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1902 (July 12 dateline), picture post card sent from Spitzbergen to Grafton, MA, an attractive multi-color Hamburg-America
Lines picture post card, franked by 10ø red Private Spitzbergen Tourist Stamp (Chøyen & Aune #E5) plus by 2ø brown Vardø Local Post (C&A #1), both tied by "S.S. Auguste-Victoria/Spitzbergen" dateless cancel (Type 2 var.), with overseas postage paid
by Norway Scott #47-49 & 51, all tied by Digermulen double-ring bridges of 18.VII.02; sent to a stamp collector, the card's message reads in part, "We are enjoying the glories of the midnight sun, but it is demoralizing to ones [sic]
sleep….Here nothing but ice, and the thermometer 38°.", Very Fine, a scarce and appealing usage. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |