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401215 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #O1 Light Grayish Blue [1871 blue-ultramarine 2 skilling Official Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF centering and with a very well struck #38 (Lemvig) 3-ring numeral cancellation, but with faults. There is a small tear at top, two rounded corners, and some short perforations (but no other faults). The color is Light Grayish Blue -- it is NOT faded. Scott lists two colors for the 2 skilling Official stamp: #O1 Blue and #O1a Ultramarine. That "Blue" has multiple shades. The AFA Specialized Catalog and the Facit Classic Catalog each list three colors for the 2 skilling Official stamp. There numbers are respectively (with dates delivered from the printer): #1.1/1a Ultramarine (April 1871); #1a.2/1b Light Blue - Dull Blue (December 1871); and #1a.3/1c Blue (May 1873). The Ultramarine color is very distinctive. However, the two Blue printings are really more of a range of colors/shades. They all tend to be mixed up or misidentified in collections, especially since many people have difficultly distinguishing between ultramarine and blue. Without any defects, this centering would be $130. This is a very inexpensive example as a space filler; or to show an example of one of the color shades of Printing 2; or for the nice #38 numeral cancellation. ACTUAL item. |
22.00 |
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249705 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #O1 Light Grayish Ultramarine [1871 2 skilling Official] Used with XF centering and neat 216 3-ring numeral cancellation (of the Jyske Jerbane RAILWAY). While this color is, in my opinion, best described as being in the Ultramarine family, many of the catalogs describe this as one of the "Blue" shades of Printing 2 (December 1871). Because of the very thin paper, this stamp is quite difficult to find in undamaged quality. This is an outstanding example of this scarce stamp, without any faults! ACTUAL item. |
195.00 |