U.S. NAVY "APR / 23 / 194? / NOBI" Naval Operating Base Iceland hand cancel on patriotic cover with double-lined circular magenta "PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR" handstamp. Very scarce postmark; listed by 1995-96 Facit at SEK 2200 (2003 $ = $260).
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"U.S. NAVY 5 / MAR / 1946" postmark on patriotic cover with magenta handstamp "Camp Knox, U.S.N.O.B. Iceland." (U.S. Naval Operating Base Iceland). NOBI covers are quite scarce. Camp Knox was the first naval shore base built.