Mail from Christiansø
In spite of the small population on the islands, Christiansø already had a sub-office established in 1868, which for the first 11 years referred to the post office in Rønne before referring to the post office in Svaneke up until 1981.
On 1 July 1868, the sub-office received its first date mark for cancellations of the incoming mail, and during the period from 1868 to 1917 a total of three different cancellation marks were used – all with the so-called "lapidar type". The rarest of these cancellation marks is No. 2, which was used from 1885-1895. Today, only a few preserved covers are known to exist with this cancellation mark from Christiansø.
At the upcoming stamp auction, we present a fine correspondence card sent to Copenhagen with this cancellation mark from Christiansø dated 1 March 1890.
The rare and almost 130-year-old correspondence card is just one of a total of 837 different lots offered at the upcoming Online Auction. The selection is wide – from small classical stamps and interesting covers to bulky realizations, including numerous boxes filled to the brim.
NB: The dates of the preview have been moved!
Please note that due to Easter, the preview for the stamp auction will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday 16-17 April between 10am and 5pm.
View all the lots of the stamp auction
For further information, please contact:
Christian Grundtvig: +45 8818 1214 · cg@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Lars Godsk-Jørgensen: +45 8818 1211 · lgj@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Torben Ringtved: +45 8818 1225 · tr@bruun-rasmussen.dk