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233492 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
297, 297a, 297a/297 BC PAIR [1939 10 öre Berzelius, chemist] on 25 December (Christmas Day) 1939 cover from ÖRTOFTA to London, England, via airmail. Correct 40 öre franking. Though this cover does not show signs of censorship, England was already at war with Germany and thus anticipating censorship, the sender noted "In English" on the reverse. The single #297a sells for around $20 OFF cover and the BC pair around $300 OFF cover. On cover the BC pair is extremely scarce. The fact that the entire franking is paid with the same stamp design makes it all the more important as a CHEMISTRY THEMATIC cover. This must be the nicest Berzelius cover I have had in 36 years! ACTUAL item. |
350.00 |
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400206 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #297 single, 297/297a CB PAIR, 184 White Paper, 287 [1939 10 öre Berzelius (chemist); 1929 45 öre Gustav V Left Profile (1935-1938 White Paper), 1939 1.20 kr Three Crowns] (VF) on 16 April 1940 airmail 15 gram cover from "STOCKHOLM 5 / A" to the U.S., via airmail. The fact that, once this reached the U.S., this was carried by air all the way across the country (and the original Swedish postage paid for that) is particularly unusual in this time period. The reverse bears an untied Civil Defense label (On Guard For Sweden) and also shows envelope damage from something being removed from the reverse or the envelope damaged during opening. Though the routing is not clearly indicated, this cover likely transited England, but does not show signs of censorship. England was already at war with Germany, but at this time, England did not usually censor mail between two non-combatant countries. Correct 195 öre franking: 30 öre surface rate per 20 grams, plus 3x 55 öre per 5 grams airmail surcharge. The #297/297a Used VF CB pair is quite scarce and sells for $285 OFF-cover. On cover, the CB pair is extremely scarce. This is one of the nicest and scarcest Berzelius covers I have had in 52 years! ACTUAL item. |
290.00 |
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215382 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
326, 281 (VF) [1941 120 öre St. Brigitta; 1939 20 öre Gustav Small Numerals] on 25 November 1941 6 gram airmail cover to the U.S. Correctly franked 140 öre: 30 öre surface rate plus 55 öre per 5 grams airmail surcharge. The 120 öre stamp is rare on correctly franked covers / envelopes; the stamp is usually seen on overfranked envelopes or on parcel cards. (There is no known solo usage rate for this stamp. A cover such as this is as close as one can get to a solo usage.) This letter would have likely been carried by the British secret night flights to Scotland; it may have also still been in transit on December 7, 1941 at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack; it is unusual that it does not bear any British censor markings. The cover is missing the back flap, but this is probably the nicest correctly franked on-envelope usage I have had in many, many years. ACTUAL item. |
180.00 |
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205076 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
381 (VF) [30 öre Nobel] on 1947 solo-usage cover to the U.S. The cover is marked "5 g" to qualify for the special "5 grams" airmail rate (same as surface rate if qualified); there was not supposed to be any airmail marking, but this airmail-printed envelope was allowed despite the regulations. This popular Nobel stamp issue is very much sought after on cover. ACTUAL item. |
16.00 |
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248482 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
C7 [1930 50 öre Night Flight Airmail] (F-VF) solo use on very attractive 21 September 1947 (these stamps were still in use) airmail picture post card (real photo card of the massive Stockholm Southern Hospital), mailed from STOCKHOLM to the U.S., with an airmail label affixed. The surface foreign post card rate was 20 öre and the airmail surcharge was 25 öre, making this franking a 5 öre convenience overpayment (otherwise this stamp on cover/card would be about $50 for exact rate). If the airmail label had not been applied, then this might still have traveled on a space-available basis without payment of the airmail surcharge, but the sender wanted to be sure that this traveled by air. This stamp is scarce as a solo use on any cover or card. ACTUAL item. |
28.00 |
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205078 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
334 (VF) [90 öre coil Redenschold and Mansson (education)] on 4 February 1949 solo-usage, correctly franked airmail cover from STOCKHOLM to the U.S. This stamp is very scarce on cover, particularly as a solo usage. ACTUAL item. |
26.50 |
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249070 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
500, 506 [1957 140 öre Sea Rescue; 1957 20 öre black coil King, diagonal lines background] (VF; 140 spot, 20 crease) on 2 May 1959 airmail cover from "UPPLANDS-VÄSBY / POB 1" with Postal Agency cancellation [post offices usually located in a shop or small hotel], to Warilla, NSW, AUSTRALIA! Upon arrival in Sydney, Australia, the cover was handstamped in violet "DESPATCHED FROM SYDNEY / BY SURFACE MAIL". It was only about a 2 hour drive to Warilla, thus it was probably faster sent by truck than plane, but the recipient still needed to be informed that the final leg of the trip was by surface. The Sea Rescue high-value stamp has a small spot on it and the other stamps a crease, but that is typical for such covers -- and the cover itself is in excellent condition. The Sea Rescue high value is SCARCE ON COVER and Australia is a surprisingly unusual destination in this era for airmail from Sweden -- I cannot recall the last time I saw such a cover from Sweden to Australia. This cover has FOUR very unusual features (franking, cancel, destination, despatch marking). ACTUAL item. |
16.00 |