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.
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Danish Christmas Seal Collection 1904-1958 Mint.
Danish Christmas Seal Collection 1904-1958. The complete set of 55 seals (1951-58 consist of one-each singles; the multi-designs started in 1951), from the first issue, all Mint. The 1904 is the WORLDS FIRST CHRISTMAS SEAL. The vast majority are VF. Very fresh and neatly presented on album pages; virtually all appear to have light (peelable) first hinges. I note that the 1904 and 1906 seals lack gum (and the price has been properly adjusted) -- at a modest cost I can upgrade them upon request. Usually such collections have "clunkers" in them, but this collection is very nice! Individual retail totals over $190! This is a great opportunity to get the complete early collection. [233295]
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Danish Advertising Pairs Mini Collection: Used VF / F-VF (Facit/AFA numbers RE 31, 32, 43, 44, and 47)
Danish Advertising Pairs Mini Collection: Group of five Used VF / F-VF advertising pairs (Facit/AFA numbers RE 31, 32, 43, 44, and 47). The #47 is the well-known Red Brown -- this pair is the only possible source for the Red Brown stamp which is included in many albums and is quite hard to find. Individual prices total about $70. [233291]
45.00
233005
Scott #220 1 øre WWII-era "Stamp Coins". Set of two different, but similar-format, designs. Fresh with completely intact cellophane wrapping.
16.00
233007
Veile-Vandel Railway: Set of two 1913 20 øre red and 25 øre blue railway parcel stamps. Wonderful design including a steam locomotive. So few of the railway stamps actually picture trains that this set is a outstanding item. NH Fine/F-VF.
13.00
232956
13 Official 1885 Reprint [1864 4 skilling Sword and Scepter] Thick paper, without watermark, issued without gum. Upper left corner margin 4-block. Upper stamps hinged (but issued without gum). The 4 skilling was printed in a different sheet format than the other values and is generally hard to obtain than the others. Singles sell for around $30 each.
95.00
221496
FRAMA machine stamp of the first (1990) issue with 00.00 denomination. NH VF. Presumably this was produced by technicians testing / servicing the machine. I have only had two such 00.00 stamps and do not recall seeing any reports of others. Over time such items from other countries have proven to be extremely scarce.
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232170
Semi-Official Airmail Stamp: 1918 5 Kr "DANSK LUFTBEFORDRING KØBENHAVN - SKAGEN" picturing bi-plane with Danish flags and map of Denmark with route of the flight. Very attractive! Mint Superb appearance, but thin spot, light crease, and small natural inclusion. Seldom offered; unusually inexpensive!
35.00
232172
Semi-Official Airmail Stamp: 1918 5 Kr "DANSK LUFTBEFORDRING KØBENHAVN - SKAGEN" picturing bi-plane with Danish flags and map of Denmark with route of the flight. NEVER HINGED VF 4-BLOCK. Wonderful example; most blocks have long ago been broken up. Priced at only the value of four NH singles!
320.00
232173
C1 [10 øre] Plate Proof PAIR in Bright Aniline Carmine (aniline: rose tint showing through on back of thick paper) on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Extremely smooth print with crisp detail. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color. [Could be divided into singles.]
475.00
232174
C1 [10 øre] Plate Proof PAIR in Bright Aniline Carmine (aniline: rose tint showing through on back of thick paper) on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Extremely smooth print with crisp detail. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color. Right stamp with faint natural crease. Enormous margins! [Could be divided into singles.]
450.00
232175
C2 [15 øre] Plate Proof right-margin single in Ultramarine on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Textured print. Extremely nice example of a VERY RARELY SEEN value and color!
290.00
232176
C2 [15 øre] Plate Proof PAIR in Light Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Lightly textured print. Extremely nice example of a VERY RARELY SEEN value and color! [Could be divided into singles.]
525.00
232177
C2 [15 øre] Plate Proof single in Green (issued color of 10 øre) on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Textured print. Extremely nice example of a VERY RARELY SEEN (especially the issued colors) value and color!
290.00
232178
C3 [25 øre] Plate Proof right-margin single in Greenish Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Lightly textured print. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color!
245.00
232179
C3 [25 øre] Plate Proof upper right corner margin PAIR in Greenish Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Lightly textured print. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color! [Could be divided into singles.]
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232180
C3 [25 øre] Plate Proof right margin PAIR in Greenish Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Lightly textured print. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color! [Could be divided into singles.]
470.00
232181
C4 [50 øre] Plate Proof PAIR in Deep Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Smooth finely detailed print. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color! [Could be divided into singles.]
470.00
232182
C4 [50 øre] Plate Proof PAIR in Deep Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Smooth finely detailed print. Inconsequential faint hint of a thin spot. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color! [Could be divided into singles.]
440.00
232183
C4 [50 øre] Plate Proof single in Deep Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Smooth finely detailed print. Huge margins. Extremely nice example of a rarely seen value and color!
255.00
232184
C5 [1 kr.] Plate Proof single in Dark Greenish Blue on thick yellowish-white ungummed paper. Smooth finely detailed print. Huge margins. Extremely nice example of a VERY RARELY SEEN value and color!
290.00
232214
Design of Scott #360, Facit #389, AFA #366 [1956 Jacob Christian Ellehammer; 50th anniversary of first test flight at Lindholm] ORIGINAL ARTWORK by the stamp designer Viggo Bang: Artist working drawing executed in India ink, pencil, and watercolor; black and shades of gray; on thick paper, 277 x 200 mm. Many similarities to the issued stamp, but showing the airplane straight-on and well off the ground. FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST (originally sold at auction in the 1980s). A handsome, unique item of interest to both philatelists and flight historians. Such items are usually only seen once (if that) in a lifetime. Spectacular!
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232215
Design of Scott #360, Facit #389, AFA #366 [1956 Jacob Christian Ellehammer; 50th anniversary of first test flight at Lindholm] ORIGINAL ARTWORK by the stamp designer Viggo Bang: Artist working drawing executed in India ink, pencil, and watercolor; black and shades of gray; on thick paper, 277 x 200 mm. Some similarities to the issued stamp, but showing the airplane at 3/4 angle and well off the ground. Design well developed with quite a bit of airplane detail. FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST (originally sold at auction in the 1980s). A handsome, unique item of interest to both philatelists and flight historians. Such items are usually only seen once (if that) in a lifetime. Spectacular!
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232216
Design of Scott #360, Facit #389, AFA #366 [1956 Jacob Christian Ellehammer; 50th anniversary of first test flight at Lindholm] ORIGINAL ARTWORK by the stamp designer Viggo Bang: Artist working sketch executed in India ink on tracing paper, 190 x 110 mm, mounted on partial album page from the collection of the artist. Single-line sketching of the outlines and key lines of the airplane. FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST (originally sold at auction in the 1980s). A unique item of interest to both philatelists and flight historians. Such items are usually only seen once (if that) in a lifetime.
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232217
Design of Scott #360, Facit #389, AFA #366 [1956 Jacob Christian Ellehammer; 50th anniversary of first test flight at Lindholm] ORIGINAL ARTWORK believed to be by the stamp designer Viggo Bang: Artist working sketch executed in pencil on acetate, 180 x 164 mm. Composite-design pencil sketching of the outlines and key lines of the airplane; a straight-on view flying; and side view of pilot in position. The outline view is an exact match to the ink outline view also being offered. Believed to be from the collection of the artist (which originally sold at auction in the 1980s), but though from the same collector as other related works, this item is without clear provenance. (The accompanying container is marked that it was lots 449 and 51784 in unnamed auctions; from that perhaps the provenance can be developed.) A unique item of interest to both philatelists and flight historians. Such items are usually only seen once (if that) in a lifetime.
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222292
5 øre Christian X postal card used 1919 with AARHUS machine cancel, printed matter to the U.S. A bit unusual to the U.S.
8.00
224458
Ringstrom #5II [8 øre small format] Used VF with faint duplex numeral cancel.
13.00
215206
1914 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with side margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
45.00
215207
1915 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with side and top margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
48.00
215208
1916 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with side margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
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215209
1917 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with pencil on one side margin. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
42.00
215210
1920 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with side margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
35.00
215211
1921 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH F-VF. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
40.00
215212
1923 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with side margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
48.00
215213
1924 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH Superb. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
45.00
215214
1926 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH VF with side margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
45.00
215215
1928 Danish Railway Locomotive Personnel Help Fund charity seal. NH Superb with side margins. Issued annually from 1914 to 1957, these seals are extremely scarce and sought after.
53.00
217970
690, 695, 720, 720A [10 January 1985] The complete set of four definitives issued this day, on set of two covers with "N" cachets, unaddressed. Very scarce FDC; the post office did not prepare FDCs for this issue.
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217971
688a 10-pane from booklet edition #H26 [12 April 1984, Glamsberg] The complete pane of 10 stamps from booklet edition #H26. Map cachet, addressed. Very scarce FDC; the post office did not prepare FDCs for this issue.
35.00
218433
Swastika "FRIHED / 1 kr." design (For Freedom): Black pen-lines swastika broken into pieces and bleeding red drops of blood. Text in blue "FRIHED" at top and "1 KR." at bottom. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! Apparently exists gummed, but I have never seen a gummed example. Usually only found in poor quality. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint VF ungummed.
80.00
218436
Swastika "FRIHED / 1 kr." design (For Freedom): Black pen-lines swastika broken into pieces and bleeding red drops of blood. Text in blue "FRIHED" at top and "1 KR." at bottom. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! Apparently exists gummed, but I have never seen a gummed example. Usually only found in poor quality. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint ungummed VF looking example, but with extremely minor and light creasing along one edge.
59.00
218438
Swastika "FRIHED / 1 kr." design (For Freedom): Black pen-lines swastika broken into pieces and bleeding red drops of blood. Text in blue "FRIHED" at top and "1 KR." at bottom. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! Apparently exists gummed, but I have never seen a gummed example. Usually only found in poor quality. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint ungummed nice looking example, but with relatively minor damage (for this sort of item).
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230134
"For FRIHED / 1 Kr." design (For Freedom): Black text and frame line on heavy/thick yellowish paper. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued December 1944 in Horsens, by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! I believe that this was not issued gummed. Usually only found in poor quality with printing smudges and/or creases. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint VF looking with usual crease.
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231972
"For FRIHED / 1 Kr." design (For Freedom): Black text and frame line on heavy/thick yellowish paper. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued December 1944 in Horsens, by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! I believe that this was not issued gummed. Usually only found in poor quality with printing smudges and/or creases. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint VF looking without the usual crease, but with minor age spot. A very nice looking example.
32.00
231974
"For FRIHED / 1 Kr." design (For Freedom): Black text and frame line on heavy/thick yellowish paper. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued December 1944 in Horsens, by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! I believe that this was not issued gummed. Usually only found in poor quality with printing smudges and/or creases. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint VF looking with the usual crease.
26.00
231976
"For FRIHED / 1 Kr." design (For Freedom): Black text and frame line on heavy/thick yellowish paper. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued December 1944 in Horsens, by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! I believe that this was not issued gummed. Usually only found in poor quality with printing smudges and/or creases. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint VF looking with a heavy crease (these are usually creased).
22.00
231979
"For FRIHED / 1 Kr." design (For Freedom): Black text and frame line on heavy/thick yellowish paper. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued December 1944 in Horsens, by an unrecorded organization. Extremely scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! I believe that this was not issued gummed. Usually only found in poor quality with printing smudges and/or creases. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint F-VF looking with a corner crease and an age spot.
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218454
"DANSKE MÆND. 1 / NIELS EBBESØN" design: Carmine, on coarse yellowish paper, imperforate right. An "ILLEGAL" anti-Nazi label issued 1942-1945 by the Danish Communist Party and sold throughout Denmark for 1 kroner. (In 1340 Niels Ebbesøn assassinated a German ruler and drove the Germans from southern Denmark; they returned to defeat the Danes at Skanderborg and kill Ebbesøn, but then left Denmark.) Very scarce; it was 31 years before I first had an example! I believe that this was issued (at least some of the time) gummed, but I have never seen a gummed example. Usually only found in very poor quality. [These labels are listed in "Maerkatpropaganda i Danmark: Antifascistisk and Fascistisk 1930-1945" by Niels Gyrsting and Peter Poulsen.] Mint VF looking, ungummed, with some soaking discoloration.
19.00
221481
1938 essay by Christian Blæsbjerg: Large "5" øre numeral of value, two small posthorns, and wavy band containing the text "DANMARK". Seemingly this design proposal was as a replacement for the long-running "wavy-line" series. Though not rare, this essay is seldom offered. Listed by Benfield and Nørdam as #*1938B-E(2a), Red.
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221482
1938 essay by Christian Blæsbjerg: Large "5" øre numeral of value, two small posthorns, and wavy band containing the text "DANMARK". Seemingly this design proposal was as a replacement for the long-running "wavy-line" series. Though not rare, this essay is seldom offered. Listed by Benfield and Nørdam as #*1938B-E(2B), Blue.
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221483
1938 essay by Christian Blæsbjerg: Large "5" øre numeral of value, two small posthorns, and wavy band containing the text "DANMARK". Seemingly this design proposal was as a replacement for the long-running "wavy-line" series. Though not rare, this essay is seldom offered. Listed by Benfield and Nørdam as #*1938B-E(2c), Yellow.
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221484
1938 essay by Christian Blæsbjerg: Large "5" øre numeral of value, two small posthorns, and wavy band containing the text "DANMARK". Seemingly this design proposal was as a replacement for the long-running "wavy-line" series. Though not rare, this essay is seldom offered. Listed by Benfield and Nørdam as #*1938B-E(2d), Purple.
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221485
1938 essay by Christian Blæsbjerg: Large "5" øre numeral of value, two small posthorns, and wavy band containing the text "DANMARK". Seemingly this design proposal was as a replacement for the long-running "wavy-line" series. Though not rare, this essay is seldom offered. Listed by Benfield and Nørdam as #*1938B-E(2a), Green.
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221490
Scott #156/159 [10 øre Reunion issue: Kronborg Castle (The location for Hamlet and including what most collectors include as a lighthouse)]. Plate proof in black on thick yellowish, smooth paper. A very attractive and inexpensive plate proof and a key item sought by lighthouse thematic collectors.
39.00
221491
Scott #157 [20 øre Reunion issue: Sonderborg Castle]. Plate proof in black on thick yellowish, smooth paper. A very attractive and inexpensive plate proof.
29.00
221492
Scott #158/160 [40 øre Reunion issue: Roskilde Cathedral]. Plate proof in black on thick yellowish, smooth paper. A very attractive and inexpensive plate proof, though this denomination is somewhat scarcer than the other two.
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223409
Collection of 1998-2001 officially issued "calendar" stamp cards. ("Stamp cards" are officially printed picture post cards that often picture stamps or may have designs related to stamp issues.) Complete set of 48 cards for these four years with the calendar stubs still attached. Attractively mounted with cover corner mounts on Scott pages (punched for 2-post and 3-ring). Some of those cards have designs with some relation to a stamp issue; others are just nice Danish pictures; all are very attractive. These cards seem to be scarce; I have never seen them offered for sale.
24.00
214940
263 alternating block on cacheted (Kugelposten -- egg / ball mail coach) FDC. Unusually nice!
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230453
Denmark collection of 20 1932-1950 slogan cancel cut-outs. Mounted on album pages with drawn translated illustrations of the cancels. Includes a couple scarcer slogans.