Denmark, 1850
Entire sent from Christianhavns Caserne 21 December 1850 to Roskilde. Footpost cancellation Skilling 5 OVA-1 ‘F: 10 21/12 50 P:’ and on reverse Antiqua III ‘KJØBENHAVN 21/12 1850’ both in bluish green ink. Letter list ‘6 – 3’, no. 6 on the list and rate 3 sk. to Roskilde, in Roskilde 2 sk. local carrier’s fee, total due red crayon ‘5’ charged on front. Footpost letter sent to other cities in Denmark are quite unusual.
GBP 339.00
Denmark, 1862, 3, 7
Letter from Copenhagen 18 December 1862 to Barth, Mecklenburg. 2 sk. 1855 and 16 sk. 1857 dotted spandrels, both tied by duplex “181 - SJ.JB.P.SP.B. 2 TOG” alongside boxed “Aus Dänemark” with transit marks “KDOPA Hamburg”, 2-ring “HAMBURG” and two-ring “BAHNHOF-HAGENOW” on reverse. The combination with 2 sk. 55 and 16 sk. 1857 is possible the only recorded, rate 18 sk. 15.7.1854 – 31.7.1865.
GBP 3,390.00
Denmark, 1818
Entire letter delivered within Copenhagen ramparts 25 October 1818. Charged ‘8ß’ noted on back. In Copenhagen Foot-Post list no. 31 noted in NW-corner. Copenhagen Foot-Post struck FP type II in negative red imprint, only two-three such examples are recorded, stamped in red wax and with red crayon a cross. A great Foot-Post rarity in excellent condition.
GBP 1,695.00
Denmark, 1854, 1
Telegrafed message from Berlin 13 January 1854 to Flensburg. Message sent by letter from Flensburg to Nyborg 13 January Klk 11 F: 40 M, Aaret 1854 as Royal Service, postage 4 RBS Thiele II, cancelled with numeral 16 and datestamp FLENSBURG 13.1.1854. From Nyborg message telegraphed to Copenhagen 15 January, commenced 9 T 17 M, Endt 9 T 25 M, signed Pihl. Telegraph form ØRESUNDSLINIEN from Flensburg 19 January Klk 11 F: 40 M, Aaret 1854 to Nyborg. Two red waxseals TELEGRAFSTATIONEN FLENSBURG, and sealed another time with TELEGRAFSTATIONEN NYBORG. The telegraph service ØRESUNDSLINIEN is opened 2 February 1854.
GBP 6,356.00
Denmark, 1863, 10
16 sk. rosy mauwe 1863, rouletted issue, cancelled with numeral "1" Copenhagen. With plate flaw, dent in West frame near letter L, pos. 31 in the sheet.
GBP 847.00
Iceland, 1939
Imperforate Essays 1938 by Österreichische Staatsdruckerei with Geysir, Leifur Heppni, Ingolfur Arnarson and National Theater Building Reykjavik. Four colours grey, dark bloue, darnk green and green colours, value 10 Leifur Heppni, 20 Geysir, 35 Ingolfur Arnarson and 1 Kr. Theater Building, three first values in Rakeltiefdruck, and the last one Kunstkupferdruck. A very rare set.
GBP 3,051.00
Denmark, 1807
Unpaid letter from Cadiz, Spain 13 March 1807 to Copenhagen, Denmark. Postmarked red ‘CADIZ’ and list no. ‘1’. French border transit border mark ‘ESPAGNE / PAR BAYONNE’ and BGD mark Hamburg in red ‘HAMBOURG. 4 / B.G.D. 6 Avrio 1807.’ On reverse list no. ‘25’, share of postal rate ‘46’, and front ‘39’ red crayon being rate from Cadiz to Hamburg, 7 Lybske Skilling Hamburg-Copenhagen, total due 46 Lybske Skilling.
GBP 339.00
Denmark, 1791
Partly paid letter sent from Copenhagen 17 April 1791 to Saint-Quentin, France. Paid 9 Lübsche Schilling ‘fco. Hambourg’, postmarked T&T ‘DÆNNEMARCK’. Via Paris ‘8’ sols noted, due ‘36’ sols payable on reception. In order to impress the wax seal was added Gold dust, I have never seen gold dust in wax seals before on letters from the Kingdom of Denmark.
GBP 212.00
Danish West Indies, 1905, 30
1 Franc pair and 25 BIT King Frederik VIII tied on large piece from parcelcard, franked at the rate of 2,50 Francs for a likely sent to Denmark via Germany, weighing up to 10 pound, rate valid after 1910 until 1917.
GBP 339.00
Denmark, 1892
10 øre red KIØBENHANS EXPRESKORT (1882) cancelled with 1-ring bypost mark '4 9-10 P' and manuscript 'R380'.
GBP 212.00
Denmark, 1892
Copenhagen “Fri-Correspondance” with pre-printed addressee Falk Valentin “No. 41.”sent 21 April 1888, stamped and affixed with a 4 øre bicolored paid by the addressee for order of '3 Tdr. Gas-Cokes'. Rare.
GBP 424.00
Denmark, 1807
Letter from British soldier datelined Frederiksberg 17 August 1807 to London, Great Britain. The writer, Jackson, writes '' 'I've arriv'd at this place on the 17th and much to my surprise without opposition. The men offer'd every advantage on landing and our night march afterwards was a very hazardous performance. We expected a formidable resistance here, but after some shew of cavalry - the Danes retired''. ''I am well mounted on a Danish post horse taken the first day and he is worth bringing to England.''. On August 16th 30.000 British troops landed in Vedbæk, and then marched to Copenhagen. This letter is written the day after the landing. A historical letter which finally led to the bombardment of Copenhagen 2 September.
GBP 2,712.00
Greenland, 1911
Postcard and backstamped oval cachet 'Den Danske Arktiske / Station / Disko, Grønland' via Copenhagen 22 June 1911 to Stockholm. 5 øre King Frederik VIII BREV-KORT, onboard 'HANS EGEDE' arriving in Copenhagen 11.7, forwarded next day and stamped 'KJØBENHAVN 12.1.11 11-12F KKB' stamped Stockholm 13 July and re-addressed 14. July. The card is written by the Danish botanish Morten P. Porsild, he founded the Arctic Station in 1906. Stamped two-line '[CROWN] / ADMINISTRATIONEN FOR / KOLONIERNE I GRØNLAND.'.
GBP 1,017.00
Iceland, 1922, 104,96
Registered letter from Reykjavik 10 March 1922 to Paris, France. 1 Kr. King Christian X (1920) and pair provisional '5 aur'/16 aur King Christian IX tied with 'REYKJAVIK 10.III.22 15' and boxed 'R' mark. French green customs label affixed.
GBP 169.00
Iceland, 1947, 229, 240
OAT letter from Reykjavik 22 March 1947 to Michigan, USA. 50 aur Cod-issue and 1 Kr. Geysir bluegreen cancelled with 'REYKJAVIK - 22.III.47 17'. Onward Air Transmission stamped with large oval 'O.A.T.'. All inclusive rate up to 5 gram 150 aur (group 7b, USA) correct franking.
GBP 424.00
Iceland, 1922
Parcel card from Hamburg 14 March 1922 to Reykjavik, Iceland. Prepaid in cash, no German stamps. Charged with Icelandic 1 kr. King Christian X and cancelled with datestamp 'REYKJAVIK 18.IV.22', with the stamp used as TOLLUR but cancelled with ordinary postmark.
GBP 636.00
Denmark, (1857), 9
Two 4 sk. 1854 dotted spandrels with ink cancellation from 'Inside franking'. Letters or applications handed in to the Local Customs office for the administration had to be franked by the public for corresponding letter rate in order for the public not to enjoy free postage. This 'document' will therefore have weighed between 15 and 30 grams, 2x 4 sk. letter rate postage. Part of revenue document 'Wroblewsky 185(7) Malling' visible above, see attached example of a document.
GBP 339.00
Denmark, 1876, 25
15 pf. letter from Hamburg on February 1876 to Copenhagen, from there readdressed and posted to Assens on 17 February 1876 with an 8 øre bicolored (SE-corner missing perf) - a very unusually combination with danish and DR stamps.
GBP 169.00
Denmark, 1895, 22,34
4 øre stationery envelope uprated with 4-strip 3 øre bicoulored and pair 5 øre arms-type cancelled with 'KJØBENHAVN V. 6.2.95 7-4E' on registered letter to Lillehammer, Norway. Registration mark 'DANMARK R 0603'. Correct 10 øre letter rate to Norway plus 16 øre registration fee, total 26 øre. A very decorative letter.
GBP 254.00
Denmark, 1859, P4u
Colour proof of 4 sk. 1854 plate IV, with missing imprint on the left side of the design and likely from the left column of stamps, without gum and burelage IIb printed in blue colour and dotted spandrels. In the Postal Museum the printing plate has empty spandrels in the lower half sheet of 50 stamps. Plate IV has been used for the last 1854 printing IV delivered from 16 June 1859. It is not known why this plate has had the spandrels removed, but perhaps experiments were made for a new design without spandrels and trials for another burelage colour since the yellow one that were used were sometimes almost invisible.
GBP 127.00
Denmark, 1859, P4u, 4Pv
Colour proof of 4 sk. 1854 plate IV, block of six with full left sheet margin, pos. 41-42 / 51-52 / 61-62, without gum and burelage IIb printed in blue colour and dotted spandrels. The two stamps above with dotted spandrels and the lower four stamps with empty spandrels - a very rare example the upper and lower half sheet. In the Postal Museum the printing plate has empty spandrels in the lower half sheet of 50 stamps. Plate IV has been used for the last 1854 printing IV delivered from 16 June 1859. It is not known why this plate has had the spandrels removed, but perhaps experiments were made for a new design without spandrels and trials for another burelage colour since the yellow one that were used were sometimes almost invisible.
GBP 720.00