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1978 – New Sweden FDC

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SA 9.3 – Ørebro Philatelic Society

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.

1983 – RARE Isle of Man FDCs

Salvation Army FDCs

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.

SA 19.2b - SA cover - Brig. Krommenhoek - 4 blocks
SA 19 - Stampex - Unlisted FDC

SA 60 – Faroe Island – country combo

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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).

  • Norwegian Combo Cover: A Norwegian First Day Cover (FDC) paired with the Faroese stamp, dual-cancelled to mark the first day of issue for both countries’ commemorative stamps.
  • Icelandic Combo Cover: An Icelandic FDC similarly paired with the Faroese stamp, also dual-cancelled with matching first-day postmarks.

These covers emphasize the strong regional ties between the Faroe Islands, Norway, and Iceland, underscoring the shared SA history and community in the region.

SA 60.2 - Country combo
SA 60.3 - Country combo

1965 – US – country combo

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SA 4.19 – Combo – Netherlands Indies

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.

SA 60 – New Salvation Army stamp

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SA 60 – The Faroe Island minisheet

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.

SA 17 – Switzerland unlisted FDC

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SA 17 – Badenfahrt Ballonpost

Salvation Army Centenary in Switzerland,  1982. Badenfahrt Ballonpost cachet, very illustrative. Must be a connoisseur cachet, since the actual Balloon flight was launched one week after the first day of issue for the stamps.  The cachet has not been seen before, it is unlisted in the Salvation Army FDC catalogue. Limited edition. Two sets were issued (A & B) with 150 in each. This is no. 123 of 150 in the B-serie.

1965 UK – Davaar Island

Postal history

Davaar Island, situated at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch on the eastern coast of Kintyre in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is a tidal island accessible via a natural shingle causeway near Campbeltown during low tide. In 1854, a lighthouse was constructed on the northern end of the island. It was automated in 1983. Presently, Davaar Island is only inhabited by caretakers and sheep. During the 1960s, local stamps were issued for Davaar Island, serving the purpose of allowing visitors to have their mail posted there and carried by the boatman to the nearest General Post Office Post Box in Campbeltown on the mainland.  The boatman service ceased operations in the early 1970s. The postage rates for Davaar Island were double those of the UK (Source: Davaar Island stamps).  Thus, post sent from Davaar had both UK and Davaar stamps, see for example these covers with Salvation Army stamps on the frontside and Davaar stamps on the backside.

1965 - Davaar Island Globe w/ SG 665
1965 - Davaar Island Globe bs i
1965 - Davaar Island Globe bs ii
1965 - Green Davaar Island Europa
1965 - Davaar Island Lighthouse w/ SG 665
1965 - Davaar Island Europa bs.
1965 - Black Davaar Island Europe bs.