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224712 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
207 [1939 45 aur Geyser] (VF) on 28 June 1940 cover British censored (PC 90) cover addressed to the Seine-Inférieure (since 1954 known as Seine-Maritime) department of France. The letter did reach France, but received a 3-line violet handstamp "RETOUR A LENVOYEUR / RELATIONS POSTALES / INTERROMPUES" indicating that postal service was interrupted (due to the war). Somewhat worn at top, but inconsequential due to the rarity. This handstamp is occasionally found on letters from the U.S. to France, but is rare from other countries and extremely rare from Iceland (in 34 years I have not had another example). |
350.00 Reference |
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215322 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
194 (VF) [1935 1 kr Hekla Volcano] solo usage on 8 September 1941 UNDERCOVER ADDRESS airmail cover to Portugal with British censorship. Addressed to Helgi P. Briem, the Icelandic Trade Commissioner to Portugal at the time. Briem is known for forwarding letters from Iceland to Denmark, via neutral Portugal. Very scarce WWII cover; few examples are known. |
345.00 |
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229381 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
207 (VF) on 25 October 1941 surface mail cover addressed to Dr. Helgi P. Briem in Portugal. This envelope would have contained an "UNDERCOVER" LETTER for forwarding to Denmark. Censored by the British. Dr. Helgi P. Briem, at Rua da Victoria 7 III, Lisbon, Portugal, was the Icelandic Trade Commissioner to Portugal. Dr. Briem accepted "undercover" letters from Iceland for forwarding to Denmark. Postal service directly from Iceland to Denmark was suspended; mail had to pass through a neutral country such as Portugal. Such Icelandic UNDERCOVER MAIL is extremely scarce and largely unknown to most WWII postal history collectors. |
240.00 |
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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. |
24.00 |
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229392 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. |
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. |
18.00 |
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229390 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208A (VF) on 1944 U.S. Censored business size cover to U.S. |
18.00 |
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240344 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
206, 229 [1939 40 aur Geyser; 1939 2 kr Viking perf 14] (VF) on 5 March 1945 commercial airmail cover to the U.S., with U.S. censorship. Very clean and attractive. Nice blue airmail label and fully intact U.S. censor tape. The 40 aur Geyser is scarce as a simple used single stamp; it is quite hard to find on an attractive non-philatelic cover. The 2 kr Viking, while not scarce as a used stamp, is surprisingly hard to find on nice covers. |
60.00 |
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229396 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
208Ac x3 on 8 August 1947 Registered air cover to Austria with Austrian censor. |
55.00 |