Greenland, 1954, 2,5,20,24
Express letter from Umanak 11 June 1954 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 10 øre and 2 Kr. American Issue and 5, 15 øre King Christian X tied by datestamp UMANAK 11-6-1954, red express label, and Copenhagen reception stamp on reverse 7.7.1954. Letter rate 30 øre 0-50 gram, 100 øre express fee, overfranked by 1 Kr. Although a late use, most of the high value stamps were at this time still for sale at in Greenland and frequently used for parcel cards. Philatelic usage.
GBP 1,328.00
Greenland, 1946, 8-16
Letter from Narsarssuak APO 858 on 13 May 1946 to Slagelse, Denmark. Franked with a complete set Greenland American issue cancelled with ARMY POSTAL SERVICE APO / 858 MAY 13 1946.
GBP 885.00
Slesvig, 1920, 4,6,9
Danish parcel card from Tønder 26 June 1920 to Frederikshavn, Denmark. 10, 20 and 40 øre 1. ZONE Plebiscit Slesvig tied by datestamp TØNDER (2) 26.6.1920 6-7. Parcel weighing 2,5 kg., value 30 Kr., value label ‘292 Tønder’. Parcel rate 50 øre, value fee 20 øre, total postage 70 øre, correct franking, corners with remnants from glue.
GBP 885.00
Slesvig, 1920, 20,26,27
Danish parcel card from Apenrade 11 May 1920 to Aalborg, Denmark. 5 Mark on front, on back pair 20 pf, pair 2 Mark and single 5 Mark Plebiscit Slesvig, total franking 14,40 Mark. Label ’29 / Apenrade / 38’, parcel weighing 4,5 kg. German red ‘Eilbogen-Zettel’, Danish ilpakke and ekspres labels. Parcel rate 15.3 – 20.6.1920 until 5 Kg. rated at a fee of 12 Mark, German Express fee German Reich from 6.5.20 1 Mark, total rate 13 Mark. Overfranked with 1,40 Mark, stamps with minor faults.
GBP 2,478.00
Slesvig, 1920, CIS 4,11
Registered letter from Commission Internationale Slesvig in Flensburg 17 May 1920 to Aabenraa, Denmark. 10 pf and 1 Mk. C·I·S overprint tied by datestamp FLENSBURG 17.5.20 5-6N, registration label ‘R / Flensburg 1. / No. 355’ and backstamped APENRADE 17.5.20.
GBP 1,062.00
Slesvig, 1920, 27
Part of travel pass. Stamped with the large VISA mark “Vised good for” stay and fortsat rejse in Slesvig at the border crossing Farris, 21 FEB 1920. Plebiscit SLESVIG 5 MK corrected to 8 Kr. and used as fiscal duty stamp, cancelled with oval “CIS 25 JAN 1920 SLESVIG”. Stamped with cachets from the CIS.
GBP 354.00
Slesvig, 1920
German Personalausweis Nr. 77, issued in Lüneburg 6 Mai 1921, valid until 5 Mai 1921. Issued for Anna Schuhmann, Geboren Hansen. On the back of the Reisepass, Plebiscit “Reise-Pas” issued Hamburg and stamped with the large VISA mark “Vised good for” stay in Slesvig at the border crossing Stedesand, 10. Maj 1920 and valid for stay in Slesvig until 15 Mai 1920. Pair of Plebiscit SLESVIG 5 MK used as fiscal duty stamp, cancelled with oval “CIS 10. MAJ. 1920 SLESVIG” and oval CIS Stedesand cachet.
GBP 1,770.00
Denmark, 1712
Royal letter signed by King Frederik IV, dated Haupt-Qvartier vor Stade 10 September 1712 and addressed to General and General Gouvenor Jobst von Scholten during Great Northern War (Store Nordiske Krig). The letter is written in Stade, only two days after the Swedish capitulation and Stade remained Danish until 1715.
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Faroe Islands, 1941, 6A
Cash on Demand form from Thorshavn 11 January 1941 to Vaag. Complete COD form for 186,91 DKK and franked with provisional 60/6 øre paying the 60 øre COD rate up to DKK 300 from 1.7.1920 – 30.6.1946. Arrived at Vaag 13.1.41, returned from Vaag 25.1.41 and received back in Thorshavn on 27 January. Returned to sender without being paid by addressee.
GBP 1,770.00
Slesvig, 1920
Official letter from Haderslev 28 February 1920 to Flensburg, Germany. Sender’s cachet COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE / LANDSRAAD SLESVIG HADERSLEV and larger COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE / LANDSRAAD SLESVIG HADERSL. V, and boxed 'Frei durch Ablüsung Preuß. Landsrat.', scarce cachets on letter.
GBP 310.00
Slesvig, 1920
Postcard from Hoyerschleusse 11 July 1920 to Berlin, Germany. Plebiscit 10 øre 1 ZONE single postal stationery card cancelled with Danish railroad mark DAKA 266.02 ‘TØNDER – HØJER 11.7.21 T. 1207’, scarce on letters.
GBP 266.00
Greenland, 1944
Letter from Ivigtut 18 September 1944 to New York, USA. Two 15 øre King Christian X tied with datestamp IVIGTUT 18-9-1944, US censorship and re-sealing transparent tape OPENED BY - U.S.ARMY EXAMINER and base censor mark PASSED BY US EXAMINER / BASE 1205 ARMY.
GBP 443.00
Danish West Indies, 1850
Prepaid entire from Copenhagen 23 June 1850 to Frederiksted, Danish West Indies. Paid 79 sk. in cash and noted ‘8’ top middle for 8 sk. late delivery fee between 1-2 hours after closing hours at the Copenhagen post office. British postage share 1/4d, London transit mark on front.
GBP 885.00
Danish West Indies, 1863
Prepaid envelope from Haderslev 18 January 1863 to Christiansted, Danish West Indies. Paid 48 sk. with 39/9 sk. foreign/Danish share of the postage. Hamburg transit, London transit and Christiansted date stamps on front, and red crayon ‘4’ cents for local delivery in DWI.
GBP 1,328.00
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 354.00
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.
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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 1,770.00
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.
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Danish West Indies, 1866, 2
3 cents 1866 imperforate, unused, multiple of 15 with full sheet margin and clearly visible watermark in the margin. Pos. 71-75, 81-85, 91-95 in the sheet.
GBP 443.00
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 885.00
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.
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