377th Auction

1864, Inner-island letter to Claushavn with interesting contents: the newspaper arrived, brought by a British steamer, it reports the death of the king on November 15th and the invasion of German troops in Schleswig; very nice condition

1943, 6.2., Christian X. and Polar bear 7ø - 1kr. tied by cds. "JULIANEHAAB -6-2-1943" to airmail cover via USA and England to Trangisvaag, censored in the USA and closed with tape strip "EXAMINED BY 8317", small part of lower right corner missing, otherwise fine and attractive. The postal service from Greenland to Denmark closed in October 1941, and therefore there are not many letters sent subsequently to the Faroe Islands. However, the mail connection to Faroe Islands remained open. Letters from Greenland to Faroe Islands are scarce