Scott #10-18 The complete "American Issue" on unaddressed official first day cover with GODTHAAB postmarks. Superb quality. Price at only the value of the canceled stamps!
340.00
231699
Thule Local Post complete set of 5 of what are believed to be proofs. Imperforate with large margins. Printed by typography (as are the issued stamps) on thin, crisp, yellowish paper with yellow gum (the issued stamps are on white paper with white gum). The colors are very close to the issued colors, but are not exactly the same; this may be attributed to the yellowish paper and gum. The details of the designs appear to exactly correspond to the issued stamps, though they are heavier impressions which better show the design details (and supports the belief that they are proofs). A variety of trial color proofs were made, but were mostly affixed to archival pages; most of these were imperforate prints on thin paper that were cut to very small margins and affixed to pre-perforated heavy card stock. The fact that this is a matched set of five, and that the 25 øre was issued exactly a year after the other values is difficult to explain. However, these are most definitely of "old appearance" and could NOT have been made from any of the modern reprints or related items that appeared in 1979 that I have seen. DAKA GF5 1999 (most recent edition) states that proofs in the issued colors are known of all values, but with only one to three examples of each recorded; they are unpriced and not illustrated in the catalog. The catalog does price (as of 1999) proofs in other colors at DKK 2500 (2/08 $500) each. That catalog and the AFA 2008 Specialized do list the 25 øre imperforate in issued color: AFA DKK 4000 (2/08 $800) per single. This set is a bit of a mystery, but that is usually the case when one-of-a-kind proofs are discovered. While unassuming in appearance, this is an extremely rare set of great importance; it may well be unique! Considering that the known 25 øre imperforate stamp lists at $800 each, the value of this much more rare set is tremendous! I guarantee, without time limit, to the original purchaser (or to a subsequent owner as long as a copy of the original purchase invoice can be provided), refund of the net original purchase price of this set if determined by mutually agreeable expert(s) to be not as described, provided that the set is in the same condition as originally sold and has not been altered, damaged, further hinged, or otherwise in different condition or quality than at the time of the original sale.
The famous Rockwell Kent private airmail stamp Second Printing made by Kent upon his return from a film-making expedition to Greenland. While in Greenland, he made a very small quantity of crude woodblock-printed stamps that were used on letters flown from the expeditions base camp to a working camp. It is said that Kent only made a few hundred (a quantity between 200 and 400 is the range that I have heard several times) of the Second Printing and only signed a fraction of those. This example is UNSIGNED and is in Superb NH (ungummed as issued) condition. A wonderful example!
400.00
202122
3 øre Pakke-Porto Cinderella. Imperforate right marginal example on gummed white paper with strong offset of image on reverse. This has been variously called a proof, essay, reproduction, label, etc. While I cannot confirm its exact status, I feel confident that this is not an officially made item and may be an entirely privately made fantasy item. Still quite interesting and a conversation piece. Even as a cinderella item, it is definitely not commonly seen.
5 kroner Pakke-Porto Cinderella. Imperforate on gummed white paper. This has been variously called a proof, essay, reproduction, label, etc. While I cannot confirm its exact status, I feel confident that this is not an officially made item and may be an entirely privately made fantasy item. Still quite interesting and a conversation piece. Even as a cinderella item, it is definitely not commonly seen.
75.00
202062
Label picturing Polar Bear. Issued as part of a ca. 1940 long series of labels representing the various regions of Denmark, only two label designs were issued for Greenland (the other is a Kayak). These Greenland labels are very difficult to obtain and are usually found with very poor centering. NH VF, fresh and bright single!
14.00
209553
Label picturing Polar Bear. Issued as part of a ca. 1940 long series of labels representing the various regions of Denmark, only two label designs were issued for Greenland (the other is a Kayak). These Greenland labels are very difficult to obtain and are usually found with very poor centering. NH Fine, fresh and bright single!
9.00
202063
Label picturing Polar Bear. Issued as part of a ca. 1940 long series of labels representing the various regions of Denmark, only two label designs were issued for Greenland (the other is a Kayak). These Greenland labels are very difficult to obtain and are usually found with very poor centering. NH VF, fresh and bright sheet of 25! Sheets are very scarce (singles total $350!)
Label picturing Kayak. Issued as part of a ca. 1940 long series of labels representing the various regions of Denmark, only two label designs were issued for Greenland (the other is a Polar Bear). These Greenland labels are very difficult to obtain and are usually found with very poor centering. NH VF, fresh and bright single!
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