in Reykjavik 20 August 1894, with Rio Grande do Sul receiving mark on front, 1 October 1894. Only recorded 10 aur card to Brazil. Two other stationery cards are recorded to South America; one 5 aur and one 8 aur card uprated with stamps from Iceland, only three recorded.

Thorvaldsensfélagid 1930 Christmas seal tied on postcard franked with 15 aur Kings issue sent from Reykjavik to Saltsjöbaden in Sweden on 3. November 1930. Rare on letters to foreign destinations.

Printed matter sent from Blönduós to Copenhagen 22 June 1916 bearing a 5 aur Two King’s issue tied by Blönduós CDS. Taxed 2 aur in blue chalk with circular “T” alongside boxed shipmark “Skjibsbref”. Unknown for what reason the letter has been taxed, as 5 aur was the correct rate at this time.

5 Kr. King Frederik VIII 1912, used block of four cancelled “Reykjavik 29.XII.21” with nicely centred cancellation.

US APO 810 wrapper band sent from APO 810 in Iceland 7 April 1942, bearing a 1c US stamp, tied by APO 810 cancel and stamped passed by Censor.

Printed matter letter sent from Reykjavik to Copenhagen 11 Dec. 1939 bearing a 7 aur heering issue. This letter was sent with »Brúarfoss« or »Gullfoss« which anchored at Kirkwall as mailed was ceased and sent for censorship in Liverpool, where the letter received the boxed “RELEASED BY CENSOR”, stamped on front and reverse. The letter is illustrade in Hopballe book page 125.

5 aur red square I GILDI overprint on 8 aur Numeral type BRJEFSPJALD postcard sent locally in Reykjavik 6 November 1919, paying the local 5 aur rate from 1.3.1919 to 15.5.1921. Ringstrøm 31 type II.

Processed “V-MAIL” letter sent from APO 860 (Reykjavik), stamped “Passed by US BASE EXAMINER 0098”, dated 30 Dec. 1942, sent to Durham, NC, with envelope stamped New York Feb 11, 1943.

FPO 306, dated 6 October 1940. Sent from the Canadian forces in Iceland to Canada, scarce.

5 AUR overprint on 8 aur King Christian IX card additionally franked with 4 and 16 aur tied by Reykjavik CDS 22 June 1921. Correct 25 aur franking to Germany from 1 April 1921 to 30 September 1925 aur green Chr. X on postcard sent from Reykjavik to Hafnarfirdi 5 January 1921. Ringstrøm no. 48II, short flourish at the top of P, original card Ringstrøm type 38I.

10 aur I GILDI stationery with normal and INVERTED overprint sent from Reykjavik to Copenhagen via Troon 31 December 1903. Reykjavik swiss-type CDS 31 Dec, boxed “SHIP LETTER TROON” and two-ring “Troon 330” CDS 14 Jan, and arriving mark Copenhagen 16 Jan 1904. Gunuine and commercial card franked with 10 aur UPU rate to Denmark VIA ENGLAND. Schillling Nr. 10C overprint I, 7,25 mm. Rare.

10 aur stationery sent from Reykjavik to Frankfurt via Leith, cancelled Reykjavik 6 May 188- alongside Leith large octagonal boxed “SHIP LETTER”. Schilling Nr. 3C. Hosking #156.

Letter sent from Reykjavik to Metz in France 12 July 1901, bearing a 4-strip of 5 aur perf. 12 3/4 tied by swiss-type “Reykjavik”, transit Edinburgh and Metz receiving mark on reverse.

16 sk. bicolored cancelled with clear numeral 236 of Reykjavik. Rare in this quality.

"Letter sent from US First Marine Brigade to Newark, NJ 27 October 1941. Stamped by rectangular “Marine's Mail - CG 1st MarBrig (Provisional)" alongside “Passed by Naval Censor”."

Front from printed matter wrapper band from Reykjavik to Nürnberg in Germany October 16, 1903. Franked with 3 copies of the 10 aur I GILDI issue to pay the weight of 6x 50 gramms, total 300 gramms. Possible only recorded item of the I GILDI issue on wrapper front. A few small faults on the right stamp. Extremely scarce.

4 sk. Pjonustu perforation 12 1/2 cancelled with Reykjavik, cancelled to order. Major plate flaw with large white den in upper frame to the right, pos. 3 in each quarter sheet.

US Consignee letter by SS Katia, with Reykjavik censor ship “U.S. PORT CONTROL - REYKJAVIK - 2 JUN 1944”, scarce.

Letter from APO 810, Iceland 25 March 1942 to Chicago, IL, USA. Mixed franking with Icelandic 5 aur codfish (AFA 212) and US 3¢, tied by machine cancel “AMERICAN BASE FORCES / A.P.O. 810/ MAR25 / 1942”. Sent by Lt. F. A. Bryner, CO I -10th Inf. Mixed frankings are unsual, although the Iceland stamp were superfluous.