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Faroe Islands
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Lot 594 -
FACIT1
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Lot 593 -
FACIT1a
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Lot 595 -
FACIT2
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Lot 596 -
FACIT3
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Lot 597 -
FACIT3
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Lot 598 -
FACIT3
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Lot 600 -
FACIT4-8
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Lot 601 -
FACIT4-8
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Lot 599 -
FACIT4II
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Lot 603 -
FACIT81-83v
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Lot 1501 -
FACIT170
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Faroe Islands Pre-philately
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Lot 589 -
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Earliest Letter from Abroad Beautiful cover 1813 from Leith, Scotland addressed to "Factor Mads Hvas Mörck, paa Thorshavn, Færöerne". Mads Hvas Mörck was Trade Manager in Thorshavn 1805-1831. Picture of the contents is enclosed (the original is in the Danish National Archive). The letter is dated in Leith the 19 July 1813 and was carried by Captain Jürgen Bohnitz in the ship "Den Nye Jubelfest". It was received in Thorshavn on 29 July 1813. The sender was "Corbett, Borthwick & Company", merchants based in Dock Street, North Leith. From 1810 they were one of the main suppliers of goods to Greenland, but also to a certain degree to the Faroe Islands. According to DAKA the earliest recorded letter from Great Britain is from 1868, and from any other country than Denmark is from 1851 (from Norway). UNIQUE POSTAL HISTORY RARITYLive Auction
1500.00 EUR
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Lot 588 -
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Earliest Letter to Faroe Islands Cover 1796 from Copenhagen addressed to Handelsforvalter Hammershaimb with "KONG GRØNL HAND OG FISKEF SEGL" (Royal Trade Seal on the reverse). Samuel Hammershaimb was Trade Manager in Thorshavn 1774-1796. Picture of the contents is enclosed (the original is in the Danish National Archive). The letter is dated in Copenhagen the 8 April 1796. This is the earliest letter to the Faroe Islands that has ever been on the market, and there are no records in the Danish National Archive that any earlier letters exist! Also picture of the oldest listing in the Archive recording mail arriving in Thorshavn - the first entry is three letters arriving on 11/5/1796 of which this is number 2. Unrecorded in DAKA. GREAT EXHIBITION RARITYLive Auction
2000.00 EUR
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Faroe Islands
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Lot 590 -
FACITDK 19
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Lot 591 -
FACITDK 22
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Lot 592 -
FACITDK 24a
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Lot 604 -
FACITPP1 II
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Faroe Islands Bulk lot
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Lot 602 -
FACIT4-8
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Lot 606 -
Description
A very interesting mixed remainder lot with e.g. piece with 2/5 öre, three different Franco Betalt cancs on talons, Two very fine sets 1940-provisionals, Barnahjälpin charity label on cover. Three talons with 1940-provisionals, e.g. with pair 60/6 öre. The entire lot can be inspected on our website.
Entire lot scannedLive Auction
200.00 EUR
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Lot 607 -
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Lot 605 -
FACITPP1 II
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