377th Auction

1944, 6.2., Christian X. 20ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 6.2.44" to cover to Reykjavik, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 5404" closing strip, with arrival mark "REYKJAVIK 28.II.1944", stamp with small imperfection, otherwise fine

1944, 7.7., Airmail 20ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 7.7.44" to cover to Reykjavik, locally censored and closed with neutral brown tape with oval cachet "Security Control Faroe Islands" alongside, very fine and rare with only a few covers known showing this censor mark

1940/45, group of four covers all send from Thorshavn, with different censor labels of England and Denmark including Post War censorship, all written up, mostly good condition

1941/45, four covers including airmail cover from "FUGLEFORD" with boxed "No Service Return to Sender" cachet and cover from "THORSHAVN 2.10.42" with British censor label and further "royal crowns" closing strips, all written up, fine

1941, 21.11., 20 on 5ø horizontal pair tied by cds. "VAAG 12.11.41" to cover to Indiana, censored in England with censor note "P.C. 5 "This cover was empty when it reached the Examiner", closed with "P.C. 90 5325" closing strip, fine

1943, 1.4. and 19.4., two covers, one regular and one registered from "THORSHAVN" to Chicago resp. New York, the registered cover with boxed "PASSED T. 188" censor mark, the other with closing strip "PC 90 5587", both written up, fine

1943, 29.5., 20 on 1ø - 60 on 6ø, complete set of Provisionals 60 on 6ø second printing, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 29.5.43" to registered cover via England to Chicago, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 7020" closing strip, during transit blue straight-line "O.A.T." (Onward Air Transmission) struck alongside, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, a very attractive and rare cover

1943, 4.12. and 18.12., two covers from Thorshavn to Chicago resp. New York, the earlier as registered cover with double censor of England and the US, the other intended for air mail service, but airmail cancelled as airmail was not available from UK to the USA, fine

1944, 18.2. and 1.3., two registered covers franked with Christian X. 1-2kr. with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN" and sent to Chicago, the latter cover endorsed "OAT" (Onward Air Transmission) the earlier one double censored by England and the USA, reverse with transit and arrival marks and vignettes "BARNAHJ'ALPIN", minor transportations marks, a fascinating group

1944, 8.6. and 27.5., Airmail 20ø, block of four and pair with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 27.5.44" to airmail cover to New York, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4320" closing strip and cover sent from a Dane of the "73rd Batt. H Q Comp" with U.S. Navy censor mark to Thorshavn, some transportation wear, attractive and uncommon

1945, 3.2., Christian X. 15,25,35 and 40ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN -3.2.45" to AR-registered letter via England to Los Angeles, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4255" closing strip, fine

1946, 27.5., Numerals and Christian X. 12 values tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 27.5.43" to registered cover to Portland, the sender is postmaster J. Danielsen and as the post office ran out of Danish registered vignettes after the war they used the British labels, fine

1939, 28.8. and 3.12., Caravelle 15 and 20ø with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 28.8.39" to registered airmail cover via France to Switzerland with french censor label, and Hindenburg 25pf. tied by cds. "BENSHEIM 3.12.39" to Sand with German censor label, fine

1940, 26.2., opened out cover with meter mark "VESTLANDSBANKEN BERGEN 26 2 40" to Thorshavn, with adjacent boxed "Service interrompu", two-line "Postudvekslingen indstillet. Retur Afsenderen" and straight-line "RETOUR", returned in late May 1940 with arrival mark "BERGEN  28.5.40", fine

1940, 21.12., 60 on 6ø horizontal pair tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 21.12.40" to registered cover to Ontario, Canada, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 7386" closing strip and with further censor label "PC 23 RETURNED TO SENDER....FOR REASON EXPLAINED...", with corresponding postal note "P.C. 12 This cover was open...", despite some small stains a very attractive and rare cover

1941/42, two covers, the first franked with two singles Provisionals 20 on 1ø from "THORSHAVN 5.11.41" via England with corresponding censor label to St. Lucia with adjacent boxed "PASSED BY ARMY EXAMINER US 801", the other one sent from St. Lucia with US Monroe 5c. tied by machine cancel "AMERICAN BASE FORCES A.P. 805 FEB 23 1942" to the Postmaster of Midvaag, censored with boxed "PASSED BY ARMY EXAMINER US 801", the latter some toning and vertical fold, scarce

1942, 26.5., Red Cross form from the Faroe Islands, sent on the 26th of May 1942 to Switzerland, arrived in Geneva on 26th of June 1942. Censored with boxed "PASSED P.84". Returned with reply and censored "PASSED P.91". When the reply arrived in the Faroe Islands it was placed in a "Red Cross" envelope with cds. "THORSHAVN 20.8.42". At present, only this Red Cross form is known between the Faroe Islands and Switzerland.

1942, 29.5 and 31.3., two covers, each franked with horizontal pair of Caravelle 20ø and tied by cancel resp. cds. "VESTMANHAVN" and "THORSHAVN 13.3.42" to the Red Cross in Switzerland, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4114/1121" closing strips, some minor transportation wear, otherwise fine

1943, 6.2., Christian X. and Polar bear 7ø - 1kr. tied by cds. "JULIANEHAAB -6-2-1943" to airmail cover via USA and England to Trangisvaag, censored in the USA and closed with tape strip "EXAMINED BY 8317", small part of lower right corner missing, otherwise fine and attractive. The postal service from Greenland to Denmark closed in October 1941, and therefore there are not many letters sent subsequently to the Faroe Islands. However, the mail connection to Faroe Islands remained open. Letters from Greenland to Faroe Islands are scarce

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

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

1942/45, 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