Particularly attractive and scarce stamps that will make a wonderful addition to your collection. Most of these issues are not often offered! Unless otherwise stated, Scott Catalog numbers have been used. Mint stamps will have full original gum unless otherwise mentioned. All items are available for viewing on approval.
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231824
16a Deep Green Used F-VF+ example with almost perfectly centered 1874 CHRISTIANIA cancellation. Fresh and attractive with strong color and in excellent quality. Examples this nice are seldom offered.
120.00
234511
16a (Blue Green) Used with just Fine centering and light cancellation (but proper type for time period). Wonderful color. Great price. Facit 2010 value SEK 600 = $84 (9/10).
44.00
234513
17 (Ultramarine) Used with Superb centering and neat cancellation (proper type for the period). Very attractive with wonderful color.
80.00
234514
17 (Ultramarine) Used with VF+ centering and light, but complete BERGEN 1871 cancellation (proper type for the period), giving the overall appearance of Superb. A remarkably nice example!
90.00
234516
17b (Gray Blue) Used with Superb centering and Superb CHRISTIANIA 1900 two-ring cancellation (later period, but still valid for postage). Also a rough perforation variety that is seldom seen. Though used in the later period, this example is in rarely seen quality.
45.00
234520
18a Carmine on Yellowish Paper. Worn Plate, Faint Print. Used with F-VF with neat cancellation. Very unusual example showing high degree of plate wear.
22.00
233192
19 (Facit #19b, NK #19Id; per Enger) Used VF with very nice, delicate color and neat, clear, proper-period 1874 cancellation.
90.00
233218
19, Facit 19ab [4 Skilling Posthorn, Dull Violet on Grayish Paper] Used VF+ with May 1873 cancellation. Used in proper time period. Very nice example of the scarcest of the 4 Skilling colors.
195.00
234522
19, Facit #19c Violet on Thin White Paper. Used VF+ with 1873 (proper period) cancellation. Unusually fresh, attractive, and well centered. Scarce with such nice centering.
90.00
234523
19, Facit #19ab Dull Violet on Grayish Paper. Used Fine+ with 1876 (proper period) cancellation. This is the scarcest of the Facit listed colors with a 2010 value of SEK 2000 = $280 (9/10). Attractive example.
185.00
Select Stamps - 1871-1875 Skilling Posthorns continued ...
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234526
20 Used VF+ with neat, full proper period cancellation. Very attractive example with unusually nice centering. Nicely centered examples are quite scarce.
95.00
234527
20 Used F-VF with almost perfectly centered BERGEN 1876 proper period cancellation. Very attractive example!
95.00
234528
20 Used Fine with full and well centered CHRISTIANIA 1875 proper period cancellation. Very attractive example!
70.00
234530
20 Used VF with neat, light, 1876 proper period cancellation. An unusually attractive example.
90.00
234537
21 Used F-VF with well-centered, nearly full, "(NORD)BANERNES POSTEXP II" later period RAILWAY cancellation (but still valid for postage). Beautiful example. Railway postmarks are seldom seen on the later-used skilling stamps. Very pretty.
65.00
233194
21 Dark Brown, White Paper. Used VF+ with neat, proper-period cancellation.
90.00
234532
21 Used VF+ with neat, very light, proper period single-ring cancellation. An unusually attractive example with exceptionally strong color.
95.00
234535
21 Used VF+ with neat, later period cancellation (but still valid for postage). Wonderful appearance.
55.00
234536
21 Used VF with neat, later period cancellation (but still valid for postage). Beautiful example.