Early Bridge Cancels - Bro I Two bridge lines, upper and lower-inner circles, and vertical bars. First introduced in 1899 at Thorshavn, Klaksvig and Trangisvaag. Introduced later at Vaag (in 1908). |
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Bro Ia - Time interval 0 to 12 followed by F or E* |
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VAAG dated 20-12-1916 Franked with a 3 øre Wavy Lines, grey (SG111). Datestamp No. 12.02 Type Bro Ia Timestamp 10-6 E Local postcard rate of 3 øre applied for post within the Islands from 01.10.1888 until 31.12.1918. |
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VAAG dated 3-1-1918 Franked with a 5 øre Christian X, green (SG135). Datestamp No. 12.02 Type Bro Ia Timestamp 10-6 E Local letter rate of 5 øre applied for post within the Islands from 01.10.1902 until 31.12.1918. |
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KLAKSVIG dated 28.12.26 Timestamp 10-6E Franked with a with 7 øre on 8 øre grey Wavy line stamp (SG 234). Datestamp No. 03.03 Type Bro 1a Sent to Husum (Húsar) on the island of Kalsoy. The Localocal Postcard rate of 7 øre applied for post within a 'lokalporto' area from 01.04.1926 until 30.06.1946. This is a Christmas greetings postcard with a 1926 Danish Christmas Charity Seal tied by the datestamp. |
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Bro Ic - Time interval 0 to 24 |
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KLAKSVIG dated 16.7.31 Franked with a 15 øre scarlet, 60th Birthday of King Christian X stamp (SG 259) Datestamp No. 03.04 Type Bro 1c 15 øre paid the (50g) Inland Letter rate applicable from 01.01.1927 until 10.07.1940. |
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TRANGISVAAG dated 21.10.1955 Franked with a Frederik IX, brown-red, 30 øre (363b). Datestamp No. 02.05 Type Bro 1c 30 øre paid the Inland (50g) letter rate applicable from 01.07.1952 until 14.04.1963. Commercial cover sent to Copenhagen. The datestamp was in use from 1933 until 17.09.1957, but it appears that postal officials mainly used the other available datestamp (02.06) which was used over the same period. |
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Bro Ig - Full year, and no additional time indication |
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THORSHAVN dated 21.10.1899, the earliest known date for this postmark. Franked with a 4 øre bicoloured stamp. Datestamp No. 01.03 Type 1g 4 øre paid the Local Letter rate applicable from 01.01.1875 until 30.09.1902. This 4 øre local rated cover from 1899 was sent from Thorshavn within the Thorshavn postal district, which represented one of the three local district areas in the Faroes at the time. This criteria for local mail existed from 01.03.1870 until 30.09.1916. A commercial cover sent by M.C. Restorff & Sønne to a merchant in Bø. This cover may well be the only recorded cover with this postmark prior to 1900. |
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THORSHAVN dated -9.11.1903 Franked with a 5 øre Coat of Arms stamp. Datestamp No. 01.03 Type Bro Ig 5 øre was the Local Letter rate for the period 01.10.1902 to 31.12.1918. Addressed to the Priest Andreas Christian Evensen at Sand. Relatively early usage of this cancel which was used from 21.10.1899 to 30.01.1917. |
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| THORSHAVN dated -6.10.1916 Franked with a 5 øre Christian X, green. SG135. Datestamp No. 01.03 Type Bro Ig Local letter rate of 5 øre applied for post within the Islands from 01.10.1902 until 31.12.1918. This is an early example of use of the revised Local Letter criteria that was introduced on 01.10.1916, when all the Islands were treated as a single postal area. This criteria was only applicable until 30.06.1920. Latter usage of this cancel which was used from 21.10.1899 to 30.01.1917. |
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TRANGISVAAG dated 31.1.1922 Used on a 15 øre Christian X postal stationery card. Datestamp No. 02.04 Type Bro Ig 15 øre was the Inland Postcard rate for the period 01.07.1920 to 31.03.1926 Addressed to THORSHAVN with a receipt cancel on the reverse. |
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