Other Issues

20 aur “Views and Buildings” stamped boxed “Paquebot” and CDS “THORSHAVN 12-1929”

Music. Mother die proof on large paper of the Iceland 120 aur Famous Icelanders issue, with P. Gudjohnsen, organist and hymnbook author. Engraved by G. Bétemps and printed by Périgous, France.

Registered letter from Reykjavik 19 December 1933 to Sotton Coldfield, England. 7 and 8 Aur King Christian X and provisional 50 aur./ 5 Kr. King Christian IX tied with cds. ‘REYKJAVIK 19.XII.1933.11’ alongside registration label ‘Reykjavik / R / Nr. 124’, with cds ‘SOTTON COLDLFIELD 28DE33’ receiving mark on reverse. Letter rate 35 aur 1.10.1925-31.12.1939 plus registration fee 30 aur, correct rate.

Imperforate 50 aur brown colour proof on mint never hinged paper, with printers notes ’50 AUR D551’ and 'M869'.

20 aur red Views and Buildings approved colour proof affixed on cardboard paper. The perforation is different here with line perforation 11½, the issued stamps is with comb perforation 14 x 14½. Only recorded.

Imperforate black print of 20 aur Views and Buildings.

Registered letter from Reykjavik 14 July 1919 to Aalborg, Denmark. Jón Sigurdsson 25 Aur orange tied by cds ‘REYKJAVIK 14.VII.19’ alongside registration mark ‘ISLAND / R / ‘ with numeral ‘2915’ stamped on the envelope, backstamped ‘AALBORG 29.7.19’ receiving mark. Letter rate to Denmark 10 aur 1.1.1908 – 31.12.1919 plus 15 aur registration fee, total 25 aur correct rate.

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.

Imperforate black print with 10 aur, 10 aur frame and building center of the Views and Building issue, small paper fold to the right of the frame print. A very rare set printed on one piece of paper.

7 aur green Views and Buildings approved colour proof affixed on cardboard paper. The perforation is different here with line perforation 11½, the issued stamps is with comb perforation 14 x 14½. Only recorded.

Leifr Eiricssons Day 1938, 10 (aur) LEIFFUR HEPPNI grey-lilac with full margins on all 4 sides, perforated, double perforation on right side. Halftone recess printing by Staatsdruckerei, Wien. As small single stamp sheet extremely rare.

Leifr Eiricssons Day 1938, 20 (aur) GEYSIR dark brown with full margins on all 4 sides, perforated. Halftone recess printing by Staatsdruckerei, Wien. As small single stamp sheet extremely rare.

Official letter from Patreksfjördur 3 November 1928 to Reykjavik. 5 and 15 aur King Christian X PJONUSTU tied with swiss type 'PATREKSFJÖRDUR -3.-11-1928.'

Insufficiently paid letter from Edinburgh 23 April 1952 to Reykjavik, Iceland. British 4d stamp, insufficiently prepaid, charged and stamped 'T 5C / F.S.' due. In payment for the postage due an ordinary postage stamps of 25 aur green Hekla (1948) were used in payment of the postage due, cancelled with a Reykjavik cds. Extremely rare with ordinary stamps used as postage due, even though that Iceland never issued postage due stamps.

Leifr Eiricssons Day 1938, 35 (aur) ÍNGÓLFUR ARNARSON dark brown with full margins on all 4 sides, perforated. Halftone recess printing by Staatsdruckerei, Wien. As small single stamp sheet extremely rare.

Leifr Eiricssons Day 1938, 1 (KR) The National Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavik, greylilac, with full margins on all 4 sides, perforated, with double perforation on the left side. Halftone recess printing by Staatsdruckerei, Wien. As small single stamp sheet extremely rare.

Letter sent from Iceland to Brasil December 1940 with British censor label PC90 #4268, beating two 10 aur Dynjardi, 15 aur Geysir and 10 aur Flagg paying the 45 aura rate to foreign countries from 1st Jan 1940 to 31st Dec 1942.

35 aur Gullfoss slot-machine stamps – and all with joints preserved, in mint, mint pair and a quite spectacular, a used copy making this an all unique set.

1930 Thorvaldsensfélagid Jólamerki on post card sent from Reykjavik to Malmö 18 December 1930, and the seal is fixed a little bit off the card.

10 aur Airmail Parliament 1000 years, official stamp overprinted “Pjonustumerki” in pair. Variety with only one of the stamps overprinted. As far as I have found out, such a pair has not previously been reported.

PRINTED MATTER Official letter from Reykjavik to Vík í Myrdal April 9, 1941 franked with a single overprinted Pjónusta 10 aur King Christian X issue. Rate 10 aur for printed matters weighing up to 50 grams. Rare