Iceland, 1880
10 aur Postal card “BREJFSPJALD” 1880-issue, Schilling #3 sent from Iceland to Leipzig. Posted aboard the ship that handed over the letter in Granton for onward postal service. Stamped numeral “131” alongside octagonal “SHIP LETTER - GRANTON”. Rare and unusual stamped postal card.
GBP 1,197.00
Iceland, 1928
Letter sent from Seydisfjörur to Reykjavik 5 November 1928 bearing a 20 aur National Library building tied by the ship ESJA CDS “REYKJAVIK SKIP Nr. I”, correct 20 aur franking.
GBP 128.00
Iceland, 1923
Registered letter sent via Edinburgh from Reykjavik 6 February 1923 to Copenhagen, bearing a 50 aur and 20 aur King Christian X broken lines tied by Reykjavik CDS. Letter rate up to 40 gram 40 aur plus 30 aur registration fee, total 70 aur postage. Stamps with small imperfections.
GBP 256.00
Iceland, 1913
Letter sent from Reykjavik to Erlanger, Germany 24 July 1913 bearing 5-strip of 4 aur King Chr. IX, tied by Reykjavik CDS. Envelope slightly cut down above and right side.
GBP 128.00
Iceland, 1944
Processed “V-MAIL” letter sent from APO 610 (Keflavik), stamped “Passed by US BASE EXAMINER 0866”, dated 23 December 1943, sent to Muskegon, Michigan, with envelope stamped US POSTAL SERVICE NO. 3, 10 Jan 1944.
GBP 171.00
Iceland, 1943
Registered OAT letter sent from Reykjavik to NY, New York 11 January 1943, bearing a total postage of 460 aur. Airmail surcharge to the US, New York, 2x180 aur = 360 aur, plus 60 aur letter rate up to 20 gram and 60 aur registration fee, 480 aur. Apparently underfranked by 20 aur. Small imperfections.
GBP 427.00
Faroe Islands, 1941
Postal Money Order for 11 Kr. sent from Thorshavn to Hvalvik 22 September 1941, total postage 30 øre.
GBP 85.00
Iceland, 1945
Mail sorting label used with the British Forces in Iceland, stamped “A.P.O.” “ICELAND”. Rare.
GBP 85.00
Iceland, 1946
Registered air mail letter sent from Reykjavik to Blackpool, September 1946. Unusual expres label affixed.
GBP 43.00
Danish West Indies, 1911
Registered letter sent from Vrønding, Denmark to Christiansted, St. Croix 8 February 1911. At St. Thomas received an incoming registration mark “ST. THOMAS R - 2630” and St. Thomas and Christiansted marks on reverse. With registration mark on incoming mail an interesting postal proof of handling locally.
GBP 256.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1864
Letter sent from Nordstrand to Schleswig 18 November 1864, transit via Husum and bureau “TÖNNING-OHRSTEDT Zug No. II”.
GBP 85.00
Iceland, 1952
Diplomatic mail sent by and with “British Legation - Reykjavik” cachet and then posted, and stamped with London mark 26 JNE 1952. Very unusual diplomatic mail from Iceland.
GBP 171.00
Iceland, 1938
Letter sent from Reykjavik, bearing one 40 aur LEIFUR HEPPNI from the souvenir sheet Ieifr Eiricssons Day 1938 and two 6 aur Chr. X and 3 aur Jochumsson, correct 55 aur franking. Scarce with Leifr Eiricssons stamps taken out of the block.
GBP 171.00
Denmark, 1877
6 øre Postcard sent from a steampship in Malmö to Copenhagen 23 October 1877, cancelled on arrival in Copenhagen with ship date stamp CDS “FRA SVERRIG 23 10 1877”.
GBP 171.00
Denmark, 1946
Refugee letter sent from Nørresundby to Hannover 14 August 1946, stamped on reverse “Flygtningerlejr 49-06 - Lufthavn Vest - Nørresundby” and “LUFTVÆRNSKONTORET AALBORG POST”, and resealed with British censor resealing tape “EXAMINER 251”.
GBP 68.00
Denmark, 1942
Letter sent from Kunda to Sindal 18 May 1942, bearing 35 pf “Ostland” overprint, from a dane at the cementfactory Port Kunda, Estonia back to his family in Sindal.
GBP 128.00
Denmark, 1940
Letter sent from Copenhagen to a Danish volunteer in the Winterwar 14 May 1940, to Erik L. Larsen, 1. Komp. 1D, Dansk Finsk Batallion, Lovisa, Finland.
GBP 171.00
Denmark, 1912, 67 var.
"5 Kr. Central Post Office 1912 with watermark crown, Ist. printing. Large plate flaw with "missing cornish" pos. 8 on the left stamp. By far the largest plate flaw of the newly discovered errors on the popular 5 kr. Central Post Office stamp. "
GBP 256.00
Iceland, 1897, 7B
5-strip 6 aur 1897 cancelled with Reykjavik swiss type cds. Any used multiple of Icelandic stamps are scarce.
GBP 171.00
Denmark, 1866, 12, 13
17 sk. letter sent from Copenhagen to Amstermdam 20 August 1866, franked with 3 sk. I printing and pair 4 sk. Vb printing1864-issue, tied by Copenhagen numeral 1. Amsterdam CDS arrival mark on reverse, in an excellent condition for a 1864-issue.
GBP 1,154.00
Denmark, 1810
Royal Service lettersheet sent by “Field Post Estafette” from Amtmand Blom to Byfoged Lund in Skagen 1810-14. During the Napoleonic war the British navy controlled Danish waters and had their base at Anholt. Apparently therefore a military mail service was established at Frederikshavn along the cost to Skagen.
GBP 513.00