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249237 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
100 Pair [1913 10 øre Christian X] (F-VF, one damaged) on 25 October 1919 cover from HØRSHOLM to DAMASCUS, SYRIA, with 12 November 1919 receiver on reverse. Proper 20 øre foreign letter rate. This is a "rare" destination for mail from Denmark, especially pre-1920; I may have had (only) one or two other Danish pre-1960 (a much longer time period than this pre-1920 cover) covers to Syria, but I do not recall any specifics. The damage to one stamp is inconsequential on a use this "rare". ACTUAL item. |
17.00 |
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234909 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
103 [1913 20 øre Blue Christian X] (VF) on 17 March 1915 "Adressebrev" parcel letter form (to accompany parcels in the mail) for a 2.5 kg parcel from VIBORG, with Superb cancel, to København. Sent between Customs offices. ACTUAL item. |
12.00 |
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249238 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
112, 124 [1921 30 øre orange and 1924 60 øre green-blue Christian X] (VF) on 23 November 1925 cover from "KJØBENHAVN 11" to the U.S. The cover appears to be in rough quality but everything is not as it seems -- this is a 4th weight class use (>60 grams through 80 grams) -- the quality is appropriate for the use! This is also from one of the shortest (and thus scarcest) postal rate periods: 1 November 1925 through 31 December 1927. For foreign letters, the first 20 grams was 30 øre, with each subsequent 20 grams 20 øre. The envelope wear and the irregular strikes of the postmarks is due to the bulky nature of the letter contained in the envelope; thick-contents wear lines are visible around the edges of the envelope. In this time period, an ordinary 20 gram cover would be very common, but a 4th weight class letter such as this is remarkably scarce. Furthermore, this 60 øre blue-green Christian X stamp is scarce on cover; AFA 2023 on-cover value is DKK 200 (11/2024 approx $30) for a normal use. ACTUAL item. |
26.00 |
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234913 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
120 and 100 [1913 50 øre Wine-Red and 10 øre Christian X] (F-VF) on 1 July 1918 "Adressebrev" parcel letter form (to accompany parcels in the mail) for a 5 kg parcel from "KØBENHAVN 5" to Ærøeskjøbing. The postal rate for a 5 kg parcel was 35; though this adressebrev does not bear any notations in this regard, it must have been a COD (cash on delivery; postopkrævning) parcel with 10-50 kroner payment due, which would explain the other 25 øre franking. The 50 øre stamp is quite scarce on cover. ACTUAL item. |
45.00 |
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234912 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
120 [1913 50 øre Wine-Red Christian X] (F-VF, discolored spot due to handling in the mails) correct solo use on 16 February 1919 "Adressebrev" parcel letter form (to accompany parcels in the mail) for a 3 kg parcel from "KØBENHAVN 3" to Kjertminde. This solo use is somewhat scarce because this 3 kg postal rate did not start until 1 January 1919, but was again increased on 5 October 1919, however, this Wine-Red 50 øre was replaced with the Wine-Red and Black bicolored 50 øre on 2 January 1919! This stamp is generally quite scarce on cover. ACTUAL item. |
40.00 |
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223427 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
121, 116 x2, and 100 x2 [Christian X: 50 øre black and red violet, 40 øre black and violet, and 10 øre red (brilliant shade)] on unusual high-franking 1921 registered cover from AABENRAA to the U.S. Cover is seriously worn, however, the 50 øre is scarce on envelopes (i.e. not parcel card) and high-franking covers to foreign countries are seldom seen. Items such as this must be preserved. ACTUAL item. |
24.00 |
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223429 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
129 x2, 94 [1926 2 kr Christian X; 1921 10 øre Green Wavy-Line] (VF) on unusual complete 1930 parcel card from "KØBENHAVN 8 / (Frihavnen)" [harbor] (with ornate postmarks) to Wiborg/Viipuri Finland (410 øre rate), via Sweden. Via MALMÖ, and with scarce Finnish TURKU / ÅBO ship-pictorial incoming foreign ship mail transit postmark. Danish and Finnish Customs markings. VIIPURI receiving postmark; Wiborg/Viipuri is in the Lost Territories and is now part of Russia. The 2 kr stamp is scarce on cover; AFA value is DKK 1500 = US$260. ACTUAL item. |
150.00 |
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223431 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
129, 193 [1926 2 kr Christian X; 1927 20 øre Caravel ship] (VF) on unusual complete 1930 parcel card from "KØBENHAVN 8 / (Frihavnen)" [harbor] (with ornate postmarks) to Wiborg/Viipuri Finland (220 øre rate), sent direct (not via Sweden), via HELSINKI. Finnish Customs markings. VIIPURI receiving postmark; Wiborg/Viipuri is in the Lost Territories and is now part of Russia. The 2 kr stamp is scarce on cover; AFA value is DKK 1500 = US$260. ACTUAL item. |
140.00 |
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223432 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
129, 193 [1926 2 kr Christian X; 1927 20 øre Caravel ship] (VF) on unusual complete 1930 parcel card from "KØBENHAVN 8 / (Frihavnen)" [harbor] (with ornate postmarks) to Wiborg/Viipuri Finland (220 øre rate), sent direct (not via Sweden), via HELSINKI. Finnish Customs markings. VIIPURI receiving postmark; Wiborg/Viipuri is in the Lost Territories and is now part of Russia. The 2 kr stamp is scarce on cover; AFA value is DKK 1500 = US$260. ACTUAL item. |
140.00 |
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401932 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #182 [1926 7 on 27 øre surcharged Christian X] (Fine) SOLO USE on 30 November 1926 PRINTED MATTER cover from HERNING, with a Superb strike of the single-ring style cancellation, to the U.S. The 7 øre foreign printed matter rate spanned 1 May 1926 through 30 June 1930. This stamp was issued 30 March 1926 and most use was in 1926-1927, after which the supply was mostly consumed for postage use. By 30 April 1927 a different (20 øre red) no-longer-needed denomination of Christian X stamp was surcharged for this same purpose, indicating that supplies of THIS 7/27 stamp were nearly exhausted. In a time when stamps were printed by the millions -- the other similarly overprinted denomination had an issue quantity of 13 million -- THIS 7/27 stamp had an issue quantity of only 520,000 stamps! That, combined with the fact that most printed matter envelopes were discarded by the recipients, explains the remarkably high catalog value of THIS stamp even as a Used single. This attractive PICTORIAL ADVERTISING COVER was sent by STAMP DEALER "C. Nørgaard" to a stamp collecting customer in the small town of Armada, Michigan. There are no other postal markings. The envelope was not marked as printed matter, but instead it was originally sent unsealed which was, at the time, completely sufficient to identify printed matter. However, during storage over the years, the envelope has sealed itself, or somebody has sealed it, thus it looks never opened -- I recommend leaving it as it is because opening it up would then make it appear that it was not printed matter (even though the postage rate indicates that it had to be printed matter). While this was mailed by a stamp dealer, it is "normal commercial mail" using a correct stamp, in the correct time period, for the intended purpose. While it is of philatelic origin, it is NOT "philatelic". Solo uses of this stamp on cover are remarkably scarce. The vast majority of uses of this stamp on covers seen in the marketplace are in combination with other stamps, used differently than the originally intended purpose of this stamp. A beautiful example that would be an important addition to a Christian X cover collection. ACTUAL item. |
44.00 |