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1871, post card 2½ cents violet, used (against the regulations) with dotted "46” and adjacent cds. "HAARLEM 1 JAN 71” despatch alongside, to Amsterdam. A marvellous First Day item and most likely the only such card with numeral cancel. 

Reference: The Postal History of the Universal Postal Union: The Postal card, Worldwide 1869-1975, Volume 1, illustrated pg. 67. 

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1871, post card 2½ cent violet with additional franking horizontal pair King Wilhelm III 5 cent blue, used with dotted "82” from "NIJMEGEN 12.SEP.71” to Cologne, Germany with arrival postmark, card with tiny tone spots and stamps with perforation faults, otherwise fine, rare pre-UPU franking

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 156

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1872, post card 2½ cent purple with additional franking King Wilhelm III 5 cent blue, used with dotted numeral "45” from "ZEVENAAR 9.APR.75” to Emmerich with arrival postmark, tiny peripheral tone spots, still fine, a scarce pre-UPU rate used at the border with Germany

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1878, double card 2 ½ cents violet (print on first and fourth page), both parts with additional franking 1867, numerals 2½ cents violet, used with long text from "MEPPEL 2 MRT 79" to England (same address on both parts), the stamp on reply part cancelled upon arrival "LONGTON STAFF. MR 22 79". A scarce and interesting card, supposed to be unique.

At this time, a reply card could not be used the UK.  Both halves were instead used as a "letter” because the combined postage was the same as the GPU letter rate. 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 597

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1881, response card 5 cents blue, with clear blue c.d.s. "MONT-ATHOS TURQUIE 6=18 JANVIER 1882", with transit marks of Turkish and Austrian PO at Saloniki, to The Hague. Fine and extremely rare.

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 544

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1871/75, lovely group of six used cards, among others one card 2½ cent with additional franking 10 cent rose used with cds. "GRONINGEN 16.SEP.73” to Bavaria and another card 2½ cent with additional 20 cent adhesive used from "AMSTERDAM 4.JAN.1875” to Milan, mostly fine

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1927, Olympic games , postcard Wilhelmina 3 c. green with "O.E.H.B.A.H.” at lower left, unused, very fine and very rare (Geuzendam OL16)

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1877/1903, 1 c. – 2 g., the complete set of 12 stamps (15 c. 2 copies), unused with original gum and hinge remainders, few small imperfections, but still fine/very fine

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1877/78, Posthorn 60 öre blue, tied by c.d.s. "HAMMERFEST 16.VII.87" to illustrated Nordcap - envelope of 'SS SVERRE SIGURDSSON' to Melbourne, Australia, with transit mark of Brindisi and arrival mark. Light transportation marks. A very unusual destination and Special Convention rate ("Italian-Australasian Treaty) of 60 øre to Australia through Italy). Rare.

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1886, 10 oere rose, tied by c.d.s. "NORDLANDS POSTEXP. 15/VIII.91" to Nordcap picture postcard, mailed to Melbourne, Victoria, here taxed and 2 copies of postage due 5 d. applied, cancelled by pencil, with adjacent "T10" oval handstamp. According to the Italian & Australian treaty, the postage for the card was 60 c., deduction of paid 10 c. = 50 c., which was doubled  and converted to 10 d.

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 665/66

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1906, die proof for a proposed 'reply stamps' gutter pair 'Crown above posthorn' 20 öre + 20 öre blue on carton (116:97mm), presented at the UPU-Congress of Rome in 1906. Very rare. Certificate Finn Aune (1999)

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1909, Haakon 2 kronor rose, 10 copies, together with Posthorn 30 öre olive-gray, tied by cs. "KRISTIANIA 1 I 15” to registered parcel tag with printed adress "On His Britannic Majesty's Service/ His Majesty's Principle Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs…” to London. One stamp slightly defictive, where applied over the edge, otherwise fine. An enourmeously high franking, thought to be unique.

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1941, 700th anniversary of the death of Snorri Sturluson 20 öre and 60 öre, in combination with Victory overprint issue 5 öre, neatly tied by cds. "OSLO 6.12.41” to airmail cover to USA with German censor mark "Ab”, two-line "Zurück Postverkehr eingestellt” and Norwegian "Retur Postsambandet brutt”. A fine example of the postal service suspension to USA after the Japanese attack on Pearl Habor on December 7th 1941

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1876/1945, 10 covers, cards and postal stationery cards including unused International Money Order, with among others 1877 5 öre blue on printed matter to Portugal, 1886 double card "Militzaert Tjestebrevkort” used and 1940 long format envelope with German censor mark "APNET VED TYSK CENSOR” on reverse, mostly fine

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1855, 4 s. blue, vivid colours, large balanced margins all around, showing the variety "Double Foot”, used with 11-bar grid cancel and part blue cds., very fine and scarce, also a normal copy used with certificate Dr Ferchenbauer

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"Aeger 5/9-57”, handschriftlicher Aufgabevermerk auf portofreiem Dienstbrief vom Zollamt Flekkefjord nach Farsund, tadellos

"DAMPSKIBET BERGEN”, schwarzer EKr. mit schwachem handschriftlichem Datum auf 1856 Oskar I. 8 Sk. rot im waagerechten Dreierstreifen, tadellos, selten und sehr dekorativ

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"DAMPSKIBET BERGEN”, schwarzer EKr. mit handschriftlichem Datum "10/11 1862”, sauber und klar auf Faltbrief ab Hamburg mit Ekr. "K.D.O.P.A. HAMBURG 20/11 7-8A” mit Leitvermerk "p Bergen” nach Flekkefjord, ein schöner und seltener Brief in guter Erhaltung