1900 5aur Postcard bearing a 5a stamp, sent from Reykjavik to Hamburg, no Iceland postmarks, the stamp tied by red "LIVERPOOL / SHIP" c.d.s, overstruck by a Hamburg arrival c.d.s. A little staining to the address, otherwise fine, an unusual routing via Liverpool from Iceland.
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1903-c.1960 Covers and cards including postal stationery, picture postcards with 1911 card of Grindedrab whaling station franked 40a + 50a, WW2 covers from British forces (6) or U.S forces (6), etc. (33).
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1939 10aur "Flag of Iceland" stamp size hand painted essay virtually identical to the adopted design (but with a slightly differing frame), superbly painted in red, dark and pale blue and Chinese white, mounted on card with a card surround applied, the typed date "24 March 1939" applied. A superb and unique essay from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 144. (Image1)