Scandinavia
Cape of Good Hope, Cover
1905. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE. Returned Acknowledgment of Delivery -Avis de Reception en Retour cover to Post Office of Nykjøbing Falster Danmark cancelled REGISTERED LETTER SECTION CAPE-TOWN 7 JY 05 reverse cancel from NYKJØBING PAA FALSTER 31.7.05 + REGISTERED LONDON B 29 JY 05. Very unusual destination probably unique.
Avis de réception is the official UPU term for the postal service which provides a card or form signed by the recipient of a (registered) letter to be returned to the sender, as evidence of delivery. It goes under many names, for example, acknowlegment of receipt, advice of delivery, return receipt
requested/demanded/desired/wanted ... , Rückschein.
Cape of Good Hope, cancelled post card with stamp
1904. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. POST CARD South African Museum to Miss Laura Larsen, hjørnet af Skolegaden og Nedre Dalgade, Stavanger, Norge with ONE PENNY EDWARD cancelled CAPETOWN JAN 6 1904 + at arrival STAVANGER 29. I. 04. Unusual destination. The senders address is: Læreværelset for Skandinavere, Cape Town.
Michel 54
Sweden, Cover
1943. SVERIGE. SVERIGE 30 ÖRE PERSTORP 13 X 43 machine cancel on beautiful advertisement cover (SKÅNSKA ÄTTIKFABRIKEN PERSTORP) to Germany. Censored in Germany Geöffnet Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. + Red censor cancel
Denmark, Michel 34YA, Cover
1884. Coat-of Arms. Large corner figures. 5 Øre green. Perf. 14x13½ KJØBENHAVN 5 10. TRYKSAGER.
Scott 38
Afa 34
Denmark, Michel 218+219, Cover
1939. DANMARK 1STE LUFTPOST VIBORG - KØBENHAVN 17-4-39. + VIBORG JUBILÆUMS- FRIMÆRKEUDSTILLING 17.4.39. 15 + 20 ØRE LUFTPOST. Adressed to Sverige.
Finland, Michel 87Aa+, Cover
1926. FINLAND. Lion. Saarinen. Without watermark. Pair 1 M. + 1 M with watermark + 50 P on AIR MAIL cover to Professor Astley Levin in Stockholm. Cancelled HELSINKI 29.IX.26. Early airmail.
Sweden, Cover
1945. SVERIGE. 20 öre Gustav + 80 öre UPU Kongres on Reg-cover PAR AVION from STOCKHOLM 2.12.45. to Addis Ababa, Etiopie. NORD. MISSIONSFLYG SVERIGE-AFRIKA with FIRST TRIP crossed over. The cover was delivered too late. Returned. Arrival cancel ADDIS ABABA -7.12.45 reverse. Unusual.
Michel 155+
Sweden, Cover
1936. SVERIGE. 20 + 15 + 25 +20 + 20 öre on Reg-cover PAR AVION from STOCKHOLM LUFTPOST 3.1.36. to BRio de Janeiro, Brésil. Inauguration de la liason aerienne transatlantique hebdomadaire Toulouse - Amerique du Sud. Returned. Unusual-
Michel 218+
Sweden, Michel 208-212, Cover
1928. Gustav V 70 years. Komplet sæt 5 ex. HALMSTAD 5 1 29 + HALMSTAD 31.12.28. Several luxus cancels.
Scott B 36+
Afa 207+
Sweden, Michel D. 2Ba, Cover
1877-1882. SVERIGE. TJENESTEFRIMARKE. Coat-of-Arms. Perf. 13. 4 öre on Kungörelse cancelled UMEÅ 8 9 1886.
Scott O 13
Afa TJ 2B
Sweden, Michel 259A, Cover
1944. 2 X 25 ÖRE MOTALA 22.12.44. Princeton N.J. USA. EXAMINED BY 6791.
Sweden, Cover
1930. SVERIGE. 50 + 10 öre LUFTPOST on cover PAR AVION from STOCKHOLM 15 5 30. to Bruges Belgique. On first night post flight Stockholm - Rotterdam 15 May 1930. Returned.
Michel 213-214
Germany, MICHEL 8, Cover
1943. DEUTSCHE DIESNTPOST UKRAINE. 12 Pf. Hitler on cover from KIEW DEUTSCHE DIESNTPOST UKRAINE 22 2 43. REICHSVERKEHRSDIREKTION KIEW 2 to Wien.
Denmark, Michel 244, Cover
1939. DANMARK 5 øre on cover cancelled KØBENHAVN K. INTERN. HANDELSKAMMERS X. KONGRES 24.6.39.
Denmark, Michel 258, Cover
1945. DANMARK 6 øre on cover cancelled KØBENHAVN K. INT. SØFARTSKONFERENCE 15.11.45.
Denmark, Michel 197, Cover
1934. DANMARK 4 øre on cover cancelled VESTJYERNES UDSTILLING 23. JUNI - 8. JULI HOLSTEBRO 12.6.34
Denmark, Michel 198, cancelled post card with stamp
1938. DANMARK 2 ex 5 øre on POST CARD (KØGE DEN GAMLE BY VED DEN FRISKE STRAND.) cancelled KØGE BYJUBILÆUM -1.7.38
Denmark, Michel 196 I, Cover
1938. DANMARK 4-BLOCK 2 øre on cover cancelled KØGE BYJUBILÆUM -1.7.38
Denmark, Michel 228, Cover
1938. DANMARK 5 øre NOKOLAI KIRKE on cover cancelled SORØ 300 AAR-FOLKEFEST
9.-10. JULI 16.5.38.
Denmark, Michel 258, Cover
1948. DANMARK 6 øre on cover cancelled KØBENHAVN V. INDUSTRI MESSEN -2.4.48.
cancelled post card with stamp
1911. NORGE. Original foto postcard of the ship Polariis during the contruction in Fjeldvig pr Sandefjord. This ship was a barkentine and was launched with the name Polaris in December 1912 from the Norwegian Framnæs Shipyard in Sandefjord at the request of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache. Unlike Fridtjof Nansen's famous ship Fram, the ship was not flat-bottomed and therefore less suitable for sailing in heavy pakis. When Gerlache abandoned the purchase, the ship was instead acquired by Shackleton, who renamed it Endurance. The name was due to the Shackleton family's motto "Fortitudine vincimus" ('By endurance we conquer'). It sailed from England to Antarctica in August 1914 and arrived a few months later at the Weddell Sea, where it was stuck in the pack ice for several months and finally, in November 1915, was screwed down. The crew of 28 men escaped under dramatic conditions in the ship's lifeboats to Elephant Island (island in the group South Shetland Islands), where they overwintered. They were rescued from here in good condition in August 1916. A historical photo post card cancelled KRISTIANIA 29.VIII 11.