377th Auction

1944, 11.1., Internee Mail letter dated "Douglas I.O.M. dem 11.I.43" sent to Thorshavn, written by an Austrian citizen named Bugatsch, who lived in the Faroe Islands and lived as a merchant, however he was one of the foreign resident civilians that were removed from Faroe Islands and were interned. Front showing red cds. "OFFICIAL PAID 21 JA 44", on reverse oval cachet "P Camp 13. January 1944 Isle of Man", censored and closed with "P.C.90 4126" small type label, a very fine and rare entire  

1944, 31.1., Georg VI. 2½d. blue tied by cds. "VIEUX-FORT 31 JA 44" to registered letter to Thorshavn, censored twice with St. Lucia "PC 90 TT/5" closing label and upon arrival in England censored with "PC 90 4341" closing strip, fine

1944, 17.4., George VI. 2d. tied by machine cancel "GIBRALTAR 17 APR 44" to cover to Thorshavn, upon arrival in England censored with "PC 90 757" closing strip endorsed "I.F", stained and vertical fold, scarce

1944, 17.6 and 20.7., George VI. 2½d. blue tied by cancel "Norwegian Army Field Post Office" to cover sent from the Norwegian forces to Thorshavn, upon arrival in England censored with "PC 90" closing label and adjacent boxed "Passed By Censor 2974", in Thorshavn horizontal pair Postage due 6ø added and tied with cds. "THORSHAVN 10.7.44". And further cover franked with Norway London government in exile 20, 40 and 60ø tied by red "POST OFFICE CENSOR MAIL MARITIME", sent to Sand and censored in England with "PC 90 6723" closing strip, fine, the latter with certificate Wowern (1989)

1945. 2.4., Village churches 10-20ø with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 2-4.45" to cover, which was intended to go by airmail, to Harjavalta, Finland. The English airmail label is cancelled with red six bars in London as there was a temporary interruption in airmail service, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 5890" closing strip, attractive and unusual entire

1945, 9.6. and 16.12., Christian X. 20-25ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN -9.6.45" to airmail cover via England to Bergen, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 5404" closing strip and further censored in Norway with violet oval "Kontrollert" by the Post War censorship in Norway that lasted from May to November 1945, reverse with arrival mark. In addition, Christian X. 15ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 16.12.1945" to postcard to Oslo, cover some minor transportation marks, still find and attractive

1945, 13.6.,  Coat of arms 10ø tied by machine cancel "SANDEFJORD 13 VI 45" as additional franking to postal stationery card 20ø endorsed "By air to England" to Vestmanhavn, censored with adjacent boxed "PASSED T.185", fine

1945, 18.7., Pro Patria 5-30c. with additional franking tied by cds. "ZÜRICH 18.VII.45" to registered cover to Thorshavn, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 7833" closing strip, minor ageing, otherwise fine

1945, 13.10., Red Cross 1-4,5m. tied by cds. "HELSINKI 13-X-45" to registered cover to Thorshavn, censored in Finland by the post-war censorship with closing label, fine

1946, 9.6., Christian X. 10 and 40ø tied by cancel "FUGLEFJORD" to registered cover with British label to Lahti, Finland, censored in Finland by Finnish Post War Censorship that lasted until the end of 1946, fine

1940, two postcards showing the "Suffolk" and the "Ulster Prince" and two covers endorsed "O.A.S" with boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR NO. 2149", fine

1941, 21.2., large cover piece with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 695 21 FE 41" addressed to Leicester with adjacent boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR No 2154", fine

1941, 25.7. and 6.11, cover with "British Consulate 25 July 1941, Thorshavn" handstamp sent via Field Post Office 219 on 30. July and "Passed By Censor No.2149". The contents were censored by the consul F. C. Mason who signed in the lower left corner of the text "H. M. Consul, Faroe Islands". And Active Service envelope with senders handstamp "The Lova Scouts" with cds. "Field Post Office 219 11 6 41" alongside to Aberdeenshire, some small imperfection but only very few letters are known with "The Lova Scouts" handstamp

1942, 7.8., cover endorsed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 611 7 AU 42" addressed to Leeds with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR No 5522", fine

1942, 26.11., cover with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 611 26 NO 42" addressed to Rockdale with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR No 5674" and "PC 90 6422" closing strip, in addition Privilege Envelope addressed to Nottingham with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR No 5674", fine

1943, 23.7., cover with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 611 23 JU 43" addressed to Rockdale with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR No 4234", in addition Privilege Envelope addressed to Yorkshire with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR No 4234", fine

1941/43, group of 7 cards and covers including boxed cancel "H.M. SHIPS" in censored cover addressed to 189 Coast Battery, Faroe Islands, all written up, a very interesting group, mostly fine 

1942/43, cover with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 611 21 SP 42" addressed to the Royal Air Force College Cranwell with adjacent censor "R.A.F. CENSOR 163", further cover with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 611 20 OC 42" endorsed "O.A.S" sent to Limerick, Ireland with adjacent "PASSED BY CENSOR 4381" and "PC 90 3017" closing label, fine  

1944/45, 4 covers including two covers addressed to the RAF, all written up, mostly fine

1940, two covers from "THORSHAVN" to the Danish Legation in Reykjavík, both censored in England, fine

1942/44, three covers sent to England, two with "Free Danes", and two sent to the Danish House, all written up

1942/44, Letter concerning the consul's radio talks concerning the Faroe Islands, sent by Christmas Møller, member of the Danish Council in London, franked with George VI. ½ and 2d. from "LONDON 8 OCT 1942" to Faroe Islands and cover from "FUGLEFJORD" to the "Danish House" in London, censored in England, some minor imperfection, both written up  

1942/45, three covers including Airmail cover from "FRESNO MAY 27 1942" with two-line "PASSED BY CENSOR" alongside to Thorshavn with patriotic sticker "Free Danish Representation" on reverse, and cover from "SUMBØ" to the Royal Danish Legation in Washington, all written up

1944, three covers including one sent to Christmas Møller, one from London with seal "Legation De Danemark" and another one with "BARNAHJ'ALPIN" vignette, all written up

1944/45, cover sent by J. Jegstruo, Danish Legation, from "STOCKHOLM 26 2 44" to Governor Aage Hilbert in Thorshavn and cover from "THORSHAVN 10.3.45" sent to the  "Kgl.Dansk Gesndtskab" in Stockholm, fine

1945, group of four items including "Free Danes" folder and local cover sent by "Foreningen Frit Danmark, Thorshavn" to the Dentist Kaaber and Frue, all written up

LEIVUR RESTORFF: 1940/47, collection of 18 items including a Telegramm sent on the 12th. of April 1940 to Leivur Restorff, the only known between Faroe Islands and Denmark sent during WW II., several "Red Cross Postal Message Scheme", all written up

1824, Entire folded letter dated "Puerto de Plata 10 Feby 1824" addressed to London and charged with 5s., with transit cds. "SHIP LETTER GREENOCK 4 MAY 1824" on reverse, front showing unframed "Addl. ½" handstamp for ½d. Scottish toll road tax, an scarce and attractive entire

1857, Isabella II. ½ r. blue, vertical pair in fresh colour and with close to wide margins, used with two partial strikes of cds. "STGO DE LOS CABALLEROS Sto DOMINGO 19 NOV 1862", folded between stamps and lower stamp small tear, otherwise a fine attractive and scarce multiple (Michel Spanish-Westindies 9)

1857, Isabella II. 1r. green, two singles with clear cds. "Sto DOMINGO ISLA DE STO DOMINGO" resp. "STGO LOS CABALLERROS Sto DOMINGO", each in fresh colour and mostly good margins, small imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive, in addition faulty 1r. green with mute cancel (Michel Spanish-Westindies 9)

1857, Isabella II. 1r. green, fresh colour and good margins all around, used with good strike of cds. "Sto DOMINGO ISLADES Sto DOMINGO 9 ABRIL 1863" and small part of red crayon, small thins otherwise fine and attractive (Michel Spanish-Westindies 9)

1857, Isabella II. 1r. green, fresh colour and good margins all around, used with cds. "Stgo DE LOS CABALLEROS JUNIO 1863", small thins otherwise fine and attractive (Michel Spanish-Westindies 9)

1864, Isabella II. 1 r. blue on salmon, two singles with fresh colour and good margins all around, used with cds. "Sto DOMINGO 8 NOVBE 1864" resp. oval "EJERCITO ESPEDIQONARTO", the first on small piece, the latter small tear, otherwise fine and attractice (Michel Spanish-Westindies 15)

1865, Coat of Arms, typograhed on wove paper, Medio real black on rose-pink, position 2 on the sheet of 12 subjects, fresh colour and good to large margins all around, without gum, a superb example of this scarce stamp (Michel 1)

1865, Coat of Arms, typograhed on wove paper, Medio real black on rose-pink, position 9 on the sheet of 12 subjects, fresh colour with good to large margins with bottom sheet margin, small thin and hardly percetible vertical crease ironed, otherwise a fine and very attractive stamp, signed Hennan (slightly showing in face) and Calves and certificate Moorhouse (2008) (Michel 1)

1865, Coat of Arms, typograhed on wove paper, Medio real black on rose-pink, position 10 on the sheet of 12 subjects, fresh colour, frame line just clear at top, otherwise good large margins all around, without gum, a fine example of this scarce stamp, certificate Moorhouse (2013) (Michel 1)