Lot no. 6147

377th Auction

Condition

6

Catalogue no.DK266-68,206

Opening600 €
Sold for600 €
1941, 3.12., Swjatoj Pjotr 10ø, strip of three and 20ø single tied by cds. "ODENSE 3-12.41" to registered cover to Vaag, with Berlin censore label on reverse, as the postal service was suspended on 12th. of December 1941 because USA entered the war, the letter was returned. Upon arrival in Denmark, censored and handstamp "Postudvekslingen indstillet Retur til afsenderen" applied on front and reverse. And another cover with franked with Swjatoj Pjotr 10-40ø and additional franking from "KØBENHAVN 27.11.41" to Thorshavn with Berlin censor label and German two-line cancel "Zurück Postverkehr eingestellt", the latter cover some faults and backed at top, the December cover one stamp with minor surface abrasion, a very interesting and rare group with one of the very few letters known from December 1941 Reference: “DAKA GF 10 - Faroe Island Stamps and Postal History”