Denmark, 1933
Alfred Benzon proofs for advertising booklets, 6 vertical pairs on thick paper, imperforate.
GBP 1,026.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1864
Letter sent from Wedel through Pinneberg to Meldorf in Holsten stamped with “Wedel” 1-line mark, bearing 1 _ Sch. HERZOGHT.SCHLESWIG Mi. 4, cancelled with CDS “PINNEBERG 11.7” (1864). Stamp with defects, aged, certificate.
GBP 214.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1867
"Local letter sent from Fjelstrup to Hadersleben 19 June 1867 bearing a 1/2 Sch. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN" 1865-issue in rose colour and tied by Prussian 1-ring. Local letters are scarce and this letter is in outstanding quality. Opinion."
GBP 1,197.00
Faroe Islands, 1919, 1
Business card letter within Thorshavn 16 January 1919. 2/5 øre provisional 1919-issue (AFA 1 and Danish 5 øre Chr. X (AFA 68) tied by CDS “THORSHAVN 16.1.19”. Very unsual and tiny envelope, smallest 2/5 øre 1919-provisional recorded.
GBP 855.00
Slesvig-Holsten, 1854
Entire sent from Altona to Randers on 4 February 1854. Sent unpaid and charged “6” sk. due in red crayon, postmarked with railway mark “ALTONAER BAHNHOF” and stamped with the company mark “P.A. v ASSENS GODS EXPEDITION / AFGANG d: / FRA ALTONA.” and which also has been recorded as a forwarder mark between Hamburg and Altona.
GBP 85.00
Iceland, 1873
8 sk. Pjónustu lilac imperforate with large part of the corner margins. Rare.
GBP 684.00
Iceland, 1894
10 aur Postal card “BREJFSPJALD” 1880-issue, Schilling #3 sent from Iceland Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sent from the British Consulate in Reykjavik 20 August 1894, with Rio Grande do Sul receiving mark on front, 1 October 1894. Only recorded 10 aur card to Brazil. Two other stationery cards are recorded to South America; one 5 aur and one 8 aur card uprated with stamps from Iceland, only three recorded.
GBP 2,564.00
Danish West Indies, 1913
Christmas Seal 1913 tied on post card sent from Christiansted to Copenhagen, Denmark, dated 27 November 1913.
GBP 299.00
Denmark, 1852
”Nestved – 15. Mai 1852.” 2-line cancel on front of 6 sk. prepaid letter to Copenhagen. Extremely fine example of a popular postmark. Rare in this quality.
GBP 513.00
Iceland, 1930
Thorvaldsensfélagid 1930 Christmas seal tied on postcard franked with 15 aur Kings issue sent from Reykjavik to Saltsjöbaden in Sweden on 3. November 1930. Rare on letters to foreign destinations.
GBP 342.00
Iceland, 1916
Printed matter sent from Blönduós to Copenhagen 22 June 1916 bearing a 5 aur Two King’s issue tied by Blönduós CDS. Taxed 2 aur in blue chalk with circular “T” alongside boxed shipmark “Skjibsbref”. Unknown for what reason the letter has been taxed, as 5 aur was the correct rate at this time.
GBP 342.00
Iceland, 1912, 75
5 Kr. King Frederik VIII 1912, used block of four cancelled “Reykjavik 29.XII.21” with nicely centred cancellation.
GBP 385.00
Iceland, 1942
US APO 810 wrapper band sent from APO 810 in Iceland 7 April 1942, bearing a 1c US stamp, tied by APO 810 cancel and stamped passed by Censor.
GBP 171.00
Iceland, 1939, 213
Printed matter letter sent from Reykjavik to Copenhagen 11 Dec. 1939 bearing a 7 aur heering issue. This letter was sent with »Brúarfoss« or »Gullfoss« which anchored at Kirkwall as mailed was ceased and sent for censorship in Liverpool, where the letter received the boxed “RELEASED BY CENSOR”, stamped on front and reverse. The letter is illustrade in Hopballe book page 125.
GBP 641.00
Greenland, 1945, 21ax
15 øre DANMARK BEFRIET with small overprint, hinged.
GBP 1,709.00
Danish West Indies, 1853
Unpaid lettersheet dated St. Thomas 30 January 1853 to Frankfurt, Germany sent onboard RMSPC „THAMES”, stamped with large arc “ST. THOMAS 6 FEB 1853” and arriving Southampton 7 March, stamped London 7 MR 1853, transit “AUS ENGLAND 8/3”. Routing instruction “Pr. Steamer via Ostende). Due to heavy gales from 15/2 delayed for more than a week. Charged 1/4 d for British postage, and German due (58 Rb. Sk.). Letters from DWI to Germany from this period considered a rarity.
GBP 855.00
Faroe Islands, 1930
Telefon-Telegramm to the wedding couple Dahl, at Saltangeraa, 4 June (no year).
GBP 85.00
Greenland, 1940
UNCENSORED Airmail letter from Copenhagen 11 September 1940 to Nanortalik, Greenland. Nine 20/15 øre provisional and a 10 øre wavy-line tied by CDS KØBENHAVN 11.9.1940. Rate to Greenland 20 øre, 2x 85 øre air mail surcharge per 5 gram = 190 øre. Passed through the censorship witihout being censored, as the received was a government official at the Colony Nanortalik, postal routing instruction “Greenland” in blue crayon. Few such letters known to Greenland without any censor markings.
GBP 641.00
Danish West Indies, 1911, 36
Single postal card 10 BIT King Frederik VIII St. Thomas 28. December 1911 to Hof, Germany. Uprated with 5 BIT King Frederik VIII although not necessary with a Christmas Seal from 1911. There are only two Christmas seals from DWI on stationery cards recorded.
GBP 1,709.00
Denmark, 1864
Letter sent from Randers to Copenhagen 18 May 1864 bearing a 4 sk. rouletted 1863 tied by numeral “53” alongside CDS “Randers 18.5 7-9 EF”. The first armistice was in place on 12th May until 25th June and in this period the letter was sent.
GBP 128.00
Danish West Indies, 1917
"Transition letter. British censored WWI letter sent from St. Thomas 3 May 1917, bearing five 1 cent US stamps tied by Danish type CDS "ST. THOMAS 3.5.1917". 5 US Cents equals 25 BIT. Faults on some of the US stamps and cover, however an extremely scarce letter in this appearance."
GBP 855.00