Färoer continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 4004 |
Brief |
 1855 (ca.), Parcel accompanying lettersheet endorsed "medvölger in pakke merket H.F.K." to trade manager Kauffeldt at
Thorshavn, very fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €150.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4005 |
Brief |
 1855 (ca.), 2 lettersheets addressed to trade manager Kauffeldt, one endorsed "Fattigvaesens Sager", the other one
"Per Capt. Seistrup" the captain of schooner 'Hector' (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €170.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4006 |
Brief |
 1860 (ca.), Money order lettersheet for 49 rigsdaler and 34 skilling to Thorshavn. The earliest recorded cover of such
kind and most likely the only example before 1870.
Provenance: Geoffrey Noer (366. Heinrich Köhler-auction, 2018) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €630.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4007 |
Brief |
 1756, Entire letter, dated "Thorshafn 6 Octobre 1756", sent by Antonius Haldarsen to his brother in law to
Copenhagen. The second earliest recorded entire letter from the Faroes sent abroad. A marvellous item. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for €2,700.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4008 |
Brief |
 1770, Lettersheet dated "Thorsh: 27th July 1770" from the head of the 'Royal Trade Office' to the Ministry of
Finance at Copenhagen. One of only 5 18th century entires recorded in private hands. Xerox copy of certificate Wowern (1982) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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SOLD for €2,700.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4009 |
Brief |
 1850, Entire letter from Thorshavn, dated March 10, to Copenhagen, delivered by foot post with clear blue "F:P:20/4
1856" on front. Very fine and scarce (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €900.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4010 |
Brief |
 1852, Entire letter from Thorshavn to Copenhagen, dated 28.12. posted on the Shetland Islands with black boxed
"LERWICK JA 27 1853" and sent via London and Altona, charged with a total of "45" skilling including 6 pence British share and 22½ skilling Danish postage. Very fine, just two further letter known with this routing. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for €1,450.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4011 |
Brief |
 1853, Entire letter from Thorshavn, dated March 23, to Copenhagen, carried by private ship to Norway and here posted
with clear blue "KRAGERO 31/3 1853". On reverse manuscript "Befordret fra Kragerö" and "betalt 24 S. wolff". Very fine and rare; the earlier of only 2 letters recorded having been transported via Norway (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
SOLD for €2,100.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4012 |
Brief |
 1855, Entire letter from Thorshavn to Copenhagen, dated 23.10., transported with private ship and posted in Denmark
at "FREDERIKSHAVN 19 11 1855", charged "6" skilling in red crayon. Very fine. The earliest of only 2 letters recorded. (Image
1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
SOLD for €1,800.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4013 |
Brief |
 1855, Entire letter dated January 10 from Thorshavn with nice red wax seal "FAERÖE AMTS SEGL" to Copenhagen, posted
on the Shetland Islands with green boxed "LERWICK JA 16 1855", transported via London, Belgium and Hamburg, showing GPO accountancy mark "3½ groschen". In Hamburg "7" silbergroschen were charged (3½ each for GB and GPU), in Hamburg changed into "9½"
shilling, equivalent to 31 Danish skilling, to which 9 skilling Danish share was added and total of "40" skilling charged to the recipient. A fine and rare entire letter. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for €1,350.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4014 |
Brief |
 1856, Entire letter from Thorshavn, dated 31.7. to Copenhagen, carried by private ship and delivered by foot post with
clear blue "F:P:18/9 1856", charged "2" skilling in red crayon for local delivery. Very fine and scarce. Only 7 letters from the Faroes are recorded delivered by foot post of which only one other shows this rate. Certificates Moeller BPP (2002) and
Nielsen (2004) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
SOLD for €1,000.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4015 |
Brief |
 1870, Entire double rate letter dated "Sande den 26 Juli 1870" with lapidar date stamp "THORSHAVN 4/8" to Copenhagen
with arrival mark of August 14, charged "12" skilling in red crayon, very fine. Certificate Nielsen (1991) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
SOLD for €360.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4016 |
Brief |
 1811, Lettersheet from Copenhagen with nice royal trade seal on reverse, addressed to trade manager Mörck at Faroe
with registration number "10" at top left. Enclosed is a photocopy of the original contents of the letter, which is kept in the National Archives, very fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €135.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4017 |
Brief |
 1823, Entire letter from Copenhagen to 'Landvoged Meyer' at Thorshavn with manuscript registration number "60" (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
CLOSED
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4018 |
Brief |
 1834, Entire letter from Rønne to 'Amtskontorist Davidsen' at Thorshavn with registration number "37", very fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €270.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4019 |
Brief |
 1840 (ca.), Entire parcel accompanying letter with 3 pages of text from Braendekilde to Vagur, endorsed "Afleveres i
den fareoeske Handel i Köbenhavn", prepaid to Copenhagen with 22 skilling, endorsed "betalt"; a fine and interesting letter (Image
1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €360.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4020 |
Brief |
 1845, Entire parcel accompanying letter with long contents from Copenhagen (dated October 5) to Pastor Lund at
Sandegjerde (by mistake originally addressed 'on Iceland', changed to 'Faroe'); manuscript registration number "13" on top right, very fine and scarce (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €360.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4021 |
Brief |
 1850, Entire parcel accompanying letter from Copenhagen (dated March 23) to Osterö with registration number "25", very
fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €360.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4022 |
Brief |
 1853, Entire letter from "SKANDERBORG 23/6 1853" to Thorshavn, franked with FIRE R.B.S. red-brown, Thiele 1st
printing, tied by numeral "63" with margins cut into. A fine and rare letter; just 2 further FIRE R.B.S.-covers to the Faroe Islands are recorded. Certificate Moeller BPP (2000) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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SOLD for €5,800.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4023 |
Brief |
 1855, Entire letter from "KJØBENHAVN 8/12 1855" via Lübeck, Belgium, London and forwarding agent Hay & Co. on
the Shetland Islands to Thorshavn, prepaid with 39 skilling (9 skilling Danish postage and 30 skilling foreign share). Very fine, just 4 letters recorded with this rate. Certificate Moeller BPP (2009) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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CLOSED
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4024 |
Brief |
 1861, Entire letter from Helsingoer, franked with 1858, 4 skilling brown with ample to large margins and in nice
colour, tied by numeral "1" with adjacent blue foot post date stamp "F:P:30/5 61", addressed to Pveraa, endorsed "Betalt" and "pr. Arcturus". A very attractive and rare letter, the only recorded with 1858 issue to the Faroe Islands. Certificate
Moeller BPP (2004)
Provenance: Christian Andersen (2004) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
|
SOLD for €2,500.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4025 |
Brief |
 1865, Entire registered letter endorsed "NB" with registration number "26" to Thorshavn, endorsed "betalt". One outer
side flap missing, still very fine and rare (Image 1)
(Image 2)
|
SOLD for €540.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4026 |
Brief |
 1868, Oval type 4 skilling red, perf. 13x12½, 2 copies, tied by numeral "238", with adjacent lapidar date stamp
"THORSHAVN 11/9"(1870) to entire letter to Copenhagen with arrival mark. Very fresh condition, the stamps in a nice deep shade, the right stamp with minor perforation fault, otherwise very fine. The only recorded 1868 8 skilling franking from the
Faroe Islands. Certificate Moeller AIEP (2003)
Provenance: Per Erik Knudsen (2004) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
|
SOLD for €4,500.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4027 |
|
 1864, Oval type 16 skilling greyish-olive perforated 13x12½, cancelled by clear numeral "238" of Thorshavn, extremely
fine and fresh. Certificate Moeller BPP (2000) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
SOLD for €440.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
| 4028 |
|
 16 skilling greyish-olive, perf. 12½, cancelled by central numeral "238" of Thorshavn, very fine. The only recorded
example of this rare stamp with Thorshavn numeral cancellation. Certificate Nielsen (2004) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
|
SOLD for €900.00
Closing..Apr-18, 04:00 AM |
