Denmark, 1871, 11,14,15,21
"Parcel letter front from Musse letter collecting place "Fra Musse Brevsaml." to Copenhagen Jan 20, 1871-72 for four parcels weighing 36 , 38 , 37 1/2 , 39 a total of 150 , with Saxkiøbing labels 25-28. Postage paid cash, a total of 90 skilling on the cover with 48 sk, pair of 16 sk., 2 and 8 sk. Arms type - not complete franking. Fresh shade for the 48 sk. stamp. Musse collecting place from 1.10.1867-22.8.1872. A scarce parcel item."
GBP 1,282.00
Iceland, 1909
Insufficiently franked 10 øre Postcard sent from Trondhjem via Leith to Reykjavik. Charged 20 øre due, for which amount a Two Kings 20 aur (1907) stamp were affixed in Reykjavik and tied by “Reykjavik 11.11.09” CDS. Iceland did not have any postage due stamps and instead ordinary stamps were used instead, and these usages are quite scarce.
GBP 1,282.00
Iceland, 1926
Letter sent from Reykjavik to Akureyri 5 June 1926 bearing two 20 aur National Library building tied by the ship ESJA CDS “REYKJAVIK SKIP Nr. I”, correct 40 aur postage 2nd letter rate up to 125 gram.
GBP 171.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1866
Letter sent from Plön to Sandel near Jever 19 August 1866, bearing a 1 1/4 Sch. Herzogth. Holsten tied by CDS “Plön” Danish type. The letter has been found in the mail box “Aus dem Briefkasten, Rosenkranz”, and charged by the addressee in the Duchy of Oldenburg.
GBP 684.00
Iceland, 1963
Letter from Stóra-Giljá with numeral 275 on letter to Stagafirdi franked with 400 aur. Between 1.1.1963 – 30.9.1963 the rate were 400 aur.
GBP 154.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1864
SOLDIERS letter sent from Gammelgaard near Broager to Bockum 31 July 1864 and postmarked “K.PR.FELDPOST-VII. Armee Corps” alongside a beautiful troop mark stamp “COMMANDO DER XII.ten DIVISION”.
GBP 556.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1852
"Official letter sent from Barmstedt to Breitenburg near Itzehoe 12 May 1852. Postmarked "Barmstedt" CDS Ant. IIb type, with manuscripted date. Very fine and clear strike."
GBP 64.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1829
Royal Service Letter “K.D.S.” letter sent from Gross Brebel to Husum and paid to Schleswig 14 September 1829 and delivery fee of 2 Sch. C. paid by the addressee. It was not until 1855 that a small collecting office was opened in Gross-Brebel, located South East of Kappeln.
GBP 85.00
Iceland, 1945
Piece from package, sent from FPO 304 and franked with 2d and 2 1/2d and sent to England, and censor 1216 stamped on front.
GBP 299.00
Iceland, 1911, 35,36
Postcard sent from Reykjavik 2. May 1911 to Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentina. On picture side bearing a pair 3 aur and a 4 aur King Christian IX tied by “Reykjavik 2.V.11” CDS, transit mark “LONGHOPE – ORKNEY MY 8 11” on address side.
GBP 342.00
Danish West Indies, 1909
“Dansk Vestindien” 30 BIT Coupon-Réponse International issued St. Thomas 18.10.1909. Type II, Rome Issue. Only six recorded, horizontal fold below.
GBP 1,026.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1822
Letter sheet from Itzehoe 3 March 1822 to Uslar near Göttingen, Germany. Boxed – ITZEHOE Marts 3 – struck on front. Instruction to the post: cito cito, for express service.
GBP 556.00
Danish West Indies, 1900, 11
Letter St. Thomas 5 April 1900 to Sydney, Australia. Sent to a 2nd mate at ship „Mount Stewart”. As ship must have left, the letter has been forwarded around the world with lots of postmarks on reverse. Officially opened and returned via Denmark back to St. Thomas where it arrived back on 27 May 1901, travelling more than a year around the world for only 10¢. Extremely rare finding such a cover from Danish West Indies, stamp however with faults but having traveled for a year this is unavoidable.
GBP 1,026.00
Danish West Indies, 1903, 7B
8 cents letter from St. Thomas to Copenhagen August 14, 1903 with French mail service tied by St. Thomas cds. Via Le Havre September 4 cds on front and franked with a pair of 4 cents bicoloured IV printing to make up the 8 cents UPU rate to Denmark 8 cents from 01.01.1902 to 14.07.1905. A very fine letter.
GBP 299.00
Greenland, 1940
Air mail letter sent from Greenland to Denmark 26 October 1940 via USA-Lissabon, German censorship Frankfurt (Hopballe label 34.03), bearing a block of 10 of 1 øre stamps, 5 øre and 1 kr. Polar Bear, overpaying the letter with 10 øre.
GBP 214.00
Iceland, 1908
10 aur postal card sent from Isafjördur to Copenhagen 13 August 1908. On the back of the card there is a topographic photo attached and for which reason the card most likely should have been charged as a letter.
GBP 1,026.00
Iceland, 1905
5 aur King Chr. IX BRJEFSPJALD, Schilling #16 sent from Reykjavik to Brünlos, Sachsen. Add. franked with 5 aur green King Chr. IX paying for 10 aur foreign post card rate. Sent via UK, and stamped with boxed “SHIP LETTER - TROON” alongside “TROON JY 17, 05”.
GBP 385.00
Denmark, 1942
Feldpost letter sent from a Dane in the “Dänische Gruppe - Feldtpost 39.535” to Copenhagen, bearing a 25 M DR tied by “FELDPOST 9.2.42” alongside “Einheit Feldpost Nr. 39545 B Briefstempel”, with German “f” resealing censor tape.
GBP 128.00
Denmark, 1940
"Field Post letter by airmail from Hamburg to Skive 1. November 1940 via the Karup airfield. On arrival in Karup a Danish stamp has been applied to pay the rate for a domestic letter, 20 øre. The letter originally mailed from "Luftpostamt - Feldpost 14568 Hamburg". A very unusual type of letter."
GBP 171.00
Denmark, 1865, 13
Prepaid 8 sk. letter sent from Copenhagen to Altona in Holsten via Kiel 16 February 1865 during the “overenskomstløse periode”, via Kiel the rate was 8 sk. instead of the normal 4 sk. The letter then charged 2 Schilling Courant by the addressee. A fine postal history letter sent during the period without any postal exchange agreement.
GBP 513.00
Denmark, 1907
Coupon-Réponse International 25 øre cancelled 4 November 1907 with “Kjøbenhavn V.” swiss-type cancel. Scarce item.
GBP 321.00