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Scott #138, 141 [1985 10 kr Halibut; 1983 50 kr Salmon] (VF) on very clean and neat 2 May 1986 DOMESTIC, INSURED parcel card for a single 5.170 kg package, with an insurance value of Dkr 3000, sent from "JULIANEHÅB / KAKORTOQ / 1" to NUUK (Godthåb) with receiving postmark (office stamp style) "POSTSTATIONEN / NUUK / 13 MAY 1886 / 3900" on the reverse. Pink insured "V" numbered postal label, with violet handstamp "3920 Qaqortoq" [yet another spelling for Julianehåb] is affixed. "SKIBPOST" (ship mail) instruction typed at top of card. This card has been unusually neatly prepared with typed information and a very neatly struck postal markings. Parcel cards sent WITHIN Greenland ("domestic" uses) are surprisingly seldom offered; the vast majority of Greenland parcel cards seen on the market are for parcels sent to Denmark. It is also unusual to find "pure" frankings (all stamps of from the same stamp issue, in this case the popular Fish issue). Lastly, insured parcel cards, especially domestic uses, are quite unusual. The 60.00 franking appears to be a .20 convenience overpayment for 50.80 postage required: Surface parcel within Greenland 1-5 kg 20.00 kr, 1986-Jan-23 thru 1987-Jan-11; plus Insurance base fee of 30.00 kr for LESS THAN 3000 kr insurance, plus 0.40 kr per additional 1000 kr (i.e. 2x), insurance fee 1986-Jan-23 thru 1988-Jan-10. The sender specified 3000.00 kr of insurance which is 1 kr more than the initial fee step (of LESS THAN 1000.00 kr); if the sender had specified insurance of 2999.00 kr, the fee would have 0.40 kr less! ACTUAL item. |
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