Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Mid-20th Century
A Collection of Mid-20th Century Foreign Postage Stamps. - A collection of numerous used postage stamps, predominantly from the mid-20th century, largely still affixed to torn fragments of their original envelopes or paper. The stamps feature various designs, most commonly portraits of monarchs such as Queen Elizabeth II (visible on stamps from ”CANADA” and ”AUSTRALIA”) and other royal figures (on stamps from ”NEDERLAND” - Netherlands, ”NORGE” - Norway, and ”DANMARK” - Denmark), alongside some marked ”HELVETIA” (Switzerland). Visible denominations range from 2c to 30, and many stamps bear circular postmarks with dates, including ”1954”, and city names like ”AMSTERDAM.” Other visible text includes ”OPBÆRES” (Collected/Payable) and ”Indbetalingen” (Payment).