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293-5 [1995 "American Issue" set of three souvenir sheets] Official cacheted, unaddressed First Day Cover set.
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32.00

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5 and 6 [1938, 1946 15 and 20 øre King, First Issue] (VF) on very attractive 11 February 1956 PICTURE POST CARD from "SDR. STRØMFJORD" (the airport post office; very light cancellation) to the U.S., correctly franked at the 35 øre post card surface mail rate to the U.S. and Canada. (1 May 1951 - 14 May 1965). Post cards, and letters up to 5 grams, traveled by air, when possible, for only the surface rate. This card almost certainly traveled by air, likely on the same plane to Denmark (and then routed back to the U.S.) on which the sender was flying. Remaining stocks of the first issue stamps were still being sold at some Greenland post offices at this time. This picture post card was published by the KGH (Royal Greenland Trade Department, which operated the Greenland Post at that time), and is titled "Mountain of Thule" and is a printed photograph of native people at the shore, working with a small wooden boat, with "Sugar Top" (the mountain) in the background. I can only recall seeing this card once before in 49 years. The text of the card relates the flight so far from (presumably) California via Winnipeg, and "now Greenland ... it is 37 below zero here right now", with the next stop Copenhagen. This air route only became commercially operational in 1954. I have seen relatively few covers or cards from this time period that were related to wintertime travel via Greenland.
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50.00

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6 and 31a [1946 20 øre King, First Issue; 1950 15 øre gray violet King] (VF) Mixed issues on very attractive 17 September 1956 PICTURE POST CARD from "SDR. STRØMFJORD" (the airport post office; light cancellation) to Canada, correctly franked at the 35 øre post card surface mail rate to the U.S. and Canada (1 May 1951 - 14 May 1965). Post cards, and letters up to 5 grams, traveled by air, when possible, for only the surface rate. This card almost certainly traveled by air, likely on the same plane on which the sender was flying. Remaining stocks of the first issue stamps were still being sold at some Greenland post offices at this time. This picture post card was published by the KGH (Royal Greenland Trade Department, which operated the Greenland Post at that time), and is titled "The Danish Hotel at Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland" and is a printed photograph of the hotel. This air route only became commercially operational in 1954. Covers or post cards to Canada are surprisingly scarce.
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44.00

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30 and 32 [1950 10 and 25 øre King] (VF) on attractive 13 August 1957 PICTURE POST CARD from "SDR. STRØMFJORD" (the airport post office) to Canada, correctly franked at the 35 øre post card surface mail rate to the U.S. and Canada (1 May 1951 - 14 May 1965). Post cards, and letters up to 5 grams, traveled by air, when possible, for only the surface rate. This card almost certainly traveled by air. This picture post card was published by the KGH (Royal Greenland Trade Department, which operated the Greenland Post at that time) with copyright by "L. Levison Junr. Aktieselskab NR. 5375". Printed watercolor painting of Greenland rocky scene in summer, but with coffee stains on picture. Covers or post cards to Canada are surprisingly scarce.
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29.00

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35 (1950 50 øre Sail-Steam Ship Gustav Holm] (VF) on 27 October 1951 privately made Danish aerogram form, with red Greenlandic-themed Polar Bears and Northern Lights cachet, from JULIANEHAAB. DAKA 1997 cancel #45.Bro.02. Philatelic use to England, no contents; the flaps have not been sealed, thus it can be opened and flattened out. I have not found any Greenland-specific information on whether or not aerograms sent from Greenland had a special postal rate. The 50 øre stamp paid both the normal first level surface letter rate to countries outside Scandinavia; 50 øre was also the aerogram rate in Denmark at the time. While the Greenlandic postal authorities probably regarded this as just a surface rate letter, such uses from Greenland are quite unusual. This stamp, both as a used single or on cover, is the KEY VALUE OF THE SET. Facit 2002 on-cover value SEK 800 (though this use is philatelic, the stamp pays a correct postage rate).
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39.00

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November 15, 1954 SAS First Regular Service from Los Angeles to København to Los Angeles. Flown on the Greenland-Denmark leg of flight. Official SAS "Scandinavia - Denmark" cachet picturing SAS flag, globe, and both the direct over-the-pole shorter route and a dotted line representing the longer route if flights were instead west across the Atlantic: Version with greenish blue color and WITH "SAS/DA NR. 4" letters/numbers at lower left. Franked with Greenland Scott #7 [1938 30 øre Polar Bear]. "SDR. STRØMFJORD" special SAS flight cancellation. "GRØNLANDS POSTKONTOR / KØBENHAVN K." 16 November 1954 (when all this incoming mail was canceled) receiving postmark on reverse, applied at the office of the Greenland Post Office in Denmark before onward carriage to Lyngby, Denmark. The 30 øre franking was correct for the postage rate to Denmark (this was not actual postal-rated airmail at the time).
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November 15, 1954 SAS First Regular Service from Los Angeles to København to Los Angeles. Flown on the Greenland-Denmark leg of flight. Privately mailed (philatelic) wide-size envelope. This would have been somehow sent to Greenland under cover, and then mailed from Greenland on the flight. Official SAS "POSTER ADVERTISING LABEL applied: "first over the pole" picturing SAS flag, globe, and both the direct over-the-pole shorter route and a thinner line representing the longer route if flights were instead west across the Atlantic: This label is not often seen. Franked with 3x of Greenland Scott #4 [1938 10 øre King] with some staining. "SDR. STRØMFJORD" special SAS flight cancellation. "GRØNLANDS POSTKONTOR / KØBENHAVN K." 16 November 1954 (when all this incoming mail was canceled) receiving postmark on reverse, applied at the office of the Greenland Post Office in Denmark before onward carriage to Hellebæk, Denmark. The 30 øre franking was correct for the postage rate to Denmark (this was not actual postal-rated airmail at the time). The cover was roughly opened and has some spots on the reverse, however, this type of privately sent cover is remarkably scarce for this flight; most of the covers were officially arranged by SAS.
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20.00

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June 10, 1979 First Greenlandair DASH-7 Flight: Godthåb-Narssarssuaq. Godthåb airplane-pictorial (matching the type of airplane used for the flight) cancellation; with Narssarssuaq receiver on front. SAS Philatelic Club cachet for Greenlandair Inc. Franked with Scott #81 [1972 90 øre Sled Dogs].
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ca.1979 Flight Route Map for GRØNLANDSFLY A/S, showing available flight services. A 109 x 157 mm "card" (but only paper weight) that is sometimes found as an insert in Greenandair first flight covers. The card was intended to be mailed to the SAS Philatelic Club to obtain announcement of future flight covers. An excellent collateral item to display along with 1970s-1980s flight covers. As of 2023, I have only seen a very few examples since 1979.
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ca.1955 stampless official mail 228 x 164 mm cover from GODTHÅB to the "Statesministeriet 2. departement / Grønlandsdepartementet" in Denmark. From the "Kæmneren i Godthåb" (violet handstamp on reverse), the treasurer or business office of the local commune administration, to the Danish State Department office handling Greenlandic affairs. The postmark is unclear, but this was in a small group of other stampless official mail covers dated around 1955 and thus is likely from that time period. Such items are extremely unusual; the vast majority were discarded upon receipt.
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241997
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ca.1955 stampless official mail 247 x 177 mm cover from JULIANEHÅB to the "Statesministeriet / Grønlandsdepartementet" in Denmark. From the "POLITIET I JULIANEHÅB" (violet crowned handstamp on front), POLICE Department, to the Danish State Department office handling Greenlandic affairs. As often the case with such official mail, there is no postmark. However, this was in a small group of other stampless official mail covers dated around 1955 and thus is likely from that time period. Such items are extremely unusual; the vast majority were discarded upon receipt. A wonderful item for a LAW ENFORCEMENT thematic collection -- I do not recall seeing any other Greenlandic police-related items.
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241998
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18 January 1955 stampless official mail 245 x 174 mm cover from JULIANEHÅB to the "Grønlandsdepartementet" in Denmark. From the "Landbrugsstationen, Jhb." (typed on reverse), the agriculture office for the local area, to the Danish State Department office handling Greenlandic affairs. The postmark is unusually clear and complete; scarce thus. Such items are extremely unusual; the vast majority were discarded upon receipt.
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2 October ca.1955 stampless official mail 234 x 190 mm cover from UMANAK to the "Statesministeriet 2. departement / Grønlandsdepartementet" in Denmark. From the "Kæmnerkontoret i Umanak" (violet handstamp on front), the treasurer or business office for the local administration, to the Danish State Department office handling Greenlandic affairs. As often the case with such official mail, there postmark is unclear (often it is not present at all). However, this was in a small group of other stampless official mail covers dated around 1955 and thus is likely from that time period. Such items are extremely unusual; the vast majority were discarded upon receipt.
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Dansk Nordostgrønlands Ekspedition 1938-39 (Danish Northeast Greenland Expedition 1938-39) official expedition fundraising post card with the official expedition 18 May 1939 postmark on various Danish stamps as usual. From 10 July 1938 to 16 September 1939, about 7000 cards were carried by the expedition. At the conclusion, the expedition was picked up at Mørkefjord by the ship Gustav Holm (see Scott #35-38) and taken via Scoresbysund (Greenland), to Isafjord, Iceland; from there they traveled directly back København, Denmark. Thus expedition cards also relate to Icelandic postal history! As listed by Wowern and DAKA GF6 catalogs... There are two types of the post card: A = short "i" in "Pris" and B = tall "i" in "Pris". There are two types of the postmark which the catalogs list but do not assign a type number, thus I assign: JSA Type 1 = 8 mm bridge and unbroken outer circle; JSA Type 2 = 7 mm bridge and break in outer circle over "OS" of "NORDOST". Upon arrival back in København, five different receiving postmarks are known. As of Wowern GF3 1976, only 15 of the possible 20 three-way combinations were known. DAKA GF6 1997 lists all 20 combinations almost all having identical prices, but I suspect that not all were known/documented. This example is: A-1-21: Card A (short i), Cancel 1 (8 mm), København 21 receiver, and forwarded within København. VF condition with minor mounting adhesion on reverse.
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