361 / September 2015

5 a. green, tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 23/7" to postcard 5 a. blue with short text to Germany; certificate Nielsen

6 a. grey, horizontal pair, 5 a. green and 3 a. ochre-yellow tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 10.6.03" to cover with adjacent straight line "PAQUEBOT" via Newcastle on Tyne to Kopenhagen with arrival mark, fine

1902, "GILDI" overprint issue 6 a. grey and 10 a. rose and King Christian IX. 4 a. grey and rose tied by cds."REYKJAVIK 9.7.1903" to cover to Smichow and forwarded to Velden, Austria with arrival mark, cover folded, otherwise a fine mixed franking

1902, King Christian IX 10 a. rose tied by cds. "ISAFJÖRDUR 3.1." to cover with boxed "Utjstrakkelig frankeret", "T"-cancel and circle "12 1/2 C." to Bergen with Norway postage due 20 ö. blue one reverse, cancelled "BERGEN 30.1.06" and forwarded to Portugal with Portuguese postage due 50 r., cancelled "FARO 20.FEV.06"; cover opened out for display and crease at right, overwise a fine and very scarce combination cover

1902, King Christian IX. 5 a. green, horizontal strip of 4 and pair tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 12.12.05" to registered cover via Edinburgh to Kopenhagen with arrival mark, cover with diagonal crease, otherwis fine

1907, Double head 4 a. grey/red with cds. "REYKJAVIK 18.3.08" as postage stamps added to Denmark postal stationery card 3 ö. as local card from "KOPENHAVN 4.3.08" and forwarded to Reykjavik with tax cancel and tax "4", fine, scarce combination

10 a. red and 6 a. grey tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 8.10.1908" to cover to Kristiania, here taxed with postage due 4 ö. in pair on reverse; forwarded with new franking 2 ö. brown and horizontal pair 15 ö. on 4 sk. violet with cancel "KRISTIANIA 22.X.08" to Falköping-Ranten in Sweden with arrival mark, cover opened out for display, fine and very rare combination cover

1911, J. Sigurdsson 25 a. orange and King Frederik VIII. 10 a. brick red, tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 11.VI.12." to registered cover via Chicago with register cancel to Seatle with arrival mark and returned via Edingburgh with special cachet "POSTMEISTARINN REYKJAVIK Póstofan"; cover with paper remainders on front and long tear on reverse

1925, National museum 20 a. red tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 24.X.30" to cover with "T"-cancel to Groningen with Dutch postage due stamp 12 1/2 c. (corner faults), cancelled "GRONINGEN 3.XI.30", slight creases

1930, airmail 20 aur., imperforate colour trial proof in yellow brown & olive green (close to issued colours of the issue 35 aur.) on  thick gummed paper, fresh and very fine    

1930, airmail 20 aur., imperforate colour trial proof in orange-brown & blue (close to issued colour) on  thick gummed paper, fresh and very fine

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1880, postcard 5 a. with additional franking 6 a. grey from "REYKJAVIK 2.7.98" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, stamp slightly toned, otherwise fine

Postcard 8 a. from "REYKJAVIK 10.11.99" with text to Thorshavn, Faroe Islands with arrival mark, vertical fold, a rare destination

Postcard 8 a. with additonal franking 3 a. yellow from "REYKJAVIK  3.5.02" with text via Fulham to London and forwarded with additional franking 1/2 d. green with cancel "BATTWSEA MY.12." to Edinburgh, slight transportation marks, otherwise fine, a very scarce combination

1883, double card 5 a. green with additional franking from "DYRAFJÖRDUR 11.6.(01)" via Reykjavik to Allenstein, Germany, with text , fine

Double card 8 a. with addtional franking 3 a. yellow from "REYKJAVIK 30.11.95" with text to Vienna with arrival mark, tiny stained

1907, postcard 10 a. used from "ESKIFJÖRDUR 9.4.14" with long text to Bijawak Estate, Dutch East Indies, with arrival mark and forwarded to Germany, heavy transporting creases but a rare destination

Reply card 10 a. with additional franking Austria 1908, 35 h. as registered card from "PISINO 2.4.10" with long text via Kopenhagen to Reykjavik with arrival mark, very fine, a spectacular card

CANCELLATIONS: "ARNARFJÖROUR", violet crown-handstamp as cancellation on postal stationery double card 8 a. with additional franking 3 a. ochre, cancelled "DYRAFJÖRDUR 11.6.(01)" with additional strike alongside, to Germany with Reykjavik transt and arrival mark, fine

"HÚSAVIK", crown cancel in black on postal stationery card 5 a. with cancel "REYKJAVIK 30.9.00" and printed text (Gjaldkeri Landsbankans) on reverse, slight toned

"FLEETWOOD A JY.7.01", landing cancel clear on postcard, franked with 4 a. rose/grey and horizontal pair 3 a. yellow with cancel "REYKJAVIK 1.7.01" to England, fine and scarce

"LEITH AP 3.97", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. with straight line "PAQUEBOT" and text to Germany with arrival mark, fine

"LEITH SHIP LETTER JUL.19.96", clear on postal stationery card 8 a. with additional franking 3 a. from "REYKJAVIK 3.6.96" with text to England, fine

"QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 14.8.07" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, fine and scarce

"SHIP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 28.7.(83)" with long text to Pola, Austria with arrival mark, fine

"SHIPP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking, clear strike on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 4.9.(88)" with text to Germany with arrival mark, very fine

"SHIPP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 8 a. with additional franking 3 a. from "REYKJAVIK 25.6." with short text to Berlin with arrival mark, slightly creased at bottom, otherwise fine

"SHIPP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. from "ISAFJÖRDUR 1.9.(86)" with text to Germany with arrival mark, fine

"SHIP LETTER BLYTH NORTH D", clear on postal stationery card King Christian 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 25.III.13" to Leipzig, tiny stained

"SHIPP LETTER GRANTON", boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. without dispatch mark (dated Seydisfjördur 11.9.87) to Munich with arrival mark, scarce ship cancel

"SHIP LETTER NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 10.4.96" to Germany with arrival mark, tiny stained and corner crease at left, scarce ship letter mark

Austria: 1867, 10 kr. blue and black tied by cds. "WIEN 1.8.97" to cover to Kopenhagen and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark and returned to "WIEN 9.9.97", fine

Austria: 1891, Franz Joseph I. 30 kr. siena and black tied by cds. "WIEN 13.7.97" to registered cover via London to Reykjavik with arrival mark, stamp with slight corner fault and cover tiny tears at right, otherwise fine

Austria: 1897, postal stationery card 2 kr. with addtional franking 3 kr. from "HINTZING 10.8.97" to Kopenhagen and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark and returned via Edingburgh to Vienna, fine

Brazil: 1898, postal stationery envelope 200 r. with additional franking 100 r. red from "PERNAMBUCO 10.JULI.1898" via Leith to Reykjavik with arrival mark, fine

China: 1902/08, Coiling Dragon 10 c. deep green tied by cds. "PAKHOI 7.MAY.05" to cover to Kristiana, Norway and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark, slight opening faults at top, otherwise fine, scare destination