Spitsbergen Postcard with Kahrs 10
øre and other stamps.
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Spitsbergen Postcard, 1900
The Spitsbergen postcard dated 1900 in itself is quite an item.
The green 5 øre Spitsbergen local post
makes it all the more special. However, the red Kahrs 10 øre postage
meter imprint is the only known postally used example.
One example is known as a proof in Norway postal archives. This
card was only available during the 1900 Hapag Line polar voyage. |
Spitzbergen Local Post Stamp with Kahrs 10
øre Meter Stamp
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Kahrs Red 10 øre postage
meter imprint
To the right is a photographically cropped enlargement of the
Spitsbergen local post stamp with the Kahrs postage meter imprint.
It is thought that the postcard was posted at Spitsbergen on a Hapag
Line polar voyage of 1900. The Kahrs imprint was probably added
when the card was presented by the cruise line to the post offices in
Christiania, Norway. |
Reverse Side of Spitzbergen Post Card
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Spitzbergen Post Card
This card was only available during the 1900 Hapag polar voyage.
Spitzbergen is the largest island of the Svalbard Archipelago in the
Arctic Ocean north of Norway. There are several local post stamps
of Spitzbergen dated 1896. |
