| 1948 Hekla Volcano |  Top |
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229366 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
219, 247 x2, 249, 251 x2 on very scarce 25 November 1949 airmail express cover with scarce Icelandic EXPRESS label. To England, with Glasgow, Scotland transit postmark. |
50.00 |
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221480 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
249 [50 aur Hekla volcano] and 267 [2 kronur definitive] (VF) on attractive 1952 airmail cover from HALLDORSSTADIR to the U.S. 10 aur convenience overpayment as was typical at the time. Large Kansas City (MO) pointing hand return to sender marking along with numerous other handstamps and postmarks. The sender, a well-known bird egg collector (as well as stamp collector) was writing to the Kansas City Zoological Society, but did not supply a complete address. A very nice postal history item; covers returned to Iceland are scarce. |
39.00 |
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229388 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
C29, 219, 249 (VF) on 1951 airmail business size cover to the U.S. |
14.00 |
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229362 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
250 [60 aur Hekla Volcano solo usage] (VF) on 24 August 1949 surface cover to the US. 60 aur paid the surface rate to 20 grams through 14 November 1949, thus a period of use of only about 11 months. |
19.00 |
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229364 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
251, 254 (VF) on February 1950 airmail cover to the U.S. This 135 aur 3 gram airmail rate was only in use from 15 Nov 1949 thru 22 March 1950 -- about four months. Scarce stamps on cover. |
19.00 |