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Can someone give me any information on these Merchant Marine covers from Norway. I have a few of them. One of those shown has a Postage Due marking. All of the covers have a "Trykksak" handstamp which translates to Press Issue. They are all postmarked in 1949.Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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03:30:22pm
""Trykksak" handstamp which translates to Press Issue"
No, it translates to "Printed Matter", in other words the discounted postage rate.
They are ship covers for ships in the Norwegian Merchant Marine. See the cancels. This was a popular thing to do among collectors of the late 1940s-1950s. They would prepare these ship covers, send them to the ship's pursers and have them canceled and returned.
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Hi Roy, It looks like Google Translate screwed up. it said the translation was Press Issue. Thanks for your help Roy.
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08:27:07pm
It's the sort of substitution that Google Translate is subject to:
Printed >>> Press
Matter >>> Issue
Here's the reverse from GT
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Can someone give me any information on these Merchant Marine covers from Norway. I have a few of them. One of those shown has a Postage Due marking. All of the covers have a "Trykksak" handstamp which translates to Press Issue. They are all postmarked in 1949.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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09 Apr 2023
03:30:22pm
re: Norwegian Covers
""Trykksak" handstamp which translates to Press Issue"
No, it translates to "Printed Matter", in other words the discounted postage rate.
They are ship covers for ships in the Norwegian Merchant Marine. See the cancels. This was a popular thing to do among collectors of the late 1940s-1950s. They would prepare these ship covers, send them to the ship's pursers and have them canceled and returned.
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re: Norwegian Covers
Hi Roy, It looks like Google Translate screwed up. it said the translation was Press Issue. Thanks for your help Roy.
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BuckaCover.com - 80,000 covers priced 60c to $1.50 - Easy browsing 500 categories
09 Apr 2023
08:27:07pm
re: Norwegian Covers
It's the sort of substitution that Google Translate is subject to:
Printed >>> Press
Matter >>> Issue
Here's the reverse from GT
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