376th Auction

1941, 10.12., cover from Thorshavn to England with British censor label; undeliverable and returned. Due to missing return address opened and officially re-sealed with postal label

1941, 30.12., commercial cover with Caravelle 20 øre from Haldersvig to Thorshavn and re-addressed locally, posted again with numeral 10 øre, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 3.1.42", sealed with red official seals, very fine and unusual, certificate v. Wowern (1978)

1942, 18.2., airmail cover from Charlottenlund to Thorshavn, transported via New York with British and German censor labels and handstamp "RELEASED" on front and reverse; some transportation marks, very scarce

1942, 30.4., commercial airmail cover from Copenhagen to Thorshavn with frontside German censor mark "Ab" but without British censorship

1942, 6.5., cover from Thorshavn to Castries, St. Lucia with British censor label and frontside American censor handstamp "801", arrival mark of September 18; transportation marks

1942, 9.7., airmail cover from Copenhagen to PO Box 506 in Lisbon operated by Thomas Cook & Son with German censor label and handstamp of Munich and Lisbon arrival mark of July 17 and British censor label; extremely rare

1942, 1.8., cover from Lisbon to Copenhagen with German censor label and handstamps; the cover roughly opened and most of backflap removed. Statement from a member of the family that the family received in this cover a letter from friends on the Faroe Islands (1989)

1942, 8.8., cover from Sandevaag to Thorshavn with frontside arrival mark; cover with brown censor label and handstamp "OPENED BY MILITARY CENSOR" with signature

1942, 18.9., from Sørvaag to Thorshavn with frontside arrival mark, closed with brown censor label with handstamp "OPENED BY MILITARY CENSOR" on reverse

1942, 21.9., cover from London with meter mark to Thorshavn and re-directed from "THORSHAVN 7.11.42" to Reykjavik, Iceland, British censor label

1943, 2.6., cover from Alnwick, England to Thorshavn and re-directed from "THORSHAVN 16.6.43" to Reykjavik, Iceland with local censor label with straight line "Thorshavn" and date stamp "15 JUNI" and US-censor label; fine and very scarce

1943, 16.8., ballot cover from Copenhagen to Leirvik with 2 censor labels "OPENED BY ARMY U.S. EXAMINER No.", fine and very scarce

1943, 7.9., most likely philatelic cover with colourful franking from Thorshavn to Chicago with British censor label and printed notice that contents was missing

1943, 22.9., airmail cover from Randers to Klaksvig with German censor label of Berlin with manuscript notation "Zurück, bis auf weiteres nicht zustellbar, Abp", later crossed out and the letter forwarded with British censor label "EXAMINER 4225" with manuscript "I.C.(BERMUDA)"

1943, 6.11., airmail cover from Frederikshavn, Denmark to Fuglefjord, transported via New York with British and German censor labels and frontside "THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD BY THE OFFICE CENSORSHIP"

1943, 5.11., cover from Sutton, England, to Thorshavn, underpaid by 1½ pence and therefore Danish postage due stamps 1 øre, 10 øre and 25 øre applied, cancelled "THORSHAVN 1-12-43"

1943, 6.11., double rate registered airmail cover with a weight between 25 and 30 gram, from Thorshavn to Chicago with violet straight line "O.A.T." (onward air transmission) and British censor label; an interesting and rare cover

1943, 2 registered airmail covers from Stockholm to Thorshavn at 60 resp. 100 øre rate; both with British censor labels, one with additional German censor handstamp and green label "Valutakontroll Postverket"

1944, 24.4., postal stationery envelope 2½ pence from Edinburgh to Thorshavn with British censor label, underpaid by ½ pence and therefore Denmark postage due stamps 6 øre in vertical pair applied, cancelled by violet straight line "THORSHAVN 28 MAY 1944"

1944, 11.7., airmail cover from Randers to Klaksvig with German, British and American censor labels

1944, 3.10., registered cover franked with provisional 20 on 5 øre in block of 4 and churches 20 øre from Thorshaven to Miami with British and American censor labels and circle handstamp "PASSED BY EXAMINOR BASE ARMY 1251"; transit and arrival marks. Certificate Dr. Debo BPP (1980)

1944, 9.12., registered airmail cover from Thorshavn with adjacent red straight line "O.A.T." (onward air transmission) to Göteborg, Sweden and re-directed within the country, British censor label, very scarce

1945, 4.1., airmail cover of Tuborg Breweries, franked with 3 stamps with perfin "T", from Copenhagen to Thorshavn with German and British censor labels, private arrival-handstamp of 29.3.

1945, 1..3, registered cover from Thorshavn to London with British censor label

1945, 14.4., registered cover against "Avis de Reception" to Chicago with British censor label and arrival mark, somewhat reduced at top, very scarce

1945, 7.5., airmail cover from Thorshavn to Denmark with British and Danish censor labels, 2 days after liberation most likely transported via London and Sweden

1945, 13.6., airmail cover from Copenhagen to Thorshavn with British and Danish censor labels

1945, 26.6., airmail cover from Norway to Thorshavn with red boxed "By air to England" with Norwegian censor label

"Klaksvig", stamped label on postal stationery envelope 20 øre with additional franking 18.8.1946 to Thorshavn, fine and scarce, signed Osper BPP

"THORSHAVN", 2 printed labels on commercial local cover and cover to Finland with arrival mark

"VAAG", stamped label on cover 21.2.1946 to Thorshavn with arrival mark, very fine and rare, just 6 covers with this label recorded, certificate Dr. Debo BPP (1994)

Parcel label "Klaksvig Faeroerne" on parcel card 1.9.1945 with Klaksvig Klipfisk headstamp to Copenhagen with arrival mark, fine and scarce. Certificate v. Wowern (2000)

Parcel label "Thorshavn" with small figures on complete parcel card with coupon from "SANDEVAAG" via "THORSHAVN 1.9.45" to Copenhagen, 2 small marginal tears, still fine

"FPO 219 21 MY 4.." in violet on censored cover to England

"FPO 611 3 NO 42" with code letter removed, clear strike on censored cover to England

1942/44, 4 FPO covers of no. 219, 611 (2) and 695