1855: 4 sk. blue, study of eleven copies mostly with very wide margins, one with part of neighbouring stamp above. Four with town marks including "MOSS". (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 3731
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1855 (May 16): Cover from Lillesand to Christiania bearing 1855 4 sk. blue, large to huge margins all round, neatly tied by 11 bar obliterator in black, LILLESAND cds in blue alongside. Two light vertical folds well away from the franking, nevertheless a fine and fresh cover. Signed Calves Facit 1. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6893
Symbol: Cat No: 1
1855 (Aug 24): Cover from Bergen to the Norvegian Department of the Interior in Christiania bearing 1855 4 sk. blue from position A30 with the corresponding cliché defects, a splendid example with huge margins on three sides and sheet margin at right (8½ mm.), lightly cancelled by 11 bar obliterator in black, crisp BERGEN cds in blue alongside. A most attractive cover, cert. Moldenhauer (1981) Facit 1.v2. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6894
Symbol: Cat No: 2+5
1860 (Jan 13): Fully prepaid Cover from Porsgrunn to Amiens bearing 1856-57 King Oscar 2 sk. orange-yellow and 8 sk. brown-carmine in a horizontal strip of three, the strip with some perf. separation, fresh and fine adhesives, tied by clear PORSGRUND cds in black, framed "P.D." handstamp in red and French entry cds (Jan 20) in black alongside. Reverse with transit cds of Svinesund, Sweden and Amiens arrival (Jan 21) cds. Appealing franking to pay the 26 sk. rate from Norway to France. Cert. Witschi (1991) Facit 2a+5a / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 6'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6895
Symbol: Cat No: 2+10
1865 (April 21): Fully prepaid Cover from Kragerø to Amiens bearing a mixed franking of 1856-57 King Oscar 2 sk. orange-yellow and 1863-66 Arms 24 sk. brown, two fresh and fine adhesives with good perforation, tied by clear KRAGERØ cds in black, framed "P.D." handstamp in red and French "NORVEGE AMB. ERQUELINNES A 25 AVRIL 65" entry cds in black alongside. Reverse with Sandøsund & Paris transit as well as Amiens arrival (April 26) cds's. Most attractive franking to pay the 26 sk. rate from Norway to France. Cert. Enger (1993) Facit 2a+5a / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 17'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6896
Symbol: Cat No: 5
1860 (Sept 25): Double rate Registered Cover from Bergen to Christiania bearing 1856-57 King Oscar 8 sk. carmine, a fresh and fine single example with good perforation and deep shade, tied by crisp BERGEN cds in black, an information strike and REKOMMADERES registration handstamp alongside. Minor wrinkles, still an attractive cover. Facit 5 = SEK 1'500 / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 2'300. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6897
Symbol: Cat No: 5
1859 (April 27): Fully prepaid Cover from Bergen to St. Petersburg bearing 1856-57 King Oscar 8 sk. carmine in a horizontal strip of four, a fresh and fine multiple, tied by clear BERGEN cds in black, framed FRANCO and German "Aus Dänemark" handstamps in black alongside. Reverse with transit cds's of the Danish and the Prussian P.O.'s in Hamburg (May 1). Front with handwritten 'f3' (silbergroschen) credit of Prussia to Russia. Minute perforation irregularities, nevertheless an attractive, rare and correct franking to pay the 32 sk. rate from Norway to Russia. Facit 5 / Norgeskatalogen (1995) = NOK 11'000. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6899
Symbol: Cat No: 12
1870 (Aug 30): Fully prepaid Cover from Christiania to Christianssand with Shipmail's endorsment "pr Scotia", bearing a horizontal pair of 1867-68 Arms 2 sk. orange, a superb multiple, tied by crisp CHRISTIANIA cds in black. A beauty with the 4 skilling inland rate. Facit 12. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6900
Symbol: Cat No: 37
1885 (Oct 10): Entire letter Sogndal to Amble bearing 1882 Posthorn 10 øre anilin-red, a fresh and fine adhesive, tied by clear negative figurative "SOGNDAL POSTAABNERI" handstamp in black, "Sogndal 10/10" despatch note in manuscript alongside. Lightest vertical file fold well away from the adhesive and the rare cancellation. Cert. Enger (1993) Facit 40b. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7254
Symbol: Cat No: 7+14+15
1863/67: 3 sk grey-lilac used with 1867 4 sk. blue and 8 sk. carmine-rose on fully paid 1868 cover to St. Brieuc, France tied by DRAMMEN datestamps (July 6) in black with repeated information strike below. Reverse with Sandosund transit cds (July 7) and thence via Erquelines (July 10). Some file folds away from adhesives, the 3 sk. grey is a scarce stamp on letter. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
