377th Auction

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 506: 1941, 30.4., cover, franked with 3d. with perfin "TC&S", sent from "LONDON 30. APR 1941" to to Faroe Islands, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 1787" closing strip. The envelope has been kept by Thomas Cook & Son awaiting a response. Some transport imposed wear, the only such known letter and one of the great rarities of Faroe Philately, detailed certificate Wowern (2000)

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 506: 1942, 1.8., cover sent from "KØBENHAVN -1.8.42" to Gerda Johanne Bonnevie, PO. Box 506 in Lisbon, with German censor label of Munich and boxed "Zurück an den Absender" and "Retour" alongside. The letter is sent by the mother Sofie Jørgensen, the letter never reached Lisbon and was returned because the undercover routes had been suspended. The Germans stopped all mail from Denmark to this undercover address and returned it. A very attractive and rare cover. In Addition Red Cross Message Form sent from Gerda Bonnevie to daugther Sofie Jørgensen.  Reference: “DAKA GF 10 - Faroe Island Stamps and Postal History”  

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 506: 1942, 13.8., cover from Lisbon, Portugal to Denmark with German censor label. The letter was then sent to Sigrid Kaabers mother in Denmark. There are also known a few letters the other way from the mother to the daughter who lived in the Faroe Islands addressed to PO Box 506 in Lisbon, Portugal. The envelope is one of five known letters from Faroe Islands to Thomas Cook & Son, London and via Portugal to Denmark. In addition Red Cross Message send by J.Mathiesen who has used Box 506 and franked cover, sent by Sigrid Kaaber's mother who used Thomas Cook & Sons box 506 in Portugal, from Copenhagen sent via Germany - Siberia - USA to the Faroe Islands and another Red Cross Message from Jensy Mathiesen  to Sigrid Kaaber dated September 1943, a highly interesting and rare assembly

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 164: 1941, 30.6., letter sent from "LISBOA 30 JUL 41" to Faroe Islands, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 3168 (F)" closing strip (F misdirected to Aden?), an attractive and scarce entire

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 164: 1942, 14.9., cover from "TRANGISVAAG 14.9.42" to Lisbon, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 1398". The cover was detained in Britain with straight-line "CONDEMNED" on front and reverse and released after the war thus stamped "RELEASED", i finally arrived in Lisbon "14.1.46", a very attractive and rare cover with some wear as to be expected. There are only three such covers known, a great rarity, certificate Wowern (1992)

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 164: 1942, 16.10., letter sent from "KØBENHAVN 16 OKT 1942" to Portugal with German censor label of Munich and boxed "Zurück an den Absender" alongside. The only known cover which was stopped by the Censor Board in Munich and returned with inserted leaflet "Any communication with hostile foreign countries is punishable"

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 164: 1943, 30.6., registered airmail cover sent from "LISBOA 30 JUN 43" to Denmark, with German censor mark and Danish censor label. This cover included a letter sent from Ernst Hansen, Faroe Islands via Viggo Beckmann to Arne Rueløkke Hansen in Denmark. There are only known a few letters sent to Arne Rueløkke Hansen in Denmark via undercover address in Portugal, very rare and attractive

Undercover Mail via P.O. Box 164: 1943/45, small group of four items including cover from "KØBENHAVN 9.1.43" sent by Arne Rueløkke Hansen to Ernst Hansen on Faroe Islands via New York. After the route via Lisbon was closed in autumn 1942 and these letters was returned, they were using the route via "New York - Bermuda - United Kingdom" and Red Cross letter sent to Ernst Hansen, all written up on pages, mostly good condition

1941, Provisional 20 on 15ø together with horizontal pair Caravelle 40ø tied by Klipfisk cds. "TRANGISVAAG 10.2.41" to airmail cover via New York, censored in England with "P.C. 90 4,466" closing strip and another German censor strip from Frankfurt, stamps few imperfections, a very attractive and rare cover from the first day this route was possible

1941, Provisional 50 on 5ø, horizontal pair, together with Numeral 5ø tied by cds. "VAAG 19.2.41" to airmail cover via New York, censored in England with "P.C. 90 4461" closing strip and another German censor strip from Munich, fine and attractive entire

1941, Provisional 50 on 5ø, horizontal strip of four, tied by Klipfisk cds. "KLAKSVIG 4.3.41" and pen-stroke (It is not known whether this was done by the sender, the post office or the censor, but the intention was to draw attention to the fact that the letter did not originate from Denmark but from the Faroe Islands.) to airmail cover via New York, censored in England with "P.C. 90 4461" closing strip and another German censor strip from Munich, fine and attractive entire, horizontal fold, a fine and attractive cover

1941, 11.3., Airmail 50ø and 1kr., two singles each with additional franking tied by (Klipfisk) cds. "THORSHAVN 11.3.41" to registered airmail letter via New York and Madrid to Copenhagen. Censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 691" closing strip and further German censored with censor stripe of Munich, small imperfections, yet a very attractive and rare cover

1941, 22.3., Caravalle 35ø, strip of three, tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 22.3.41" to airmail cover via New York, upon arrival in London the airmail was cancelled as it had been temporarily suspended for the USA. Censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4466" closing strip, further German censor strip of Munich on reverse, small creases etc. as to be expected, fine and attractive

1941, 24.3, 60 on 6ø, vertical pair and single together with Numeral 10ø tied by Klipfisk cds. "TRANGISVAAG 24.3.41" to airmail cover via New York, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4448" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Munich on reverse, stamps with minor imperfections, a very attractive and scarce cover, certificate Nielsen (1991)

1941, 1.4., 50 on 5ø, block of four tied by cds. "THORSHAVN -1.4.41" to airmail cover via New York, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4.466" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Munich on reverse, vertical fold no affecting stamps and backflap missing, a very attractive and scarce cover

1941, 12.4., Caravelle 35ø, horizontal pair and single tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 12.4.41" to airmail cover via New York, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4461" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Munich on reverse, fine and scarce cover

1941, 18.4, 20 on 5ø tied by cancel "KVALVIG" to cover to Denmark, presumably via Sweden, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4.4127" closing strip, further Danish censored with censor strip on reverse, on front remainders of red label "Achtung! Inhalt..", a little roughly opened, scarce and attractive

1941, 22.4, 20 on 5ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 22.4.41" to cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4461" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Frankfurt on reverse, scarce and attractive

1941, 22.4, Numeral 10ø, horizontal pair tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 22.4.41" to cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4461" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Frankfurt on reverse, scarce and attractive

1941, 22.4, 20 on 15ø tied by cancel "SANDEVAAG" to cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4490" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Frankfurt on reverse, stamps with minor imperfections, scarce and attractive

1941, 25.4, 20 on 5ø tied by cancel "TOFTE" to cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4454" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Frankfurt on reverse, scarce and attractive

1941, 3.5, 50 on 5ø and 60 on 6ø tied by Klipfisk cds. "THORSHAVN 3.5.41" as additional franking to Postal Stationery card 10ø via New York and Berlin with British and German censorship mark alongside, minor transportation marks, a very attractive and scarce entire as it was not legal to send postcards by airmail at this time

1941, 12.5 20 on 5ø tied by cds. "VAAG 12.5.41" to cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4454" closing strip, further German censored with censor strip of Berlin on reverse, scarce and attractive

1941, 25.7 and 2.8., two covers bearing 20 on 5ø tied by Klipfisk cds. "THORSHAVN" to cover to Denmark via Sweden, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 1924" resp "P.C. 90 2541" closing strip, the mail service to Sweden ceased in May 1941 and the letters where stamped "Undelivered for Reason stated - Return to sender" resp "No Service Return to Sender", boths letters were returned to Thorshavn waiting for the war to end. When the postmaster was notified on 4 June 1945 that the mail route had been reopened, the letters were re-sent, one with transit mark "SIMRISHAMN 25.6 45". The sender was postal assistant Robert Sørensen, usual transport and ageing marks as to be expected, a very scarce and interesting duo

1945, 7.5., Numeral 5ø and horizontal pair Christian X. 20ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN -7.5.1945" to airmail cover to Fredericia, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4464" closing strip, interesting entire from the first day of normal mail service

1945, 7.5., Christian X. 15 and 30ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 14.5.1945" to airmail cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4464" closing strip, fine

1945, 17.5 and 23.5., two covers with British airmail label from "VAAG 17.5.45" resp. "THORSHAVN 23.5.45" directly to Kobenhavn, with brown resp. white Danish censor label, the early cover somewhat stained, otherwise fine

1945, 4.6 and 12.6., two covers from "KLAKSVIG 4.6.45" resp. "KLAKSVIG 12.6.45" by ship "Ulf" and "Vidoy" to Denmark with no censor marking, the early cover with British airmail label and vignette, fine

1945, 7.7 and 11.7., two covers from "THORSHAVN 7.7.45" resp. "THORSHAVN 11.7.45" to Denmark with no censor marking, the early cover with three labels including "Free Danes" and "BARNAHJALPIN", fine

1945, 10.7, 20 on 1ø tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 10.7.45" to by postmaster J. Danielsen, who writes to a friend in Denmark that he has sent a carton of cigarettes with the ship "Bussard". Included the Declaration to the Postal Service, concerning the contents of a parcel  and a British-style parcel label "Thorshavn 966" and a declaration form for the export, a fascinating group and in this form surely not to be found again 

1945, 23.10., letter from the postmaster to a philatelist in Esbjerg. Many philatelists had unsuccessfully tried to obtain Faroese Provisionals during the war. After the war came to an end, many questions regarding Faroese Provisionals were sent. Here the postmaster had to disappoint philatelists and tell them that Faroese Provisionals were already sold out in the summer of 1941. Also cover this letter has been sent in dispatched "THORSHAVN 23.10.45", an interesting item

1941, 24.3., 50 on 5ø and 60 on 6ø with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 24.3.41" to airmail cover to Denmark, without censor mark, confiscated, as it has assessed that it is philatelic postage to the recipient. The sender is Postmaster J. Danielsen had more than 20 letters sent to various postal officials in Denmark confiscated. Reverse shows manuscript "LL 40511", traceable under "Writ 2249" in the National Archives in London. A rare and attractive cover

1941, 24.3., 50 on 5ø and 60 on 6ø with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 24.3.41" to airmail cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 4456" closing strip, afterwards confiscated, as it was assessed that it is philatelic postage to the recipient. The sender is Postmaster J. Danielsen who had more than 20 letters sent to various postal officials in Denmark confiscated. Reverse shows manuscript „LL 40510“, traceable under „Writ 2249“ in the National Archives in London. A rare and attractive cover, plus a cover from Thorshavn with 20 on 1ø send by the same sender to Postmaster A. Jensen

1941, 26.3., 50 on 5ø and 60 on 6ø with additional franking tied by cds. "THORSHAVN 24.3.41" to airmail cover to Denmark, censored in England and closed with "P.C. 90 5984" closing strip, further German censor strip of Munich on reverse, the cover opened at the top and closed with brown adhesive strip. Some transportation wear as to be expected, a very rare example of these covers that were not confiscated

1941, 30.4., cover from "KØBENHAVN 30.4.41" to Trangisvaag, with German censor label of Frankfurt on reverse, not censored in England, but confiscated with corresponding "L/L 4124" on reverse, traceable under "R136" in the National Archives in London, few imperfections, scarce  

1941, 3.5, cover from "GENTOFTE 3.5.41" to Thorshavn, with German censor label on reverse, not censored in England, but confiscated with corresponding "L/L 44936" on reverse, scarce