Originally Published in June 1955 and updated in September 1955 by the editor Notes on a talk and Display given to the Group on Thursday 21st April 1955 by F.T.K. Caroe Uniform “penny postage” came into force in Denmark in 1851,…...
Illustrative Credits: Nigel Steer The Norwegian State Railways celebrated their 100th Anniversary on the 1st of September, 1954, with a set of 3 postage stamps. The 20 Øre grey-green shows “Hovedbanens Locomotive No. 1” in its earliest employment – carrying…...
Originally Published in September 1954 The first Finnish postal cancellation was brought into use in the year 1847, and consisted of a narrow rectangular frame with the -place name and date, (sometimes only the year was given) , a typical…...
Originally Published September 1954 On 28th February, 1846 O.J. Bergeest & Co. at St.Thomas, Danish West sent a letter to C. Gaden & Klipsch Bordeaux France. This letter shows the British St. Thomas cancel of 2nd March, the Bordeaux cancel…...
