Travelling Post Offices on Ships

Objekt
 Type Beskrivelse Foto
Utrop
Resultat
202 
 * ALTONA SCHIFFS-BRIEF - 4 skilling and 8 skilling Coat of Arms 1863 - single copies of each nicely cancelled "Aalesund 5.7.1867" making the 12 skilling rate for a cover sent to Altona, Germany. The cover is endorsed "pr. Dampskib" and cancelled oval "ALTONA SCHIFFS-BRIEF" in black on the front.  
3.000
3.800
203 
 * ALTONA SCHIFFS-BRIEF - 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 - three copies cancelled "Aalesund 17.3.1868" making the 12 skilling rate for a cover sent to Altona, Germany. The cover is endorsed "pr. Dampskib" and cancelled oval "ALTONA SCHIFFS-BRIEF" in black on the front.  
3.000
2.700
204 
 * ARENDAL-FREDERIKSHAVN - 1 skilling and 2 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 - two copies of 1 skilling and four copies of 2 skilling cancelled "Bergen 21.8.1871" making the double weight rate of 10 skilling for a cover sent to Copenhagen, Denmark. On reverse cancelled "ARENDAL-FR.HAVN 23.8.1871".  
2.000
5.500
205 
 * ARENDAL-FREDERIKSHAVN - 6 pence Victoria with numeral cancellation "106" (London) on cover sent to Christianssand, Norway. On reverse cancelled "ARENDAL-FR.HAVN 8.8.1871". English part of postage marked with "3d" in red on the front.  
2.000
4.400
206 
 * BUREAU DE MER - single copy of 4 skilling Posthorn cancelled "Bureau de Mer NorvŠge 6.7.1875" on beautiful single weight cover sent from Christianssand to Copenhagen, Denmark. Very early usage as this cover is cancelled just 5 days after the office started functioning. Excellent quality.  
3.000
5.500
207 
 * BUREAU DE MER - single copy of 6 skilling Posthorn cancelled "Bureau de Mer NorvŠge 25.7.1877" on single weight cover sent from Christianssand to Rouen, France endorsed "via Fredrikshavn" on the front.  
3.000
4.000
208 
 * BUREAU DE MER - excellent stampless official cover cancelled "Hammerø 7.11.1875" sent to Bergen transitt-marked "Bureau de Mer NorvŠge 12.11.1875". Very few domestic covers with this postmark are recorded.  
1.000
2.400
209 
 * CHRISTIANIA-CHRISTIANSSAND - 4 skilling Posthorn with beautiful date cancellation "Chrania-Chr.sand 18.8.1876" on cover sent to Westervik, Sweden. Also paid and unpaid domestic covers cancelled "Chra-Chrssand 19.8.1869" and "Chra-Chrssand 14.8.1871". Three covers in very nice quality.  
3.000
7.500
210 
 m * CHRISTIANIA-CHRISTIANSSAND - 1 skilling in a strip of four and two pairs of 2 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 together with a stampless domestic cover - all cancelled "Chra-Chrs.sand" in red 1868/1869. The items are nicely mounted on informative exhibition page.  
3.000
4.400
211 
 * CHRISTIANSSAND-FREDERIKSHAVN - 1 skilling and 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 - single copies of each cancelled "Stavanger 13.5.1872" making the 5 skilling rate for a cover sent to Copenhagen, Denmark. On the reverse cancelled "CHR-SAND-FR.HAVN 15.5.1872".  
2.000
2.400
212 
 * CHRISTIANSSAND-FREDERIKSHAVN - 1 skilling and 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 - single copies of each cancelled "Stavanger 22.4.1872" making the 5 skilling rate for a cover sent to Copenhagen, Denmark. On the reverse cancelled "CHR-SAND-FR.HAVN 24.4.1872". Also single copy of 1 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 with the same cancellation - so far the only recorded stamp with this cancellation.  
2.000
2.200
213 
 * CHRISTIANSSAND-FREDERIKSHAVN - 3 skilling and 4 skilling Posthorn - single copies of each cancelled "Bergen 13.6.1873" making the 7 skilling rate for a cover sent to Elberfeld, Germany. On the reverse cancelled "CHR-SAND-FR.HAVN 15.6.1873". The sender has endorsed the cover "pr. ganger Rolf" on the front.  
1.500
1.350
214 
 * HAMMERFEST-HAMBURG - 2 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 and 3 skilling Posthorn - single copy of 2 skilling and two single copies of 3 skilling cancelled "Hmrfst D. Hmbrg 6.6.1872" making the 8 skilling rate for a cover sent to Bremen, Germany. Filing crease through one 3 skilling.  
2.000
3.400
215 
 * HAMMERFEST-HAMBURG - horizontal pair of 2 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 cancelled "Bergen 17.4.1872" making the scarce 4 skilling rate for a printed matter sent to Gˆnes, Italy. The cover is forwarded with S/S Nidelven and transitt-marked "Hmrfst E. Hmbrg 20.4.1872" on the front. Also a domestic cover with 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1863 cancelled "Vaagen" sent to Bergen with the same steamer and transitt-marked "Hmrfst E. Hmbrg 19.2.1866".  
2.000
4.400
216 
 * HAMMERFEST-HAMBURG - 1 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 and 3 skilling Posthorn - single copy of 1 skilling and two copies of 3 skilling cancelled "Hmrfst A. Hmbrg 9.8.1872" making the 7 skilling rate for a cover sent to Stralsund, Germany. Endorsed "pr. Nordstjernen" by the sender. Filing crease through one 3 skilling.  
1.000
1.600
217 
 * HAMMERFEST-HAMBURG - two informative exhibition mounted album-pages with 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1863 and 1867 on six domestic covers - all with different transitt cancellations from "Hmrfst-Hmbrg". Also single copy of 3 skilling Oscar cancelled "Hmrfst C. Hmbrg 7.4.1866".  
2.000
1.800
218 
 * HAMMERFEST-HAMBURG - stampless cover cancelled "Stavanger 24.5.1871" sent by steamer to Hamburg and further via Moskva to Taganrod, Russia. Transitt cancellation "Hmrfst A. Hmbrg 26.5.1871" on the front. Rare destination.  
1.000
900
219 
 * HAMBURG-NORWAY - informative exhibition mounted album-page with six stampless covers sent from Hamburg to Norway endorsed with names of different steamers on this route - D/S "Jupiter", D/S "Bergen", D/S "St. Olaf", D/S "Hakon Jarl", D/S "Nidelven" and D/S "Nordstjernen".  
1.000
2.200
220 
 * NORDLAND - pre-philatelic cover cancelled "Nordland 30.7.1849" (type II) in blue on a domestic cover sent to Frederikshald. This is so far the earliest recorded date for this cancellation.  
400
600
221 
 * NORDLAND - 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1855 - excellent copy with a superb 12-bar grid cancellation on a domestic cover with sidemark "Bergen 22.8.1855" sent to Bodø. On reverse the cover is cancelled "Nordland 30.8.1855" (type II) - the day the steamer "Prinds Gustav" passed on her nortbound trip.  
1.500
-
222 
 * NORDLAND - 4 skilling Oscar - pen crossed copy on a domestic cover sent from Kvædfjord to Bergen with transitt marking "Nordland 12.8.1863" (type II) on the front used onboard "Prinds Gustav" on her southbound trip. On reverse endorsed with manuscript date cancellation "Kvædfjord 9.8.63".  
500
1.100
223 
 * SHIP LETTER NEWCASTLE TYNE - 1 skilling and 8 skilling Coat of Arms 1867 - single 1 skilling and two single copies of 8 skilling cancelled "Throndhjem 24.6.1869" making the 17 skilling rate for a fully paid cover sent via Newcastle to Strandraer, Scotland. The cover is marked with very rare "SHIP LETTER NEWCASTLE TYNE" on the front. Only two covers from Norway with stamps are recorded with this cancellation. Superb item.  
8.000
21.000
224 
 * SKIBSBREV - 4 skilling Oscar - horizontal pair cancelled "Christiania 16.9.1861" making the typical "ship-letter rate" of 8 skilling (Norwegian postage and sea postage) for a single weight cover sent by sea to Copenhagen, Denmark. The cover is endorsed "pr. Excellencen Toll" by the sender and cancelled "Skibsbrev København 18.9" on the front. In Denmark endorsed "7" - carriers fee of 1 Rbs. included. A very rare item.  
10.000
20.000
225 
 * SKIBSBREV - 4 skilling Coat of Arms 1863 - horizontal pair with danish numeral cancellation "1" (Copenhagen) making the typical "ship-letter rate" of 8 skilling (Norwegian postage and sea postage) for a single weight cover sent by sea to Holbæk, Denmark. The cover is side-marked "Fra Sverige 1.9.1864" on the front and in Denmark endorsed "6" (Rbs.) - part of postage to be paid by the receiver. A very rare item.  
10.000
9.000
226 
 * DENMARK - excellent single weight cover with strip of three of 8 skilling (1857) making the 24 skilling rate to Arendal, Norway. The strip is with numeral cancellations "19" and the cover is sidemarked "Fredrikshavn 12.11.1858", Nyborg 16.11.1858" and "Kjøbenhavn 16.11.1858". The cover has been forwarded to Arendal by the Christiania-Christianssand route by the steamer "Prinds Carl". A beautiful cover in excellent quality. Certificate: C.A.Møller.  
5.000
11.000
227 
 * ICE-TRANSPORT - excellent single weight cover with strip of three of 8 skilling (1857) making the 24 skilling rate to Tvedestrand, Norway. The strip is with numeral cancellation "51" and the cover is sidemarked "Odense 21.3.1865". Because of difficult winter sailings the cover has been brought on ice from Odense to Korsør and then forwarded via Copenhagen to Norway. Certificate: Lasse Nielsen.  
5.000
6.500