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401597 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1961 April 18 metered LARGE PIECE with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) in the amount of 355 øre which would correctly the 30 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus 55 øre for the second weight step (20-40 grams), plus the surcharge to the U.S. of 35 øre for each 5 grams [30 grams would be six airmail weight steps] (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Cut from a yellowish brown large envelope. Based on the complete envelopes that this accompanied, this was sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C.. Even a metered NATO piece such as this is very seldom seen. The higher postal rate must be extremely unusual! ACTUAL item. |
8.00 |
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401590 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 February 14 metered cover, airmail to the U.S. with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 160 øre 10 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH WOVEN PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with lightweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Blue handstamped "Purchasing & Contracting Office / Certified official mail." and with handwritten initials. Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this; they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
24.00 |
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401594 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 February 28 metered cover, airmail to the U.S. with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 160 øre 10 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH SOLID PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with heavyweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Handwritten "Official Mail" and "OPS AFNORTH", with initials. Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this; they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
24.00 |
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401595 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 September 11 metered cover, airmail to the U.S. with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 160 øre 10 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH SOLID PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with heavyweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Handwritten "Official Mail" and "OPS", with initials. Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this; they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
24.00 |
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401589 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 March 7 metered cover, airmail to the U.S. with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 125 øre 5 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH WOVEN PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with lightweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Handwritten "Official Mail", with signature and "OPS AFNORTH". Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this; they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
26.00 |
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401591 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 March 22 (Thursday) metered cover, airmail to the U.S. KOLSÅS 26 March cancellation struck over the meter imprint date to RE-DATE the cover to Monday the 26th. Though it does not always occur, this re-dating was the correct procedure for mail which was meter-imprinted by the mailer, but was not actually received by the post office until the date of the re-dating. In 53 years, I can only recall having two or three other Scandinavian metered covers with such re-dating postmarks. Bearing KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 160 øre 10 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH WOVEN PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with lightweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Blue handstamped "Purchasing & Contracting Office / Certified official mail." and with handwritten initials. Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this (but not with a re-dating postmark); they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
SOLD |
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401592 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 June 6 metered cover, airmail to the U.S. with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 125 øre 5 gram airmail rate to the U.S. However, the cover must have actually weighed 5-10 grams, thus an additional 35 øre stamp, Scott # 361A [1960 brownish carmine 35 øre King Olav V] was applied and canceled at KOLSÅS on the same day. Such up-franking of Norwegian metered covers is very seldom encountered -- either the mailers usually got the rate correct the first time or the post office did not check very often or insist on payment for the extra postage. The world surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH WOVEN PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with lightweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this (but not with an additional stamp); they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
SOLD |
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401593 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1962 June 19 metered cover, airmail to the U.S. with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 160 øre 10 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Official NATO envelope (GRAYISH SOLID PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE) with heavyweight return address font, sent from "HEADQUARTERS / ALLIED FORCES NORTHERN EUROPE / KOLSÅS, NORWAY". Blue handstamped "Purchasing & Contracting Office / Certified official mail." and with handwritten initials. Sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. No markings on the reverse. Though such covers are seldom seen, this came from a group of early 1960s covers all sent to the Army Map Service from countries around the world. Eight of these Norwegian NATO metered covers were in the group. There were two different types of envelopes (differences in the privacy printing on the inside and the return address font). Of the eight covers, one had an additional postal cancel re-dating the cover and another had an added stamp, canceled locally, because the meter amount was not high enough for the weight. Seven of the eight covers had 160 øre franking for 10 grams; the eighth had 125 øre for 5 grams. In my experience these Norwegian NATO covers are rarely offered. Around 2000, I had two or three examples generally similar to this; they sold quickly for around $30 each. Very fresh and attractive and very neatly opened. ACTUAL item. |
25.00 |
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401596 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
NATO 1963 August 6 metered LARGE PIECE, (airmail to the U.S.) with KOLSÅS NATO-text meter imprint (license 382) paying the 160 øre 10 gram airmail rate to the U.S.: World surface letter rate 90 øre (1 April 1959 thru 31 March 1970) plus surcharge to the U.S. 35 øre for each 5 grams (1 August 1953 thru 30 June 1971, when the airmail surcharge on lightweight items ended). Apparently cut from a official NATO envelope (GRAYISH WOVEN PRIVACY DESIGN INSIDE); I have had complete envelopes, thus the assumption. Based on the complete envelopes that this accompanied, this was sent to the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C.. Even a metered NATO piece such as this is very seldom seen. ACTUAL item. |
5.00 |