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401740 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #9 THICK NORMAL FRAME, Facit #9bv2, AFA #"8.2 tyk ret ramme" [1874 (1878 printing) 7 Cent Red Lilac and Orange Yellow Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5, THICK Normal Frame] Mint, NEVER HINGED, Original Gum, STRIP OF THREE with the Thick Normal Frame stamp in the center. A superlative example with VF-XF centering, "perfect" perforations, and extremely nice centering. The strip has never been folded and the perforations are strong, without any separations. The 7 cent Thick Normal Frame stamp only comes from position 72 in sheets of the Second Printing. [The First Printing had no Thick Frame stamps.] The 7 cent Thick Normal Frame stamp always has a very clear cut in the right frame line -- known as "Caroes Cut" after the famous British collector who associated the cut with the Thick Normal Frame on the 7 cent. Only 1502 sheets of the 7 cent Printing 2 were printed, thus only 1502 examples of the Thick Normal frame originally existed. The extant quantity of NH, well centered, undamaged examples, still in a pair or strip, cannot be known, however, it must be very, very, very few examples. This pair is accompanied by a 2026 Jay Smith color image certificate with a "lifetime guarantee" (details of the guarantee are available upon request). The Facit Classic 2024 Catalog lists and prices a combination pair (this stamp with a Normal Thin Frame stamp) in NH condition at SEK 12,500 = US$1250 [8/2026]. However this is a 3-strip instead of a pair and the quality is well above the Facit standard for pricing. Even as a single example, this is an important stamp that is missing from most DWI specialized collections, especially in such nice quality! This is a key item for a DWI Bicolors collection! ACTUAL item. |
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243538 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
LETTER SEAL: NH VF deep red vertical-oval embossed, gummed paper seal (height 37 mm) with Danish coat of arms (two woodwoses [wild men] either side of the shield/arms with crown above). Text: "GUVERNEMENTET FOR DE DANSK VESTINDISKE ŘER" [řer = islands]. This is the first example of this, or any, DWI official paper seal that I have ever seen (in 47 years) on or off cover. (I have seen such items for Denmark, but only on cover, not mint examples.) If I had known about this seal being on cover, I would have guessed that mint, full gum, off-cover examples no longer existed. While this is more governmental than postal, it was intended to seal official letters, both for security and as proof of official content for appropriate postal service. This version of the coat of arms (which includes a falcon to represent Iceland) dates from 1903-1948, thus in terms of DWI, this dates from 1903-1917. Despite being that "modern", it is rare. An exceptional and important postal history item! ACTUAL item. |
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