377th Auction

1940, 23.5 and 21.6., two cards with Victoria/George 2d. orange tied by wavy line machine cancel to card to Thorshavn with boxed violet resp. red boxed "T.80" and "O.37" censor mark alongside, fine

1940, 3.11, George VI. 2½. blue tied by wavy line machine cancel "11 MAR 1940" to cover with routing "Per S.S. BARANDA" to Kvivig, censored in England and closed with "PC 66 2168" strip, in addition similar cover with content sent 9th October 1939 to the same adress without any censorship, very rare with only two recorded entires showing the "PC 66" censor strip from Britain to Faroe Islands

1941, 12.1., George VI. 3d violett with pencil cross and tied by boxed "Paquebot" to cover to Thorshavn with adjacent arrival mark "THORSHAVN 1.12.41". The letter was delivered directly to the "Security Control Office" in open condition, so that time could be saved, and it could be censored immediately, reverse with "PC90 Opened By Examiner 1672" censor label, fine

1941, 18.2. and 7.5., George VI. ½ and 1d. tied by violet cachet to "sample post" tag with censor label "PC 90 4721" on reverse, and meter mark 2½d. on cover from "GREENFORD 7 V 41" to Thorshavn with brown closure strip and red boxed "PASSED T.123" alongside, fine

1941, 24.12., ½d. and 2½d. meter mark from "GLASGOW 24 XII 41" to Thorshavn, censored in England with new type of continuous closing strip "PC90 Opened By Examiner 543 51-1563", some ageing and little roughly opened 

1944, 2.3., George VI. 3d. violett tied by machine cancel "LONDON 3 FEB 1944" to cover sent from the "Red Cross Message Bureau 201" to Thorshavn, censored in England and closed with "P.C.90 5404" label, minor transportation wear

1944, 6.4 and 24.4., two covers cancelled with undated cancel respectively "Post Office, Maritime Mail" and "Rhomb cancel". Probably sent from a soldier. Content dated respectively 6. April and 24. April 1944. Civil censorship in England and closed with a" P.C.90 4448 51-851-W.H.H. Ltd." labels

1941/45, very interesting collection with 26 covers including double-censored, sent Directly to Security Office, meter marks, straight-line "WAR OFFICE PERMIT No. C7", all written up

1942/43, four covers, three censored, all addressed to Thorshavn. Many friendships were made between the Faroese and "The Lovat Scouts" who were in the Faroe Islands at the beginning of the war. As these were replaced by forces from the 12th Battalion "The Cameronians" on 10 June 1942, there is some correspondence known subsequently - typically sent from Perth, Nairn and Glasgow.

1943/44, registered postal stationery envelope with additional franking, the cover was handed over to B.P.A. which after study has approved the shipment thus oval "Passed by the British Philatelic Association Ltd" with signature of Miss Winifred Worsall and serial number applied. And cover with George VI. 3d. tied by machine cancel "LONDON 3 NOV 1944" to cover with special permit address label "POSTED UNDER CENSOR'S PERMIT No. E 15271" to Thorshavn, minor transportation wear, a scarce and interesting group

1942/43, group of four covers, three franked and one with meter mark, including "Permit C7", "Permit C1", "BPA censor and War office Permit C7" and "Permit mail no. B.226", interesting and mostly written up

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  

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