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249357 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
1973 / 1982 Queen Margrethe Souvenir Card 1973 / 1982 issued by the Danish Red Cross (believed to be fundraising for Greenlandic child welfare). GREENLANDIC 10 øre Queen stamp with 16 April 1973 FIRST DAY cancellation and DANISH 1.60 kr red Queen stamp with 14 January 1982 cancellation. Cachet picture of the Queen, her husband, and her two children (one is now the King). The cachet text indicates issued by the Danish Red Cross on the occasion of her 10th anniversary as Queen (14.1.1972 - 14.1.1982), which is also the first day of the Danish stamp. However, what is not explained is the presence of the 1973 FD-canceled Greenlandic stamp and postmark. Either the cards were originally created in 1973 with only the Greenlandic stamp and then the cachet was printed in 1982 (that is planning ahead!!!!) or the Greenland postmark was applied later (possible, but fairly unlikely). Perhaps somebody can solve this puzzle! Now that the Queen has abdicated (14 January 2024), exactly 52 years after taking the throne, there is even greater interest in collecting Margrethe-themed philatelic items. Also, any unusual Greenlandic souvenir cards are always in great demand. As of November 2024, this is the only example of this souvenir card that I have ever had or to which I have seen any reference. [I would like to know more about it and to buy more examples.] REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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222573 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
1976 official post office souvenir card issued for Hafnia 76, commemorating the Royal Greenland Trade Department and bearing Scott #98-99 [1974 KGH issue: Kayaks and modern ship; unloading barrels of whale and seal blubber for making oil]. Old Wowern #4, Daka #1. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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234945 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
Greenland Thule Local Post 1979 Souvenir Card. Issued as DFF RC#7 in a series issued for the Danish Red Cross (the only one with a Greenlandic stamps). Bears official reprints, printed directly on the card, of the set of five Thule Local Post stamps, printed from original cliches, with printed/simulated perforations. Each card is serially numbered on the reverse. Eight sets of original cliches were used; the reverse of each card indicates that it uses cliches #1-8, thus there are eight different cards. The card also bears Scott #B8 Knud Rasmussen, the founder of the European community at Thule, with 7 June 1979 first day cancellation. This card can be very difficult to find. (This offer is for a single card with a random cliche number -- if you require a specific cliche number, please inquire; there may be an additional cost if a set has to be broken.) REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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| 234946 |
Thule Local Post 1979 Souvenir Card. Issued as #7 in a series issued by the Danish Red Cross (the only one with a Greenlandic stamps). Bears official reprints, printed directly on the card, of the set of five Thule Local Post stamps, printed from original cliches, with printed/simulated perforations. Each card is serially numbered on the reverse. Eight sets of original cliches were used; the reverse of each card indicates that it uses cliches #1-8, thus there are eight different cards. The card also bears Scott #B8 Knud Rasmussen, the founder of the European community at Thule, with 7 June 1979 first day cancellation. This card can be very difficult to find. The complete set of 8 cards with the 8 different cliche numbers |
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234947 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
Thule Local Post 1979 Souvenir Sheet. Issued by the Danish Red Cross (the only such item). Contains official reprints of the set of five Thule Local Post stamps, printed from original cliches. Perforated, ungummed. Each sheet is serially numbered on the reverse. Eight sets of original cliches were used; the reverse of each sheet indicates that it uses cliches #1-8, thus there are eight different sheets. (This offer is for a single sheet with a random cliche number -- if you require a specific cliche number, please inquire; there may be an additional cost if a set has to be broken.) REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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| 234948 |
Thule Local Post 1979 Souvenir Sheet. Issued by the Danish Red Cross (the only such item). Contains official reprints of the set of five Thule Local Post stamps, printed from original cliches. Perforated, ungummed. Each sheet is serially numbered on the reverse. Eight sets of original cliches were used; the reverse of each sheet indicates that it uses cliches #1-8, thus there are eight different sheets. The complete set of 8 sheets with the 8 different cliche numbers |
139.00 WANTED |
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222574 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
1980 souvenir card commemorating Polar Explorer Alfred Wegener and bearing Scott #81 [1972 90 øre Sled Dog Team]. Very much sought after. Old Wowern #9, Daka #2. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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249360 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Dr. Ernst Sorge (1930-1931 Wegner Greenland Expedition) COMMEMORATIVE / SOUVENIR CARD issued in East Germany (DDR) with 12 October 1983 DDR commemorative cancellation for Dr. Ernst Sorge. (The DDR Karl Marx Stadt stamp is unrelated to this subject.) Cacheted card showing Dr. Sorge cutting a block of ice for research. While not of Greenlandic origin, items issued by / from other countries that commemorate Greenlandic exploration are very unusual and very sought after. (If any actual 1930-1931 mail from Dr. Sorge actually exists it would be quite rare and valuable.) ACTUAL item. |
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236917 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
Queen Margrethe Series First Day Souvenir Card Pack 1980-1989 ("Dronning Margrethe Serien Føstedagsmappe 1980-1989") issued by the FGB (Foreningen Grønlandske Børn; Society for Greenlandic Children) in 1989 at the conclusion of issues of this long-running definitive series. Pack containing three interior panels, or souvenir cards, each with first day canceled sets of the seven issues in the series. 8500 packs issued, but very difficult to find now and sought after by Greenlandic, Slania, and Danish Royalty collectors. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
45.00 WANTED |