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401552 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #O41 (or #O30) [1941 40 øre greenish black Official #O41 Unwatermarked or #O30 Watermarked] (VF) SOLO USE on 12 September 1944 domestic rate "money letter" envelope, which contained 113.40 kroner in cash, used locally, from the county treasurer office in SINGSÅS, with bridge-no-vertical-lines style cancellations. The reverse had been sealed (no longer present) with official post office "POSTOBLAT" seals. The addressee name has been erased for privacy, but it is not very obvious. This is assumed to be the lower-value unwatermarked version because of the date. The domestic letter rate was 20 øre (1 January 1921 thru 30 June 1945. The insured (money) letter fee (for up to 500 kr) was 20 øre 1 Sept 1920 thru 30 June 1949. The money (insured) letter service had more secure requirements and methods than the registered mail service. However, registered mail numbered postal labels (with the "R" torn off) -- as this example -- were often used to provide the tracking number for the item. Very neat appearance. ACTUAL item. |
22.00 |
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401551 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #O39 (or #O28) [1945 30 øre Official #O39 Unwatermarked or #O28 Watermarked] (VF) SOLO USE on 30 October 1945 LOCAL RATE "money letter" envelope, which contained 25.00 kroner in cash, used locally, from the sheriff office in TINGVOLL, with bridge-with-vertical-lines style cancellations. The reverse is sealed with official post office "POSTOBLAT" seals, handstamped with the sheriff office rubber stamp. The back flap has some opening damage, but one of the two seals is fully present. This is assumed to be the lower-value unwatermarked version because of the date. At that time, the Norwegian "lensmann", or sheriff, acted both as a law enforcement official and as a local authority that, in small communities, handled some other civil government functions. The local rate was 10 øre (1 July 1919 thru 30 September 1946; after that it increased to 15 øre thru 30 June 1949 after which the local rate was eliminated. The insured (money) letter fee (for up to 500 kr) was 20 øre 1 Sept 1920 thru 30 June 1949. The money (insured) letter service had more secure requirements and methods than the registered mail service. However, registered mail numbered postal labels (with the "R" torn off) were often used to provide the tracking number for the item. Very neat appearance. This would be nice addition to a Law Enforcement thematic collection. ACTUAL item. |
28.00 |
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401554 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #O52 x2 [1941 40 øre greenish black Official, German-Occupation "Sun Cross"] (VF) on 1945 or 1946 (cancel date unclear; I believe it is from June 1946) TRIPLE WEIGHT "MONEY LETTER" insured envelope, which contained 348.16 kroner in cash, mailed by the tax collector of Sør-Trøndelag county. With unclear "TRONDHEIM Bko." bridge-with-vertical-lines style cancellations, and a R-removed postal label from "TRONDHEIM A.". The reverse had been sealed with (now partial) official post office "POSTOBLAT" seals. The reverse shows some opening damage as usual. The triple-weight (125-500 gr) domestic letter rate was 60 øre (1 July 1945 thru 30 September 1946 -- ONLY 15 MONTHS. The insured (money) letter fee (for up to 500 kr) was 20 øre 1 Sept 1920 thru 30 June 1949. The money (insured) letter service had more secure requirements and methods than the registered mail service. However, registered mail numbered postal labels (with the "R" torn off) -- as this example -- were often used to provide the tracking number for the item. There is an additional non-postal red handstamp on the front, applied by the county tax auditor office. (I am just guessing, but I suspect that an disbursement of an amount of this size first needed to be reviewed and approved by the tax auditor office before it could be mailed.) Very neat appearance. Covers bearing stamps of this "Sun Cross" issue are highly sought after, especially examples such as this that are much more interesting than just the ordinary letter rate. ACTUAL item. |
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229680 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
275, 280, 283 (VF) on 1947 INSURED cover from OSLO to BERGEN with 110 ore franking on the front and 30 ore on reverse. The stamp on reverse is canceled with an OSLO / KAMPEN "thimble" postmark. The thimble cancels are quite scarce on cover. I suspect the sender put the stamp on reverse as method of "sealing" the envelope. Very nice 1647-1947 issue item - a very collectible issue. ACTUAL item. |
25.00 |