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218470 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Bouvet Oya overprint on 10 øre Lion. NH VF, terrific quality. Bouvet Oya (Bouvet Island), in the Antarctic Ocean, was annexed to Norway on 23 January 1928. The Milford Expedition visited Bouvet Oya in 1934. A set of five overprints were produced aboard ship, on stamps supplied by and with the permission of the Norwegian Consul in Cape Town, South Africa. The Norwegian government in Oslo retroactively denied permission after the stamps had been produced and letters mailed. A significant number of the stamps produced were actually used to mail letters -- I have sold a few examples of such mail -- thus rather few remain in mint condition. Only 1000 examples of the 10 øre were overprinted; 305 were recorded used, thus no more than 695 may still exist in mint condition. |
320.00 Reference |
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218471 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Bouvet Oya overprint on 20 øre Lion. NH F-VF+, excellent quality. This stamp is rare with VF centering. Bouvet Oya (Bouvet Island), in the Antarctic Ocean, was annexed to Norway on 23 January 1928. The Milford Expedition visited Bouvet Oya in 1934. A set of five overprints were produced aboard ship, on stamps supplied by and with the permission of the Norwegian Consul in Cape Town, South Africa. The Norwegian government in Oslo retroactively denied permission after the stamps had been produced and letters mailed. A significant number of the stamps produced were actually used to mail letters -- I have sold a few examples of such mail -- thus rather few remain in mint condition. Only 800 examples of the 20 øre were overprinted; 261 were recorded used, thus no more than 539 may still exist in mint condition. NH examples are rare. |
360.00 Reference |