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1870-1874 Skilling Bicolors  Shopping Cart: Review or Check Out   Top 
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Scott #16 (and missing 2 other stamps) [1871 2 sk Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5] (Fine) on attractive REGISTERED -- a superb strike of "Anbefalet" -- folded cover (without contents) to Sweden. First postmarked with the #1 3-ring cancellation and KJØBENHAVN 19 July dated side cancellation; further postmarked (with an oval device) the next day before dispatch to Sweden. The receiving docketing provides the year 1871 and receiving date of 22 July. TWO MISSING STAMPS; where the stamps were, the postage rate of "26" was written, which represents a triple weight (30-45 grams) registered rate from 1 July 1869 (before these stamps were issued) through 31 December 1871 -- thus this rate could be paid with Skilling Bicolor stamps for less than one year. Deducting the present 2 sk stamp, the other stamps must have been 8 sk and 16 sk to make up the other 24 skilling. The dates confirm that the present 2 sk stamp can only be from Print 1. Though the high-value postage is missing, this cover represents a very scarce combination of third weight class and registered mail service which, with all postage present, would likely fetch over $1000. However, it is what it is! It remains a nice documentation of postal rates and service even without all the postage present.
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16 Print 4b (Light Gray and Light Greenish Blue) (Facit 20d) [1870 2 sk Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5] (Fine) on November 1873 folded PRINTED MATTER rate circular (a business announcement) from KØBENHAVN to NYKØBING, with receiver postmark on reverse. The stamp printing was confirmed by Bicolor expertizer Lasse Nielsen, with his ID on one of the back flaps of the folded cover. Very fresh and attractive; all elements in excellent quality.
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Denmark Scott #16 [1871 2 sk Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5] on 1874 COVER MAILED FROM ICELAND TO DENMARK. Business message written on pre-printed form of the Icelandic firm "H. Th. A. Thomsen", dated 26 July 1874 at Reykjavik, Iceland. PRIVATELY CARRIED BY MESSENGER FROM ICELAND to København, Denmark, and there franked with the 2 skilling Danish Bicolor stamp, at the local postage rate, and entered into the Danish post, with the København FOOTPOST completing the delivery. The clear footpost "FP in elongated oval" postmark is dated 7 August 1874. The reverse of the cover (folded form) bears a colorless embossed letter-seal impression of the Thomsen company and Reykjavik location (this is hard to see in scanned images, but it is easy to see under oblique lighting). The recipient company filed the message with their docketing marking, naming the Thomsen firm and stating the sender location of Reykjavik. At this time, the "Diana" postal steamer sailed on the København - Faroe Islands - Reykjavik route. The Reykjavik date and the København date reflect a reasonable transit time for the "Diana". The stamp is Fine-centered, with a creased lower right corner perforation tooth, and bearing a clear #1 3-ring numeral cancellation. This is a rare use that is perhaps unique (?). "DAKA Nordatlant Handbook 1998" listed only five such uses privately carried from Iceland that were mailed, with Danish franking, through the København Footpost, but only in 1852-1864, and only one or two of each franking. Other such Skilling Bicolor uses may also exist and may have been subsequently recorded, but if so, such are extremely rare. This example had not been previously recognized and recorded. Consultation with other experts has confirmed my description, with estimates of value ranging from a few to several thousand dollars. Icelandic covers of this early date are very rare. A very important piece of postal history either for an Icelandic collection or a Danish Bicolor Skilling collection.
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17 (three other stamps missing) [1871 3 Skilling Bicolor] (Fine with a couple short perfs) on 1871-1874 cover (envelope) from KJØBENHAVN to PHILADELPHIA, U.S., via NEW YORK. Unfortunately a misguided early collector has neatly removed three other stamps from the cover. Otherwise a very neat and attractive cover with clear cancellations (year dates were not included in the typical cancellations of the era) with a Danish boxed "Via Tydskland" and Philadelphia receiver on the reverse, and a Danish boxed "Franco" [fully paid], "KJØBENHAVN KB" side cancellation, and red "NEW YORK / PAID ALL" on the front. Two insignificant mounting stains on the reverse. Wonderful handwriting including the notation "fr. [by] Danish - U.S.A. Postbag" that I have not previously encountered. This cover is not from a correspondence that I have previously encountered and appears to be a one-off or limited correspondence with Frank A. Gray in Philadelphia -- Gray is known to be an early stamp collector (see https://siegelauctions.com/exhibits/Belasco.pdf). The Scott 2021 value for the most common color of #17 is $110. The most basic use on cover would fetch around $200. However, a cover to the U.S. with the all the stamps present would typically be $500 and on up to $1000.
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Scott #18 [1870 4 sk Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5] (VF) on roughly handled 12 May (a previous owner has deduced the year of 1871) folded cover (no contents) from København to Hillerød, with a FREDERIKSBORG transit postmark on reverse. The folded letter sheet has suffered various insults, but it is a nice example of the stamp and this is priced only for the stamp.
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Scott #18 [1870 4 sk Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5] (VF, crease) on roughly handled folded cover (no contents) from Aarhus to Randers, AARHUS dated "side" cancel on reverse along side a #53 3-ring-numeral-duplex (RANDERS) receiver. The folded letter sheet has suffered various insults and the stamp has a crease, but it looks fairly nice. Priced very low.
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Scott #18 [1870 4 sk Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5] (Average) on long folded cover (no contents) from København (faint postmark) to Stubbekjobing. The very light gray of the stamp frame suggests that this is likely from Print 5. Priced very low.
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18 [1870 4 skilling Bicolor] (F-VF+) on 20 September (1871 archival date) folded cover (no contents), with #72 (Thisted) 3-ring numeral cancel, with THISTED serif-style side postmark. To AALBORG with sharp receiver and "J. TVÆRB. P.SP.B." railway transit -- this latter postmark is both remarkably clearly struck (for this) and is in my experience significantly scarcer than most. A very nice railway cover.
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11, 18 [1865 2 sk Crown and Scepter, Perf 13 x 12.5; 1870 4 skilling Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5] (VF, F-VF) on 4 February [1871 per the contents] folded cover with at least partial business accounts contents. RAILWAY cancellation 3-ring 216 and dated side postmark "J.JERNB.P.SP." (Jydske Jernbane Post Spedition). To Haderslev (Slesvig / Schleswig), with GERMAN "WAMDRUP / [date] / FLENSBURG" railway transit postmark on reverse (VAMDRUP, in southern Denmark). Also with two German "AUSG." (outbound) transit postmarks. [Though the German railway postmark was applied to mail from within Denmark to Schleswig/Slesvig, I have been unable to find any listings of this postmark -- or of similar types/uses -- in either the Danish or Schleswig postmark literature. That seems like a glaring omission!] According to "DAKA Danmark 1999" the 6 skilling postage rate from the Danish Kingdom to Schleswig was in effect from 16 July 1865 up through the currency change after the end of 1874 -- and in 1999 assigned a value of DKK 1800. The stamps and overall cover are in excellent condition. A very nice and colorful example of mixed issues -- seldom seen.
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Scott #19 [1871 8 sk Bicolor] (Fine with tiny tear) solo use on envelope to Wein (Vienna, Austria), with receiver on reverse. At this time, most such covers were not year dated, but this stamp appears to be from Print 2 which started in use in March 1872. The cover was slightly roughly opened, resulting in a tiny tear at the upper left of the stamp. 8 skilling correctly pays the rate to Austria-Hungary 1 May 1868 through 31 December 1874. DAKA Klassisk Danmark 1999 lists such a solo use to Austria at DKK 1500 (approx $225 11/2023) and now Facit 2024 lists the most basic use of this stamp on cover at SEK 2000 (approx $200 11/2023); Facit does not list according to destination nor whether solo use or not. Covers from Denmark to Austria at this time are unusual.
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49.00

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19 Print 3 (Facit 23c) and 18 Print 9 (Facit 22f) [1870 8 sk and 4 sk Bicolors, Perf 14 x 13.5] (Fine appearance but with typical small defects for such covers) on October 12 ca.1873 cover to the U.S. The cover has contents, a letter dated 27 August 1873; the letter is from the same sender as the cover, but may or may not be the correct letter for this cover (note the date mismatch, but perhaps mailing was just delayed). There are only a very limited number of significant correspondences in this time period from Denmark to the U.S.; this letter is not from a correspondence that I recognize or recall having previously encountered. Addressed to "Mr. Christian Bernhardt, in care of Mr. T.F. Morse, in Lima Center, Washtenaw County, State Michigan, North Amerika". The stamps have #211 3-ring numeral cancellations which correspond with the dated side postmark of København Nørrebro, with "KIOBENHAVN N.B." serif-style. As of the 1996 København cancellation catalog (by Bendix), This cancellation was only recorded in use through 14 November 1873, thus strongly indicating that this is an 1873 cover. A clear boxed "Franco" (paid) handstamp on front and a boxed "Via Tydskland" (via Germany) handstamp on reverse. U.S. Chicago transit handstamp indicating "PAID ALL" on front, on its way to Michigan. Despite the handstamp indicating that the letter was sent via Germany, DAKA 1999 Klassisk Danmark indicates that the 12 sk rate was via Danish mail and that the 12 sk rate ran to the end of 1874 (thus this has to be either 1873 or 1874 use). Daka 1999 assigns a catalog value of DKK 3200 (approx US$500 2/9/2022) for this destination, rate, and stamp combination. The stamp printings were confirmed by Bicolor expertizer Lasse Nielsen, with his ID on the reverse of the cover. Skilling Bicolor covers to the U.S. are quite scarce (and often in rough condition because of the difficult transit, but also because the recipients were often living in difficult circumstances). Before the approximately 17,000 Danes who immigrated to Utah in 1850 to join the LDS community (mail to them is rare), there were extremely few Danish immigrants; just a few dozen people per year, thus extant covers are rare. After 1850 the annual quantity increased, but it was not until 1882 that large numbers of Danes annually immigrated to the U.S. Thus pre-1882 mail from Denmark to immigrants in North America is quite scarce. A handsome cover appropriately showing the "furrow lines" resulting from its difficult life.
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19 Print 4 (Facit 23d) and 16 Print 9 (Facit 20i) [1870 8 sk and 2 sk Bicolors, Perf 14 x 13.5] (F-VF and Fine centered respectively) on 15 December 1874 PARCEL LETTER, with a parcel tracking label, from "KIOBENHAVN" with #1 3-ring cancellations and dated side postmark, to Lerchenborg near (just south of) Kallundborg. As was the case for much of Europe, "parcel letters" then (and later "parcel cards") accompanied parcels; a matching numbered label was affixed to the parcel; the postage stamps were placed on the envelope or card rather than on the parcel. The 12 skilling franking pays the rate for a single parcel weighing 2 pund (yes "pund"); 1 April 1871 through 31 December 1874 (6 sk for the basic parcel fee and 2 sk for each pund). The envelope has been expertly repaired, but this example is much nicer looking than most parcel letters from this early period. The 2 skilling Print 9 was put in use in October 1874 -- the 8 skilling Print 4 in July 1874 -- thus, with the postal rate ending at the end of 1874, this is a) an 1874 use and b) could only have been used thus for no more than three months! The stamp printings were confirmed by Bicolor expertizer Lasse Nielsen, with his ID on the reverse of the cover. The Printing 4 is the scarcest printing of the 8 skilling stamps; the AFA Specialized 2016 value is DKK 2800 for a single used stamp and DKK 3500 for the most common on-cover use (approx US$450 and US$560 respectively). A very nice example with fresh stamp colors and overall excellent appearance.
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Scott #22 [4 skilling Perf 12.5] (F-VF+) on 1871 cover with #181 railway duplex cancel, to Roeskilde with #58 ROESKILDE duplex as receiver. This is a very scarce stamp on or off cover and is on many want lists as a single used stamp! On-cover examples are seldom this attractive.
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245.00

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