Greenland Post mark

 

EGEDESMINDE
 
AASIAAT. Ausiait. Founded 1763. Inhabitant (year): 322(1930), 677(1946), 1837(1960), 3196(1970), 3200(1980). Postal district served by post-office: 859(1930), 2492(1960).
 
Suboffice: 3a=Agto=Attu, 3b=Akunaq=Akunnaaq, 3c=Hunde Ejland=Kitsissuarsuit, 3d=Iginiarfik=Iginniarfik, 3e=Kangatsiaq=Kangaatsiak, 3f=Niaqornarssuk=Niaqornaarsuk, 3g=Vester Ejland, 3h=Ikamiut, 3i=Ikerasaarsuk
 
PakkePorto local sales. Distribute to the office in 1905 and 1930 acording to expected need..Further individual supply appears in the yearly balance sheet. No 2 or 15 øre were destributed, 20 øre in 1926.. See total official sale, page xx
Postmarks listed. Periode of use are based on imprint found in arcive and on dated letters. Known postal use: 1930-rate 170 øre clip with G3-1
Pakkeporto as saving stamps. .See “Nr.5 Avane”under Fiscal use of PakkePorto. Saving Books known cancelled with type 4
 
Cat No  Dkr  Periods of Use Measure/Information Inscription,text in cancel
G3-1  2000 1914 1930 63x3mm Kolonien Egedesminde
G3-1A 600 1938   56x15mm Kolonien Egedesminde
G3-4 200 1922 1937 43x21mm Kolonien Egedesminde
Office FD.    250    1938, Nov. 29: Official opening day for the office with stamps and dated postmark
 
Postal Museum, Copenhagen keep 3.1 and 3.2 from 19650604 - both in use to 19650430 Further 3.S1from 19640120
 
Blue/violet color known
 
Duplicate i rubber are known with following fixed date:  19701007

 
3.1 40 19381129 19650430 27¾-16½-8mm EGEDESMINDE
3.2 40 19500512 19640612 28½-16-9mm EGEDESMINDE
3.3 8 19650827 19771114 28½-14½-8mm EGEDESMINDE
3.4 2 19771115 19891230 29-10mm EGEDESMINDE/AUSIAIT
3.5 4 19900102 In use   3950 AASIAAT
3.6 6 19900402 In use 29mm 3950 AASIAAT 3
           
3.M1 8 19780901 19891230 24½mm EGEDESMINDE/AUSIAIT

2--Language

        • 3.M1a    20    19781120    .1216    Advertising block 5. Xmas 1978
        • 3.M1b    20    19791119    .1215    Advertising  block 6. Xmas 1979
        • 3.M1c    20    19801117    .1212    Advertising block 7. Xmas 1980
        • 3.M1d    20    19811116    .1211    Advertising block 8. Xmas 1981
3.M2 10 19821115 19891208 24½mm EGEDESMINDE ***

 Used only together with Adv. block

        • 3.M2a    20    19821115    .1212     Advertising block 9. Xmas 1982
        • 3.M2b    20    19830201    .0415     Advertising block 10. POSTFAX
        • 3.M2c    20    19831114    .1214    Advertising block 11. Xmas 1983
        • 3.M2d    10    1984    1989    Advertising block 12. Xmas 84-89

    19841113-1984.12.14, 1985.11.14-1985.12.13, 1986.11.13-12.12,     1987.11.09-1987.12.04,         1988.11.07-1988.12.04, 1989.11.13-1989.12.08

        • 3.M2e    20    19870126    .0227    Advertising block 13.
        • 3.M2f    20    19880901    .0930    Advertising block 14. 1938-88  
3.M3 6 19900102 200104 24½mm 3950 AASIAAT 1
        • 3.M3a    10    1990    2000    Advertising block 12. Xmas 90-00

    1990.11.05-.12.07, 1991.11.04-.12.06,1992.11.02-.12.15, 1993.10.25-.12.10,     1994.10.24-.12.09,         1995.11.06-.12.08,1996.10.28-.11.29, 1997.11.03/28, 1998.11.02/27, 1999.11.01/26,     2000.11.01/27.

3.M4 6 20010501 In use 27mm (S E C A P) 3950 Aasiaat  POST Greenland

Used with and without Adv. Block

        • 3.M4a    6    2001    2003    Advertising block 12. Xmas 01-03

    2001.11.01/.30, 2002.11.01/30, 2003.10.31-2003.11.28

        • 3.M4b    6    20020128    20020323    Advertising block 16. Arctic games in Nuuk
3.S1 30 1963.0601/1231   34½-8¾mm Jubilee 200year  EGEDESM./AUSIAIT
3.S2 20 1988.0728/0811   30mm         Jubilee 225 year  3950 AASIAAT
           

                          

   

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