Newly acquired items worthy of your attention. These may or may not be described with quite as much detail as usual, however, as always, your satisfaction is guaranteed. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.
1908 NH VF/Superb 4-block. Lower two stamps with a light bend that you might not have noticed if I did not mention it. NH VF singles sell for $25 each. Wonderfully fresh.
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59.00
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236229
1907 NH with Fine centering, but color is sun-faded from violet to violet-tinged gray. NH with this centering would otherwise be $220. A great price on the rarest DWI seal and one of the rarest of all official Scandinavian Christmas seals.
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40.00
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235795
Great Britain Scott #43 4d Intense Vermillion Plate 12 (1865 issue) VF stamp with VF VERTICAL OVAL "C51" cancellation used at St. Thomas. Wonderful color and sharp cancellation strike.
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80.00
235284
Facit #LG 1 [1864 Medio (half) Real, Red, with "Q", Perforation 13] Mint VF no gum, with usual perforation roughness.
30.00
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235285
Facit #LG 3 [1864 Medio (half) Real, Blue-Gray, with "Q", Perforation 13] Mint F-VF no gum, with usual perforation roughness.
Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
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235286
Facit #LG 2 [1864 Dos Reales, Yellow Green, with "Q", Perforation 13] Mint VF no gum, with usual perforation roughness.
Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
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235288
Facit #LG 4 [1864 Dos Reales, Yellow, with "Q", Perforation 13] Mint Superb with full gum. Unusually nice.
Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
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235289
Facit #LG 4 [1864 Dos Reales, Yellow, with "Q", Perforation 13] Mint VF with small amount of gum remaining, hinge remnant.
35.00
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235290
Facit #LG 9 [1866 Medio (half) Real, Rose Carmine, Stone I with "Q" (Facit does not mention), Sawtooth Roulette] Used with VF appearance and the usual tooth faults.
Reference
For reference only. NOT for sale.
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235296
Facit #LG 22 [1869 "Jesurun" Dos Reales, Red on Brownish paper (due to brown gum) Perforation 10] Mint F-VF, no gum, small natural inclusion spot, usual rough perforation.
Facit #LG 20 [1869 "Jesurun" Dos Reales, Red, Perforation 12.5] Used F-VF with full, attractive double-circle CORREOS CARACAS cancellation. Wonderful example in extremely nice quality for used stamps of this issue. Probably the best used example of this number that I have had in 37 years. Very scarce!
350.00
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235316
1911 PROOF in Dark Violet and Black on thick chalk-coated paper, with gum. Mint Superb with huge margins. This is listed in the Christmas Seal catalog with an absurdly low value; this is the only example I have recorded seeing in 37 years. Rare and beautiful!
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150.00
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234698
Scott #1 1978 Official Reprint prepared from the original plate, with the original burelage, for volume II of the DWI Mails book. The sheets of 100 were divided into quarters and placed into the books, one quarter per book; all four quarters can be found. The smaller-size marginal number indicates into which volume number the sheet was placed. Quarter sheet, as issued. This offering is for a random quarter sheet position (this standard image shows a quarter sheet from the lower right position as a generic illustration). Only the lower right position includes the large number; every position bears a different small number. If you require a particular position, please inquire for availability.
225.00
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234203
2 Francs Mint (probably NH) F-VF centered but with a couple short perfs.
7.50
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234204
2 Francs Mint, no gum, VF. Very pretty with dark color.
8.00
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233985
5 Francs PARTIAL DIAMOND PERFORATION (DOUBLE PERFORATION) of the three right-most top and bottom horizontal teeth. (The perforation comb appears to have perforated one column of stamps at a time; it did not fully advance to the next column, thus cutting out some of the already-cut perforations.) Mint F-VF LH. The only example of such an error that I can recall seeing on a DWI revenue stamp.
100.00
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233285
1907 VF on piece with clear St. Thomas 8 December 1907 postmark. Excellent quality of the rarest DWI seal and one of the rarest of all official Scandinavian Christmas seals.
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290.00
217870
Env Facit #1a [2 Cent ULTRAMARINE, Watermark I, Bottom flap under side flaps] Mint Superb. No toning or any type of defect. A wonderful example of this scarce envelope; especially scarce in such nice condition.