Tollur cancellations

Icelandic stamps used for paying customs (Tollur) can be divided into 5 periods:

  1. 1-1-1913 to 14-3-1920 stamps was used on "Fylgibréf" arriving from abroad. Canceled with normal postmark, and can only be recognized on letter.
  2. 15-3-1920 to 31-12-1921 stamps used for customs was perforated with a sewing machine or a needle in addition to the normal cancellation. These stamps are rare, probably because these stamps have been considered faulty.
  3. 1-1-1922 to 31-3-1924. Ordinary postmark used.
  4. 1-4-1924 to august 1924. Ink cancellation.
  1. August 1924 to 1-12-1938. Tollur cancellation (sometimes both Tollur and regular postmark on the stamp).



    Known means known by me. The value is cash value based on lately auction prices.

Tollur cancellations 1924 - 1938.
Known
Value
Christian IX
485/16 aur brown
5130 aur/50 aur grey/bluish grey
x
50
5250 aur/5 kr. brown/dark green
x
35
5310/2 kr. brown/greenish blue
x
35
Two Kings
695/16 aur brown
7120/40 aur lilac red
7210/5 kr. brown/bluish black
x
40
Jón Sigurðsson and Frederik VIII
792 kr./25 aur orange
x
30
8710 kr./50 aur lilac red
x
150
8810/1 kr. yellow
x
250
Christian X
891 eyr green/red
x
15
89B1 eyr green/red
x
10
89C1 eyr green/red perf. 11½
x
15
903 aur brown/yellow
x
15
90B3 aur brown/yellow
x
20
914 aur grey/red
x
15
91B4 aur grey/red
x
20
925 aur green
x
250
935 aur olive green
x
30
946 aur grey
x
30
94B6 aur grey
x
20
957 aur green
x
20
968 aur brown
x
15
9810 aur green
x
250
9910 aur brown
x
20
10015 aur violet
x
50
10220 aur brown
x
50
10325 aur brown/green
x
15
103B25 aur brown/green
x
10
10425 aur red
x
15
10530 aur red/green
x
15
105B30 aur red/green
x
15
10640 aur lilac red
x
25
106B40 aur lilac red
x
20
10740 aur blue
x
25
10850 aur grey/vine red
x
20
1091 kr. blue/brown
x
5
109B1 kr. blue/brown
x
10
1102 kr. brown/green
x
15
110B2 kr. brown/green
x
20
1115 kr. brown/blue
x
15
11210 kr. green/black
x
30
11310/5 aur green
x
300
114EIN KRONA/40 aur blue
x
120
Views and buildings
1157 aur green
x
20
11610 aur brown/blue
x
20
11720 aur red
x
15
11835 aur blue
x
15
11950 aur green/brown
x
5
Airmail overprint
12010 aur red
x
300
12150 aur grey/lilac red
Gullfoss
1465 aur grey
x
10
14720 aur red
x
30
14835 aur blue
x
5
14960 aur lilac
x
5
15065 aur brown
x
5
15175 aur bluish green
x
30
Airmail (shortly after the issue was put in circulation it was forbidden to use them for fiscal use)
159-110 aur blue
x
60
16020 aur green
x
80
16125 aur violet
x
80
161B25 aur violet
-
16250 aur lilac
x
60
1631 kr. brown
x
80
1642 kr. red orange
x
80
Dynjandi and Hekla
16510 aur blue
x
85
1661 kr. olive
x
20
Matthias Jochumsson
1673 aur grey olive
x
10
1685 aur grey
x
70
1697 aur yellow green
x
30
17035 aur blue
x
40
Christian X silver jubilee
17310 aur green
x
200
17430 aur brown
x
100?
17540 aur reddish lilac
x
200
Geysir
17715 aur lilac
x
150
17820 aur red
x
250
17935 aur ultramarine
x
300
18250 aur dark green
x
350

The following was not supposed to be used for Tollur, but can be found used anyway.
Known
Value
Parliament
1223 aur violet
x
300
1235 aur greenish blue
x
300
1247 aur green
x
300
12510 aur lilac
12615 aur blue
x
300
12720 aur red
-
12825 aur brown
-
12930 aur dark green
-
13035 aur ultramarine
x
300
13140 aur red/green/blue
-
13250 aur reddish brown
x
800
1331 kr. greyish green
-
1342 kr. bluish green
-
1355 kr. orange
-
13610 kr. red lilac
-
Hópflug Ítala
1561 kr. blue/brown
x
-
1572 kr. brown/black
-
15810 kr. green/black
-
Official stamps
Christian X
323 aur yellow/grey
x
-
334 aur green/grey
x
-
345 aur orange/black
x
-
3510 aur blue/grey
x
-
3615 aur greenish blue/grey
x
-
3720 aur green/grey
x
-
3850 aur violet/grey
x
-
391 kr. red/grey
x
-
402 kr. ultramarine/grey
-
415 kr. brown/grey
x
250
Overprint
427 aur green
x
700
4420/10 aur red
x
500
475 kr. brown
-
5215 aur bluish violet
x
-

The following is post canceled
Known
Value
54B(not valid in 1924)
x
200
160B(issued 7-3-39)
-
180(issued 10-5-1939)
-
200C(issued 6-1-1940)
x
250
207C(issued 1-5-1943)
x
250
208C(issued 1-5-1943)
50 aur charity 1949
x
250

The use of Tollur ended 1-12-1938