1945-1955 Special Fee Stamp created using a special cancellation on postage stamp Scott #2 [5 øre King]. Only this postage stamp was used for this purpose, with a straight-line cancellation or an oval cancellation. Of straight-line cancellations, I have only recorded "GODTHAAB", though perhaps other towns exist. An extremely nice example, Stamp Type I, F-VF+ centered stamp, with nearly complete "GODTHAA(B)" well-placed on the stamp. Examples of this "special stamp" are seldom offered. Because the stamps were applied to payment transfer forms (similar to postal money orders), when the forms were redeemed for cash, the forms, with the stamps attached, were normally retained by the post office as their receipt for the completed transaction... thus examples of these specially canceled stamps are quite scarce.
14 [1945 15 øre American Issue without overprint, King on Horse] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with XF-Superb centering, but faint paperclip impression only on the lower right stamp and only visible from the backside. Wonderfully fresh appearance. For some reason the 15 øre is particularly scarce with nice centering! The break-up value of this block is $177 (3 x $54 and 1x $15). Blocks are scarce!
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165.00
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242804
14 [1945 15 øre American Issue without overprint, King on Horse] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with XF-Superb centering, but faint paperclip impression only on the upper right stamp and only visible from the backside. Wonderfully fresh appearance. For some reason the 15 øre is particularly scarce with nice centering! The break-up value of this block is $177 (3 x $54 and 1x $15). Blocks are scarce!
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165.00
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242813
15 [1945 30 øre American Issue without overprint, Dog Sled Team] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh example. This denomination seems to be harder to find well centered. The break-up value is about $216, but blocks are scarce.
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210.00
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242814
15 [1945 30 øre American Issue without overprint, Dog Sled Team] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh example. This denomination seems to be harder to find well centered. The break-up value is about $200, but blocks are scarce.
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185.00
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242815
15 [1945 30 øre American Issue without overprint, Dog Sled Team] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with VF-XF centering, but with paperclip impression on lower left stamp. Wonderfully fresh example. This denomination seems to be harder to find well centered. The break-up value is about $168, but blocks are scarce.
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156.00
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242819
16 [1945 1 kr American Issue without overprint, Polar Bear] NEVER HINGED Upper Right Corner Margin 4-BLOCK with black and brown scrollwork decoration. XF-Superb centering. The chamfered corner is how they were made. Wonderfully fresh example. Decorated margin blocks of this issue are quite scarce.
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250.00
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242820
16 [1945 1 kr American Issue without overprint, Polar Bear] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh example. The break-up value is about $204, but blocks are quite scarce.
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190.00
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242818
16 [1945 1 kr American Issue without overprint, Polar Bear] NEVER HINGED Top Margin 4-BLOCK with BLACK PLATE NUMBER F11826, with F-VF+ centering. Wonderfully fresh example. Decorated and plate number blocks of this issue are quite scarce.
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175.00
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242821
16 [1945 1 kr American Issue without overprint, Polar Bear] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with VF centering, but lower right stamp with light paperclip impression only visible from the backside. Wonderfully fresh appearance. The break-up value is about $157, but blocks are quite scarce.
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145.00
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242822
16 [1945 1 kr American Issue without overprint, Polar Bear] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with F-VF centering, but lower left stamp with light paperclip impression only visible from the backside. Wonderfully fresh appearance. The break-up value is about $130, but blocks are quite scarce.
16 [1945 1 kr American Issue without overprint, Polar Bear] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with F-VF centering, but upper left stamp with light paperclip impression only visible from the backside. Wonderfully fresh appearance. The break-up value is about $130, but blocks are quite scarce.
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110.00
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242827
17 [1945 2 kr American Issue without overprint, Person in Kayak] NEVER HINGED Upper Right Corner Margin 4-BLOCK with green and brown scrollwork decoration. XF-Superb centering. The chamfered corner is how they were made. Wonderfully fresh example. Decorated margin blocks of this issue are quite scarce.
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250.00
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242828
17 [1945 2 kr American Issue without overprint, Person in Kayak] NEVER HINGED Top Margin 4-BLOCK with green scrollwork decoration. Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh. The break-up value as NH Superb singles is $256, but decorated margin blocks of this issue are quite scarce.
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245.00
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242829
17 [1945 2 kr American Issue without overprint, Person in Kayak] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK. Top stamps with Superb centering, lower stamps XF-Superb, but lower left stamp with paperclip impression. Wonderfully fresh. The break-up value as the various singles is $195, but blocks of this issue are quite scarce.
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180.00
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242830
18 [1945 5 kroner American Issue without overprint, Eider Duck] NEVER HINGED Top Margin 4-BLOCK with VIOLET PLATE NUMBER F11826, with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh example. Decorated and plate number blocks of this issue are quite scarce.
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240.00
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244940
28-38 [1950-1959 King Frederik IX and Ship "Gustav Holm"] NH F-VF / VF set of 4-blocks. Most are VF; only 31, 33, and 37 are F-VF. Very fresh and bright. For comparison, a NH F-VF set of singles sells for $116.50 -- $466 for four sets (but most of these are nicer VF centering). Offered for a little less than the break-up value!
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435.00
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222543
28 [1950 1 øre King] Used VF with "line in D and dot in 1" plate variety, listed by Wowern (position 22) and by Daka as #30o.
6.00
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246794
35 [1950 50 øre Sail-Steam Ship Gustav Holm in front of Iceberg] NH with VF centering. With "colored line in lower right part of G of GRØN" plate variety, listed by Daka as #35x (sheet position 2 in every second sheet; every source agrees). AFA #33x, older Wowern #33 pos 2. The illustration in Daka suggests that it is a straight line, but the illustration in older Wowern catalogs is more accurate, the line is somewhat curved like a C. The catalogs illustrations suggest that the line is bold, but it is always faint, just like this example. This variety is very much sought after, but is very seldom offered. This stamp is the key value of the set (even without the variety). The AFA Specialized Catalog 2016 (most recent) assigns a value of DKK 1200, probably the highest value of any Greenland regular-stamp plate variety.
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125.00
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246796
37 [1950 2 kr Sail-Steam Ship Gustav Holm in front of Iceberg] Used with F-VF centering. With "re-entry / doubling of bottom frame line at right, and D area -- and colored spot in top margin above I of LIG" plate variety, listed by Daka as #37x. (sheet position 3; in every second sheet according to Wowern and AFA but Daka does not specify). AFA #35, older Wowern #35 pos 3. This variety, caused by an error when making the plate -- not a scratch on the plate -- is rarely offered.