| 1938-1947 Geyser |  Top |
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229395 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
203 pair, 208B, 229 (VF) on 1945 air cover to the U.S. Scarce franking! ACTUAL item. |
85.00 |
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400202 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #203 x10 PLUS 13 Fish stamps [1938 15 aur Geysir / Geyser] (Fine/F-VF/VF) June 1945 (might be 1 June) legal-size heavy airmail cover to the U.S. from ISAFJORDUR. Franked with 10 examples of the 15 aur GEYSIR stamp (which alone sell for $6 - $12 each as Used stamps, depending upon centering!), plus 13 FISH STAMPS: 5 aur x3; 10 aur Gray x8; and 50 aur x2. The total postage paid was 345 aur. However, the postal rate appears to work out to only 330 aur: 1 APR 1943 through AUG/SEPT 1945 (exact end date of period is not known); the surface rate was 60 aur per 20 grams and the airmail surcharge was 90 aur per 5 grams. It was very common for such errors / differences to occur at the time, especially in the smaller towns out in the "provinces" where such mail was relatively unusual -- this is still considered to be acceptable. In fact, from August 1945 through March 1946, many of the postal rates seem to be formally unrecorded because of the chaos following WWII. There are the remains of U.S. censorship tape on the left end of the envelope. A spectacular and "rare" cover with extremely unusual franking (the Geysir stamps). ACTUAL item. |
175.00 |
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400201 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #204 [1938 20 aur Geysir / Geyser] (Fine) correct franking on ca.1938 (the date in the cancel is very light, but appears to be 1938 or 1939) real-photo picture post card (river scene of Skaftafellsgil; published in Iceland) from REYKJAVIK to England. Solo uses of this stamp can be quite hard to find. This picture post card is in excellent mailed condition. The exact same card (but unused) sold in 2023 for about $24 in an Icelandic auction) -- Icelandic real-photo cards are quite unusual. ACTUAL item. |
SOLD |
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244916 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
207 3-STRIP [1940 45 aur Geyser] (VF) on 23 November 1942 registered commercial U.S. CENSORED business-size cover to the U.S. 135 aur postal rate is for a triple-weight (>40 to 60 grams) surface mail cover to worldwide countries outside Scandinavia: postage 95 aur, registration 40 aur (both elements 1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1942 inclusive). Very fresh and attractive example of commercial mail that was critically important to Iceland during WWII. ACTUAL item. |
24.00 |
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244917 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
207 [1940 45 aur Geyser] (VF) solo use on 23 February 1940 commercial (European size) cover to the U.S. This stamp was issued 6 January 1940 for this 45 aur single-weight postal rate for worldwide countries outside Scandinavia (1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1942 inclusive). With some edge wear but neat and attractive. ACTUAL item. |
12.00 |
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229387 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) solo use on 29 January 1946 business size cover to U.S. ACTUAL item. |
16.00 |
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229390 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. ACTUAL item. |
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. ACTUAL item. |
18.00 |
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229392 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. ACTUAL item. |
18.00 |
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229394 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A 4-strip (VF) on 1945 air cover to U.S. on business size envelope. Scarce usage. ACTUAL item. |
35.00 |
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