| Bargain Stamps - Scott #1-7: 1873 Skilling Issues |  Top |
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Never Hinged  US$ |
Mint Hinged US$ |
Used US$ |
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234409 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1 Mint, no gum, with VF centering, but with hidden faults. A completely genuine and unaltered stamp, but with a tiny natural inclusion (speck of wood pulp), light crease, and two very tiny thin spots. This stamp is more often than not found without gum. The Facit 2010 value for faultless a stamp with gum, but with typical centering (which this is much, much better), is SEK 9500 = $1325. This example actually looks much better than most that come along. |
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295.00 |
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236594 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1 [1873 2 skilling] Mint, without gum, Average centering, but with two rounded corner perforations and light marginal crease (not obvious at all). Facit 2012 Mint value is SEK 9500 = US$1425 [09/2012]. A reasonable looking example at a great price. |
145.00 |
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231022 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1 Used space filler with various defects, but genuine and proper cancellation. |
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125.00 |
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236573 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2 [1873 4 skilling Perf 14 x 13.5] NEVER HINGED, original gum, but with Average centering (perforations just barely touch the design). One shorter perf. NH is very scarce on this stamp. Facit 2012 NH value is SEK 4000 = US$600 [09/2012]. |
225.00 |
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231023 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2 Used with VF+ appearance, but thin spot. Proper Reykjavik cancellation for the time period (with serif-style digits). Bright color and nearly perfect centering. |
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155.00 |
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236595 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2 [1873 4 skilling Perf 14 x 13.5] Used F-VF+ centered, with neat sans-serif (REYKJ)AVIK cancellation. Cancellations types of this style can be used in period or after period, however, there is not enough of the cancel present to see the usual indicators to determine period of use. Thus I must assume that this example was used after the proper period and have priced it as such. Despite this, the stamp is a an extremely nice looking example with unusually intense, deep color. Facit 2012 value for in-period use is SEK 9000 = US$1350 or after-period SEK 950 = US$140 [09/2012], however, after-period examples seldom look this nice. |
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160.00 |
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221945 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
3 Used with Average centering and a couple faults (tiny sealed tear, perfs improved on left). It bears both a pen cancel (unusual) and a small portion of what appears to be a correct serif-style cancel. It is a real #3 used in the proper time period. Facit 2006 value for Used Fine is SEK 10,000 = $1400! |
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188.00 |
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231027 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
3 Used Average centered with poor perforations at top and a couple other short perfs, but no other defects. Genuine, proper cancellation. Scott 2007 value $1150! |
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188.00 |
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236871 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
3 Used with Average centering (perfs just touch the design, but this is typical for this stamp) and blunted horizontal perforations (normal for the skilling stamps), but with a couple thin spots. (REYK)JAVI(K) cancellation similar to the type that could be used later; though not enough is showing to prove time of use, we must assume it is a later usage, thus very low price. |
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59.00 |
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231029 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
7 Used space filler with part missing at top, but no other defects. Genuine and proper cancel. Scott 2007 value $625! |
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49.00 |
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