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223435 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
281, 286B [1942 15 øre and 1945 50 øre Christian X] (VF) on 28 October 1946 air cover to Czechoslovakia. Correct 65 øre air rate. Unusual destination right after WWII. ACTUAL item. |
9.00 |
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223436 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
282 x2, 283 [1942 20 øre and 1943 25 øre Christian X] (VF) on 23 August 1946 air cover to Czechoslovakia. Correct 65 øre air rate. Unusual destination right after WWII. ACTUAL item. |
8.00 |
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249239 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
285a, 286A, 287A, 300 Plate Block [1945 35 øre ANILINE ROSE, 1946 45 øre olive and 75 øre blue Christian X, 1946 Tycho Brahe, astronomer] (VF) on 16 December 1946 airmail cover from "KØBENHAVN 13 /2" to the U.S. with not-tied 1946 Christmas seals. The distinctive Aniline Rose 35 øre is quite scarce on cover; the 75 ø is unusual on cover. The Tycho Brahe is in a fully-margined lower right plate block #741 -- "extremely scarce" on cover. The 235 øre total franking is correct for a 15 gram airmail letter to the U.S. as follows: surface letter to 20 grams 40 øre (1 June 1942 - 31 May 1950) and airmail surcharge 65 øre per 5 grams (3 October 1946 - 31 December 1946). This airmail rate is quite scarce, in use for only 89 days. Though sent between stamp collectors, this is properly postally used. Very attractive and remarkably fresh. ACTUAL item. |
14.00 |
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401854 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #281 [1942 15 øre Green Christian X] (VF) on 21 June 1945 airmail use of POSTAL CARD Ringstrom #100, Fabr # (Print #) 139a [1941 25 øre "Kæmpehøj" (giant burial mound or dolmen)] to Finland. The 40 øre total franking is correct: 25 øre post card surface rate to World (non-Nordic) countries [1940 July 1 thru 1950 May 31] plus the 15 øre air surcharge to European countries [1933 Nov 1 thru 31 Oct 1949]. While Finland is usually thought of as a Nordic rate country for covers from other Nordic countries, at least by 5 June 1945 if not earlier, Denmark classified Finland as a European rate country. This card is an excellent example of the correct component rate use in the period; the 25 øre card was specifically issued (i.e. with "Carte Postale" text) for international postal card use and the in-period use of the 15 øre stamp perfectly pays the airmail surcharge. Danish airmail to Finland is remarkably unusual in the early post-WWII years. In excellent quality, mailed from "KØBENHAVN 6", with neatly typed text on both sides, and with a clear post-war Danish censorship handstamp #248. Uses of this postal card are surprisingly scarce, especially via airmail, and especially in such nice quality. While 21 June 1945 is well after liberation day (5 May 1945), the date this card was mailed is still historically significant in Denmark. 1) On June 21, 1945, the Danish Division of the German Mine Sweeping Administration was officially formed [German sailors tasked for the dangerous job of clearing mines in Danish waters], with considerable controversy. On June 21, 1945, the Eksercergården refugee camp in Tønder was officially inaugurated, again with considerable controversy. 3) And, also on June 21, 1945, driven by the horrific conditions in those very refugee camps and the volatile public desire for revenge, 68 Danish clergymen issued a famous joint public statement via the Ritzaus Bureau, imploring Danish citizens to "Hold your heads cool, but your hearts warm." A very interesting, attractive, and scarce item during the immediate post-war aftermath. ACTUAL item. |
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249241 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
296 x2 [1945 40 øre Christian X 75th Birthday] (VF) Two stamps on 22 April 1947 airmail cover from "KØBENHAVN 31" to the U.S. The 80 øre total franking is correct for a 5 gram airmail letter to the U.S. as follows: surface letter to 20 grams 40 øre (1 June 1942 - 31 May 1950) and airmail surcharge 40 øre per 5 grams (1 January 1947 - 26 January 1948). This airmail rate is hard to find, in use for only about 13 months. Also this stamp is harder to find on cover, especially when NOT mixed with other stamp issues. Very fresh and attractive, especially for a light-weight airmail envelope. ACTUAL item. |
9.00 |
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223438 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
325 x3, 323, 334, 335 [1951 55 øre Brown Frederik IX and other values of set: 25 Light Blue, 30 Brownish Red, 40 Gray] (VF) on a 25 May 1954 registered airmail business-size envelope to the U.S. The envelope is a little aged, but the stamps are all VF. The rate is correct for 20 grams: 60 for surface rate to 20 grams, 40 registry fee, 4 x 40 airmail surcharge. The net of the three rate components make this rate possible only from 1 July 1953 through 31 March 1957. This unassuming cover is an extremely scarce item! The 55 øre Brown is rare on cover: AFA 2007 lists it at DKK 1200 = US$210 for a typical usage. This usage is much more interesting, with three examples of the stamp and the franking is "pure" Frederik IX! ACTUAL item. |
175.00 |
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249242 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
326 Pair [1950 70 øre green Frederik IX] (VF) on 9 September 1955 airmail cover from "KØBENHAVN 21 /3" to the U.S. The 140 øre total franking is correct for a 10 gram airmail letter to the U.S. as follows: surface letter to 20 grams 60 øre (1 July 1952 - 14 May 1965) and airmail surcharge 40 øre per 5 grams (1 July 1953 - 30 June 1981). This stamp is not often found on cover, especially NOT mixed with other stamp issues. ACTUAL item. |
8.00 |