| 1949-1960 Issues |  Top |
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241643 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
279 [1953 70 aur Manuscript] (VF) solo use on 9 December 1957 surface printed matter rate (70 aur to 50 grams, 1 October 1953 - 30 June 1958) cover to the U.S. The envelope is unsealed, indicating printed matter. Commercial mail sent to a company, with company receiver on reverse. 1957 CHRISTMAS SEAL (tiny scuff) TIED BY CANCELLATION! This seal is very seldom seen properly tied to a non-philatelic cover. ACTUAL item. |
39.00 |
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229398 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
281 (VF) solo use on 1953 cover to U.S. Postmark probably BRUARLAND. ACTUAL item. |
25.00 |
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244921 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
281 [1953 1.75 kr Old Manuscripts] (F-VF) solo use on 25 March 1955 airmail picture postcard with "KEFLAVIK / FLUGVÖLLUR" bridge cancellation, to the U.S. The 1.75 kr franking is a 5 aur convenience overpayment of the 1.70 kr rate -- there was never a 1.70 kr stamp in this rate period. The total 170 aur postal rate is the surface world (outside Scandinavia) postcard rate (100 aur) plus the minimum airmail surcharge amount (70 aur); 1 October 1953 - 30 June 1958 inclusive. Locally published postcard picturing Þórsmörk above the Krossá river. Minor wear at top of card. Surprisingly scarce solo use of this stamp, though a small convenience overpayment, this was typically how this rate was actually paid. This cancellation device is especially interesting to collectors of bridge cancellations: It has no lower bridge line; similar to type B5 which has no upper bridge line, but to my knowledge a type number has not been assigned to this one with no lower bridge line. However, Þorsteins in his 2003 bridge cancels book lumped this cancel into type B6; it seems to be the only such postmark with no lower bridge line (in that catalog the cancel is valued at 10 Euro. ACTUAL item. |
20.00 |
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229410 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
285, 279 (VF) on 1955 business size air cover to U.S. #285 is scarce on cover. ACTUAL item. |
35.00 |
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234454 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
304 [1957 10 kr Öræfajökull Glacier] (VF) solo use on 22 August 1958 domestic parcel card for one 800 gram parcel from Reykjavik to Hvalfirdi. This use falls in the 1 July 1958 through 29 February 1960 rate period. The rate to 1 kg was 700; the remaining 300 could have been either registration or COD fee (up to 100 kr), though this is not indicated on the card. Scarce solo use. Parcel cards are scarce. ACTUAL item. |
38.00 |
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229376 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
311, 333 (Facit #359, 381) on 28 December 1962 printed matter surface rate cover to England, and forwarded. 160 aur franking was the rate 1 September 1961 thru 31 December 1962. ACTUAL item. |
8.00 |
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229407 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
320, 321 [1959 90 aur, 2 kr Ducks] (VF) on 1963 air printed matter cover to U.S. Scarce! ACTUAL item. |
35.00 |