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1936 VATNAJØKULL Swedish-Icelandic Glacier Expedition official cacheted cover dated 14 June 1936, bearing a 4-block of the 5 aur 1935 Matthias Jochumsson issue (Scott #196), to Reykjavik. Vertical fold in center of cover; not obvious, well away from the stamps, cancels, and cachet. The bridge postmark handbook indicates that this postmark was used 1936-1938. The "post office" was operated by the expedition members and the postmark was used only during the short expeditions (summers only); the 1937 and 1938 expeditions were shorter with far fewer members. I do not recall ever seeing an example of the postmark used in 1937 or 1938. A wonderful example; one of only four expedition covers I have had in 44 years. ACTUAL item. |
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1959 Vatnajökull Expedition official cacheted NUMBERED cover, bearing Scott #302-4, 26 May, registered to the U.S., with Icelandic and U.S. backstamps. With official insert card. Minor delivery mark erasure on front, but very nice example. ACTUAL item. |
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1959 Vatnajökull Expedition official cacheted UNNUMBERED cover, bearing Scott #302-4, 8 June, registered within Iceland. With official insert card. Envelope a little aged. ACTUAL item. |
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1960 Vatnajökull Expedition official cacheted NUMBERED cover, bearing Scott #309-10, 7 June, within Iceland, with Reykjavik backstamp. Very fresh. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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1960 Vatnajökull Expedition, on private (business) envelope, bearing Scott #303, 7 June, within Iceland, with Reykjavik backstamp. Very fresh. Though certainly philatelic, one of only two "commercial looking" covers I have seen in 38 years from any of the expeditions. ACTUAL item. |
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1960 Vatnajökull Expedition, on private (business) envelope, bearing Scott #304 and C29, 7 June, registered within Iceland, with Reykjavik backstamp. Very fresh. Though certainly philatelic, one of only two "commercial looking" covers I have seen in 38 years from any of the expeditions. ACTUAL item. |
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1960 Vatnajökull Expedition, on private envelope, bearing Scott #324 (damaged) and C29 (used sells for $8.50), 7 June, registered WITH LABEL #1!!! within Iceland, with Reykjavik and Hafnarfjördur backstamps. Unsealed registered printed matter ("Prent."). Though certainly philatelic, one of only a few non-cacheted covers I have seen in 38 years from any of the expeditions. Address has been erased, but very unusual with registry label #1 (I am not sure how the numbering worked). ACTUAL item. |
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1961 Vatnajökull Expedition official cacheted NUMBERED cover, bearing Scott #C30-1, 12 June, registered within Iceland, with Reykjavik and ASGARDUR-GARD (postmark only in use 1958-1968) backstamps. Very fresh. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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1961 Vatnajökull Expedition, on 17 June FIRST DAY COVER for Scott #335-7, using "F.F.I." cacheted cover, registered within Iceland, with Reykjavik backstamp. Very fresh. ACTUAL item. |
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1962 Vatnajökull Expedition official cacheted NUMBERED cover, bearing Scott #325-6, 3 June, unaddressed. With official insert card. Superb. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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