Denmark: Gallery: Select Stamps - Scott #176 to Current Issues
A selection of especially interesting seldom-offered items in particularly nice quality. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.
Please also see the other Gallery pages and the Specialized Stamps pages for other high-quality stamps including both Specialized and non-specialized items.
214 [1930 15 øre red Christian X 60th Birthday] Upper right PLATE BLOCK "No 389 I". NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. Separated vertical perforations between the lower right stamp and the selvage, but not visible as such when mounted in the album. Plate blocks of this attractive issue are seldom available. Priced at about the total value of the Superb NH singles (this is a scarcer stamp in NH condition). Wonderfully fresh.
170.00
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242345
214 [1930 15 øre red Christian X 60th Birthday] Lower left PLATE BLOCK "No 389 I". NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. While this has not been hinged, there are a couple very small gum disturbance spots in the selvage and one tiny such spot on the lower left stamp, thus I count that stamp as hinged. Strong perforations and wonderfully fresh appearance. Plate blocks of this attractive issue are seldom available. Priced at about the total value of the Superb NH 3x singles and one as hinged (this is a scarcer stamp in NH condition).
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135.00
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241434
223b [1933 5 øre Green Wavy-Line, Type I, TETE-BECHE With Gutter] Used VF tete-beche pair with neat, fully dated SKIVE 4 May 1935 cancellations. Properly used and very attractive. Though does not have a high catalog value, nice examples are hard to find.
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19.00
241731
223d, 229b, 238Al Set [1937 Dybbøl Mill set of panes, see Scott #B6-8] Mint (lower stamps NH) VF/XF set of three 4-blocks (i.e. the booklet panes without the mounting tabs; this is the way they are shown in many albums). Extremely lightly hinged on the top two stamps only. 223d, the green 5 øre block, contains Scott #223a, the scarce grayish-green stamp; this is the only source of that stamp -- this example of 223a is NH XF. The brown 10 øre block contains the AFA Type IA / Facit Type II of Scott #229, the 10 øre brown Wavy-Line issue; a scarcer stamp -- this example is XF. The red 15 øre block contains Facit #227a, the "Fine pearls in crown", which is a scarce stamp in its own right -- this example is NH VF. While the 5 øre block is in great demand for the single Wavy-Line #223a stamp, the 15 øre block is actually much less often seen and the 10 øre block is greatly under-rated. Just those three stamps, not including the 9 semi-postal stamps, would sell individually for a total of $160 in this quality. The set is offered for just the price of those three stamps!
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160.00
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244401
Boom #3.19, Facit #H11, AFA #2kr-4 [1937 Dybbøl Mill] NH VF complete booklet in wonderful, fresh quality. The cover has never been bent/creased (there are the usual couple minor dents from the staples of other booklets in the stack; this is expected). This booklet contains panes of Scott #B6-8, with accompanying one-each per pane 223a (two 223d panes), 229 (one 229b pane), and 238A Small Pearls (one 238Al pane). This is the only source for Scott #223a (the Gray Green 5 øre Numeral stamp). Just the in-demand two #223a and the one #238 Small Pearls stamps have a total actual selling price of $175! The 2021 AFA value for the booklet is DKK 1700 = about US$270 (12/2021). This booklets is often "well handled" but this example is very fresh. The panes in this example are all VF or better. [Images of the covers are of this specific example, but the images the of panes shown on website are generic panes, NOT from this particular example.]
195.00
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244402
Boom #3.19, Facit #H11, AFA #2kr-4 [1937 Dybbøl Mill] NH VF complete booklet in wonderful, fresh quality. The cover has never been bent/creased (there are the usual couple minor dents from the staples of other booklets in the stack; this is expected). This booklet contains panes of Scott #B6-8, with accompanying one-each per pane 223a (two 223d panes), 229 (one 229b pane), and 238A Small Pearls (one 238Al pane). This is the only source for Scott #223a (the Gray Green 5 øre Numeral stamp). Just the in-demand two #223a and the one #238 Small Pearls stamps have a total actual selling price of $175! The 2021 AFA value for the booklet is DKK 1700 = about US$270 (12/2021). This booklets is often "well handled" but this example is very fresh. The panes in this example are all VF or better. [Images of the covers are of this specific example, but the images the of panes shown on website are generic panes, NOT from this particular example.]
195.00
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244403
Boom #3.19, Facit #H11, AFA #2kr-4 [1937 Dybbøl Mill] NH VF complete booklet in excellent quality. The cover has been slightly creased at the staple by somebody who opened the cover to look at the panes (however, this does not reduce the primary intrinsic value, which comes from the panes). This booklet contains panes of Scott #B6-8, with accompanying one-each per pane 223a (two 223d panes), 229 (one 229b pane), and 238A Small Pearls (one 238Al pane). This is the only source for Scott #223a (the Gray Green 5 øre Numeral stamp). Just the in-demand two #223a and the one #238 Small Pearls stamps have a total actual selling price of $175! The 2021 AFA value for the booklet is DKK 1700 = about US$270 (12/2021). This booklets is often "well handled" but this example is very fresh. The panes in this example are all VF or better. [The images of the covers and panes shown on website, for THIS listing, are generic, NOT from this particular example. I would be happy to send an example on approval.]
180.00
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244404
Boom #3.19, Facit #H11, AFA #2kr-4 [1937 Dybbøl Mill] NH VF complete booklet in excellent quality. The cover has NOT been creased at the staple, however, there is a surface scuff at the upper right corner of the front cover. (However, this does not reduce the primary intrinsic value, which comes from the panes -- I can remove and sell the panes for more than this price!). This booklet contains panes of Scott #B6-8, with accompanying one-each per pane 223a (two 223d panes), 229 (one 229b pane), and 238A Small Pearls (one 238Al pane). This is the only source for Scott #223a (the Gray Green 5 øre Numeral stamp). Just the in-demand two #223a and the one #238 Small Pearls stamps have a total actual selling price of $175! The 2021 AFA value for the booklet is DKK 1700 = about US$270 (12/2021). This booklets is often "well handled" but this example is very fresh. The panes in this example are all VF or better. [The images of the covers are of THIS specific example, but the panes shown on website are generic, NOT from this particular example. I would be happy to send this example on approval.]
169.00
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242048
223e [1933 5 øre Green Wavy-Line, Type I, TETE-BECHE Without Gutter] Used VF with light, but correct, cancellation dated in the 1930s. Not often seen so nice.
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32.00
242347
228c [1933 10 øre Orange Wavy-Line TETE-BECHE Without Gutter] Used Superb tete-beche pair, without gutter, with sheet margin. Very nice VEDBÆK 1937 proper town cancellations. This may be the nicest used example of this pair that I have had in 46 years.
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95.00
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TB 42 (Facit #TB 111av) 10 øre Brown Numeral / Wavy Lines, Facit Type II / AFA Type IA. [Scott #229] Tete-beche with gutter. Only 260 pairs released. This is one of the rarest of the gutter tete-beche pairs! NH Superb!
340.00
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244405
Boom #3.32C, Edition H32, Facit #H17, AFA #2kr-12, Scott #230b x4 [1940 Red Cross; 10+5 øre Queen and 10 øre Wavy-Line Large Format] NH VF complete booklet in wonderful, fresh quality. The cover has never been bent/creased. This booklet contains four panes of Scott #230b which consists of two Queen stamps and two of the large-format 10 øre Wavy-Line stamps. This booklets is often "well handled" but this example is very fresh. The panes in this example are all VF or better. [The images of the covers and the panes shown on website for this listing are generic, NOT from this particular example. I would be happy to send on approval.]
22.00
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240560
233 (German Paper) [1933 25 øre blue Caravel] Mint VF centered 4-Block, but without gum. Wonderful appearance! This stamp is one of only two (the other is the 30 øre orange) of the first engraving type that were issued only on the German Paper. Mint blocks of the German Paper stamps are scarce. This stamp is the key value of the set and the key value of the time period. Four Mint Hinged singles would sell for $336!
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95.00
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238702
234 (Danish Paper) [1934 25 øre brown Caravel Type I (two columns of background at left)] NH VF++/Superb lower right corner margin 4-block. Wonderfully fresh. The AFA value for four singles is DKK 2240. I need singles for stock, but this block is just too nice to break. Offered at the break-up value.
355.00
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237696
238A Large pearls in crown with Hook on spar, Facit #227bv, AFA #203b [1938 15 øre red Caravel with hook on spar] NH Superb example with wonderfully fresh color and gum. Pristine.
165.00
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240558
238A Small Pearls in Crown, German Paper, Facit #227a German Paper variety, AFA #203A [1933 15 øre red Caravel, first issue with Small Pearls and German Paper] Mint VF+ centered 4-Block, but without gum. Wonderful sharp impression and great centering. Mint blocks of the German Paper stamps are scarce. Four Mint Hinged singles would sell for $140!
39.00
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242300
243 Reddish Violet [1934 5 kr Christian X] Used 4-BLOCK with XF-Superb centering and neat, centrally struck town cancellation. Since these high-denomination stamps were mostly used on parcel cards and registered letters (which were treated roughly), intact undamaged blocks are quite hard to find, especially of this color.
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60.00
246524
Boom #3.12cf, Facit #H9, AFA #2kr-2 [1935 H.C. Andersen] NH VF complete booklet in wonderful, fresh quality. This example features: "Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne" (The Little Match Girl) story on the interleaves; "Succes" chocolate advertising back cover; and the yellow rouletted coupon. The 2023 AFA value for the most common version of this booklet is DKK 3500 = US$525 [1/23]. The booklets of this issue are often "well handled" but this example is extremely nice!
395.00
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248163
252, 254 [1936 5 and 10 øre Church Reformation] Used (VF and F-VF) set of two with privately added printed top-marginal "MO-FI / Randers / Paaskesen 1937" text in green and an image of the "Randers Knight" in red. Made to promote the Easter 27-29 March 1937 "MO-FI" [Modern Philately] stamp show that was created to promote philately to young people. I am aware of six different stamps that had such marginal printing; these two are "scarce", while the other four are "extremely scarce". More information about this stamp show and pictures of the other related added-printing-in-margin stamps can be found on a Randers Philatelic Club web page. After the Danish post office banned printing additional text/images on stamps (which a few earlier stamp shows had done), this type of printing in the margins was tried a few times. While not "rare", these are very seldom offered!
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SOLD
242337
306a variety, Facit #329bv, DOUBLED DESIGNERS NAME [1949 15 øre green Frederik IX, Type III in all catalogs (hollow lines in coat)] NH VF horizontal pair with the variety stamp on the right side. The "VIGGO BANG del." (the name of the stamp designer) is doubled. The philatelic term is "re-entry" when on an engraved stamp -- when the plate was made from the master die, this area was accidentally impressed twice. This variety comes from position 55 in every second sheet. Despite being 1 our of every 200 stamps printed, this variety is rarely offered; it has been many years since I have been able to offer a Mint NH (or Hinged) example. It is listed by Facit and by SAVA (the Danish plate variety catalog), but very strangely it is not listed (yet) in the AFA Specialized -- even though it is a very obvious and interesting variety.
37.00
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306a variety, Facit #329bv, DOUBLED DESIGNERS NAME [1949 15 øre green Frederik IX, Type III in all catalogs (hollow lines in coat)] NH VF horizontal pair with the variety stamp on the right side. The "VIGGO BANG del." (the name of the stamp designer) is doubled. The philatelic term is "re-entry" when on an engraved stamp -- when the plate was made from the master die, this area was accidentally impressed twice. This variety comes from position 55 in every second sheet. Despite being 1 our of every 200 stamps printed, this variety is rarely offered; it has been many years since I have been able to offer a Mint NH (or Hinged) example. It is listed by Facit and by SAVA (the Danish plate variety catalog), but very strangely it is not listed (yet) in the AFA Specialized -- even though it is a very obvious and interesting variety.
37.00
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242339
306a variety, Facit #329bv, DOUBLED DESIGNERS NAME [1949 15 øre green Frederik IX, Type III in all catalogs (hollow lines in coat)] NH F-VF horizontal pair with the variety stamp on the right side. The "VIGGO BANG del." (the name of the stamp designer) is doubled. The philatelic term is "re-entry" when on an engraved stamp -- when the plate was made from the master die, this area was accidentally impressed twice. This variety comes from position 55 in every second sheet. Despite being 1 our of every 200 stamps printed, this variety is rarely offered; it has been many years since I have been able to offer a Mint NH (or Hinged) example. It is listed by Facit and by SAVA (the Danish plate variety catalog), but very strangely it is not listed (yet) in the AFA Specialized -- even though it is a very obvious and interesting variety.
29.00
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248063
309a (Facit #335b, AFA #309) [1950 30 øre orange Frederik IX Type III] NEVER HINGED 4-block with XF centering. A key stamp and block of this definitive series -- and challenging to find with centering this nice. Priced just below the break of up value of the four NH XF single stamps.
92.00
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248061
309a (Facit #335b, AFA #309) [1950 30 øre orange Frederik IX Type III] NEVER HINGED upper left corner margin 4-block with VF centering. A key stamp and block of this definitive series. Danish plate numbers normally appear in one upper and one lower corner of each sheet. For this stamp, those corners were upper right and lower left. Thus the other two corners are without plate numbers, as this item. Priced just below the break of up value of the four single stamps.
77.00
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248062
309a (Facit #335b, AFA #309) [1950 30 øre orange Frederik IX Type III] NEVER HINGED lower right corner margin 4-block with VF centering. A key stamp and block of this definitive series. Danish plate numbers normally appear in one upper and one lower corner of each sheet. For this stamp, those corners were upper right and lower left. Thus the other two corners are without plate numbers, as this item. Priced just below the break of up value of the four single stamps.
77.00
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248060
309a (Facit #335b, AFA #309) [1950 30 øre orange Frederik IX Type III] Upper Right Plate Block "1059", NEVER HINGED with F-VF+ centering. Postal clerk marginal inventory mark in pencil as typical. Very fresh. AFA Specialized 2016 (most recent edition) plate block #1059 value DKK 800 = about US$ 120 2/2024. A key plate block of this definitive series.
89.00
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237957
TB 39 (Facit #TB 381) 25 øre Violet Frederik IX. [Scott #354] Tete-beche without gutter. VF and otherwise NH, but with gum soak staining on one corner perforation tooth (from incorrect licking of stamp mount). However, with only 140 pairs released, this is one of the rarest of these tete-beche pairs and would otherwise be $1000! Rarely offered in any quality.