Icelandic stamps bibliography

Handbooks	Catalogues	Stamp issues
Fakes and Forgeries	Postal History	Cancellations
Postal Rates	Postal Stationery	Maritime
Military	Revenues	Exhibitions
Miscellaneous	Other Bibliographies	References

Handbooks

• Island Handbuch - Walther Fenger and Kurt Bliese
• Briefmarken-Handbuch, Volume 5 Helgoland to Italien - Kohl
• Exploring Iceland Through It's Stamps - Don Brandt, Reykjavík 1991. ISBN 9979-51-057-9
• Walking into Iceland's Postal History - Don Brandt. ISBN 9979-9194-0-X
• One Hundred Years of Icelandic Stamps - Jón Aðalsteinn Jónsson, Reykjavík 1977, Contact Sept 1971
• Stamps of Denmark, Iceland and Norway, The Earlier Issues - Ernest H Wise, London 1975. SBN 434 92271 4

Catalogues

• Facit Special - ISBN 91 86564 374
• Íslenzk Frímerki/Iceland stamps catalogue, S.Thorsteinsson, Reykjavík, 1961
• AFA Danmark, Grønland, Island, Dansk Vestindien Special Katalog, Aarhus 1994-95
• Stanley Gibbons Part 11 Scandinavia

Stamp issues

Skilling

• The Skilling stamps of Iceland - E.A.G.Caröe, London Philatelist June 1959
• The Skilling stamps of Iceland - R.Booman, Posthorn 126, May 1976
• Skilling stamps on cover - E.A.G.Caröe, London Philatelist Feb, Mar 1966, Feb 1972, Jan 1973, June 1974

Þrír and Í Gildi

• 1897 þrír issue and 1902-03 Í Gildi - Posthorn April 1956
• Jubilee of the Gildi overprints - P.Hamilton, Philatelic Magazine 24th October 1952
• The 1902-1903 Í Gildi issue - Scandinavian Newsletter Nos. 24-36 (1956-57)
• The 1902-03 overprints - E.A.G.Caröe, London Philatelist Vol 51 Sept to Dec 1942, Vol 68 1959
• A new variety in the Í Gildi overprints - S.H.Thorsteinsson. Contact Dec 1971

Later issues

• Iceland's First Airmail Issue - A.A.Gruber, Posthorn 206 (Feb 1996)
• The Milleniary issue 1930 - S.H.Thorsteinsson, Contact June 1972
• Perforations of the Iceland "Fishes" Set - Ernest H.Wise, Stamp Collecting Dec 8th 1961
• The perf 14 (comb) of Iceland - G.J.Ackerman, Contact June 1963
• The Fishes Stamps 1939-1950, A Research paper - David Loe, Contact 171
• Broken frame on 3Kr Air stamp - Posthorn 121, Feb 1975
• Iceland's Stamp Centenary - James Watson, Stamp Monthly, date ?
• Iceland: Inverted watermarks - E.A.G.Caröe CBE, Contact June 1970, Dec 1970

Fakes and Forgeries

• The Danish 3-ring '73' canceller - Jan Dekker, Contact Dec 1972
• Í Gildi Forgeries - Robert Helm, Posthorn 118, May 1974
• Í Gildi Forgery - Posthorn 121, Feb 1975
• A rare provisional local! - Capt.K.Jahr, Contact March 1972

Postal History

• Icelandic Posts 1776-1919 - E.A.G. Caröe, London Philatelist Vol.53, 54 and 56 and reprinted 1947 Royal Philatelic Society
• Postal Service in in Iceland 1776 to 1951 - Guðmunder Hlíðdal, Icelandic Post and Telegraph Administration, Apr 1951
• Icelandic Postal History - C. Angus Parker, Stamp Lover, May 1965
• Two Hundred Years of Icelandic Posts - Ernest H. Wise, PHI Aug 1976
• A brief outline of postal history - D.W.Crosthwaite, Contact June 1975
• P.Petersen, Gamla Bíó covers. Frank Mooney, NAP 1/1992
• An Interesting Letter - a cover from Lima, Peru. Ólafur Elíasson, NAP 1/1992
• Letters are Storytellers - Kristian Hopballe, NAP 2/1992
• An Unusual Local Letter - Ólafur Elíasson, NAP 1/1993
• Ultramar handstamps on Icelandic stamps - C. Angus Parker, Contact March 1967
• Icelandic Skilling covers - Posthorn 112, Nov 1972
• Post Office Locations in Iceland, A Philatelic Gazetteer - Wayne C. Summer, USA 1981
• Islandske Poststempler 1 - S.H. Thorsteinsson, Takkens Billighefter 10
• Póstsaga S.þing, Póststöðvar, Póststimplar of fl. - Askja, Húsavík 1984

Cancellations

• Handbok över Isländska Nummerstämplar - Föreningen Islandssamlarna
• Pósthús og Bréfhirðingar á Íslandi - Klúbbur Skandinavívsafnara, Reykjavík
• The Numeral Cancellations of Iceland - G.J.Ackerman, Contact June 1959
• Islänske Poststempler - S.Thorsteinsson, Hvidovre, 1979
• Icelandic notes - Brian Flack, Contact 164
• Islänska Maskinstämpler - A.Miltander, Stockholm 1972
• Icelandic Machine Cancellations - Brian Flack, Contact 157
• Icelandic Slogan Cancellations - Mike Tuttle, Contact 158, 160
• A Study of Icelandic Ink Cancellations - Hans von Strokirch, Contact 165
• Crown and Posthorn Cancels of Iceland 1894 - 1903 - Brian Flack and David Loe, Contact 166 and seperate publication 1994
• The Postafgreidslur or Secondary postoffices of Iceland - Robert Booman, Posthorn 112, Nov 1972
• Postmarks of Iceland - Tore Runeborg, Posthorn 126, May 1976
• Postmarks of Iceland - Tore Runeborg, Contact June 1974, Dec 1974, Sept 1975
• An Icelandic Hitch-Hike with Queen Victoria - Sven Åhman, Posthorn 121, Feb 1975
• 2 Odd cancels - Posthorn 121, Feb 1975
• Rofabær crown cancel with 'o' missing - Icelandic Notes, Contact 173
• Bakki crown cancel - Icelandic Notes, Contact 173

Postal Rates

• Are your Iceland covers correctly franked - O.Svinth, Contact Mar 1974
• Surface and Air rates - Brian Flack, Contact 163 - 173
• New rates as of 01 Oct 1991 - NAP 1/1992
• New rates as of 01 Nov 1992 - NAP 1/1993

Postal Stationery

• Handbook of Icelandic Postal Stationery - Robert W.Scherer, USA 195?
• Helsager, Danmarks, Dansk Vestindiens, Slesvigs, Islands - S.Ringström, Trelleborg 1968, 1985
• Icelandic Column - Contact June 1963, March 1965

Maritime

• Paquebot Cancellations of the World - Roger Hosking, February 1987. ISBN 0 9505713 2 6
• The Paquebot Marks of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden - Edwin Drechsel, Robson Lowe, 1977
• Foreign port of arrival markings and transit marks on Icelandic material - G.G.Cass/G.J.Ackerman, Contact March, June 1967, June 1976
• Foreign cancels and/or transit markings - R.A.Helm, Contact June 1972
• Foreign Arrival Marks on Icelandic Mail - an update - David Loe, Contact 151
• Iceland 'Mystery' Ship Letter Mark - Chris Jahr, Contact 154
• Iceland, Leith Octagonal Ship Letter Handstamp - Hans von Storkirch, Contact 171
• Iceland, FRA ISLAND / Numeral cancel forgeries - Hans von Storkirch, Contact 171
• Denmark (Faroes) - Iceland Ship Mail, The Frá Danmörku rubber handstamp - Toke Nørby, Luren 331, May 1996

Military

• Island, postalt set i perioden 1939-1945 - Kristian Hopballe and Ólafur Elíasson, Odense 1991. ISBN 87-981294-8-1
• The 'Occupation' of Iceland 1940-2 - Dr.A.D.Kindley, Contact March 1973
• British Forces in Iceland - Dr.A.D.Kindley, Contact March 1975
• British Military Mail 1940-46: Faroe Islands and Iceland - David Cornelius,London 1978, FPHS 152, 153
• Icelandic notes, Home Depot REPS - Brian Flack, Contact 166
• Icelandic notes, On Active Service covers - Brian Flack, Contact 167
• American Military Post in Iceland - Posthorn 112, Nov 1972
• American Military Post in Iceland - Posthorn 118, May 1976

Revenues

• Scandinavian Revenues - Andrew Hall, Barefoot. ISBN 0 906845 27 0
• Catalog of Scandinavian Revenue Stamps Vol 2 - Nelson/Brofos 1983
• Icelandic Revenue Stamps - The Stimpilmerki - J.Norton, Washington 1972
• The Icelandic 'Orlof' overprints - S.H.Thorsteinsson, Contact June 1971
• Icelandic column, Töllur fiscal markings - G.J.Ackerman, Contact March 1965, Dec 1965, March 1967
• Iceland - 'Töllur' Forerunner - Ólafur Elíasson, NAP 1/1993

Exhibitions

• Islandia 73, a report - Sir Athelstan Caröe CBE, Contact Dec 1973

Miscellaneous

• The British Schools Exploring Society Iceland Expedition 1970 - A.Arthursson, Contact Sept, Dec 1975
• Christmas cards - Icelandic Notes, Contact 173

Other Bibliographies

• Iceland, A Bibliography, Philatelic books and articles in the English Language - Lester Winick, USA 1978
• Lykill, Rit um Bokfaeði No.2, Icelandic Philately, A Bibliography - Rannveig Gísladóttir, Reykjavík 1990. Ref. Contact 155

References

1. Contact = Scandinavian Contact published by the Scandinavia Philatelic Society. ISSN 0261-5495
2. Posthorn - published by the Scandinavian Collectors Club
3. Luren - published by the Scandinavia Philatelic Library of Southern California
4. NAP = North Atlantic Philately. ISSN 0902-1248
5. PHI = Postal History International
6. FPHS = Forces Postal History Society

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