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.
(24) Facit/NK #24IIbv WITHOUT PERIOD (Type 9) [1877 5 øre Shaded Posthorn, Horizontal Watermark, BLACKISH BLUE] Used Average with pen-cross cancellation. This color is very scarce, undervalued in all the catalogs. Furthermore, though the catalogs give a 1.5 to 2 times multiple for the Type 9 (without period after FRIM) stamps, they are in much, much greater demand than that multiple suggests. Lower right corner perf rounded, but easily compensated for by an obvious plate variety "lower right frame line corner open". Very scarce stamp in several respects.
109.00
248131
Scott #25, Facit #26 III, NK #25 II (1878 10 øre Shaded Posthorn, Re-engraved, Horizontal Watermark) Used with Superb centering and remarkable, nearly perfectly centered SVELVIG 9 February 1880 single-ring town cancellation. Though four cancellation types are listed by NK Postal for this town, this cancellation type from SVELVIG seems not to be listed / illustrated by NK Postal; this example has large-lettered serifed town name, sans-serif day and month, but serifed year (the day and month are very obviously from a different numbers type kit). Potentially a scarce cancellation. The stamp has only slight re-engraving below the crown. A wonderful example of a stamp that many people collect with as many different town postmarks as they can find.
25.00
248129
26 [1877 12 øre Shaded Posthorn] Used with F-VF+ centering, brilliant color, and excellent perforations for this stamp. Almost perfectly centered SKARNÆS single-ring 8 January 1884 town cancellation. A wonderful looking stamp without any faults, plus a terrific and unusual cancellation.
40.00
233220
27 [1877 20 øre Shaded Posthorn] Used Fine with nearly perfect FLORØ 12 May 1880 all-serif cancellation.
19.00
247982
28 [1877 25 øre lilac Shaded Posthorn] Used with XF centering and remarkably dark color for this stamp, but with a small thin spot. Excellent perforations for this stamp and with remarkably light and neat cancellation. Such nice looking examples are quite hard to find. This centering and appearance would otherwise be $160. A beautiful, but inexpensive example of this key stamp.
59.00
247983
28 [1877 25 øre lilac Shaded Posthorn] Used with XF-Superb centering and enormous margins. Typical delicate lilac color for this stamp, but with a thin spot. Nearly perfect perforations for this usually poorly perforated stamp and with a neat, nearly complete, 22 November 1878 STAVA(NGE)R single-ring town cancellation. Such nice looking examples are quite hard to find -- this stamp is "very scarce" with such large and balanced margins. This centering and appearance would otherwise be $175. A beautiful, but inexpensive example of this key stamp.
69.00
244200
(29) Sea Green, Facit #31c, NK #29a [1878 35 øre Shaded Posthorn] Used with VF centering, example of the scarce SEA GREEN color. Well centered and with virtually complete LILLESAND 24 December 1892 cancellation. This color is quite scarce; there are even spaces for it in some European-made albums.