Bogen om julemærkets posthistorieThe book on the postal history of the Christmas Seal.Both in Danish and English, many illustrations. 96 pages.Postage to be added, request price.

A study of the Crown watermark in Danish postal stationery envelopes, by Willy Lauth.Watermarks used both in Danish and Danish West Indies postal stationery envelopes.4. Issue, in Danish and English. 23 pages, many illustrations of watermarks.Postage to be added, request price.

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

Set of unique DIE PROOFS 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.

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.

Union Postale Universelle, SPECIMEN COLLECTION MAURITANIEN – Denmark, King Christian X, Overprint PORTO SF, Soldiers Stamp 10 øre strip of three on cut.

Parcel letter sent from Nakskov (1867 ? ) to Nykjøbing, weighing 24 and list no. 609, beraing a 8 sk. 1857 dotted spandrels and 16 sk. Coat-of-Arms issue II. printing (June 1866), tied by numeral 43 and Nakskov CDS. 8 sk. with large margins, 16 sk. with small repair on NV-corner. 

Postcard sent from Taulov ca. 1904 to Skanderborg, franked with 5 øre/4 øre provisional stationery envelope cut-out tied by TAULOV star-cancel.

Hershend’s Air Mail from Bangkok 6 May 1926 to Copenhagen, with arrival 5 Junie 1926 affixed with a provisional 2 Satang/14 block of four. Of the two Fokker planes, Herschend’s V2 made an emergency landing at a Burmese ricefield, Botved continued to Tokyo. Herschend’s machine had to wait for repair before returning to Copenhagen. A rare Danish Air Mail, with Herschend’s signature and Copenhagen receiving manuscript. 

Letter from Elmshorn in Holstein to Nykjøbing Mors 24.9.1865 franked with a 1 1/4 Sch. Mi. 9, tied by two-ring Elmshorn 24.9.1865. From Holsten the rate was 2 Sch., underfranked and thus charged 6 Sk. Danish in blue crayon, and stamped boxed “Unzureichend frankirt”. A very light bend in the stamp at right.

Censored airmail letter sent from Copenhagen to Thorshavn 17 September 1943, franked with 260 øre, 20 aur letter rate + 3x80 øre air mail surcharge. With German, British Bermuda (I.C) and U.S. censor ship and resealing tapes, transit New York 9 December 1943 on reverse.

Smuggled entire letter sent from Odense to Aarhus Mølle via Copenhagen 19 July 1864 bearing a 4 sk. 1864 (defect) tied byy numeral “51” and CDS “ODENSE”. It was the procedure that letters should wait some 5 days in transit in Copenhagen before being forwarded in order to make the enemies intelligence service more difficult. Rare.

Stamped St. Thomas January 15, 1851, sent to Woonsocket Falls, U.S.A. Struck on reverse the small double ring type “ST. THOMAS JAN 15 1851” and forwarder cachet “FORWARDED BY / G.W. SMITH & CO. / ST. THOMAS W.I.”. Prepaid “1/” and stamped crowned double ring “PAID AT ST. THOMAS” and on arrival in US struck “STEAMSHIP 10” cents due, likely New York mark.

Letter from APO 810, Iceland 25 March 1942 to Michigan, USA. Mixed franking with Icelandic 10 aur herrings and US 3¢, tied by machine cancel “AMERICAN BASE FORCES / A.P.O. 810/ MAR25 / 1942”. Sent by K. P. Coan, 1st. LT. 46th F.A.Bn. Mixed frankings are unsual, although the Iceland stamp were superfluous.

Parcel card to Blicher Nielsen, Upernavik. One 10 øre 1915 IV printing, 70 øre and two 3 Kr. 1930-issue (AFA 7, 10, 12) tied by oval mark “GRØNLANDS STYRELSE” in black, GF1, no. 21.01). Two parcels weighing 6,75 and 6 kg., total postage 680 øre. Parcel card “Form. Ah. 57019” GF13.

“Inside Franking” on top of revenue document dated 1870 with two 4 sk. 1864 Coat-of-Arms issue adhesives (perfs. cut down), tied by ink cancellation. Letters/documents handed in to the Local Customs office collected all letters/documents with its other papers sending it to the administration in Copenhagen. Letters/documents from the public had to be franked by the public with the appropriate letter rate, with the aim preventing the public not to enjoy free postage.

Letter docketed Kronburg 26 Dec (1850) sent to Kiel. A fascinating letter with censorship “Efterseet af kommandantskabet / over Kronborg Fæstning / Signatur” with full contents preserved. The letter is written by a professor son writing to his parents and making reference to other military persons also at the Kronborg castle. A most unusual military censorship at Kronborg and at the same time also with cachet “Segel der Polizei Amts in Kiel” on the reverse. Extremely rare.

Complete set of King Christian X bicolored issue in pairs on small cuts, all tied by datestamp “ST. THOMAS 13.3.1917”. Complete sets larger than single stamps in used condition are extremely rare.

Complete set of King Christian X bicolored issue on letterl tied by datestamp “CHRISTIANSTED 23/ 3 1917”. Complete set on letter is rare.

Telegraph Depeche envelope sent with local messenger from the Viborg Telegraph Station on the Hobro-Thisted line. Endorsed “Budpenge betales ved Modtagelsen #udgjør – 16 ß.” and pre-printed “frit” crossed out with red crayon, a rare and expensive local express service letter.

2 (Sk.) stationery envelope sent from Copenhagen to Aarhus on 17 July (after 1875), cancelled with Duplex 34 “KIØBENHAVN JP 17/7 10F”. Uprated with 4 øre bicolored, rare skilling/øre mixed-franking on stationery envelope. 4 øre bicolored defect perforation at lower perforation. Otherwise fine.