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Iceland: Gallery: Select Stamps - Scott #193 To Date: 1935-1941 Pictorials: Geysers, Fish, New York Worlds Fair, Karlsefni, etc.

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.

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Select Stamps - Scott #193 To Date: 1935-1941 Pictorials: Geysers, Fish, New York Worlds Fair, Karlsefni, etc.

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246569

Facit #H3E Panes respectively 5 aur mounted by bottom margin, 10 aur upright, 20 aur upright. : 1939 complete booklet with Light Gray cover; Cover type E (with inside back cover with words "Silli and Valdi"). 5 aur Brown Fish (Scott #219c [1939]) pane of four (large part of corner missing from one stamp; very likely from original production of the booklet); 10 aur Dynjandi Falls (Scott #193) pane of six, and 20 aur Geyser (Scott #204) pane of six. H3E likely exists with any of the three panes upright or inverted. I have only had this one example of a H3E booklet in 49 years. From the Garson collection. [The most complete and specialized listing of Icelandic booklets was in the Facit 2006 catalog.] The Facit value of this H3E booklet was SEK 24,000 in 2006. The current 2022 Facit (with less specialized listings) still shows a value of SEK 24,000 (approximately $2400 in February 2023)! That being said, it does not seem that the Facit editors have actually reviewed this pricing in many years. While the missing corner of one 5 aur stamp is a defect, other than that problem, the booklet and the stamps are wonderfully fresh. The stamps in the booklet are scarce in NH condition; the individual selling prices of the stamps totals right at $1000! This intact booklet early booklet is extremely scarce and is rarely offered in any condition.

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1395.00

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237971

203 [1938 15 aur Geyser] NH VF lower right corner margin plate #1 6-block. Priced at only the value of a plate block of four plus two stamps. However, the left two stamps can be removed if you wish, making the price only $90. Wonderfully fresh. Seldom offered.

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125.00

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237970

206 [1939 40 aur Geyser] NH XF right margin 4-block. Priced at only the NH VF break-up value. Very pretty!

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134.00

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237975

207 Thin Paper (Facit #231v) [1940 45 aur Geyser] NH Superb / VF / F-VF full sheet of 50. Folded once vertically in the center. Plate #1 in the lower left corner and printer imprint at bottom center. This issue had three printings: 1940 on thick paper; 1941 on thin paper (this example); and 1942 on thick paper. The two thick paper printings were 300,000 each, while this thin paper printing was only 200,000 stamps. The Facit value for NH thin paper is four times that of the thick paper (thus one cannot just go by the Scott value). NH VF singles sell for $9.25 ($462.50 for the sheet). Priced far below the break-up value!

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235.00

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237972

209-11 [1938 University of Reykjavik set] NH VF / Superb 4-block set. Hard to find nicely centered. Priced just below the NH VF break-up value! Very pretty and wonderfully fresh.

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159.00

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237964

212 [1939 5 (aur) Surcharge on 35 aur 1935 Jochumsson] NH VF / Superb upper right 25-block (quarter sheet). This surcharged issue is known for the "35" (the "3" not covered by the surcharge) and the "55" variety (the "5" not covered by the surcharge). [To qualify, the underlying numeral must be completely clear of the surcharge.] These varieties can occur as a result of the surcharge of the whole sheet being shifted. However, as this block demonstrates, certain surcharge positions are not aligned with other positions in the sheet; some of the underlying numerals are more and less exposed than others in the rows above and below. Not "scarce" (though large mint blocks are not often offered), but quite interesting. NH VF stamps are normally $2.50 each. Priced below the $62.50 break-up value.

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48.00

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246571

UNLISTED booklet similar to Facit #H4 EXCEPT CONTAINING 5 aur OVERPRINT ON 35 aur Jochumsson. : 1939-1940 complete booklet with Light Blue cover; Cover type G (front cover with words "um alt land" and NOT "um allt land"). 5 aur OVERPRINT on 35 aur Blue Jochumsson (Scott #212) pane of five -- NO ICELANDIC BOOKLET IS LISTED AS INCLUDING THIS STAMP!; 10 aur Ultramarine (NOT Gray Blue) and Carmine Flag (Scott #228) pane of five, and 25 aur RED Fish LINE PERFORATION VARIETY (Scott #224 variety, Facit #248C4) pane of five with plate number "2" in margin (one stamp with small natural paper inclusion). The 5 aur and 10 aur panes are upright (mounted by left margins) and the 25 aur pane is inverted (mounted by bottom margin). Prior to this, I had only previously seen one Icelandic booklet from this era with a plate number showing in the margin as it is on this 25 aur pane. This is the only example of any booklet containing the 5-on-35 aur Jochumsson stamp that is known to me. One of the definitions of what makes a booklet a "different major catalog number" is the stamp or combination of stamps in the booklet. By that definition, this booklet should have its own major catalog number in Facit. I have reported this booklet to the Facit editors. This booklet is from the Garson collection. [The most complete and specialized listing of Icelandic booklets was in the Facit 2006 catalog. This booklet was not listed in that edition, nor in any later edition.] Assuming that this booklet is not unique (but it is certainly very rare) -- though it is possible that it is unique -- I estimate a catalog value should be in the range of SEK 35,000 ($3500) based on the high values of the other 1939-1946 booklets which are known to exist in at least modest quantities. However, if this booklet is unique, the value could easily be much higher. The booklet is in PRISTINE condition and the stamps in the booklet have centering that ranges from VF to XF -- all the stamps are wonderfully fresh. The 25 aur RED stamps variety with the scarce line perforation in the booklet are quite scarce in NH condition, selling for $269 each; the total of all the individual selling prices is over $1345. An important Icelandic booklet rarity!

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2950.00

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245594

217a Comb Perf 14x13.5, narrow perf at top (Facit #240C1) [1939 1 eyr blue green Fish] Used with Superb centering. This "C1" comb perforation has top corner perforation teeth thin on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thicker on the sides. Though not a scarce stamp, Used examples with neat cancellations are quite hard to find with such nice centering.

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13.00

245595

217a Comb Perf 14x13.5, narrow perf at top (Facit #240C1) [1939 1 eyr blue green Fish] Used with XF-Superb centering. This "C1" comb perforation has top corner perforation teeth thin on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thicker on the sides. Though not a scarce stamp, Used examples with neat cancellations are quite hard to find with such nice centering.

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10.00

245590

217 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #240C4) [1941 1 eyr blue green Fish] Used with XF centering and neat cancellation. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are seldom offered.

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8.75

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245615

217 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #240C4) [1941 1 eyr blue green Fish] Used top margin 10-BLOCK with VF/F-VF centering and neat 27 October 1942 cancellations. The top sheet margin shows part of the center registration mark, thus identifying this block as containing positions 1-5 and 10-15. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance -- in this 10-block, one can see that all the perforation intersections are slightly different. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. Blocks of the line-perforated stamps can be hard to find; use blocks even harder, and a 10-block such as this is very seldom seen. The total singles price of the stamps (respective to their centering) in this block would be $47.50, but this is MUCH SCARCER than that!

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59.00

245597

218 Comb Perf 14x14, narrow perf at top, Grayish Violet (Facit #241C2) [1944 3 aur violet Fish] NH 4-block with F-VF centering. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C2" comb perforation does NOT normally (unless by chance) have a bulls-eye perforation at center of a block; instead the in the center there are usually two nearby perforation holes. The top perforation corner teeth very small (or non-existent) at the sides and the bottom corner teeth are well-formed and wider at the sides. The 3 aur stamps of this perforation type have color in a close range of Grayish Violet, a fact not mentioned in the catalogs. Priced near break-up value.

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4.50

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245606

218a Comb Perf 14x13.5, narrow perf at top (Facit #241C1) [1939 3 aur violet Fish] Used with XF-Superb centering and neat cancellation. The "C1" comb perforation top and bottom perforation corner teeth are regular, with the top corner perforation teeth thin on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thicker on the sides. Such nice centering is surprisingly hard to find.

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16.00

245607

218a Comb Perf 14x13.5, narrow perf at top (Facit #241C1) [1939 3 aur violet Fish] Used with XF centering and neat cancellation. The "C1" comb perforation top and bottom perforation corner teeth are regular, with the top corner perforation teeth thin on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thicker on the sides. Such nice centering is surprisingly hard to find.

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13.00

245601

218 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners, Bright Violet (Facit #241C4) [1941 3 aur violet Fish] Used with XF centering. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are seldom offered.

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11.00

245602

218 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners, Bright Violet (Facit #241C4) [1941 3 aur violet Fish] Used with VF-XF centering. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are seldom offered.

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9.00

243275

219 Perf 14x14, narrow perf at top (F#242C2) [1941 5 aur Brown Fish] NH VF-XF 4-block. On these issues, the perforation difference is most easily seen in a block. Priced at just over the break-up value for the centering.

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8.00

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245608

219 Comb Perf 14x14, narrow perf at top (Facit #242C2) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] NH 4-block with F-VF centering. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C2" comb perforation does NOT normally (unless by chance) have a bulls-eye perforation at center of a block; instead the in the center there are usually two nearby perforation holes. The top perforation corner teeth very small (or non-existent) at the sides and the bottom corner teeth are well-formed and wider at the sides. Priced near break-up value.

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6.50

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245620

219 Comb Perf 14x14, narrow perf at top (Facit #242C2) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] NH 4-block with Fine/F-VF centering. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C2" comb perforation does NOT normally (unless by chance) have a perfect bulls-eye perforation at center of a block; instead the in the center there are usually two nearby or overlapping perforation holes. The top perforation corner teeth very small (or non-existent) at the sides and the bottom corner teeth are well-formed and wider at the sides. Priced near break-up value.

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5.50

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247129

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] NEVER HINGED lower left corner margin BLOCK OF FOUR with XF-Superb centering and perfect perforations. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. On these issues, the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore, the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering -- this is tremendously better than usual. Single NH stamps with such nice centering sell for $110 EACH ($440 for four)! Blocks of this stamp are rarely offered, but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce!

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399.00

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219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] NEVER HINGED bottom margin PRINTER IMPRINT BLOCK OF EIGHT with VF-XF centering and perfect perforations. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. On these issues, the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore, the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering -- this is tremendously better than usual. Single NH stamps with such nice centering sell for $95 EACH ($760 for eight)! Blocks of this stamp are rarely offered, but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce! This is the only printer imprint 8-block of this stamp that I have seen in 49 years.

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699.00

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247128

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with VF centering and perfect perforations. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. On these issues, the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore, the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering -- this is much, much better than usual. Single NH stamps with this VF centering sell for $86 EACH ($344 for four)! Blocks of this stamp are rarely offered, but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce!

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329.00

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246967

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with F-VF centering with perfect perforations. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering; this is better than usual. Blocks of this stamp are rarely offered, but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce!

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219.00

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245609

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering. Some blunted perfs on the left side, but this is not unusual on the line perforated stamps. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are seldom offered, but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce!

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44.00

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245611

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] Mint, moderately hinged, with F-VF centering. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is very hard to find.

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39.00

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245612

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39.00

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245613

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] Used with F-VF centering and light cancellation. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is very hard to find.

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20.00

245622

219 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (Facit #242C4) [1941 5 aur brown Fish] Used 4-BLOCK with F-VF centering and light 1942 cancellation, but with some short perfs on the lower stamps. The color of the line perforated 5 aur stamp is paler / lighter than the other perforation 14x14 stamp. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is very hard to find even as singles. Used F-VF singles without perforation damage would fetch $18 each. I have not recorded previously having a Used 4-block of this stamp (in any quality) in 48 years. Despite the perforation quality, this is a very scarce block.

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49.00

245627

219c Comb Perf 14x13.5, wide perf at top (Facit #242C3) [1948 5 aur brown Fish] NH upper right corner margin 20-BLOCK (4x5) with VF / F-VF centering. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. The "C3" comb perforation top and bottom perforation corner teeth are regular, with the top corner perforation teeth wide on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thin on the sides. Very attractive position piece at a very modest price.

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35.00

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245625

219c Comb Perf 14x13.5, wide perf at top (Facit #242C3) [1948 5 aur brown Fish] NH 4-BLOCK with F-VF centering. On these issues the perforation differences are most obvious in blocks. The "C3" comb perforation top and bottom perforation corner teeth are regular, with the top corner perforation teeth wide on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thin on the sides.

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5.50

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Facit #H7H/I VARIETY. Panes: Fish 5 aur mounted by top margin, 10 aur gray bottom margin, 25 aur brown-red bottom. : 1945 complete booklet with Dark Greenish Blue BACK COVER and Light Blue FRONT COVER. This booklet has COVER TYPE COMBINATION: Front Cover Type H and Back Cover Type one of I through L (as noted below, there are Facit listings problems in I-K vs L). The front cover has "SOFFIUBUD" 29 mm wide; words "um allt land" and NOT "um alt land". The inside front cover (side 2) has the star between two loops and NOT just a star. Those are all characteristics of Cover Type H. However, the back cover has: above "Simar: 4690-5690" and below "Simar:5690-4690". To add to the fun, the front cover is dark greenish blue (which Facit says is the color for Cover Type "I") and the back cover is light blue (or blue) which Facit says blue is the color for Cover Type "H". [At the same time, to confuse things further, there appears to be either a textual typo or an image error in Facit 2006 for the back cover of Cover Types I-K vs Type L (in regard to the "Simar" features).] I have previously encountered cover variations (combinations of front and back covers), in addition to the interleaf combination variations footnoted by Facit. I do not know if this booklet is a scarcer, unlisted variation, or if this is just showing up an error in Facit. Regardless, the Facit listings need further work. 5 aur Brown Fish (Scott #219 [1941-46]) pane of five; 10 aur GRAY Fish (Scott #222) pane of five, and 25 aur BROWN-RED Fish (Scott #225) pane of five with PLATE NUMBER "2" in margin. Prior to this, I had only previously seen one Icelandic booklet from this era with a plate number showing in the margin as it is on this 25 aur pane. This booklet likely exists with any of the three panes mounted by top or bottom margins. From the Garson collection. [The most complete and specialized listing of Icelandic booklets was in the Facit 2006 catalog.] Facit only lists this combination of stamps as being in Cover Types H and I (and M and N, but this is neither of those). The 2006 Facit values of H7H and H7I are SEK 7500 and 7000 respectively (Approximately $750 and $700 in February 2023) -- and in 2022 Facit generically valued the most common H7 variation at SEK 7500. This example, not quite fitting either of those definitions may be a scarcer, more valuable unlisted variety. The Facit editors do not seem to have actually reviewed this pricing in many years. The booklet is in PRISTINE condition and the stamps in the booklet have centering that ranges from F-VF to VF -- all the stamps are wonderfully fresh. The intact booklet early booklet is scarce as listed by Facit, but this unusual combination of cover types and colors is likely to be much scarcer as the people hand-making the booklet were likely in a short-duration transition between old and new supplies of front and back covers.

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589.00

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245630

220 [1939 7 aur deep green Fish] Mint Hinged with Superb centering and large margins. This stamp is quite hard to find with such nice centering.

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12.50

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245631

220 [1939 7 aur deep green Fish] Mint Hinged with Superb centering and large margins. This stamp is quite hard to find with such nice centering.

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12.50

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245633

220 [1939 7 aur deep green Fish] Used with XF centering and large margins. This stamp is quite hard to find with such nice centering.

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16.00

245614

220 (Facit 243C1) [1939 7 aur deep green Fish] Used XF-Superb 4-block with centrally placed 1940 cancellation. The 7 aur stamp is the only Fish denomination that exists with only type (C1) of perforation, thus a 7 aur block is helpful as an identification guide. This "C1" comb perforation has a bulls-eye perforation at center of block, top and bottom perforation corner teeth are regular, with the top corner perforation teeth thin on the sides and bottom corner perforation teeth thicker on the sides. Nice Used blocks, especially with an early date as this one has, of the 7 aur Fish are scarce and seldom offered. Used single stamps with this centering sell for $16 each; blocks are much scarcer!

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79.00

232985

221 Comb Perf 14x14 (Facit #245C2) [1940 10 aur green Fish] NH Superb. Fresh and bright. Very scarce so nice!

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155.00

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232986

221 Comb Perf 14x14 (Facit #245C2) [1940 10 aur green Fish] NH Superb. Fresh and bright. Very scarce so nice!

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155.00

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232988

221 Comb Perf 14x14 (Facit #245C2) [1940 10 aur green Fish] NH F-VF+. Fresh and bright.

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110.00

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245956

221 Comb Perf 14x14 (F#245C2) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Comb Perforation 14 x 14 (1942) ] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. A very fresh example with great color, perfect perforations, and pristine gum. A key stamp in the Fish set; hard to find NH and well centered.

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130.00

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245957

221 Comb Perf 14x14 (F#245C2) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Comb Perforation 14 x 14 (1942) ] Mint hinged with XF-Superb centering. A very attractive example with great color, perfect perforations, and virtually perfect. A key stamp in the Fish set; hard to find Mint and so well centered.

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64.00

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221 Line Perf 14x14 (F#245C4) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Line Perforation 14 x 14 (1941) ] NEVER HINGED with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect line perforations, and pristine gum. A key stamp in the Fish set; very hard to find NH and well centered.

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245.00

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246969

221 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (F#245C4) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Line Perforation 14 x 14 (1941) ] NEVER HINGED with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect line perforations, and pristine gum. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are rarely offered, but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce! A key stamp in the Fish set; very hard to find NH and well centered.

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239.00

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246971

221 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (F#245C4) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Line Perforation 14 x 14 (1941) ] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect line perforations, and pristine gum. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are rarely offered -- and blocks are rarely seen -- but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce! A key stamp in the Fish set; very hard to find NH and well centered.

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879.00

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246972

221 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (F#245C4) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Line Perforation 14 x 14 (1941) ] NEVER HINGED left margin BLOCK OF FOUR with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect line perforations, and pristine gum. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are rarely offered -- and blocks are rarely seen -- but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce! A key stamp in the Fish set; very hard to find NH and well centered.

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879.00

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247126

221 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (F#245C4) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Line Perforation 14 x 14 (1941) ] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect line perforations, and pristine gum. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples this nice are rarely offered -- and blocks are rarely seen -- but then any examples of this perforation are very scarce! A key stamp in the Fish set; very hard to find NH and well centered.

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929.00

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247127

221 Line Perf 14x14, irregular corners (F#245C4) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Line Perforation 14 x 14 (1941) ] NEVER HINGED PLATE #1 BLOCK OF FOUR with lower left corner margins (the plate number of this printing only appeared in the lower left corner), with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect line perforations, and pristine gum. This "C4" line perforation was made by separate perforator tool strokes to make the horizontal vs vertical perforations, thus the four corner teeth are random in shape and appearance. Furthermore the perforator tool was worn out with bent hole-punches, thus the thickness of the teeth / spacing between the holes can vary. This line-perforated stamp is hard to find with nice centering. Examples of this stamp or block that are this nice are rarely offered -- and any blocks are rarely seen -- but this is the only example of this plate block that I have seen in 49 years! Any examples of this perforation are very scarce! A key stamp in the Fish set; very hard to find NH and well centered.

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979.00

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245961

221b Comb Perf 14x13.5 (F#245C1) [1940 10 aur green Fish, Comb Perforation 14 x 13.5 (1940) ] Mint hinged with Superb centering. A very attractive example with great color, perfect perforations, and PERFECT CENTERING with large margins. A key stamp in the Fish set; hard to find Mint and this well centered.

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89.00

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239201

Orlof 10 aur Overprint on Scott #221 (Facit #245C2) [10 aur green Fish, comb perf 14x14 thin tooth at top] NH F-VF+. This is the most commonly found Orlof overprinted stamp, however, well centered examples are scarce. The underlying stamp exists with three perforation types, logically however, the only overprinted version recorded is the last one printed. Theoretically other perforations could exist.

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33.00

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247801

Orlof 20 aur Overprint on Scott #224 (Facit #248C2) [25 aur red Fish, comb perf 14x14 thin tooth at top] Mint without gum, with F-VF centering. I attest that this example is Mint no gum, not Used without cancellation: I soaked it and another stamp apart; both were fully gummed and fully stuck to each other. Very attractive with fresh and bright appearance. The underlying stamp exists with three perforation types, logically however, the only overprinted version recorded is the last one printed. Theoretically other perforations could exist.

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19.00

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246570

Facit #H5G Panes respectively, Fish 5 aur mounted by top margin, 10 aur green bottom margin, 25 aur red top margin. : 1940 complete booklet with Light Blue cover; Cover type G (front cover with words "um alt land" and NOT "um allt land"). 5 aur Brown Fish (Scott #219c [1939-40]) pane of five; 10 aur Green Fish (Scott #221b) pane of five, and 25 aur RED Fish (Scott #224b) pane of five. H5G exists with any of the three panes mounted by top or bottom margins. I have only had this one or two examples of a H5G booklet in 49 years, but likely that the other I may have had would have had different top/bottom margin mounting combinations. From the Garson collection. [The most complete and specialized listing of Icelandic booklets was in the Facit 2006 catalog.] The Facit value of this booklet was 24,000 in 2006. In 2006, the six listed versions of the H5 booklet ranged in Facit value from SEK 12,000 to 18,000, with only this H5G being at the SEK 18,000 level. The current 2022 Facit catalog (with less specialized listings) does not break out the pricing of the six possible H5 versions; instead it shows only a single value of SEK 18,000 now -- which would be for the most common version which was valued at SEK 12,000 back in 2006. From that we can extrapolate that a properly updated Facit value for H5G would probably be in the range of SEK 22,000 to 24,000 now (approximately $2200 to $2400 February 2023). The Facit editors do not seem to have actually reviewed this pricing in many years. The booklet is in VF condition and the stamps in the booklet have centering that ranges from F-VF to VF -- all the stamps are wonderfully fresh. The stamps in the booklet are scarce in NH condition; the individual selling prices of the stamps totals $1865 for F-VF centering (even though some of them are better than F-VF)! The value of the contents fully supports the current H5 "generic" Facit value, to say nothing of the extrapolated current H5G Facit value. This intact booklet early booklet is extremely scarce and is rarely offered in any condition.

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1890.00

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230 [1943 5 kronur Perf 14 Viking (Thorfinnur Karlsefni, first European colonist in America)] NH VF upper left corner margin 4-block. Fresh and bright. KEY VALUE OF SET. Priced BELOW the break-up value!

245.00

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240962

230a [1947 5 kronur Perf 11.5 Viking (Thorfinnur Karlsefni, "first European colonist in America")] NH SUPERB. Wonderful example. Scarce so nice!

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145.00

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232990

230a [1943 5 kronur Perf 11.5 Viking (Thorfinnur Karlsefni, first European colonist in America)] NH F-VF upper right corner margin 4-block. Fresh and bright. KEY VALUE OF SET. Priced BELOW the break-up value!

355.00

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240960

230 [1943 5 kronur Perf 14 Viking (Thorfinnur Karlsefni, "first European colonist in America")] Used F-VF+ 4-BLOCK, with neat smaller-town bridge cancels "...NES", probably AKRANES. This issue is scarce with smaller town cancellations, especially as blocks.

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12.00

244028

231a [1948 10 kronur Perf 11.5 Viking (Thorfinnur Karlsefni, "first European colonist in America")] NH with Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh example. Scarce so nice!

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49.00

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231279

233 NH Superb. Perfect centering, fresh, and bright. Scarce so nicely centered.

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28.00

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243281

240 [1944 10 aur Jon Sigurdsson, First Issue of Republic] NH Superb 4-block. It is hard to find nicely centered blocks.

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8.00

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243282

241 [1944 25 aur Jon Sigurdsson, First Issue of Republic] NH XF 4-block. It is hard to find nicely centered blocks.

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7.00

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243283

242 [1944 50 aur Jon Sigurdsson, First Issue of Republic] NH XF 4-block. It is hard to find nicely centered blocks.

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7.00

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239615

252 [1948 10 kr Hekla Volcano] NH Superb. This top value of the set is scarce with such nice centering.

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82.00

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252 Mint Superb, lightly hinged. This stamp is scarce with such nice centering.

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55.00

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246828

Numeral cancel 15 black VF on Scott #265 VF horizontal pair (issued 14 March 1952). #15 in 1946-1961 period (Litli-Hvammur). #15 is rare in earlier periods (at other small locations), but is still quite scarce in this final period. I have not recorded having an example of the #15 cancellation since I started keeping track around 2000.

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65.00

231288

267 Mint Superb, lightly hinged. Scarce with such nice centering.

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34.00

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231289

267 Mint Superb, lightly hinged. Scarce with such nice centering.

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34.00

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244029

267, Facit #305v1 [1950 2 kronur Kaupstadur, Vestmanneyjum (harbor), Thin Bluish Paper] NH with Superb centering. A wonderful example of a stamp which is quite hard to find with such nice centering!

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49.00

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247085

267, Facit #305v1 [1950 2 kronur Kaupstadur, Vestmanneyjum (harbor), Thin Bluish Paper] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with VF centering. Very fresh and attractive. Priced at less than the value of four NH VF singles ($39.25 each = $157). A key stamp and block from this challenging set.

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149.00

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231290

268 Mint Superb, lightly hinged. Scarce with such nice centering.

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27.50

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231291

273 Mint Superb, lightly hinged. Scarce with such nice centering and perforations.

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135.00

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244032

273 [1952 25 kr Parliament Building] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh with crisp engraving impression and perfect perforations. Large margins with almost perfect centering. The centering on this issue varies considerably; examples this well centered can be hard to find.

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125.00

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273 [1952 25 kr Parliament] Mint VF, lightly hinged. Fresh.

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120.00

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273 [1952 25 kr Parliament Building] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. Very fresh with crisp engraving impression and perfect perforations. A very reasonably priced example of a stamp that is missing from many collections. This example is accompanied by a 1969 photo certificate from well-known expert S. Grønlund (this stamp does not normally need a certificate, but one was obtained).

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90.00

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247086

273 [1952 25 kr Parliament Building] Used with XF centering, and light, neat, corner cancellation. Remarkable example crisp engraving impression and perfect perforations. The centering on this issue varies considerably; examples this well centered can be hard to find, especially with such a nice cancellation. "Rare" so nice!

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32.00

247087

273 [1952 25 kr Parliament Building] Used with VF-XF centering, and light, neat, corner cancellation. Wonderful example crisp engraving impression and perfect perforations. The centering on this issue varies considerably; examples this well centered can be hard to find, especially with such a nice cancellation.

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24.00

247088

273 [1952 25 kr Parliament Building] Used with VF centering, and neatly struck YEAR-DATED 1957 REYKJAVIK cancellation. While this stamp is not particularly scarce in Used condition, it is remarkably difficult to find with a year-dated cancellation. In my experience, fewer than one out of 30 examples have a year dated cancellation! Excellent example crisp engraving impression and perfect perforations. The centering on this issue varies considerably; well-centered examples can be hard to find.

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27.00

247089

273 [1952 25 kr Parliament Building] Used with VF centering, and neatly struck OFFICIAL FIRST DAY cancellation (the date does not show, but the cancel is a special FD cancel). While this stamp is not particularly scarce in Used condition, first day covers are quite scarce (Facit 2022 value SEK 1200 = $120 7/2023). A handsome example.

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27.00

247091

278-82 [1953 Ancient Icelandic Manuscripts / Books] NEVER HINGED complete set in BLOCKS OF FOUR with SUPERB centering. A very carefully selected set with remarkable centering and wonderful color and freshness. While a basic NH set is not hard to find, a set of such nicely centered blocks is very unusual! (A set of single stamps this nice would fetch $60 or more; this set of blocks is priced below that break-up value.)

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229.00

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247092

305 [1957 Bessastadir (Presidential Residence)] NEVER HINGED lower left PLATE NUMBER 1 CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF FOUR with VF-XF centering. A fabulous example of a key plate block of this era. There is only one plate block per sheet and only one plate number position for each stamp issue. There is no catalog that lists these plate blocks, but the are remarkably hard to find; especially for this high-denomination "key" stamp. (Single stamp of this quality sell for $30 each, but plate blocks are incredibly scarcer!) To the best of my recollection, this is the only example I have had in 49 years!

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165.00

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247093

305 [1957 Bessastadir (Presidential Residence)] NEVER HINGED lower right CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF FOUR with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh, as nice as the day it was printed. Single stamps of this quality sell for $30 each; this block is priced below that break-up value.

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109.00

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242312

320 [1959 90 aur Eider Ducks] NH VF lower left corner margin plate number 1/1 4-block. Folded once vertically between the stamps.

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242313

320 [1959 90 aur Eider Ducks] Mint (upper right stamp hinged, others NH) VF bottom margin printer imprint 4-block.

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321 [1959 2 kr Eider Ducks] NH VF bottom margin plate number 1/1 4-block.

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321 [1959 2 kr Eider Ducks] NH VF bottom margin printer imprint 4-block.

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246568

Facit #H11 [1970 Landscapes] Complete vending machine booklet. NH VF. Pristine condition. : An unusual type of booklet, unique in the Scandinavian countries: the card cover, designed for vending machine is folded at left and glued shut at right. The stamps inside are contained in a small crystal-clear envelope that sits inside the cover, not attached. The envelope contains Scott #412 and #414: five 1-kr stamps (folded down to a pair) and three 5-kr stamps (folded down to a pair). [The website image shows the cover, front and back, and the envelope of stamps, front and back (left folded as made by the post office).] A pristine example of a very scarce booklet. Facit 2022 value SEK 1500 (approximately US$150 as of 2/14/2023)!

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