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Newly acquired items worthy of your attention. The newest items are at the top with recently added items farther down. As always, your satisfaction is guaranteed. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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248065

J1 Printing 2, AFA #P1.2, AFA Plate II (second printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] NEVER HINGED XF-Superb lower left corner margin 4-block. Printing / Plate confirmed by both color and cliche types (left side type 1, right side type 2) per DuBois (unpublished 1997). [In early philatelic literature, both AFA Plates I and II were described as "Plate I", with a small dot above the I of DIEN.] The perforations are all present and excellent, but many holes are debris-filled as typical for this printing (thus I did not clean out the holes); this is an important point of identification. Blocks of this printing / plate are quite unusual, especially corner margin blocks. I believe that this is the first block of this printing / plate that I have been able to offer in 50 years! This block shows further "flyspeck" varieties for these positions (and possibly these types with further confirmation of consistency across all positions of the types) which could be added to the listing by DuBois. A beautiful example of a scarce multiple and also a philatelically important item. Upon request at time of purchase, the purchaser may receive a draft copy of the 1997 unpublished research paper by DuBois. This is free, but may not be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without my permission. I am the copyright holder.

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248066

J1 Printing 4, AFA #P1.4, AFA Plate IIIb (fourth printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] NEVER HINGED VF/F-VF vertical 6-block. Printing / Plate confirmed by color and paper. Cliche types (left side type 3, right side type 4) per DuBois (unpublished 1997). [In early philatelic literature, both AFA Plates III/IIIa and III/IV were described as "Plate II", without a small dot above the I of DIEN.] Wonderfully fresh and bright with perfect perforations. Blocks of this printing / plate are quite unusual. Of the Cents postage dues, this printing / plate is one for which no sheet is in the postal museum and a sheet is otherwise not recorded to exist. (Thus blocks are important to determine the location of cliche varieties.) I believe that this is the first block of this printing / plate that I have been able to offer in 50 years! This block shows further "flyspeck" varieties for these positions (and possibly these types with further confirmation of consistency across all positions of the types) which could be added to the listing by DuBois. Specifically, in addition to all six stamps showing small undescribed type differences, the lower right stamp shows a prominent vertical plate scratch from the inner circle above the N of DANSK, down through the outer circle below the OR of PORTO. A beautiful example of a scarce multiple and also a philatelically important item. Upon request at time of purchase, the purchaser may receive a draft copy of the 1997 unpublished research paper by DuBois. This is free, but may not be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without my permission. I am the copyright holder.

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248067

J1 Printing 3, AFA #P1.3, AFA Plate IIIa (third printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] NEVER HINGED XF/VF/F-VF vertical upper right corner margin 10-block. Printing / Plate confirmed by color and paper. This printing exists with a light to dark range of color shades; this example is at the light end of that spectrum. Cliche types (left side type 4, right side type 5) per DuBois (unpublished 1997). [In early philatelic literature, both AFA Plates III/IIIa and III/IV were described as "Plate II", without a small dot above the I of DIEN.] Very fresh and bright appearance, with perfect perforations, however, four stamps show small age spots on the reverse. Blocks of this printing / plate are quite unusual, especially marginal blocks. Of the Cents postage dues, this printing / plate is one for which no sheet is in the postal museum and a sheet is otherwise not recorded to exist. (Thus blocks are important to determine the location of cliche varieties.) I believe that this and three other blocks of this printing / plate are the first that I have been able to offer in 50 years! This block shows further "flyspeck" varieties for these positions (and possibly these types with further confirmation of consistency across all positions of the types) which could be added to the listing by DuBois. Specifically, in addition to all ten stamps showing small undescribed type differences, the plate positions 19 and 20 stamps (second row of this block) shows a prominent "spray" of color dots around the CENTS. A beautiful example of a scarce multiple and also a philatelically important item. Upon request at time of purchase, the purchaser may receive a draft copy of the 1997 unpublished research paper by DuBois. This is free, but may not be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without my permission. I am the copyright holder.

175.00

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248068

J1 Printing 3, AFA #P1.3, AFA Plate IIIa (third printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] NEVER HINGED XF/VF/F-VF vertical upper right corner margin 10-block. Printing / Plate confirmed by color and paper. This printing exists with a light to dark range of color shades; this example is at the dark end of that spectrum with smooth ink coverage. Cliche types (left side type 4, right side type 5) per DuBois (unpublished 1997). [In early philatelic literature, both AFA Plates III/IIIa and III/IV were described as "Plate II", without a small dot above the I of DIEN.] Very fresh and bright appearance, with perfect perforations, some separation and bends in the selvage. Blocks of this printing / plate are quite unusual, especially marginal blocks. Of the Cents postage dues, this printing / plate is one for which no sheet is in the postal museum and a sheet is otherwise not recorded to exist. (Thus blocks are important to determine the location of cliche varieties.) I believe that this and three other blocks of this printing / plate are the first that I have been able to offer in 50 years! This block shows further "flyspeck" varieties for these positions (and possibly these types with further confirmation of consistency across all positions of the types) which could be added to the listing by DuBois. A beautiful example of a scarce multiple and also a philatelically important item. Upon request at time of purchase, the purchaser may receive a draft copy of the 1997 unpublished research paper by DuBois. This is free, but may not be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without my permission. I am the copyright holder.

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248069

J1 Printing 3, AFA #P1.3, AFA Plate IIIa (third printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] NEVER HINGED F-VF/Fine horizontal bottom margin 14-block. Printing / Plate confirmed by color and paper. This printing exists with a light to dark range of color shades; this example is at the light end of that spectrum. Cliche types (from left to right: 4,5,1,2,3,4,5) per DuBois (unpublished 1997). [In early philatelic literature, both AFA Plates III/IIIa and III/IV were described as "Plate II", without a small dot above the I of DIEN.] Very fresh and bright appearance, though some minor separations and lower right stamp with a spot. Blocks of this printing / plate are quite unusual, especially marginal blocks. Of the Cents postage dues, this printing / plate is one for which no sheet is in the postal museum and a sheet is otherwise not recorded to exist. (Thus blocks are important to determine the location of cliche varieties.) I believe that this and three other blocks of this printing / plate are the first that I have been able to offer in 50 years! This block shows further "flyspeck" varieties for these positions (and possibly these types with further confirmation of consistency across all positions of the types) which could be added to the listing by DuBois. Because the denominations were individually added to a 5-strip on an intermediate lithographic stone that was then reproduced to make the full plate/stone -- as demonstrated by the 4 Cent denomination with five vastly different figures of "4" -- 5-strip examples, showing types 1-5, of all the denominations, are very much sought after. A beautiful example of a scarce multiple and also a philatelically important item. Upon request at time of purchase, the purchaser may receive a draft copy of the 1997 unpublished research paper by DuBois. This is free, but may not be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without my permission. I am the copyright holder.

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248070

J1 Printing 3, AFA #P1.3, AFA Plate IIIa (third printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] NEVER HINGED F-VF/Fine horizontal right margin 12-block. Printing / Plate confirmed by color and paper. This printing exists with a light to dark range of color shades; this example is at the dark end of that spectrum. Cliche types (from left to right: 5,1,2,3,4,5) per DuBois (unpublished 1997). [In early philatelic literature, both AFA Plates III/IIIa and III/IV were described as "Plate II", without a small dot above the I of DIEN.] Very fresh and bright appearance. Blocks of this printing / plate are quite unusual, especially marginal blocks. Of the Cents postage dues, this printing / plate is one for which no sheet is in the postal museum and a sheet is otherwise not recorded to exist. (Thus blocks are important to determine the location of cliche varieties.) I believe that this and three other blocks of this printing / plate are the first that I have been able to offer in 50 years! This block shows further "flyspeck" varieties for these positions (and possibly these types with further confirmation of consistency across all positions of the types) which could be added to the listing by DuBois. Because the denominations were individually added to a 5-strip on an intermediate lithographic stone that was then reproduced to make the full plate/stone -- as demonstrated by the 4 Cent denomination with five vastly different figures of "4" -- 5-strip examples, showing types 1-5, of all the denominations, are very much sought after. A beautiful example of a scarce multiple and also a philatelically important item. Upon request at time of purchase, the purchaser may receive a draft copy of the 1997 unpublished research paper by DuBois. This is free, but may not be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever without my permission. I am the copyright holder.

155.00

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247683

9a [1874 (first printing) 7 cent Lilac and Dark Yellow Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Used with typical Average centering, but one shorter perforation tooth and faint corner crease. Neat, light 5-ring-dot cancellation, and faint part of blue transit cancel (usually only seen on covers transiting the French-area mail systems). This example has strong color for this issue. This stamp normally has poor centering, but this is a nice looking example. A very inexpensive example. (Scott 2024 $130.)

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27.00

247684

7 [1873 (1878 printing) 4 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Used with VF centering, but rounded corner perforation and light thin spot. Neat partial ST. THOMAS cancellation. Very low price. (Scott 2024 $22.50.)

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5.00

247685

8a [1876 (1878 Printing 2, Dark Yellow Green and Dark Gray, Thin Paper) 5 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint with Fine centering, but heavy hinge remnant, rounded corner perf, and a crease. Despite that, this example has great color and looks fairly nice. Facit 2024 value for Printing 2 is SEK 900; Scott 2024 value $85. Very low price.

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14.00

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247686

6e, Facit #6g, AFA #6y.7, Printing 7 [1873 (1890 Printing clear blue and carmine rose) 3 Cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Inverted Frame] Used with F-VF centering and light, correct, "face free", corner cancellation. Brilliant color and perfect perforations. Hard to find with such nice appearance. Facit 2024 value SEK 500 for normal quality.

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33.00

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247687

9b [1874 (1878 Print 2) 7 cent Red Lilac and Orange Bicolor, INVERTED FRAME] Used with Just-Fine centering and very light, neat, proper, partial (FREDERI)KSTED cancellation. There are some slightly blunted perforation tips, but the color is very strong and the cancellation is very light. This stamp was printed on extremely thin paper, thus undamaged examples -- especially of the inverted frame positions an most especially in USED condition -- are quite hard to find. A very nice looking example at a low price. Facit 2024 value is SEK 2700!

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88.00

247688

11 [1877 (1878 Printing) 12 cent Bicolor, Red Lilac and Yellow Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with Fine centering, nice looking, but with small defects (corner perforation, tiny thin spot, small "hidden" tear). A nice looking example at a very low price. Scott 2024 value is $170 and a Used Fine example without defects, with this centering, would otherwise sell for $120!

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29.00

247689

18, Facit #16a Yellow-Brown and Greenish Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] Used with XF centering and neat, proper corner cancellation. Unusually deep color and overall terrific appearance.

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26.00

247690

18, Facit #16b Brownish Yellow and Clear Blue [1901 (1902 Printing) 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] Used with Superb centering and neat, light, proper corner cancellation. Fresh colors and great appearance. The AFA Specialized 2016 Catalog (most recent edition) assigns a 40% premium to Used examples of this color/printing.

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30.00

247693

31 Yellow Green (Print 2) [1905 5 bit Christian IX] Used with Superb centering and very light, proper cancellation, great color, and excellent perforations. This is the scarcer of the two printings.

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7.50

247694

31 Yellow Green (Print 2) [1905 5 bit Christian IX] Used with XF centering and light, proper cancellation, great color, and excellent perforations. This is the scarcer of the two printings.

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6.00

247695

32 [1905 10 bit Christian IX] Used with XF centering and extremely light cancellation. Wonderful color and excellent perforations. This "common" stamp is scarce in such nice quality.

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10.00

247696

33 [1905 20 bit Christian IX] Used with XF-Superb centering and neat, light, proper, corner cancellation. Great color. Scarce so nice!

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13.50

247697

33 [1905 20 bit Christian IX] Used with Superb centering and neat, light, proper cancellation. Scarce so nice!

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16.00

247698

35 [1905 40 bit Christian IX] Used with XF centering and neat, light, proper cancellation. This stamp is surprisingly hard to find with such nice centering and light cancellation.

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13.50

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247699

37 [1905 1 franc Ship in St. Thomas Harbor] Used with Superb centering and neat, very light St. Thomas cancellation. Wonderful color and excellent perforations (the Harbor issue always has irregular perforations due to the worn perforating tool). Very attractive example. Though this is not a "scarce" stamp, quality this nice is seldom offered.

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79.00

247587

J7 [1905 30 bit Postage Due] (Mint) Uncanceled / Unused with VF+ centering. Either Mint no gum or Used without cancellation. A large percentage of these postage due stamps were used on envelopes containing incoming shipping documents (posted from ships in the harbor to local merchants) and those envelopes were very often not canceled. The stamps are perfectly fine, but cannot really be called Mint or Used. I price such no-gum DWI postage due stamps at a fraction of the (lower) Mint value. If Hint Hinged with gum this centering would be $14 and if Used with proper cancellations it would be $25. Very fresh and attractive.

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7.50

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247589

J8 [1905 50 bit Postage Due, Perforation 12.75] Used with Superb centering and neat ST. THOM(AS) cancellation. A large percentage of these postage due stamps were used on envelopes containing incoming shipping documents (posted from ships in the harbor to local merchants) and those envelopes were very often not canceled. Thus nice-looking and attractively canceled stamps such as this are unusual. Very fresh and attractive with exceptional centering!

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59.00

247591

J8a (Facit #L8C2) [1913 50 bit Postage Due, Perforation 14 x 14.5] NEVER HINGED with Just-Fine centering (the perforations do NOT touch the design), but with the stress crease (not visible from the front) typically seen on this particular issue/printing. Very fresh appearance. A very scarce stamp that is, in my opinion, grossly undercataloged. Without the crease, this centering would be $69. Seldom offered at such a low price.

39.00

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247502

20 [1901 10 cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with XF centering. The hinging is so light that the previous owner (a philatelic professional) thought it was NH! Wonderfully fresh with perfect perforations and bright colors. Hard to find with such nice centering. A key stamp missing from most collections.

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139.00

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247492

20 [1901 10 cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with perfect perforations and bright colors. For comparison, NH VF would be $310. A key stamp missing from most collections.

235.00

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247495

6e, Facit #6g, AFA #6y.8, Printing 7 [1873 (1890 Printing) 3 Cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Inverted Frame] NEVER HINGED with SUPERB CENTERING, with brilliant color and perfect perforations. An incredibly nice example, as fresh as the day it was printed. It is not often that one can obtain both NH and Superb on a stamp that is 133 years old! Facit 2024 value for NH with normal centering is SEK 900, but this example is in a much higher quality category.

150.00

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247458

2 Dark Rose [1866 3 cent rose to carmine, Imperforate] Used XF with four full to large margins and almost perfectly centered 5-ring-plus-dot cancellation. While this cancellation was in normal use at all three primary post offices at this time, nice examples, especially so complete and well-centered, are hard to find. The printing of this example is unusually crisp and detailed, obviously either an early impression or printed right after the plates were cleaned. A handsome example!

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79.00

247459

Scott #6a variety, Facit #6b, AFA #6 Print 2, the THICK FRAME printing [1873 3c Rose and Light Blue, Thin Paper, Normal Thick Frame (1876)] Used with F-VF+ centering and extremely light mute rings cancellation. Slight blunting of some perforation teeth at top, but with brilliant color -- much better color than usual! Because of the extremely thin paper used for this printing, it is very hard to find examples such as this without defects. An excellent example of the SCARCEST PRINTING of the 3-cent Bicolors.

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79.00

247460

Scott #6a variety, Facit #6b, AFA #6 Print 2, the THICK FRAME printing [1873 3c Rose and Light Blue, Thin Paper, Normal Thick Frame (1876)] Used with VF centering and light, partial CHRISTIANSTED cancellation. Much better centering than usual! Because of the extremely thin paper used for this printing, it is very hard to find examples such as this without defects. An excellent example of the SCARCEST PRINTING of the 3-cent Bicolors.

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99.00

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247462

Scott #1a, Facit #1b, AFA #1B [1855 3 cent Carmine with YELLOW GUM] Used with VF centering; three full to large margins and one close but clear margin. Extremely lightly canceled with small VIOLET line of a type I have not previously seen. However the yellow gum stamps are known to have more colored cancellations (I had a wonderful blue ring cancellation about ten years ago) than the other gum types. The clean and crisp Carmine color of this stamp is the original gum as they were printed -- you would never know that by looking at a Scott #1 brown gum stamp. This is a #1a: The burelage I/A (lines upper left to lower right) are visible (a 10x magnifier is always needed on these) in the lower left corner. Furthermore, the stamp has VIRTUALLY FULL GUM; it had been adhered to an envelope and was removed without soaking, leaving a very small amount of paper adhered, but mostly full YELLOW gum. An outstanding and unquestionable example of a scarce stamp!

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389.00

247464

13, Facit #13a, AFA 13 Print 1 [1879 50 cent violet, thin paper, Perf 14 x 13.5 "Bicolor"] Mint with VF centering, full original gum and moderate hinging. Huge margins and nice, delicate color, with a very crisp impression. Because this printing was on very thin and crisp paper, it seems that most examples have some sort of defect. This is without any defects and is an outstanding example! Undamaged Mint examples of this stamp are missing from most collections.

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289.00

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247271

Scott #6a variety, Facit #6b, AFA #6 Print 2, the Thick Frame printing [1873 3c Rose and Light Blue, Thin Paper, Normal Thick Frame (1876)] Mint with Fine centering. Old-time small paper hinge remnant, but has incredible freshness with brilliant color, perfect perforations, and fresh gum. Such nice examples of this stamp are quite hard to find because the very thin paper was easily damaged. An excellent example.

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79.00

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247272

7 [1873 (1878 printing) 4 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint, very lightly hinged, with XF centering. However, has an inclusion in the gum (in the top margin) that appears to be "natural" in the gum at the time of application. When the stamp is on a light background, from the front you can just barely see the inclusion. However, when the stamp is on a dark background, such as in a black stamp mount, the inclusion is NOT visible from the front. This example has exceptionally nice centering and perforations. Nice looking mint examples of this workhorse stamp are quite hard to find. Very low price for this wonderful appearance; this would otherwise be $38 for this quality.

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16.00

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247274

15 [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent Bicolor] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering, great color, and perfect perforations. It is quite hard to find such nice examples of this stamps which was printed on thin paper and is often found damaged. The locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions, struck twice on the sheet. There are many variations in the overprint characters from stamp to stamp. This example shows the "1" of 1895 to be bent and without serifs; the "8" is flattened on the left side and looks odd. Examples of this stamp in such attractive and fresh quality are a pleasure to see. Priced as a normal Mint F-VF example.

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44.00

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247275

31 [1905 5 bit Christian IX] Used with VF centering and very light 1908 cancellation. AFA-listed Plate Variety #24y "color spot below frame line to right of left 5". Printing 2, Dull Yellow-Green. AFA Specialized 2016 (most recent) value DKK 200 = $30 (8/2023).

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23.00

247282

11 [1877 (1878 Printing) 12 cent Bicolor, Red Lilac and Yellow Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint with F-VF centering, nice looking, but with small defects. A nice looking example at a very low price. A Mint F-VF example without defects, with this centering, would otherwise be $65.

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12.50

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247283

44 [1908 10 bit Frederik VIII] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with XF centering and JUMBO balanced margins at top and bottom. Brilliant color and wonderfully fresh. While this is a common stamp, Mint examples are not often seen in such nice quality!

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9.00

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247133

39 [1905 5 franc Harbor] Mint, very lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering, with INVERTED WATERMARK. Wonderfully fresh. Quite scarce; Facit 2023 value SEK 2500 for Hinged with normal centering -- but this is much nicer!

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245.00

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247134

14b [1887 "1 CENT" surcharge on 7 cent violet and yellow (Print 1) Bicolor] Mint with full original gum, very lightly hinged, with F-VF+ centering. There are faint hints of aging on a couple of perforation tips and a tiny natural inclusion (bit of tree fiber) in the right margin, but most people would consider this to be a VF example. Extraordinary excellent perforations for this Print 1 stamp. Most examples on the market of Scott #14b are damaged and/or without gum; very few are this nice! Because most examples on the market seem to be in sub-standard quality (and many not described as such), I believe that this has led #14b to be undervalued in the catalogs. This is a very nice example of a scarce stamp. Of this printing, Facit says "at most 10,000" examples were printed, but only a small fraction of that have survived in Mint and in such nice quality.

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189.00

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247135

10 Grayish Blue and Blackish Brown, Print 6. Facit #10f. AFA #11b-6. [1876 (1888 Print 6) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint, without gum as usual, BLOCK OF FOUR with VF-XF centering. Due to seawater leakage damaging the entire Print 6 shipment from Denmark to DWI, Print 6 is rare with original gum (as noted by Facit and in the literature). The only with-gum examples are likely to have come from the Hagemann research holding from the postal archives. The catalog values of this printing are for without-gum examples. This block is from positions 25-26/35-36 (detailed plating information is included). AFA-listed PLATE VARIETY 11w (+DKK 150) in Position 35: Large white spot on lower left foot of R in ØER. Facit 2024 value for singles is SEK 900 and for a normal-centered 4-block SEK 4000 (7/2023 about US$ 400). This example has centering that is tremendously better than usually seen on Print 6 -- and any blocks of Print 6 are scarce. Priced below break-up value!

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319.00

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247136

10 Grayish Blue and Blackish Brown, Print 6. Facit #10f. AFA #11b-6. [1876 (1888 Print 6) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint with F-VF+ centering, but WITH GUM that is either regummed or disturbed original gum. It is perhaps possible that this is disturbed original gum or locally applied regumming for postal use, but either way, it is not undisturbed original gum. Due to seawater leakage damaging the entire Print 6 shipment from Denmark to DWI, Print 6 is rare with original gum (as noted by Facit and in the literature). The only fully-with-gum examples are likely to have come from the Hagemann research holding from the postal archives. The catalog values of this printing are for without-gum examples. Facit 2024 value for without-gum singles is SEK 900 (7/2023 about $90). This is an unusual case in that even if this example is philatelically regummed, the gum could be soaked off it without diminishing the catalog value. This example has centering that is much nicer than is usually seen on Print 6. Very attractive example.

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49.00

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247137

20 [1901 10 cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Wonderfully fresh with perfect perforations and bright colors. For comparison, NH VF would be $310 and NH F-VF would be $235. A key stamp missing from most collections.

159.00

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247138

235.00

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247140

20 Plate Variety [1901 10 cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with F-VF+ centering (which most people might call VF). Catalog-listed PLATE VARIETY AFA #11Bv and Facit #18v16 (+ SEK 350): White line extending to the right from the base of E of VEST. Though it does not change the financial value, this also has a WATERMARK VARIETY; the crown watermark is evenly split with 50% of the watermark to the left and to the right. Wonderfully fresh with perfect perforations and bright colors. Such nice examples are hard to find. A key stamp, even without the variety, that is missing from most collections.

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149.00

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247144

27 Plate Variety [1902 2 on 3 cent Bicolor Bold Surcharge, Inverted Frame] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. PLATE VARIETY from Position 31 of this printing, but despite being at least as obvious as some of the other varieties, it is not (yet) catalog listed: White hook on the underside of the D of DISKE and white spot to upper left of large 3. This variety is clearly documented in the Lasse Nielsen Bicolor handbook (in Volume 3) as variety OF 9. With only 350 sheets printed with this overprint, only 350 examples of this plate variety originally existed with this overprint. This particular stamp seemed to have been more subject than usual to high losses due to tropical staining, perhaps due to postal storage methods. Thus I suspect that, at most, less than 150-200 examples of this stamp can still exist today; and probably only, at most, half that number in Mint (or NH) condition still exist. Because this variety has not been well-cataloged, the quantity of surviving examples could be much smaller.

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32.00

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247149

11a [1877 12 cent Bicolor, First Printing, Lilac and Deep Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF centering, but rounded lower right corner perforation and heavy cancellations. A very reasonably priced example of a stamp that is almost always damaged due to the extremely thin paper. Otherwise would be $240 for this centering.

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29.00

247150

11a [1877 12 cent Bicolor, First Printing, Lilac and Deep Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF+ centering and neat St. Thomas 1870s cancellation, but one rounded corner perforation at lower left. An attractive example of a stamp that is almost always damaged due to the extremely thin paper. Otherwise would be $260 for this centering.

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99.00

247154

9b [1878 7 cent Red Lilac and Orange Bicolor, Inverted Frame] Mint, hinge remnant, with F-VF centering. Wonderful appearance with unusually strong colors. Excellent perforations for this issue. This Inverted Frame stamp can be quite hard to find!

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85.00

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247155

9b [1878 7 cent Red Lilac and Orange, Print 2, Bicolor, INVERTED FRAME] Used with Fine centering, but with tiny defects and tiny repairs. Exceptionally strong color -- rarely seen with such nice color. The cancellation, which is sans-serif and shows "...SSTED", is Christianssted (misspelled with SS); the final digit of the year date is 0, probably 1890. This cancellation device was in use from 1888 onward and is quite scarce (Daka 1997 gives it a DKK 400 premium). Because the 7 cent Print 2 stamps did not have a lot of postal uses, they were available in the post offices for quite some period of time, thus an apparent 1890 use is not that unusual. Used examples of this inverted frame stamp are quite hard to find and when found are often defective. This would otherwise be $135. This example is offered at a very low price.

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246723

3 [1872 3 cent Carmine, Perforated] Used with Fine centering and neat, correct, mute ring cancellation, but with a couple of short perforations and small thin in margin. With the correct, neat, light, 5-ring-dot mute cancellation. This stamp issue was printed with extremely narrow margins and very crude perforations, thus the appearance of this is typical. Otherwise an example (without thin and short perfs) with this centering would be $235. (Scott 2023 $320.)

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246727

9, Facit #9b [1874 (1878 printing) 7 Cent Red Lilac and Orange Yellow Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint, hinge remnant, with Average centering, but faint thin hidden under the hinge remnant. Wonderfully bright and fresh color and with perfect perforations. A very inexpensive example. (Scott 2023 $40.)

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9.00

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246728

2 PRIVATELY ROULETTED????? [1866 3 cent Rose, Imperforate?] Mint, without gum, F-VF with three margins, but with internal paper break in the back of the stamp (a lateral tear within the plane of the paper). This example appears to be rouletted, and AFA and DAKA do list two different private roulettes (4.5 and 9.5), but only in Used condition and on cover. Because it would be relatively easy to alter a normal imperforate example to look like a rouletted example, I cannot state definitively that this is a genuine private roulette -- however, I also cannot state that it is a fake roulette. This could be the real thing and if so, it would be quite rare and valuable, especially since Mint examples do not seem to have been recorded. (I obtained it in a group of DWI duplicates, not recognized for what it may be, from a collector who obtained it in a group of stamps also not recognized for what it might be.) This example may not be genuine rouletted stamp, thus it can only be offered AS-IS. Do you feel lucky?

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49.00

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246540

Great Britain Scott #43a 4d Dull Vermillion Plate 7 (1865 issue) F-VF stamp (one short perf) with nicely centered and VF VERTICAL OVAL "C51" cancellation used at St. Thomas (Scott Classic #A13 + plate 7). Plate #7 is a somewhat scarcer plate, with a Scott 2013 catalog value of $100 just for the basic stamp used in Great Britain. Excellent color for this plate and unusually well-centered cancellation strike. I cannot recall the last time I had a C51 cancel on a Plate 7 of this stamp -- perhaps never before.

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246539

Great Britain Scott #43 4d Intense Vermillion Plate 12 (1865 issue) Fine stamp with Fine VERTICAL OVAL "C51" cancellation used at St. Thomas. Wonderful color and sharp cancellation strike.

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39.00

246543

Great Britain Scott #61 3d rose Plate 16 (1873 issue) VF centered stamp (light crease) with July 28 1875 VF+ circular "ST. THOMAS / A / PAID" cancellation (from the duplex with C51), used at St. Thomas (Scott Classic #A11 + plate 16). This stamp is hard to find Used even with a normal Great Britain cancel. Scott Classic 2023 value for normal GB use is $92.50 PLUS a 40% premium for having only a clear GB circular date stamp cancellation! Though the value of the 3d stamp with St. Thomas cancellation is not much more than the common 4d stamp, any 3d used at St. Thomas is much, much scarcer than the 4d. A tiny minority of the GB stamps used at St. Thomas received only the cds portion of the duplex cancellation -- this is scarce!

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246541

France Scott #63a 80c Carmine Rose, Perforated (1872 issue) F-VF stamp with neat and well-struck 1876 "ST. TH(OMAS) / PAQ. FR. ([B, C, or D])" OCTAGON ship mail cancellation used at St. Thomas (not yet listed in Scott Classic). Wonderful color and fresh appearance and unusually nicely-struck cancellation. I cannot recall the last time I had a single-stamp example of one of the 1870s French stamps used at DWI. (The DAKA 1997 DWI Catalog priced this at DKK 800, 26 years ago. However, the catalog editor was known for putting low prices on items such as this that he was interested in buying. This is much less often seen than such a price suggests.)

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246469

18 [1901 4 cent Bicolor, Perforation 12.75] Used with VF centering and excellent appearance, but with a tiny thin speck. Neat 4-ring cancellation leaving most of the blue center oval "face free". Otherwise $17.50 for this centering.

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4.95

246471

18, Facit #16b, AFA #7B.4 Brownish Yellow and Clear Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame, 1902 second printing of this perforation] Used with F-VF++ centering and nearly full, but very light CHRISTIA(NSTED) cancellation. Wonderfully fresh and bright; one of the strongest and cleanest-color clear blue examples that I have seen in a long time. This is the scarcer of the two printings of this perforation (in both Mint and Used) and such nice examples are hard to find.

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246472

18b INVERTED FRAME, Facit #16bv2, AFA 2016 Specialized #7By Print 4, Positions 91-100, Brownish Yellow and Clear Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Inverted Frame, the 1902 second printing of this perforation] Used with Fine centering and neat cancellation. An attractive example with excellent perforations and clearly visible inverted frame. THIS stamp is from the second of the two printings of the Perf 12.75 4-cent stamps (the 4th overall printing of all the 4 cent Bicolors, counting both perforations). Inverted frame stamps exist from both of the Perf 12.75 printings. In the first Perf 12.75 printing, the inverted frame exists ONLY from position 51 and has visible characteristics (in addition to color) that separate it from the position 51 inverted frame stamps that exist in the second Perf 12.75 printing (clear blue center color). THIS STAMP with inverted frame is from the latter printing, from sheet positions 91-100, those being the more "common" (but still quite hard to find) 4 cent inverted frames (and correspond to what Scott lists as #18b). The Facit 2022 value is SEK 1200 for Used. A nice example of a stamp missing from most collections.

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246475

29 ROUGH PERFORATION VARIETY [1903 2 cents red Coat of Arms] Used with Fine centering and with neat, proper cancellation. The rough perforation variety is seldom seen on this stamp.

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246477

29 [1903 2 cents red Coat of Arms] Used with VF-XF centering and neat, light, proper cancellation, but with tiniest tear completely in the margin and hidden by the cancellation. Very pretty, at a very low price. Otherwise would be $42!

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246479

30 [1903 8 cents brown Coat of Arms] Used with F-VF+ centering and neat, proper ST. THOMAS 1905 cancellation, but with small thin. A nice example, at a very low price. Otherwise would be $69!

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246480

30 [1903 8 cents brown Coat of Arms] Used with F-VF centering and neat, light proper cancellation, but with tiny corner crease only visible from the reverse. A nice example, at a very low price. Otherwise would be $62!

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246484

40 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] Mint, lightly hinged, with Superb centering. An outstanding example of a stamp that is hard to find with such nice centering.

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246485

40 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering. An outstanding example of a stamp that is hard to find with such nice centering.

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246489

42 Lopsided T Variety, AFA #35x [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 8 cent Arms] Top of "T" tilted downward toward left; thicker and longer on right side. Occurs in four positions in the sheet: 42, 47, 72, and 97 [which is strange because this suggests that the overprint plate was of 50 but DWI Mails states that the overprint plate was of 100]. Listed but unpriced in AFA and Unlisted by Facit. Seldom offered! Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering.

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246491

42 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 8 cent Arms] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering. An outstanding example of a stamp that is hard to find with such nice centering.

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246496

J4 Printing 1, Plate I [1902 10 cent blue Postage Due] Used appearance with VF centering and perfect perforations, but I am not able to confirm that the cancellation is correct and proper, thus as a starting point, I have to value this as less than the much lower-priced Mint value. The cancellation may be okay, but I just cannot confirm that. AFA Plates I and II both have the "small dot over I of DIEN"; elsewhere all "small dot" stamps are often described as Plate I). Only 10,000 of the 50,000 10 Cent stamps are from Printing 1, but the modest difference in the catalog values of the different printings do not properly represent this scarcity. Attractive and genuine stamp (with questionable cancellation) offered at a very low price.

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246498

J8 Print 1, AFA #Porto 8.1 Dark Grayish Brown Center [1905 50 bit Postage Due] Used with VF centering and with very small, light magenta cancellation -- possibly a strike of the Customs House cancellation, but not enough present to know. A pretty example.

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46.00

246468

J8a [1915 50 bit Postage Due, Perforation 14 x 14.25] February 1916 printing with small perforation holes. Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF+ centering. This is a seldom-offered stamp in any condition or centering, however, this is unusually nice centering for this scarce stamp. This one is missing from most collections. [ Additional background information: Though for all to see there are details on this stamp in "DWI Mails" Volume 2, and a listing in the 2016 AFA Specialized Catalog, "virtually nobody" seems to be aware that the stamp with this perforation had two printings: March 1915 VS February 1916. The information in "DWI Mails" dates from 1981 but is fairly extensive, while the 2016 AFA Specialized may (?) be more up-to-date, but lacks detail and context. AFA mentions the perforation hole size are large vs small, while "DWI Mails" states that the March 1915 printing "has slightly larger holes than [the next] printing because the perforating was done by a new machine put in use in 1913. Only "DWI Mails" mentions the shipwreck damaging the March 1915 stamps. Both mention the colors under daylight, but with somewhat different color naming ("DWI Mails" color names given below). Only "DWI Mails" mentions the gum characteristics or the colors under UV light. The sum of the information appears to be: March 1915 Printing 3 (of all 50 bit stamps); light yellowish-gray (under UV: light violet-gray) and deep orange-red. Crackly white gum with larger perforation holes. 5,000 printed, but the ship "ran aground badly water-damaging the stamps". Of those 50 (mostly?) damaged sheets of stamps, 20 sheets are in the Danish postal archives "wrinkled and without gum from the mentioned water damage". That leaves no more than 3,000 of the March 1915 printing, but "It is not known how many ... were used at DWI or discarded ... but they must be considered rare, especially if they still have their original crackly white gum." February 1916 Printing 4 (of all 50 bit stamps); medium gray and medium orange-red (under UV: dark gray-violet center and strong red-lilac frame). Smooth yellowish gum with smaller perforation holes. (In my experience, the perforation hole size may NOT always be the best identifier.) 15,000 printed. "DWI Mails" states that in 1957 3,000 50 bit stamps were destroyed by burning [by the Danish authorities], but apparently it is not known from which printing(s) those stamps came. Because the third and fourth printings appear to have been made out of necessity because apparently the earlier printings had been consumed, it would be a reasonable assumption that excess stamps remained only from the fourth (February 1916) printing, thus lowering that issue quantity to a net of 12,000. I have never seen a collection that contained both printings, or that even mentioned that there were two printings! The March 1915 printing is "rarely" offered (and should be expertized). I have only recorded having a single example and it is certainly tremendously scarcer than the one-quarter of the issue quantity which AFA states -- I suspect that no more than a couple or few hundred examples survived. The information in Facit is very limited: Facit does not list any of the printings on the 1905-1916 postage dues, they give an issue date for this stamp as 1913, and they state a total quantity of 15,400. I have suggested to Facit that they take a closer look at this whole 1905-1916 postage due issue.]

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246370

5a, Facit #5a First Printing: Emerald Green and Violet (Purple) on Thin Paper [1873 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint, no gum (as usual), and typical Average centering. One rounded corner perf. Strong, true colors, with the characteristic "checkerboard" pattern in the violet (under magnification) of this printing -- that make this an excellent example for a color comparison set. Scott Standard Catalogue lists only four colors/papers for this stamp though there are nine printings, thus nine colors/papers; Scott #5a comes the closest (because it is the listing for thin paper). An attractive example of a scarce stamp with great color, at a very low price. Facit 2022 value SEK 1400.

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246371

Scott Classic #5c Print 8, Facit #5h, AFA 5.8. Bright Green and Claret on "Thick" Paper [1873 (1892 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. Wonderfully fresh appearance with great color and excellent perforations. Such fresh and lightly hinged examples are seldom available and are much harder to find than the catalog values suggest -- in fact Mint examples any printings of the 1 cent Normal Frame stamps are generally much harder to find than the catalogs suggest.

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246376

J4 Printing 3 (Plate III, Blue), AFA #P4.3 III [1902 10 cent blue Postage Due] Mint, heavy hinge remnant, with Fine centering, and excellent perforations. AFA Plates I and II -- which this is NOT -- both have the "small dot over I of DIEN"; elsewhere all "small dot" stamps are often described as Plate I). This third and final printing (Plate III) of the 10 cent is Blue on White Paper, without that "small dot". However, this example has a remarkable variety which I have not previously seen: a very large color spot above/between DI. This is certainly only from one position in the sheet of 100. While not a "scarce" stamp, this one is surprisingly hard to find -- plus it has a "rare" variety.

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246363

J1 Printing 1, AFA #P1.1, AFA Plate I (first printing) [1902 1 cent Postage Due] Used with XF centering and perfect perforations, but small thin spot in top margin. Neat, partial "ST. J(AN)" cancellation -- a very scarce postmark. AFA Plates I and II both have the "small dot over I of DIEN"; elsewhere all "small dot" stamps are often described as Plate I). This first printing (Plate I) is Dark Indigo Blue on Bright White Paper. (The second printing of this stamp, AFA Plate II, also with the dot, is Dark Grayish Blue on paper that is usually cream or grayish.) Most use of these stamps was on the back of envelopes, without cancellation; canceled examples are much scarcer than uncanceled (no gum). Only 10,000 of the 70,300 1 Cent stamps are from Printing 1, but the catalog values do not properly represent the scarcity. Furthermore, the catalog values do not properly reflect the value of ordinary postmarked examples ... the ST. JAN cancel is VERY scarce. Such attractive examples are hard to find.

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65.00

246364

13a, Facit #13b, AFA 13 Print 2 [1879 (1885 printing) 50 cent GRAY VIOLET, thick paper, Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint, no gum, with XF-Superb centering. A beautiful example with perfect perforation and excellent, correct color -- just missing its gum. [Some suggest that intentionally removing the gum may help to preserve the stamp.] The Facit 2022 value is SEK 3000, but examples that look this nice are seldom seen! A very scarce stamp that is seldom offered, but when #13a is offered in the general marketplace, it is often misidentified and is really a faded example of #13. This example is a correct #13a!

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195.00

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246365

5a, Facit #5a First Printing: Emerald Green and Violet (Purple) on Thin Paper [1873 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint, with full original gum (scarce), lightly hinged (scarce), and Fine centering and with perfect perforations (scarce). Brilliant true colors, with the characteristic "checkerboard" pattern in the violet (under magnification) of this printing -- that make this an excellent example for a color comparison set. Scott Standard Catalogue lists only four colors/papers for this stamp though there are nine printings, thus nine colors/papers; Scott #5a comes the closest (because it is the listing for thin paper). Though the centering is not perfect, this is an unusually nice example of this stamp.

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110.00

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246367

5a, Facit #5a First Printing: Emerald Green and Violet (Purple) on Thin Paper [1873 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint, with full original gum (scarce), hinged, and Fine centering, but with one rounded corner perf (typical). Brilliant true colors, with the characteristic "checkerboard" pattern in the violet (under magnification) of this printing -- that make this an excellent example for a color comparison set. Scott Standard Catalogue lists only four colors/papers for this stamp though there are nine printings, thus nine colors/papers; Scott #5a comes the closest (because it is the listing for thin paper). An attractive example of a scarce stamp with great color, at a very low price.

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29.00

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246327

28 [1902 "8 CENTS 1902" bold København surcharge on 10 cent Bicolor] Used with VF+ centering and neat, light, proper cancellation. Excellent example!

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246331

5e Print 7, Facit #5g, AFA 5.7 Light Green and Brownish Carmine on "Thick" Paper [1873 (1889 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Inverted Frame] Used with Superb centering, bright color, and neat March 15 1898 ST. T(HOMA)S cancellation. An outstanding example!

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246181

Great Britain Scott #55a (SG #120) [1867 2s PALE BLUE Plate 1] F-VF stamp with VF vertical barred-oval "C51" cancellation used abroad at St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), on small piece. The postmark is bold and virtually complete. The stamp has wonderful color, excellent perforations, and normal centering for this issue. The Scott Classic listing for this cancellation only shows the cancel on #55 (blue instead of this pale blue). The 2 shilling is very scarce used at St. Thomas; this is the first 2 shilling I have recorded having in 48 years -- and it is even scarcer with the pale blue color. The Scott Classic 2022 pricing has an error because the Used Abroad at St. Thomas price (in the DWI listings) of #55 used at DWI is $150 whereas the basic Used price for this stamp in the GB listings is $200 for #55 blue (and $240 for this #55a pale blue). [I have reported this problem and similar problems to Scott; they need to have a better procedure to keep these Used Abroad prices in sync with the normal stamp prices.] A more appropriate Scott value for a regular #55 blue with C51 cancellation would be $260 and the much scarcer #55a pale blue at $300. Note that Scott specifically states that their values for these stamps are for F-VF centering. Provenance: From the J.A. Farrington collection.

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245824

Scott Classic #5b Print 4, Facit #5d, AFA 5.4. Light Green and Red Violet on Medium Paper [1873 (1880 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint F-VF, without gum. Wonderfully fresh appearance with great color and excellent perforations. Examples, with or without gum, with such nice color are hard to find. All the printings that fall under Scott Classic #5b are scarce with gum. Facit 2022 value is SEK 500 with gum.

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34.00

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245826

Scott #5e Print 9, Facit #5i, AFA 5.9 Yellow Green and Red Brown on "Thick" Paper [1873 (1895 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, INVERTED FRAME] Mint, very lightly hinged, with Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh appearance with great color and excellent perforations. Such well-centered and lightly hinged examples are seldom available and are much harder to find than the catalog values suggest. All but one position (91) of the Print 9 sheet are Inverted Frames. The only normally-produced inverted frame stamps are the Print 7 stamps (all positions of which have inverted frames).

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245827

14b [1887 "1 CENT" surcharge on 7 cent violet and yellow (Print 1) Bicolor] Mint with full original gum, but hinge remnant, with F-VF centering. Excellent perforations for this Print 1 stamp. NO defects -- most examples of Scott #14b are damaged and/or without gum. Because most examples on the market seem to be in sub-standard quality (and many not described as such), I believe that this has led #14b to be undervalued in the catalogs. This is a very nice example of a scarce stamp. Of this printing, Facit says "at most 10,000" examples were printed.

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190.00

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245829

Scott #5e Print 9, Facit #5i, AFA 5.9 Yellow Green and Red Brown on "Thick" Paper [1873 (1895 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, INVERTED FRAME] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh appearance with great color and perfect perforations. NH examples are scarce; well-centered and NH examples are seldom offered and are much harder to find than the catalog values suggest. All but one position (91) of the Print 9 sheet are Inverted Frames. The only normally-produced inverted frame stamps are the Print 7 stamps (all positions of which have inverted frames). A great example!

95.00

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243761

United States, New York: "PAQU(EBOT) / N.Y. (... DIV)" nicely struck New York incoming ship mail 2-line cancellation which was used on uncanceled mail, presumably mailed on board ship. On Scott #18 Clear Blue Printing [1901 4 cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] with VF+ centering and bright color. This example is the Second (Perf 12.75) Printing with Clear Blue center color. When complete (it cannot fit on a single stamp) this cancellation is in the 2-line format "PAQUEBOT / (N.Y. 2D DIV.)" with the "2D" being other possible numbers and letters. This cancellation is usually only seen on stamps in the 1900-1910 era. Attractive and scarce.

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243762

18, Facit 16a, Yellow-Brown and Greenish Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] Used with F-VF+ centering and remarkably light, neat corner cancellation. Perfect perforations and very bright color. While "only" F-VF+ centered, stamps of this issue are rarely seen with neat and light cancellations (corner cancellations were NOT the norm and were actually contrary to regulations).

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243508

18, Facit 16a, Yellow-Brown and Greenish Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] Used horizontal PAIR with Fine centering and complete ST. THOMAS 17 November 1902 cancellation. Attractive. Used multiples are unusual.

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243511

18, Facit 16a, Yellow-Brown and Greenish Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] Used horizontal PAIR with VF centering (right stamp with rounded corner perf) and nearly complete CHRISTIANSTED 6 July 1905 cancellation. On small piece with left stamp "marked off" by red crayon. This type of marking-off is usually seen when an invalid stamp has been used (such as an obsolete / demonetized stamp, foreign stamp, charity label, or a re-used stamp). In this case, the stamps were valid postage -- I can only guess that the marked-off stamp was considered excess (overpaid) and the postal clerk was "preserving" it for future use by marking it off. I do not recall previously seeing this type of situation from DWI or any country [I welcome further information]. Very attractive and interesting!

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243512

United States, New York: "(P)AQUE(BOT) / (...) N.Y. 2D (DIV)" nicely struck New York incoming ship mail 2-line cancellation which was used on uncanceled mail, presumably mailed on board ship. On Scott #18, Facit 16b, Brown-Yellow and Clear Blue [1901 4 Cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, Normal Frame] with VF centering. This example is the Second (Perf 12.75) Printing with Clear Blue center color. When complete (it cannot fit on a single stamp) this cancellation is in the 2-line format "PAQUEBOT / (N.Y. 2D DIV.)" with the "2D" being other possible numbers and letters. This cancellation is usually only seen on stamps in the 1900-1910 era. Attractive and scarce!

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243366

1a [1856 3 cent Dark Carmine with Yellow Gum] Used VF (4 margins, close but clear at lower left) with virtually all of full yellow gum still intact. A very nice example, with none of the typical discoloration. (Keep in mind that the #1a yellow gum and #1 brown gum were official regumming because the original shipment #1b with white gum was damaged by sea water. Some minor discoloration is typical and expected.) That this example has virtually full gum is a little unusual, but it was properly used -- the gum did not stick very well if not heavily moistened, so stamps fairly easily popped off the envelope. Very fresh and bright example with light cancellation. Facit 2020 value SEK 3800 or about $495 (5/2021).

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449.00

243023

37 [1905 1 franc Ship in St. Thomas Harbor] Mint VF, very lightly hinged, with INVERTED WATERMARK, Facit #38v1 (2020 value SEK 550). Very fresh and attractive.

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243024

37 [1905 1 franc Ship in St. Thomas Harbor] Mint F-VF, with INVERTED WATERMARK, Facit #38v1 (2020 value SEK 550). Attractive.

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66.00

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243031

37 [1905 1 franc Ship in St. Thomas Harbor] Used with Superb centering and neat, light St. Thomas cancellation. Very attractive.

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79.00

242764

United States, New York: "PAQUE(BOT) / (...) DIV" nicely struck New York incoming ship mail 2-line cancellation which was used on uncanceled mail, presumably mailed on board ship. On Scott #18b [1901 4 cent Bicolor, Perf 12.75, INVERTED FRAME] with F-VF centering and three huge margins. This example is the Second (Perf 12.75) Printing with Clear Blue center color. When complete (it cannot fit on a single stamp) this cancellation is in the 2-line format "PAQUEBOT / (N.Y. 2D DIV.)" with the "2D" being other possible numbers and letters. This cancellation is usually only seen on stamps in the 1900-1910 era. Attractive and scarce -- and "rare" on this INVERTED FRAME stamp. The basic used stamp with a normal cancellation would sell quickly for $110.

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242765

29 [1903 2 cents red Arms] Used VF+ with very neat (ST. TH)OMA(S) corner cancel. Unusually attractive example of this stamp with bright color and very white paper.

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39.00

242766

33 [1905 20 bit Christian IX] Used with XF-Superb centering and neat, light, corner cancellation. Scarce so nice!

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241851

55 [1915 25 bit Christian X] NH F-VF 4-block of the second printing, Green Blue / Dark Blue. This second printing is the scarcest of the three: AFA 2016 Specialized value as four singles is DKK 520. Very nice multiple.

64.00

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241853

37 [1905 1 franc Ship in St. Thomas Harbor] NEVER HINGED with XF centering. AFA-listed plate variety 30x "break in frame line under F of FRIM" from position 7 in the sheet, AFA 2016 value DKK 900 for NH. A very nice example of a variety that is very seldom offered. Very fresh and attractive.

130.00

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241861

31 [1905 5 bit Christian IX] Used 4-BLOCK with Superb centering, but with paper darkened by tropical aging. Used multiples are not often offered. If not for the aging, this would be $30.

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6.00

241862

31 [1905 5 bit Christian IX] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with Average centering. Fresh and bright. Priced at the value of the four NH Average single stamps; if this block were F-VF the singles would total $48!

14.75

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241864

33 [1905 20 bit Christian IX] Used XF-Superb horizontal pair with neat single cancellation. Used multiples are not often offered, especially of this stamp.

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29.00

241868

35 [1905 40 bit Christian IX] Used F-VF horizontal pair with neat single cancellation strike. Used multiples are not often offered.

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16.00

241870

35 [1905 40 bit Christian IX] NEVER HINGED Average centered 4-block. Wonderfully fresh. Priced only as the four single stamps.

30.00

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241871

35 [1905 40 bit Christian IX] Mint Average centered 4-block, top stamps LH, bottom stamps are NH. Wonderfully fresh. Priced only as the four single stamps.

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20.00

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241876

36 [1905 50 bit Christian IX] Used, Fine+ centered, 4-BLOCK with sharp FREDERIKSTED 13 July 1910 cancellations. This stamp is quite scarce as a nice used block without any defects; I am not aware of any modern catalog that prices DWI used blocks, but this one would list high. Very attractive and very seldom offered.

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50.00

241890

10 (Scott Classic 10a) Bright Ultramarine and Blackish Brown, Print 3 [1876 (1881 Print 3) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used Fine centered with very light cancellation. Facit 2020 value SEK 650. Attractive with bright color!

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49.00

241891

10 Light Pearl Gray and Reddish Brown, Print 5 [1876 (1887 Print 5) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF+ centering and neat, light cancellation. This example is unusual in that more of a bluish hue has survived in the frame color. Facit 2020 value SEK 500. Very attractive with unusually fresh color!

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64.00

241725

25b [1902 "8 CENTS 1902" locally printed (thin) surcharge on 10 cent Bicolor, with T.S variety] Mint with Fine centering, but without gum. This variety of the underlying stamp, with the "T.S" in "CENT.S." is surprisingly hard to find.

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20.00

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239264

51-58 [1915-16 5-50 bit Christian X] NH Average / Fine / F-VF / VF matched set of PLATE NUMBER BLOCKS with #11-D, except for the 30 bit with has plate number 50-O (11-D does not exist for the 30 bit). The 10 bit has a white spot variety in the upper left posthorn (looks like AFA variety 45y) on the lower right stamp (sheet position 100), but AFA states that the variety it lists is in sheet position 3. The 15 bit block is both remarkably well centered and 11-D is the scarcest of the three printing with a significant premium. The 30 bit is also very well centered and 50-O has more than twice the value as the other printing (50-D). Some of the others are also scarcer as 11-D. A very unusual set; these are seldom offered. AFA 2016 Specialized value DKK 5350!

675.00

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239265

51 [1915 5 bit Christian X] NH F-VF group of two blocks of four, representing the first two of the three printings. AFA describes (frame / center) these as green / grass green and green / yellow green (the third/final printing is dark green / dark green). A NH F-VF single of the third printing is included to show all three colors. The first two printings are the scarcer, with the second printing the scarcest: AFA 2016 Specialized value (as the 9 singles) is DKK 915! Very fresh and attractive."

100.00

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239269

52 [1915 10 bit Christian X] NH F-VF with Plate Variety AFA #45y "damaged upper left posthorn". This is from Print 1 and is position 3 in that printing. Very fresh.

34.50

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239270

52 [1915 10 bit Christian X] Mint F-VF with Plate Variety AFA #45z "dent in bottom frame line below 0 of left 10". Attractive.

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22.50

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239273

55 [1915 25 bit Christian X] Used F-VF with Plate Variety AFA #48x "split 2 of right 25". This is from Print 1 and is position 68 in that printing. Scarce in Used condition (AFA 2016 Specialized value DKK 300).

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39.00

239287

40 Rough Perforation Variety [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] Mint Superb. Very unusual rough perforation variety; this is seldom seen on this stamp or the underlying stamp issue.

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30.00

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239288

40 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] NEVER HINGED VF 4-Block. Wonderfully fresh.

260.00

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239289

40 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] Mint (bottom two stamps are NH) Fine/Average 4-Block. Attractive and priced below the value of four singles of this centering!

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36.00

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239294

41 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 5 cent Arms] Mint (bottom two stamps are NH) F-VF/VF 4-Block. The lower right stamp has an interesting unlisted overprint variety: the left side of the top of the T points to the lower left. Very attractive and fresh.

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110.00

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239295

41 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 5 cent Arms] NH Fine / Average 4-Block. Priced below the break up value as singles!

69.00

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30.00

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239298

42 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 8 cent Arms] Mint (bottom two stamps are NH) F-VF 4-Block. Very attractive. Priced below the break-up value as singles!

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100.00

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238694

38 [1905 2 franc Ship in St. Thomas Harbor] NH upper left corner margin 4-block with F-VF/F-VF+ centering. INVERTED WATERMARK (Facit #39v1: 2016 SEK 1500 per stamp). Wonderful color and freshness. Quite scarce even as a single stamp!

600.00

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237888

42 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" Surcharge on 8 cent Arms] Half NH Fine+ centered 4-block; the bottom two stamps are NH. Very fresh and bright. Priced below the break-up value as singles.

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59.00

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237889

41 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" Surcharge on 5 cent Arms] Mint F-VF/Fine centered 4-block; one stamp is NH. Very fresh and bright. Priced below the break-up value as singles.

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54.00

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237705

1a [1856 3 cent Dark Carmine with Yellow Gum] Used VF+ (4 large margins) with most of full yellow gum still intact. A very nice example, with only very slight discoloration in upper right. (Keep in mind that the #1a yellow gum and #1 brown gum were official regumming because the original shipment #1b with white gum was damaged by sea water. Some minor discoloration is typical and expected.) Very fresh and bright example that will look great in any collection.

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395.00

237671

17 [1898 3c Bicolor Perf 12.75 Inverted Frame] Mint VF / F-VF 4-block. Fresh and attractive. Priced just below the break-up value of the singles.

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69.00

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237677

18, Facit #16a Greenish Blue [1901 4c Bicolor Perf 12.75 Normal Frame] Mint VF 4-block. Extremely attractive.

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125.00

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237686

51 [1915 5 bit Christian X] NH / Mint (only 3 stamps LH, rest NH) F-VF / VF 10-block. No catalog-listed plate varieties, but various interesting smaller varieties in several positions. Priced below the individual break-up value of over $110!

84.00

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237689

55 [1915 25 bit Christian X] NH / Mint (top two stamps lightly hinged) F-VF 4-block. Fresh and attractive.

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29.00

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56 [1916 30 bit Christian X] Mint Fine 4-block. Fresh and attractive.

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11.00

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236364

United States, New York: "PAQU(EBOT) / C N.Y. 2..." nicely struck New York incoming ship mail cancellation struck on uncanceled mail, presumably mailed on board ship. On F-VF Scott #32 [1905 10 bit Christian IX] usually only seen on stamps in the 1900-1910 era. Attractive.

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234873

CHRISTIANSSTED -- Double S -- 30 August 1890 postmark on Scott #6, Facit #6f (Print 6) Dark Rose and Gray Blue. Stamp centering Average. Postmark is virtually complete and well centered, but is very light. DAKA 1997 assigned a premium of DKK 400 = $70 to this cancellation type. Complete postmarks of this type are very scarce.

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60.00

234874

CHRISTIANSSTED -- Double S -- postmark on Scott #10. Stamp centering VF. Postmark just shows "ANSSTE", but the sans-serif typestyle confirms it. DAKA 1997 assigned a premium of DKK 400 = $70 to this cancellation type. Complete postmarks of this type are very scarce; they are usually partial such as this one.

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40.00

234880

ST. JAN 22 mm postmark on Scott #17 [1898 3 cent Bicolor Perf 12.75]. Stamp F-VF ON PIECE. Postmark COMPLETE and dated 20 November 1900. Complete postmarks are unusual, use on piece or cover is very scarce, and use on Bicolors stamps is extremely scarce! Exceptional item!

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150.00

234882

ST. JAN 22 mm postmark on Scott #44 [1907 10 Bit Frederik VIII]. Stamp F-VF ON PIECE. Postmark COMPLETE, but light as usual, dated 30 April 1914. Complete postmarks are unusual.

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18.00

234883

ST. JAN 22 mm postmark on Scott #44 [1907 10 Bit Frederik VIII]. Stamp Fine ON PIECE. Postmark COMPLETE, but light as usual, dated 5 July 1915. Complete postmarks are unusual.

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18.00

232348

40a INVERTED FRAME Mint F-VF+ appearance, but small thin spot. Very fresh looking.

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45.00

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