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Iceland: New Arrivals: Diverse Items

Newly acquired items worthy of your attention. These may or may not be described with quite as much detail as usual, however, as always, your satisfaction is guaranteed. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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234112

Denmark #59 [1905 3 øre Wavy Line - Numeral, crown watermark] (VF) on 24 August 1908 picture post card locally used with "KJØBENHAVN / K.*K.*B." postmark. The card is a dramatic printed photo scene of an unnamed Icelandic village on a spit of land extending into a mountain-ringed fjord; the card imprint (maker?) is "K. Rösinkranzson, Önundarfjöður" [Iceland]. The message is datelined 24 July, one month before the postmark; it was likely hand carried back to Denmark where it was mailed.

12.00

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234115

Bearded fisherman and son, in rain gear. Real photo card, produced in Iceland, probably 1950s. Mint with some minor flaking at right edge, but otherwise VF.

6.00

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234116

Icelandic woman in traditional dress. Printed photo card, made in Denmark, probably 1920s. Mint Superb.

10.00

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234117

Viking ship themed card commemorating events of year 874. Extremely ornate, produced in Iceland, the artwork (and probably the card) in 1912). However, the card has been twice repurposed, once for a 1958 stamp show (with tied stamp show labels which are actually quite scarce canceled), and again for a 1982 first day of a Viking theme stamp. Generally worn and with some foxing. The card in nice, original condition would be a valuable item.

15.00

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234118

Clothes washing in hot springs. Color card, produced in Iceland, probably around 1915-1925. Mint Superb front, but back with linen hinge attachments.

15.00

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234119

Snow shoeing in mountains with legend "Úr Jósefsdal". Real photo card, produced in Iceland, probably around 1955. Mint Superb.

10.00

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234121

Austurvóllur public square in Reykjavik, showing a huge number of people (for Iceland) and a band playing. Real photo card, produced in Iceland, probably in the 1930s. Mint Superb.

20.00

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234122

Clothes washing in hot springs, Reykjavik. Printed photo, yellowish card, produced in Iceland, probably in the 1930s. This is a real scene, not the romanticized version. Mint VF.

20.00

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234123

Reykjavik street scene: people, cars, trucks, electrical wiring. Color card, produced in Iceland, probably around 1915-1925. Mint VF front, but back with linen hinge attachments.

20.00

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234124

Aerial view of Reykjavik harbor and town layout. Real photo card, produced in Iceland, probably around 1950. Mint Superb. Rare subject matter.

30.00

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234125

Whole-country map with legend of districts. Color card, produced in Iceland, probably around 1950. Mint Superb. Rare subject matter.

35.00

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234129

Neskaupstadur harbor/village scene. Color photo card, produced in Iceland. Stamp affixed to face with NESKAUPSTADUR bridge cancel and cancel again struck on wafer affixed to face. Wonderful combination of scene and postmark.

15.00

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234130

Set of 10 beautifully produced color photo cards, with gold map imprint, showing scenes of Iceland. Produced in Iceland, probably in the 1970s. Mint Superb.

18.00

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234131

Icelandic Boy Scout in uniform. Produced in the U.S., 1968. Mint Superb.

4.00

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234132

Nordic (Norden) House. Color photo card, produced in Iceland, 1960s. On face of card Scott #404-5 [1969 Norden set] canceled with first day postmarks and bearing Nordic House handstamp.

10.00

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234134

Herðubreið Mountain. Color photo card, produced in Iceland. On address side bears Scott #438 which pictures the mountain and canceled (not mailed) with GRÍMSSTAÐIR bridge cancel (type B2a) which Facit values at SEK 200. Very nice accent piece with matching picture and stamp.

22.00

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234135

Seyðisfjörður town/harbor scene with inset of fish processing scene. Color photo card, produced in Iceland. Message (not mailed) dated 1984. Unusual type of card showing commercial activity.

5.00

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234164

Viking ship Ellidi, highly stylized painting. Real photo card (black/white) of painting, produced in Iceland, probably in the 1930s. Handwritten notation on address side says "Long Serpent", which is both the name of a real Viking ship and a more generic name for some Viking ships. A 2006 Faroese stamp issue commemorated a battle in which The Long Serpent was involved. In sagas, Ellidi shows up as the name of the ship of Thorstein Vikingson in "The Story of Frithiof the Bold". Mint Superb.

15.00

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234165

Reykjavik town scene looking toward harbor. Color card, produced in Iceland, probably around 1910. Mint F-VF.

20.00

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233400

1905 Perforated ("K"ARITAS) full sheet of four with unusually light gray overprint on falcon. Top stamps lightly hinged, bottom stamps never hinged. Wonderfully fresh and attractive.

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310.00

233401

1905 Perforated ("K"ARITAS) full sheet of four with medium gray overprint on falcon. All NH with VF/F-VF centering. Insignificant selvage perf separation at bottom left. Wonderful!

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350.00

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233402

1905 Perforated ("K"ARITAS) full sheet of four with unusually dark gray overprint on falcon. Upper right and lower left seals lightly hinged, other seals never hinged. Wonderfully fresh and attractive with unusually nice appearance.

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330.00

233405

UMF 1917 5 Aur Imperforate Christmas Seal. Mint Superb, very lightly hinged. One of the rarest Christmas Seals of Iceland. AFA 2007 Seal Catalog value DKK 3000 = $585 [1/2010]. Rarely offered and very seldom in such attractive quality.

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470.00

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233407

1911 Perforated ("C"ARITAS) without gray overprint on falcon. Full sheet of 20. NH with VF-Superb centering. An extraordinarily rare sheet; I have only recorded two examples of this full sheet in 36 years (I had both, this is one of the two). The break-up value of this sheet is around $1400, however, it should have much greater value due to its rarity.

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1400.00

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233408

1904 Perforated ("C"ARITAS) with gray overprint on falcon. Mint Superb, lightly hinged. The second-scarcest Christmas Seal of Iceland. AFA 2007 Seal Catalog value DKK 4000 = $780 [1/2010]! Wonderfully fresh and attractive.

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650.00

Icelandic Christmas Seal Collection 1913-1958 Mint.

Icelandic Christmas Seal Collection 1913-1958. The complete set of 45 seals (there was no 1917 issue), from the first issue, all Mint. The vast majority are VF -- it is obvious that this collector carefully selected the best quality. Very fresh and neatly presented on album pages; virtually all appear to have light (peelable) first hinges. I note that the 1914 and 1925 seals lack gum (and the price has been properly adjusted) -- at a modest cost I can upgrade them upon request. Usually such collections have "clunkers" in them, but this collection is very nice! Individual retail totals over $440! Icelandic seals are among the scarcest -- this is a great opportunity to get the complete early collection. [233294]

265.00

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233003

Scott #3 Imperforate 1942 official reprint, without watermark, Black text on reverse "Nytryk til Standard-Katalog" issued without gum. Officially authorized by the post office for inclusion in a 1942 stamp catalog. All were hinged onto a small piece of paper with text and then placed inside a tiny glassine envelope. Listed by Facit as #3N and is the only official reprint of any Icelandic Skilling issue. Extremely difficult to find! Perfect condition as issued.

29.50

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215316

PÓSTSTJÓRNIN crown / posthorn letter seal. Oval, scalloped edges. Red on white paper, crown above, posthorn below. On piece from reverse of 1925 registered (tied by British blue lines) cover transiting Edinburgh 24 August 1925 and either transiting or arriving (probably) in København 27 August 1925. This may "just" be an official post office letter seal. However, often such were used to "officially seal" letters. I can only recall having one other such seal about 15-20 years ago. If anything, this price is on the low side for such an item from Iceland.

75.00

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215317

Scott #O1 [4 Skilling Green Official] complete FORGERY attributed to the Spiro Brothers. Without backprint. Perforated 13.75 top and 12.75 bottom and sides. With fake single-ring Reykjavik (no date) cancel and fake 5-ring mute cancel. Used VF, thinned (as usual). This forgery is much scarcer than those by the same maker of the regular postage stamp issues.

45.00

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215318

Scott #O2 [8 Skilling Pale Lilac Official] complete FORGERY attributed to the Spiro Brothers. Without backprint. Perforated 13.75 top and right, 12.75 on left, bottom unmeasurable due to quality. No cancellation. Mint, small tear, poor perfs at bottom. This forgery is much scarcer than those by the same maker of the regular postage stamp issues.

30.00

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215319

Scott #O2 [8 Skilling Pale Lilac Official] complete FORGERY attributed to the Spiro Brothers. Without backprint. Perforated 11.25 top, right, and bottom; perforated 10.75 on left. Fake single-ring Reykjavik (no date) cancel. Used VF, thinned (as usual). This forgery is much scarcer than those by the same maker of the regular postage stamp issues.

35.00

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221472

U.S. Military censorship of photographs and cards: "PHOTOGRAPH / PASSED BY / BASE CENSOR" double-ring circular censor handstamp in black on unused linen-finish, U.S.-made picture post card. The card was created in 1939 by/for the Icelandic Commission to the New York Worlds Fair and illustrates Hvanneyri, a model farm showing off Icelandic agricultural progress. The card was probably sold at the military base PX in Iceland for soldiers to use writing home. Examples of this censorship handstamp are extremely scarce; I have only seen them on unused cards.

90.00

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222063

O8, Facit #TJ8PT Plate Proof. Imperforate single on ungummed, unwatermarked paper, in issued green color.

185.00

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222064

193 [1935 10 aur Dynjandi Waterfall] design stamp-sized photographic essay model by artist Johannes Britze ca.1935. This version shows a design extremely similar to the issued stamp with double-lined outer frame and cross-lined background. (Other versions exist which are not as close to the issued design.) Photographic paper with image of design and perforations on a black background, with white outer border. Mounted on grayish green card stock. Such essays for Icelandic stamps are very rare. Though we know virtually nothing about the practices in this case, typically such items are produced in only a very few examples for presentation and approval of postal officials. I have only seen this one example of this essay in 33 years. Also a wonderful thematic item for the Waterfall collector.

300.00

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222065

194 [1935 1 kronur Hekla Volcano] design stamp-sized photographic essay model by artist Johannes Britze ca.1935. This version shows a design extremely similar to the issued stamp with double-lined outer frame and cross-lined background. (Other versions exist which are not as close to the issued design.) Photographic paper with image of design and perforations on a black background, with white outer border, surrounded by black outer border. Mounted on grayish green card stock. Such essays for Icelandic stamps are very rare. Though we know virtually nothing about the practices in this case, typically such items are produced in only a very few examples for presentation and approval of postal officials. I have only seen this one example of this essay in 33 years. Also a wonderful thematic item for the Volcano and Geology collector.

300.00

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222066

194 [1935 1 kronur Hekla Volcano] design stamp-sized photographic essay model by artist Johannes Britze ca.1935. This version shows a similar to the issued stamp, but: without outer frame lines; with text in left, top, and right frames; ISLAND centered at bottom; 1 over KR on both left and right sides. (Other versions exist which are closer to the issued design.) Photographic paper with image of design and perforations on a black background, with white outer border. Mounted on grayish green card stock. Such essays for Icelandic stamps are very rare. Though we know virtually nothing about the practices in this case, typically such items are produced in only a very few examples for presentation and approval of postal officials. I have only seen this one example of this essay in 33 years. Also a wonderful thematic item for the Volcano and Geology collector.

300.00

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222068

A fantasy "Cinderella stamp" believed to have been privately made by American collector Brad Arch to resemble a non-existent 1 kronur AKUREYRI essay of a postage stamp or savings stamp or local revenue stamp. Very interesting production method: This is photographically printed directly onto thick photographic paper that has been perforated and gummed. The design itself is a model that shows it was assembled (prior to photographing) by cutting and pasting artwork, etc., as a stamp artist might do in the early stages of experimentation. The design includes the town emblem of AKUREYRI and the denomination "1" in lower left corner and "KR" in the lower right. No such genuine item has been recorded. However, examples of this fantasy stamp, offered as a essay or a savings stamp, have been sold at auction for considerable sums. (I have not seen the true story of this "stamp" published anywhere else.) Quite an interesting item regardless of its source.

35.00

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222307

U.S. Military censorship of photographs and cards: "PHOTOGRAPH / PASSED BY / BASE CENSOR" double-ring circular censor handstamp in black on unused real photo, locally-made picture post card showing part of downtown Reykjavík. Examples of this censorship handstamp are extremely scarce; I have only seen them on unused cards.

90.00

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