376th Auction

4 øre blue/grey and 3 copies 8 øre carmine/grey, tied to money letter from "KLAKSVIG 13-2-1902" to Copenhagen with arrival mark on front, very fine

1875, 12 øre lilac/grey in horizontal pair, tied by cds. "KJØBENHAVN 15/11" to folded registered lettersheet to Tveraa with adjacent straight line "anbefalet", the lower left corner of the lettersheet backed otherwise very fine and extremely scarce. Certificate Moeller (1998) and Nielsen (2008)

12 øre lilac/grey, 2 copies, each with clear numeral "238" with adjacent lapidar postmark "THORSHAVN 25/2" (1881) on entire letter with one page of text and declared value of 35 crowns and 78 øre to Viborg with Copenhagen transit mark on front. The insurance label partly removed, otherwise very fine. Just 4 entires with the numeral cancellation on øre issues are recorded, in this form an unique item. Certificate v. Wowern (1989) and Nielsen (1995)

12 øre brownred/grey with frame inverted, horizontal strip of 4 with clear lapidar cancel "THORSHAVN 1/12" (1893) on parcel accompanying letter for 2 parcels to Soroe with transit and arrival marks, very fine

16 øre brown/grey and 4 øre blue/grey in fresh colour and well perforated (corner perf of 4 øre turned around by cancelling), tied by numeral "238" to envelope with adjacent lapidar handstamp "THORSHAVN 7/8" to Paris 'Poste Restante' with adjacent blue transit mark "DANEMARK 2 ERQUELINES 12 AOUT 78". The letter was not asked for and returned in May of the following year with reverse side straight line "Non Reclamé" and faint Thorshavn arrival mark, re-addressed to Copenhagen, the 4 øre additionally cancellec by numeral "238" and lapidar "THORSHAVN 8/5" applied; Copenhagen arrival mark of 16.5.1879. A fabulous and most attractive cover of the øre issues used on the Faroe Islands; the earliest recorded franked letter to the European continent (excluding Scandinavia) and the most important cover of the b-coloured issue used on the Faroe Islands. Certificate Moeller (2003)

16 øre brown/grey with 'Carøes Snit' (pos. 45) with 4 øre blue/grey, tied by lapidar "THORSHAVN 7/6" on postal money order to Reykjavik, Iceland. The form with neglectable corner crease, otherwise very fine; a rare item. Certificate Moeller (1996)

16 øre brown/grey with horizontal pair 1882, 20 øre blue, tied by lapidar cancel "THORSHAVN 28/4" to registered double rate linen envelope with adjacent boxed "DANEMARK / R / No." with manuscript "9" to Copenhagen, transported via Leeth with frontside "LEETH SHIP LETTER ME 4 97", Edinburgh and London with further transit and arrival marks on front and reverse. The envelope paper somewhat separated in the folds and the right 20 øre damaged at top. A still very attractive and extremely rare registered letter. Certificate Nielsen (2007)

1875/82 (ca.), 5 stamps with clear central cds. of Klaksvig, Trangisvaag and Thorshavn, 3 with certificate

1884/1902, Coat of arms 10 øre carmine in horizontal pair, tied by 2 clear strikes of star cancel "SMIRIL" to preprinted response-envelope of the 'GRANDS MAGASINS DU PRINTEMPS, PARIS' with adjacent lapidar "THORSHAVN 28/11", "LEETH SHIP LETTER DE 8 96" and French railway mark. Very fine and most attractive; a rare ship mail cover. Certificate Grønlund (1975)

20 øre blue, tied by superb strike of star cancel "SMIRIL" to envelope with adjacent lapidar handstamp "TRANGISVAAG 30/4 1897" and "LEETH SHIP LETTER MY 4 97" to Copenhagen, endorsed "per Smiril via Leeth"; on reverse transit and arrival marks; faint paper bend in the envelope only, still very fine. Certificates v. Wowern (1989) and Moeller (2007)

1912, 5 øre green, 5 copies, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 19-1-1914" to local money letter with 122 crowns

1912, 5 kroner with 2 copies 35 øre orange, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 29-9-1915" to parcel accompanying letter for 3 parcels to Copenhagen with adjacent boxed "Toldfrit". The 5 kroner used on the Faroe Islands is extremely rare. Certificate Nielsen (2009)

1913, Christian X 10 øre red and 15 øre lilac, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 26.7.18" to money letter to Klaksvig with arrival mark

1899, "Adressebrev" from Thorshavn to Copenhagen, endorsed on reverse "Betalt 1,20", in Copenhagen franked with 4 øre local fee (perfin "DFDS"); on reverse large white label with disclamer. Interesting item

FOREIGN STAMPS: "THORSHAVN 18/5", central clear strike on Iceland 1876, 16 aurar, very fine and rare, a most attractive stamp. Certificate Moeller BPP (2002)

"THORSHAVN 30/3", lapidar cancel, very clear on German empire reply postcard 10 pf. 1892 via Leeth and London to Germany; very fine and scarce

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1888, Postcard 4 øre grey with printed photo image of Thorshavn on reverse, with additional franking 8 øre carmine/grey from "THORSHAVN 16-11 1901" via Stavanger to Herkulesdorf in Hungary with arrival mark on front, fine and very scarce

1889, Envelope 8 øre red with clear lapidar cancel "TRANGISVAAG 3/2 1896" to Copenhagen with arrival mark, very fine and scarce

1874, official postcard 3 øre grey with lapidar cancel "THORSHAVN 11/2" (1896) with commercial text to Vestmanhavn, very fine and scarce

DANZIG: 1936, registered cover from "DANZIG 22.12.36" to Thorshavn with arrival mark

16 øre brown/grey in horizontal pair, tied to parce accompanying letter (quarter sheet) from "KJØBENHAVN 15/5" (1877) to the Faroe Island, endorsed "Pr. Diana" with superb strike of the extremely rare star cancel "TRANGISVAAG" on front. The only recorded entire with this illusive cancel and most attractive. Certificate Moeller (2004)

GERMANY: 1900, Reichspost 1 mark, 40 pfennig and 50 pfennig tied to parcel card from "ORSOY 8.2.01" via Copenhagen to Thorshavn; 1 mark with few creased perfs where affixed at the edge of the card, still fine and scarce.

GERMANY: 1905/13, Germania 80 pfennig tied to parcel card from "CHEMNITZ 1.6.12" via Berlin and Copenhagen to Thorshavn with transit and arrival marks, attached the original customs declaration, fine

1929, Airmail cover from Chicago addressed to the Faroe Islands, undeliverable with labels "UBEKAENDT." and "Ikke afhentet" and on front violet label "Til Retourpostkontoret" and from "THORSHAVN22.8.29" returned to Chicago; interesting and rare letter

Christian 10 øre with cds. "TRANGISVAAG 30.-4.-1916" on decorative commercial cover to Copenhagen with British censor label, opened out for display, very fine and scarce

10 øre on cover from "THORSHAVN 27.4-1916" to Copenhagen with British censor label, arrival marks of May 19; very fine

Christian 10 øre with star cancel "MIDVAAG" on cover to Copenhagen with British censor label, very fine

1918, Soldier's stamp 5 øre used on picture postcard dated "Torshavn den 4 July 1918" to Copenhagen, as usual cancelled upon arrival; very fine

1919, Christian X 5 øre green, tied by clear cds. "THORSHAVN 1-1.19" to postcard with New Year's greetings to Sørvaag. A fine and scarce card from the first day of the new postal rates, signed Osper BPP

5 øre green and 2 øre red, tied by star cancel "VESTMANHAVN" to commercial cover to Trangisvaag with Thorshavn cds. of 16.1.19 on front and arrival mark. A very fine and rare letter, just 1 further local letter with 7 øre-franking before January 24 recorded. Certificate Moeller (2003)

4 øre bisect and 5 øre tied by first day cancel "THORSHAVN 2.1.19" to local cover (opened on 2 sides), very fine and rare; just 7 first day covers recorded, certificate Dr. Debo BPP (1983)

4 øre bisect and 5 øre (perforation somewhat damaged at upper right), tied to printed matter envelope from "THORSHAVN 11.1.19" to Copenhagen, backflap missing, still fine

4 øre bisect and 5 øre, tied by cds. "TRANGISVAAG 23-1-1919" to cover to Thorshavn with arrival mark; 5 øre minor creasing, still fine

4 øre bisect and 5 øre, tied by 2 clear strikes of star cancel "VESTMANHAVN" to cover with adjacent "THORSHAVN 15.1.19" to Trangisvaag with arrival mark, very fine, certificate Moeller BPP (2013)

1905, 4 øre perf. 12 3/4 bisected, with 5 øre, tied to cover (somewhat reduced at left) with sender's mark 'Inspektionsskibet Beskytteren' to Thorshavn. The 5 øre tiny marginal scrub, otherwise very fine and attractive. A very rare usage of the 1905 issue bisect of which just 8 entires are recorded. Certificates Dr. Debo BPP (1980) and Moeller (1992) (Facit 1b)

1917, 4 øre perf. 14:14½ bisected, together with 5 øre green, tied by star cancel "VESTMANHAVN" to cover to Trangisvaag with arrival mark of 20.1., very fine and rare, certificates v. Wowern (1993) and Nielsen (1993) (Facit 1c)