Greenland Post mark

 

 

CONSTABLE PYNT
 
NERLERIT INAAT. East cost Airport. Post-office 1985 app. 30 miles west of Scoresbysund. Post-office  closed jan. 1991. Reopened may 2000.
 
Office FD.    50    1985, Oct. 21: Official opening day for the suboffice with stamps and dated postmark
 
Duplicate i rubber are made with following fixed date: 19851021
 
Cat No  Dkr  Periods of Use Measure/Information Inscription,text in cancel
45.1 10 19851021 19910131 28½mm 3985 CONSTABLE PYNT
45.2 4 20000515 In use 34mm Picture type 3985 INAAT C. PYNT
           

 

 

DANEBORG
 
Founded in 1944 as basis for a sledge party Sirius in Northeast Greenland. Post-office closed July 1975. Reopened nov. 2000 as Weather-station with personal: app. 7(1950), 7(1968), all non Greenlanders.
 
Office FD.    600     1949, Sept. 1: Official opening day for the office with stamps and dated postmark
 
Postal Museum, Copenhagen keep 21.1 from 19591001 and 21.2 from 19601008 - damaged after fire at the weather station.
 
21.1 was used until 19580731 and 21.2 to 19600413.
 
Blue/violet color known 21.1 1949-58.
 
Cat No  Dkr  Periods of Use Measure/Information Inscription,text in cancel
21.1 300 19490901 19580731 35-22-8mm DANEBORG
21.2 600 19580801 19600414 27¾-14½-8mm DANEBORG
21.3 40 1960 19750731 27½-14-8mm DANEBORG
21.4 4 20001113 In use 34mm Picture type 3992 DANEBORG
           

 

                    

 

DANMARKSHAVN
 
Northeast Greenland station, founded 1948.
Personal, all none Greenlanders, 17(1948), 8(1949), app. 10 (1950), 12 (1968).
 
Office FD.    250     1949, Sept.1: Official opening day for the office with stamps and dated postmark
 
Blue/violet color known on 22.1 ?, 22.2 1987
 
Duplicate i rubber are made with following fixed date: 198207
 
Cat No  Dkr  Periods of Use Measure/Information Inscription,text in cancel
22.1 100 19490901 19701113 28-13¾-8¼mm DANMARKSHAVN
1v 200 19700802 Full Year in different types or written in hand
22.2 4 19701114 19991231 28-15-8½mm DANMARKSHAVN
22.3 4 1995     3984 DANMARKSHAVN
22.4 4 20000101 In use 34mm Picture type 3984 DANMARKSHAVN
           

 

 

 

DISKOFJORD
 
Suboffice under Godhavn/Qeqertarsuaq with postmark from 1958.
Inhabitant (year): 73(1946) 94(1960), 75(1970), 68(1986).
 
PakkePorto as saving stamps: “Nr.21 avane”, see Fiscal use of PakkePorto.
 
S21.4A    500    1938    43x22mm    Kangerdluk
 
Office FD.     50    1958 July.1: Official opening day for the suboffice with stamps and dated postmark
 
Cat No  Dkr  Periods of Use Measure/Information Inscription,text in cancel
6a.1  8 9580701 19890831 28-14½-7¾mm DISKOFJORD PR GODHAVN
6a.2 4 19890901 In use 29mm 3953QEQERTARSUAQ KANGERLUK
           

                    

 

DUNDAS
 
PITUFFIK. New name 1954 for the original Thule, when changed to wether-station manly run by non-Greenland personal. App 23 in 1955 and 55 in 1960.
 
Further foreign air base, inhabited by several thousand. APO-cancels catalogued under Thule.
Suboffice: 33a=18a=Savigsivik=Savissivik 33b=Moriussaq.
 
Office FD.    L    1954, Aug. 1: Official opening day for the office with stamps and dated postmark
 
Postal Museum, Copenhagen keep 33.1 from 19650223.
33.2 disappiared some weeks 1971, however reapeared and used as reserv. No knowlegde about place of use for T1
Officially 33.Of1 was in use until 33.3 was received.
 
Note to type 2 and 3. Different letters, 33.2 has slimmer and narrow D. Upper brigde line week on 33.3
 
Blue/violet color known on 33.1 1960-6, 33.T1 ?
 
Cat No  Dkr  Periods of Use Measure/Information Inscription,text in cancel
33.1  200 19540801 196412 28-14½-8mm DUNDAS
1v 200 1960.08.07   cut over S in circle  
33.2 30 1965 19730730 28-14¾-8½mm DUNDAS
Removed app.1 month 1971
33.3 4 19710517 19861231 28/-5-8½mm DUNDAS
3v 4 From 1971.06.14 Cut under D in upper bridge line
33.4 4 19870102 In use 28½mm 3970 PITUFFIK
33.T1          
33.Of1 500 1971.0426/0506   Diff. types DUNDAS POSTSTATION
33.M1 8 19780901 19861231 24½mm DUNDAS
           

 Note: Without stars

      • 33.M1a    20    19781120    19781216    Advertising block 5. Xmas 1978
      • 33.M1b    20    19791119    19791215    Advertising block 6. Xmas 1979
      • 33.M1c    20    19801117    19801212    Advertising block 7. Xmas 1980
      • 33.M1d    20    19811116    19811211    Advertising block 8. Xmas 1981
33.M2 20 19821115 19861212 24mm DUNDAS

 Note 3 stars below.  Only known used with Adv. block

        • 33.M2a    20    19821115    1982.12.14    Advertising Block 9. Xmas 1982
        • 33.M2b    20    19830202    1983.04.15    Advertising block 10. 1983
        • 33.M2c    20    19831114    1984.12.14    Advertising block 11. Xmas 1983
        • 33.M2d    20    1984    1986    Advertising block 12. Xmas 84-86

    19841113-12.14, 1985.11.14-12.13, 1986.11.13-12.12

33.M3 6 19870102 200104 24mm 3970 PITUFFIK 1

 Used with and without Adv. block

        • 33.M3a    20    1987 Jan.26--Feb.27    Advertising block 13. Telefax 1987
        • 33.M3b    10    1987    2000    Advertising block 12. Xmas 87-2000

    1987.11.09-1987.12.04, 1988.11.07-1988.12.04, 1989.11.13-1989.12.08,     1990.11.05-1990.12.07,         1991.11.04-1991.12.06, 1992.11.02-1992.12.15, 1993.10.25-1993.12.10,     1994.10.24-1994.12.09,         1995.11.06-1995.12.08, 1996.10.28-1996.11.29,1997.11.03/28, 1998.11.02/27,         1999.11.01/26, 2000.11.01/27.
33.M3c    20    1988.09.01/30    Advertising block 14. 1938--1988
33.M4 6 20010501 In use 27mm (S E C A P) 3970 Pituffik POST Greenland

Used with and without Adv. Block

        • 33.M4a    6    2001.11.01/.30, 2002.11.01/30, 2003.10.31-2003.11.28 Advertising block 12. Xmas 01-03
        • 33.M4b    6    20020128    20020323    Advertising block 16. Arctic games in Nuuk
33.T1 8 19640605 19861231 35mm DUNDAS
Tourism support  Similar used in  Hundested, Denmark
 

                    

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