10, Facit #11a (First Printing) Mint no gum (as usual for the first printing) with Fine+ centering and tiny thin spot. Facit 2006 value SEK 2200 = $300 (and SEK 1200 = $165 for the cheapest printing)! Scarce printing in mint condition.
69.00
222028
10, Facit #11e with catalog-listed Perforation Error: Horizontal hole 4 filled (between perfs 4 and 5). Used Fine+ example. Only found on this 6 aur printing and one printing each of the 3 and 10 aur stamps.
22.00
218529
11, Facit #12a [1876 10 aur Red Perforation 14; one of the first four thin paper printings] Mint F-VF with brilliant color and full original gum, lightly hinged. Fresh and attractive; an outstanding example of an early printing. [Facit 2006 value SEK 3000 = $420.]
295.00
222029
11, Facit #12b (Print 5: Rose carmine on medium thick paper; light orange-red under UV light) Used F-VF. Facit 2006 value SEK 300 = $50! Also with unlisted plate variety: dent in center of bottom frame line and thinning of bottom frame line at lower left corner.
34.00
222030
11, Facit #12b (Print 5: Rose carmine on medium thick paper; light orange-red under UV light) Used Fine. Facit 2006 value SEK 300 = $50! Also with unlisted plate variety: dent in center of bottom frame line and thinning of bottom frame line at lower left corner.
12, Facit #13a (Print 1: Dark brown, blurred grainy print on thin paper) Used Fine with couple minor perf flaws but still attractive. Facit 2006 value SEK 2200 = $300! A remarkably scarce stamp at a very low price.
39.00
222034
12, Facit #13b (Print 2: Deep brown, very clear print on thin paper) Used F-VF with neat, light cancel. Facit 2006 value SEK 800 = $110! An unusually nice example!
85.00
202075
13 Dark Color, Facit #14b Used F-VF+. The "dark color" (second printing) in extremely scarce used condition. Neat, light AKUREYRI cancellation. Strong and excellent perforations. This stamp is very difficult to find in used condition without defects -- most copies offered either have faults or improper cancellations. This example is outstanding in all respects and is rare thus.
800.00
218536
15 "Double 3", Facit #8cv1 [1886 3 aur, Perforation 14] Used F-VF appearing example of the scarce "Double 3" variety (bottom half of three doubled), but with crease only visible from the reverse and some blunted perforations. Seldom offered; attractive example. [Facit 2006 value SEK 1200 = $165.]
69.00
222040
15, Facit #8e with catalog-listed Perforation Error: Horizontal hole 3 filled (between perfs 3 and 4). Used VF example. Only found on this 3 aur printing and one printing each of the 6 and 10 aur stamps. Unusually nice example.
35.00
218641
15 Perforation error, Facit #8e [1895 3 aur, Perforation 14] Mint F-VF with perforation error: blind hole 1; on this denomination, only exists on the 1895 printing. Priced about the same as a normal mint stamp!
16, Facit #10c, AFA #13 (AFA 5th Print) [1882 5 aur Green Perforation 14; 1891 Light Green printing] Mint Fine 4-block with AFA variety 13ø (cut off lower left corner, upper left corner dented at left). Fresh and attractive. [Facit 2006 value as singles SEK 2000 = $280 and as a block SEK 3500 = $490.]
165.00
218538
Iceland #17a [1882 20 aur Ultramarine, Perforation 14] Used F-VF centered example Danish 3-ring numeral cancellation. The number is not readable, but is two or three digit, making is much scarcer than the typical #1 cancel. Danish numeral cancellations are occasionally seen on previously uncanceled ship mail sent to Denmark, but not often on this stamp. With a normal Icelandic postmark, this F-VF stamp is $270!
285.00
221283
18 Light Violet, Facit #17a [1882 40 aur Numeral] Used Superb with full well-centered REYKJAVÍK cancellation. Perfect centering, perfect perforations, very nice postmark. It would be hard to fine a nicer example! Facit 2006 value for top quality of the cheapest printing (which this is not) is SEK 900 = $120!
90.00
222042
18, Facit #17b (Print 2: Light lilac) Mint F-VF. This printing is the scarcest in mint condition: Facit 2006 value SEK 1500 = $210! Fresh and attractive; seldom offered.
170.00
222043
18, Facit #17b (Print 2: Light lilac) Mint F-VF. This printing is the scarcest in mint condition: Facit 2006 value SEK 1500 = $210! Fresh and attractive; seldom offered.