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224712 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
207 [1939 45 aur Geyser] (VF) on 28 June 1940 cover British censored (PC 90) cover addressed to the Seine-Inférieure (since 1954 known as Seine-Maritime) department of France. The letter did reach France, but received a 3-line violet handstamp "RETOUR A LENVOYEUR / RELATIONS POSTALES / INTERROMPUES" indicating that postal service was interrupted (due to the war). Somewhat worn at top, but inconsequential due to the rarity. This handstamp is occasionally found on letters from the U.S. to France, but is rare from other countries and extremely rare from Iceland (in 34 years I have not had another example). |
350.00 Reference |
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215322 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
194 (VF) [1935 1 kr Hekla Volcano] solo usage on 8 September 1941 UNDERCOVER ADDRESS airmail cover to Portugal with British censorship. Addressed to Helgi P. Briem, the Icelandic Trade Commissioner to Portugal at the time. Briem is known for forwarding letters from Iceland to Denmark, via neutral Portugal. Very scarce WWII cover; few examples are known. |
345.00 |
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229381 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
207 (VF) on 25 October 1941 surface mail cover addressed to Dr. Helgi P. Briem in Portugal. This envelope would have contained an "UNDERCOVER" LETTER for forwarding to Denmark. Censored by the British. Dr. Helgi P. Briem, at Rua da Victoria 7 III, Lisbon, Portugal, was the Icelandic Trade Commissioner to Portugal. Dr. Briem accepted "undercover" letters from Iceland for forwarding to Denmark. Postal service directly from Iceland to Denmark was suspended; mail had to pass through a neutral country such as Portugal. Such Icelandic UNDERCOVER MAIL is extremely scarce and largely unknown to most WWII postal history collectors. |
240.00 |
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229392 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. |
18.00 |
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229391 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. |
18.00 |
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229390 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. |
18.00 |
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234154 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
173 4-strip [1932 60 aur Gulfoss Waterfall] (F-VF) on 4 June 1945 airmail cover from REYKJAVIK to the U.S. with American cellophane censor tape 7650. Rate correct for 10 grams, all-in rate 240 from 1 Apr 1943 to Aug/Sep 1945. Some wear at top, but excellent example with censor tape in unusually good condition. |
40.00 |
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229396 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208Ac x3 on 8 August 1947 Registered air cover to Austria with Austrian censor. |
55.00 |