UK – Sanda Island Post

Sanda is a small, privately owned island off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, and began issuing its own local carriage labels in 1962. Some cachets have both UK and Sanda stamps, see for example these covers with Salvation Army stamps on the frontside and Sanda stamps on the backside.

1965 - UK - Sanda Island w/ SA stamp
1965 - Sanda Island - Green Europe SG 666
1965 - Sanda Island - Black Europe SG 666
1965 - Green Sanda Island Europe backside
1965 - Black Sanda Island Europe backside
1965 - Sanda Island - blue w/ SG 665

Sa 25 – Norway – Postgiro FDC

SA 25 – Postgiro envelop FDC

The Salvation Army Centenary in Norway was commemorated on two stamps in February 1988. This is a business cachet FDC, on an official “PostGiro” envelope. The Postal Service launched postgiro in Norway in 1943, providing a bank service through post offices. Customers were given forms and special “blue” envelopes, like this one, for convenient payment processing. At its peak, the postgiro office employed approximately 1,900 individuals, as long as bank services still relied on manual processes. In 1995, it merged with Norges Postbank to form Postbanken, aligning postgiro and bankgiro systems. On December 1, 1999, Postbanken was acquired by Den Norske Bank (Source: Store Norske Leksikon).

 

SA 14 – Zaire – Proof sheet

SA 14 – Zaire 1980 – PROOF sheet

The Zaire 1980 Salvation Army stamps were released to celebrate the Salvation Army Centenary in the USA. Recently, a sheet of proof stamps including the complete set and the minisheet of General and Mrs. Brown was found on eBay. Although imperforated versions of each stamp have been seen before, this particular arrangement is unfamiliar. It is unclear whether these are post office proofs or a different type of print. If anyone has information regarding this, kindly get in touch through my “contact me” site.

1980 – Australia – Info sheet & photo

1980 – Info sheet with photos

Text: “The photo shows Captain Wendy Oliver and Captain Russell Adams who were serving at the Melbourne Courts. The photo were taken in the back streets of Collingwood. The large color photo show the final design of the Salvation Army centenary stamp, designed by John Spatchurst.” Signed by the designer and the officers.

2001 – Australia – year of Volunteers

2001 – year of Volunteers 2001

“Year of Volunteers 2001” stamp sheet, issued by Australia Post, features ten 45c stamps, notable for their lower postage value compared to the sales price. The set was made available to charities at AU$12, with the intention of selling them to the public at AU$16, resulting in a AU$4 contribution per sheet to the designated charity . The sheet included an image of a Salvationist, though the specific identity of the individual is unknown. Limited edition (Source: SAPCJ 2002, 42: 668). There is no confirmed date of issue, and I’m not aware of any letters affixed with these stamps.

1906 – Nice Swedish postcard

Lassie selling the War Cry

This month’s prospect is a Sweden postcard from 1936 picturing a female Salvation Army soldier (“lassie”) selling the War Cry. The original portrait was painted by Jenny Nystrøm in 1906. She was a Swedish artist & illustrator. Her notable contributions include a collection of ornamental and enchanting Christmas cards as well as elf illustrations, which have greatly influenced the creation of barn elfs and traditional Christmas scenes in Sweden.

SA 32.2b – Iceland – Signed!

SA 32.2b – DHQ – signed

Salvation Army centenary on Iceland 1995. Cachet: SA Crest / Iceland map (red/grey). Text: Address of the District Headquarter (Iceland has joint region with Norway. The commander has office in Oslo). Remark: This cover is signed by the officiers on the stamp: Anne Marie and Harold Reinholdtsen. Thanks a lot to collector colleague Tor Ove E.