Iceland: Stamps: Scott O1-O12 -- Officials: 1873-1902 Skillings and Numerals
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Scott O1-O12 -- Officials: 1873-1902 Skillings and Numerals
O2 [1873 8 skilling Official] Used with F-VF centering (better than usual for this stamp) and with proper REYKJAVIK cancellations, but with several defects. Typical color (always light) for this stamp. A very reasonable space filler for a stamp that would otherwise be $715 with this centering!
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79.00
242691
O2a IMPERFORATE Facit TJ2v1 [1873 8 skilling lilac Official, Imperforate] Mint, no gum, with large margins and Superb appearance. This imperforate has a watermark (which distinguishes it from being a proof); it was issued with gum, but this example is without gum. Huge margins and strong color (for this stamp), however, there is a curious horizontal line in the bottom third -- mostly only visible under 10x magnification -- that is either a paper inclusion, a removed pen mark (this stamp is not known used), or a repaired paper break. As a dealer, I have to assume the worst, but it is sure a nice looking example of a very scarce stamp! Facit 2020 value SEK 5000!
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145.00
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O3
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74092]
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17.00
65.00
231136
O3 Used with F-VF centering, but with small defects. Proper cancellation and quite unusual from a smaller town. Typical and expected rough perfs, a little nicer than usual. Otherwise $355+!
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79.00
231135
O3 Used with Fine centering, but small thin spot. Proper cancellation. Typical and expected rough perfs, a little nicer than usual. Otherwise $230+!
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69.00
O4
VF [74093]
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69.00
O4
F-VF [74093]
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49.00
O4
Ave [74093]
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16.00
O4
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74093]
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5.75
7.50
236879
O4 [1882 3 aur Official, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint with F-VF+ centering, but no gum. Otherwise $50. Attractive.
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18.00
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243315
O4, Facit #TJ4b [1882 3 aur Official, perforation 14 x 13.5] Second (1889) Printing: Light Yellow-Orange, Light Brown under UV light, Medium-Thick Paper. Used with Superb centering and perfect perforations. Neat, proper (REYKJ)AVIK corner cancellation. Such nice examples are hard to find. Very attractive!
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89.00
246560
O4, Facit #TJ4a [1882 3 aur Official, perforation 14 x 13.5, First Printing: Dull Orange-Yellow under daylight and Dark Brown under long-wave UV light, Thin Paper] Used with Superb centering and neat, light, correct corner cancellation. Perfect perforations and nice color. PLATE VARIETY: The top frameline has a large break about one-third from the left side. This variety is not shown in the handbook by Regeling, thus the plate could have been damaged and quickly repaired or the break could have appeared very late in the first printing (and repaired before the second printing), thus not known to Regeling. Facit 2022 value for normal quality examples of the first printing is SEK 1500! That does not take into account the variety; though this variety is not listed by AFA, it is more prominent than most that are listed and those have a value premium of about 65%! Very attractive and wonderfully fresh.
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179.00
Scott O1-O12 -- Officials: 1873-1902 Skillings and Numerals continued ...
O5 [1878 5 aur Official, perforation 14 x 13.5] Used with VF++ centering and neat cancellation. Wonderfully fresh and crisp. Scarce so nice!
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26.00
O6
VF [74095]
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16.50
O6
F-VF [74095]
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12.40
O6
Fine [74095]
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8.30
O6
Ave [74095]
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4.10
O6
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74095]
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9.00
1.95
238941
O6, Facit #TJ6c Bright Blue [1873 10 aur, Perf 14 x 13.5, Third Printing (1891)] Mint, XF-Superb centered, lightly hinged example. Wonderfully fresh and with extremely bright color. Definitely one of the nicest examples I have had in 42 years.
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125.00
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O6a
VF [74096]
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89.00
O6a
F-VF [74096]
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63.00
O6a
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74096]
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9.00
231142
O6a Ultramarine Used with F-VF centering and neat light cancellation, but couple tiny pinholes and one shorter perf. A very nice looking example.
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22.00
O7
F-VF [74097]
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39.75
O7
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74097]
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6.80
O8
VF [74098]
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56.00
O8
F-VF [74098]
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42.00
O8
Fine [74098]
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28.00
O8
Ave [74098]
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12.50
O8
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74098]
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5.90
O9
VF [74099]
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135.00
O10
VF [74100]
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34.00
O10
F-VF [74100]
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25.50
O10
Fine [74100]
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16.50
O10
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74100]
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2.50
3.60
Scott O1-O12 -- Officials: 1873-1902 Skillings and Numerals continued ...
O10, Facit #TJ10a [1896 3 aur Official, perforation 12.75] First Printing of this perforation: Olive Yellow under UV light. NH VF/Superb 4-block. Lower right stamp Superb; others VF or better. Beautiful block, wonderfully fresh. Blocks of this printing are scarce, especially NH! Break-up value is $605!
590.00
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243321
O10, Facit #TJ10a [1896 3 aur Official, perforation 12.75] First (1896) Printing of this perforation: Olive Yellow under UV light. NH with Fine centering. Very Fresh. 2020 Facit Value SEK 950!
59.00
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243323
O10, Facit #TJ10a [1896 3 aur Official, perforation 12.75] First (1896) Printing of this perforation: Olive Yellow under UV light. Used with XF-Superb centering and neat, correct, corner cancellation. 2020 Facit Value SEK 375! An outstanding example; it is quite hard to find examples this nice.
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55.00
O11
VF [74101]
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54.00
49.50
O11
F-VF [74101]
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34.50
O11
Fine [74101]
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24.00
O11
Ave [74101]
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11.00
10.30
O11
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74101]
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4.85
243324
O11 [1900 4 aur Official, perforation 12.75] Used with Superb with neat, 1901 cancellation. Scarce so nicely centered!
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59.00
O12
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74102]
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24.00
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247647
O12 [1900 10 aur Official, Perforation 12.75] NEVER HINGED with F-VF++ centering. A wonderfully fresh example with great color, perfect perforations, and unusually nice centering for this stamp. In any condition, nice examples of this stamp are challenging to find, but truly NH examples are seldom offered.
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