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233129
3 Gray (Facit #3a) [1855 6 skilling banco] Used Average centering (just barely showing part of the next stamp!) with small, hidden defects, but with an unusually light cancel. Accompanied by 1982 Franz Obermüller photo certificate. Facit 2009 value is SEK 12,000 = US$1560 (8/09)! Very low price!
325.00
233130
4 Pale Yellow Orange [1855 8 skilling banco] Used with Fine+ centering with expert repairs to some perforations and expert reperforating. The attractive April 1856 cancel and the color confirms as a shade of Facit #4a. A handsome example at a very reasonable price.
185.00
233118
6 Light Yellow Green [1858 5 öre Coat of Arms] Used Superb with crisp, light cancel. Wonderful example.
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233119
6 Yellow Green [1858 5 öre Coat of Arms] Used VF+ with light cancel. Very pretty.
26.00
233120
6 Yellow Green [1858 5 öre Coat of Arms] Used VF+ with neat cancel. Very pretty.
26.00
233138
6 [1858 5 öre Coat of Arms] Mint VF centered, with gum, but with serious tear at lower right. However, nicely shows the "cut off lower right corner" plate variety.
39.00
233079
7 [1858 9 öre Coat of Arms] Used VF+ centered example with wonderful perfectly upright and fully dated 8 January 1864 FALKÖPING postmark, but just slightly off to the right. Faint corner crease, not visible from front (otherwise would easily sell for $375). Beautiful appearance of a stamp that is not often seen with such a nice postmark.
125.00
233139
7 [1858 9 öre Coat of Arms] Mint Fine+ centered, but without gum (typical) and with thin spot. An incredibly clear impression and deep color -- this proof-like impression shows what the issue was supposed to look like, but rarely did.
140.00
233077
8 [1858 12 öre blue Coat of Arms] Mint Fine, no gum (typical), with one shortish perf. Wonderful color.
70.00
233116
8 [1858 12 öre blue Coat of Arms] Mint Fine, with no gum (typical). Paper a little yellowish, but may be one of the yellowish-paper printings. Wonderful clear print showing fine detail.
55.00
233141
8 Plate Variety: "Break in top line above/between RI" [1858 12 öre blue Coat of Arms] Used F-VF+ with neat postmark well away from the variety.
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233080
10 [1858 24 öre Coat of Arms] Used Fine+ centered example thin. Wonderful NYLAND 1865 postmark (somewhat scarcer) and brilliant color.
26.00
233078
11 [1858 30 öre Coat of Arms] Mint VF+, no gum (typical), with one slightly rounded corner perf. Beautiful example!
295.00
233140
11 Light Reddish Brown [1858 30 öre Coat of Arms] Mint F-VF appearance, but regummed and reperforated on left and right (but overall looks quite normal). Very pretty example at a great price.
95.00
233134
12 Rose [1858 50 öre Coat of Arms] Mint Fine+, but with only small traces of gum remaining (typical; otherwise $500+). Great perforations, brilliant color; a beautiful stamp!
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233136
12a Dark Carmine, "1855 Perforations" [1858 50 öre Coat of Arms] Mint F-VF, but only small traces of gum remaining (typical). Very attractive.
270.00
233143
13 Type II, Facit #14B. Plate variety "Large scallop out of left frame line about the large 3". [1862 3 öre Brown Lion, Type II] Used VF with nice, strong orange-brown color. Postmark well away from the variety.
26.00
233113
14 [1866 17 öre violet Lion] Used with VF centering and neat, early RAILWAY cancellation, but with hidden faults. Looks great!
49.00
233114
14 [1866 17 öre violet Lion] Used with F-VF centering and complete, nearly perfectly centered LAHOLM 1867 cancellation, but with tiny hidden tear (nearly impossible to find). A beautiful stamp!
65.00
233432
17 Mint with VF centering, but no gum. Deep Orange Brown color; scarce color with gum. Very pretty!
20a Ultramarine Violet, Smooth Print, Facit #20c [1872 6 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Used VF with 1873 cancellation. Great color; the smooth print is scarce.
140.00
233854
25a Variety -- Facit #25v3/v4 [1872 30 öre Ringtype Perf 14 Blackish Brown] Used Superb with neat, light cancellation and excellent perforations. With both the "Shaded Numerals" variety and on the "Carton Paper" (thick paper). The thick paper for this stamp is much scarcer than the catalog values suggest; in combination with the Shaded Numerals, it is very scarce. Beautiful example.
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233427
28 NEVER HINGED Fine, original gum. Very fresh, from a recently broken block. NH is very scarce!
175.00
233423
29 Mint VF centered, but no gum. Fresh appearance and very unusual with such nice centering.
119.00
233424
32 Mint Fine centered, but with disturbed original gum. Nice "white spots around 12" variety.
24.75
233429
32 Mint Fine+, original gum. Very fresh and nice!
30.00
233421
33 Mint F-VF+ centered, original gum, but creased. Very pretty with bright orange color. Otherwise would be $325 [2/10]!
95.00
233430
33 Mint Fine++, original gum. Very fresh and nice with nice color and pretty good centering for this issue. This stamp is scarce in undamaged mint condition!
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234064
37 [1877 1 Riksdaler, PERFORATION 13] Used Superb with neat, upright (NOR)RKÖPING 2 March 1878 postmark. Facit 2010 value is SEK 4000 = $540 and for "top quality" SEK 8000 = $1080! Beautiful example!
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233437
39 Type I (per Facit) Mint F-VF centered, but with slightly disturbed original gum. Looks nice.
115.00
233438
39 Type II (per Facit) Mint F-VF centered, but no gum. Otherwise excellent quality with fresh, bright appearance.
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233464
40 [2 öre Ringtype with Posthorn on back] Used Superb with neat September 1891 (month after issue) dated postmark.
15.00
233468
42 Blackish Gray on Yellow Paper [4 öre Ringtype with Posthorn on back] Mint F-VF+ example with PRE-PRINTING PAPER FOLD (from upper left side of 4 to the upper left corner). Excellent quality. Nice mint examples of this stamp, especially this printing, are scarce; paper fold varieties are rare.
75.00
233467
44 Reddish Lilac [6 öre Ringtype with Posthorn on back] Used F-VF centered with perfectly centered and complete "SÖDERH-KILAFORS" 5 January 1895 RAILWAY postmark. This is a scarcer postmark and one that we seldom see nicely struck. Furthermore, this stamp is seldom seen with railway postmarks.
95.00
233089
48 Rose [1886 50 öre Ringtype, with posthorn on back] Used F-VF+ with very nice WAGNHÄRAD 15 January 1890 cancellation. A somewhat scarce Södermanland village postmark; I cannot recall previously having an example in such nice quality.
18.00
233469
50 [1889 10/12 Surcharge] NH top margin 16-block. Centering ranges from Fine to F-VF. Upper left stamp has defect, but looks great. Lots of "spots and dots" varieties in the surcharges. Fresh! Price at break-up value.
65.00
233470
51 [1889 10/24 Surcharge] Used Superb with nearly complete and well-centered "PXKP No 27. B." RAILWAY cancellation (Cancel Type 14). This stamp is much scarcer used than mint, thus the postmark is important; this is a genuine usage. Furthermore, this stamp is seldom seen with railway postmark. Wonderful example!
85.00
233851
56 [1891 5 öre Oscar] NH F-VF with Inverted Watermark. One of the Yellow Green colors.
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233525
66 [1903 5 kroner Post Office] NEVER HINGED F-VF+ example. Fresh and bright. A beautiful example. Facit 2010 value SEK 5000 = $700 [3/10].
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233823
77 KPV Watermark [1911 5 öre Green Gustav V in Medallion, normally Unwatermarked] NH with Superb centering. Clear KPV watermark visible without fluid. Perfect centering and wonderfully fresh. While this is generally a common stamp, it is scarce in such nice quality.
15.00
233109
130 plus KPV Watermark (Facit #140Ccxz) [1920 5 öre green Lion, Type I, Perf 9.75, Wavy-Line + KPV watermark] Used F-VF with neat cancellation. Fresh and attractive. Very scarce!
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233106
141 [1820 20 öre coil, Gustav V Full Face] Used Fine with neat and nearly complete KJØBENHAVN (Denmark) October 1920 cancellation. While Danish cancellations (from incoming ship and train mail) on Swedish stamps are not scarce, by 1920 they were much less common and are extremely scarce on this stamp design.
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233856
1808a (1801-8 complete booklet) [1990 Vikings] NH VF complete pane in booklet, SIGNED in the booklet selvage by the STAMP DESIGNER Svenolov Ehrén. The front cover of the booklet bears a SOLLENTUNA 28.03.90 town cancellation, the first day of issue. Swedish issues signed by the designer are quite unusual.
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