Commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the Salvation Army, this issue was set to be released on November 29, 2024. Please note that this date is eight months early! The release includes 3 souvenir sheets featuring William Booth and the Salvation Army Red Shield Services. These stamps are issued by Stamperija, a motif stamp issuer, on behalf of the postal offices in the respective countries. These stamps will most likely never be used for ordinary postage.
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Salvation Army Centenary – Canada Issued on June 25, 1982, this commemorative cover celebrates the Salvation Army’s centenary in Canada. It features a rare local postmark from Islington and a striking handpainted cachet by artist A. Wood. The artwork showcases the Salvation Army crest framed within a vibrant red Maple Leaf—an evocative symbol of national pride and spiritual heritage. This cachet design is likely exceptionally rare and, to my knowledge, has not been documented elsewhere.
Worldwide traveling postcard with stamps from across the globe — mostly Europe, but also one from Guatemala (!!) and one from the Netherlands Indies. Includes the 1936 Salvation Army 2c stamp, cancelled on 11.12.36, just 11 days after its issue (not an FDC). A very unusual and intriguing postal cover.
This view includes both the original Orchids stamps and FDC from 1985, as well as the later overprinted FDC commemorating the Salvation Army centenary in Guyana. The original cover features the standard Coat of Arms cachet and includes the full set of four stamps – SG 1519, 1521–1523. The overprinted stamps are catalogued as SG 4319–4322. Unfortunately, some yellowish staining is present on the original cachet. Guyana Orchids FDCs are rarely seen and are highly collectible!
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A newly discovered FDC recently surfaced at a Swedish auction. It features the Evangelical Free Churches set of stamps, which includes the Salvation Army Stockholm VII Band. The FDC is a special cachet with a postmark commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Örebro Philatelic Society. This FDC is exceptionally rare and previously unseen. Initially, I thought it was unlisted in the SA FDC catalogue, but with a closer look, I found it. An Ørebro Philatelic Society cover & PM was listed as SA 9.3. Although this was with a more simple cachet, I have kept this number.
These two large Isle of Man FDCs are exceptionally rare. The large cover, issued by the Dutch Brigadier Theo Krommenhoek, has only surfaced on eBay a few times over the past few decades, and the Stampex FDC is also a rare find. A smaller Krommenhoek cover was issued with the set of single stamps and is somewhat more common. The large cover, featuring 4-blocks of the set, was produced in very limited quantities.
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Very nice Salvation Army flag series postcards beginning with “Faith & Victory” (no. 1), “The Cross is the attraction” (no. 2), “True to my Savior” (no. 3), “The Dear Old Flag” (no. 5) and “All around the world” (no. 6). Has someone seen no. 4?
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The Salvation Army Centenary on the Faroe Islands commemorated on October 23, 2024, with a beautifully designed souvenir stamp sheet. In addition to the official release, two unique country combo covers were privately created in extremely limited quantities (only 5 of each).
These covers emphasize the strong regional ties between the Faroe Islands, Norway, and Iceland, underscoring the shared SA history and community in the region.
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Salvation Army Centenary in Canada 25.06.1982. These Canadian postage stamps cachets with Maple Leaf flag illustration have not been seen before, must be rare! Postmarked in Calgary – Alta / Alberta.
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This cover is truly extraordinary, never seen before and potentially one-of-a-kind. It features the first Salvation Army stamps ever issued; the 33-year-older Netherlands Indies SA stamp set (1932), which has been added to a United States First Day Cover (SA 4.19). This exceptional combination is likely the work of a collector or connoisseur who possessed in-depth knowledge of SA stamps. During the 1960s, likely few were familiar with the Netherlands Indies set. Additionally, obtaining stamps from foreign countries was much more challenging back then, and having extra sets for such country combo issues, let alone coming up with this combo idea, would be rare.
Salvation Army Centenary in Canada in 1982. This official SA cahcet from London, Ontario have the official Maple leaf PM (PM2) & two extra centennial slogan PMs; the Red Shield 1882/1982 & the Centennial London/Ontario PM. Large cachet (226 x 102 mm). Rare – not seen with this size before. A similar smaller cachet has been obtained before.
A minisheet will be issued on 23 October 2024 to commemorate the centenary of the Salvation Army on the Faroe Islands. The Salvation Army was established on the islands on 23 October 1924. Although the Faroe Islands have strong links to Denmark as an autonomous region of Denmark, they are part of the Norwegian region of the Salvation Army. There are two corps: Torshavn in the north and Våg in the south. The picture is a test print seen in the official Færoe Islands philiatelic journal.