Jay Smith & Associates: Norway: Booklets: Local Post Office Booklets

Welcome to the Scandinavian Philatelic Headquarters

Home > Price Lists > Norway > Booklets:

1 2 3 4 5

Norway: Booklets: Local Post Office Booklets

I have an extensive stock of all types and eras of Norwegian booklets, but they are not yet listed here. Please send your want list or let me know of your interests. The most recent specialized cataloging of Norwegian booklets is the current edition of the Norgeskatalogen [NK] (available; please inquire). The Facit Catalog also lists Norwegian booklets, but not in a specialized manner. I am able to fill want lists using the numbers of any of these catalogs. All booklets are NH, VF, complete and fresh, unless described otherwise.

Starting in 1991, the Norwegian post office authorized local town post offices (and ship-board post offices) to create and issue local booklets. The covers of the booklets reflect the local community; the stamps are normal sheet stamps placed in the booklets, attached by sheet selvage. In some cases different stamp issues were use (in the same booklet covers) over time. By the end of 2006 about 77 different major-number booklets had been issued (but more when considering multiple versions, containing different stamp issues. Since these were produced for local or local-tourist consumption, the quantities issued are usually small; ranging from approximately 200 to 2000, with a very few having higher quantities. They could only be obtained from the issuing local post office. While these may sound like an attempt to sell more stamps to collectors, the fact is that very little effort was made to sell them to the philatelic trade (for example, I did not know about them until several years after the issues started) and the broader philatelic world either found out about them years later or even still does not know about them. The 1991-2006 issues are cataloged (but not priced) in "Det lille bibliotek, bind 3" (The Little Library, volume 3) which is available from me (#18183). The cataloging beyond 2006 is in volume 4. I have more (different) of these booklets than are listed here; if you are seeking something specific or would be generally interested, please let me know. I also have most of the normal nationally issued booklets in stock.

The website illustrations show the front and back covers, and the inside with the pane unfolded if it was issued folded. The items only exist, and thus will be supplied, with the panes folded if that is how they were issued. The generic website illustration may show a marginal position of the pane, such as a corner block, but the item supplied may not include that feature; if that specific position is important to you, please inquire before ordering.

Local Post Office Booklets

Top

Item #

Quality & Description

IMAGES: Hover mouse pointer over image to determine if ACTUAL image of item OR a REPRESENTATIVE sample image of item.
Click for more information

Never
Hinged

US$

248049

Local Booklet LH 1 A: THE FIRST LOCAL BOOKLET ISSUED. Summer 1991. Land of the Midnight Sun (ship Midnatsol) booklet cover with postal logo at lower left. Containing top mounted pane of 10 Scott #996 [1991 4.00 Norden 1991: Globe sculpture at Nordkapp, midnight sun setting]. This booklet cover was used for containing two different stamp issues; this version had an issue quantity of only 1700. Great topical item for the Norden common theme, Arctic regions, sculpture, geography, etc. As of 2/2024, I have only had only two or three examples of this booklet, including this example.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

241083

Local Booklet LH 5 I: 1992 Flåmsbana (railway line) containing pane of 10 Scott #1025 [1992 4.20 Europa: passenger ship and New York skyline]. This is the first of two printings of this booklet containing this stamp; 1000 were issued of this printing, 1130 of the second printing (the printing information is inside the booklet cover). A third printing using the same cover contained different stamps. Great topical item: trains, Europa, ships, U.S. / New York, emigration from Norway, etc. NH VF. I have only had two or three examples of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.

248050

Local Booklet LH 16: 22 September 1995 (also date of stamp issue). United Nations 50th Anniversary; picture of UN Forces in the Middle East. Containing left mounted pane of 10 Scott #1104 [1995 UN 50th anniversary; clean water supply]. Issue quantity of only 2200. Great topical item for UN, Middle East, water / health. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248051

Local Booklet LH 18-Left: 15 June 1996. Svinesund Bridge 50th Anniversary. Containing left mounted pane of 10 Scott #1009 [1995 4.50 kr King Harald]. Issue quantity of only 2500 total of both mountings. Great topical item for bridges and history (important early western transit point to between Norway and Denmark, figuring prominently in early postal history). As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet with this mounting.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248052

Local Booklet LH 18-Right: 15 June 1996. Svinesund Bridge 50th Anniversary. Containing right mounted pane of 10 Scott #1009 [1995 4.50 kr King Harald]. Issue quantity of only 2500 total of both mountings. Great topical item for bridges and history (important early western transit point to between Norway and Denmark, figuring prominently in early postal history). As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet with this mounting.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248053

Local Booklet LH 22: 20 February 1997 (also date of stamp issue). VM På Ski 97 Trondheim skiing competition. Containing left mounted pane of 10 Scott #1154 [1997 5.00 kr Nordic Skiing Championships]. Issue quantity of 5000. Great topical item for skiing, winter sports, athletics. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248054

Local Booklet LH 28: 3 July 1997. Stavern (town) Jubilee. Containing left mounted pane of 8 Scott #1158 [1997 3.70 kr Portrait of King and Queen]. Issue quantity of only 1000. Cover pictures local buildings and the Stavern lighthouse at upper right. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248055

Local Booklet LH 33: 18 February 1999. Alexander L. Kielland (writer) 150th anniversary of birth. Containing top mounted pane at left end of left side, of 8 Scott #1211 [1999 4.00 Flowers (wood anemone)]. Issue quantity of only 1,999. The name of this author was also that of the North Sea oil platform that capsized in 1980, killing 123 workers. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248056

Local Booklet LH 36: September 2000. Nordia 2002 booklet #1: "Nupen Anglegget" sculpture at Kristiansand harbor. Containing top mounted pane at right end of right side, of 8 Scott #1264 [2000 4.20 Childrens Art, Year 2000]. Issue quantity of only 700! As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248057

Local Booklet LH 37: June 2001. Nordia 2002 booklet #2: Setesdal Mineral Park. Containing right mounted pane at right end of right side, of 8 Scott #1277 [2001 4.00 Aase Bye (actress)]. Issue quantity of only 1400. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

Local Post Office Booklets continued ...

Top

Item #

Quality & Description

IMAGES: Hover mouse pointer over image to determine if ACTUAL image of item OR a REPRESENTATIVE sample image of item.
Click for more information

Never
Hinged

US$

248058

Local Booklet LH 43: 10 October 2002. Nordia 2002 booklet #6. Cover pictures the "five Norden Swans". Containing right mounted souvenir sheet at right end of right side, Scott #1310a [2001 7.00 Alfred Nobel] which has a perfin "NO 02". Issue quantity of only 1000. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

248059

Local Booklet LH 51: 21 November 2003. "Frefil 03" stamp show. Cover pictures the "Polar ship Gjøa" for the 75th anniversary of Roald Amundsen death. Containing top mounted strip of 5 on left end of right side, Scott #1359 [2003 5.50 King Olav 1903-2003]. Issue quantity of only 1000. As of 2/2024, I have only had only this one example of this booklet.

Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
SOLD

241084

Local Booklet LH ?: 2010. Issued by the Fredrikstad Post Office. Contains a pane of two personalized stamps showing a painting by Øivind Sand. The personalized stamp FRAME is NK #PF5 / Scott #1557. I do not have any other listing information about this booklet and it is the only example I have ever seen.

15.00

Home > Price Lists > Norway > Booklets:

1 2 3 4 5

© 2001-2011, 2012 Jay Smith & Associates   webmaster@JaySmith.com
I respect your privacy: Email, Privacy, and Data Security Policy.
Jay Smith & Associates   P.O. Box 650   Snow Camp, NC 27349-0650   USA
Toll-Free Phone (US & Canada): 1-800-447-8267   Phone: 336-376-9991   Fax: 336-376-6750   Email: js@JaySmith.com