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230785 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2 Red Brown Used VF with four margins. Neat 4-ring-dot mute cancel (somewhat scarcer on this color/printing). Very attractive. ACTUAL item. |
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49.00 |
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400536 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott 2, Facit #2III, Thiele IIA printing, Blackish Brown, Rough Print. AFA #1IIa. [1851 4 RBS; January 1853, Unclear Print] Used VF with four ample to large margins. Neat, well-centered and upright, 3-ring numeral cancellation; unclear but appears to be #13 [Ebeltoft]. This is an interesting example because it still has FULL ORIGINAL GUM (it must not have been tightly adhered to the cover it was on), thus it is a terrific reference example to show what the original gum looks like on this printing. (Because it is still gummed, the stamp shows the gum crackling/creases that naturally occurred with this gum.) An attractive example. ACTUAL item. |
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46.00 |
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246683 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2a [1851 4 RBS -- First Printing -- First Danish Stamp! "Ferslew" Print with engraved burelage] Facit #2I in LIGHT RED BROWN. Used XF with four large to very large margins. The impression of this stamp is unusual because in the nearly-solid center around the crown, the impression has a wavy-line appearance because of the engraved burelage. The typical mute cancel also shows the wavy-line impression. The vast majority of examples of the Ferslew printing (i.e. with engraved burelage) are Chocolate Brown, however, this example is quite exceptional with a Light Red Brown color. Very attractive with delicate color and great overall appearance! ACTUAL item. |
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89.00 |
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400535 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #2a [851 "FIRE RBS" First Printing -- The First Danish Stamp! "Ferslew" Print with engraved burelage] AFA #1, Facit #2I in Red Brown. Used F-VF+ with three large margins and just touching at right. The vast majority of examples of this stamp have a 3-ring-mute (dot in center) cancellation, but this example has a partial numeral cancellation (I believe that it may be a "5" sideways [Aarhus]) which is very scarce! A handsome example in a striking color shade, with an unusually light, neat cancellation. ACTUAL item. |
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37.00 |
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248921 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2b, Facit #2IVa, AFA #1IIIb [1854 4 RBS Thiele III printing, in Yellow Brown] Used with VF+ with four ample to large margins. This is an interesting color shade which is on the orangish or peachy side of yellow brown, but with a pastel cast to it -- an unusual shade! However, the most exciting aspect of this stamp is the #172 (Marne; in SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, now in Germany) 3-ring numeral cancellation, well-struck and almost perfectly centered. This number only exists (on 4 RBS stamps) on the light-colored 4 RBS stamps (Scott #2b color range; Thiele III colors) and even then it is VERY SCARCE. The #172 cancellation device was not issued until 1 February 1855; the light-colored 4 RBS stamps were first issued in March 1854 but were already replaced in May 1854 by the 4 sk (dotted spandrel) stamp. Thus very few examples of this stamp saw late use in this town. The DAKA 1999 value was DKK 1800 (9/2024 US$270) but that was a long time ago and the DAKA publisher (since deceased) had personally told me that he put low values on scarce items such as this, that he wanted to buy. The AFA Specialized 2002 Catalog (the most recent edition that had priced listings for the Schleswig cancellations) value was DKK 2500 (9/2024 US$375). The 2024 Facit Classic Catalog value is SEK 3000 (9/2024 US$300), but this is superior quality. An outstanding example of a key 3-ring numeral cancellation on the widely-collected 4 RBS stamps. ACTUAL item. |
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400.00 |
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248922 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2b, Facit #2IVd, AFA #1IIId [1854 4 RBS Thiele III printing, in Olive Brown] Used with XF centering with four large to huge margins. With Superb #62 (Sakskøbing) 3-ring numeral cancellation, wonderfully-struck and almost perfectly centered. A beautiful example of the stamp and of the cancellation -- superior quality in all respects! ACTUAL item. |
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139.00 |
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249063 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2b YELLOW BROWN, Facit #2IVa, AFA #1IIIa [1851 4 RBS Thiele Print III (1854) with typographed burelage] Used XF with four large to huge margins. There is tiny bend in the lower right corner, visible only from the reverse and mentioned only for complete accuracy. Remarkably fresh color and very crisp and detailed impression from a freshly cleaned plate, with very attractive overall appearance. Very lightly struck numeral cancellation (I am guessing "129" but perhaps not). A very nice example! ACTUAL item. |
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49.00 |
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400611 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #(2) DARK NUT BROWN, Facit #2IVe, Thiele III printing. AFA #1IIIf. [1851 4 RBS; March 1854 color group] Used VF with four clear margins, one of which is small. A wonderful example of the dark shade of the Nut Brown color. Scott Classic does not list this color; this is different from the listed Chestnut color. The Nut Brown exists in two color shades (dark vs light). Nut Brown examples offered in the market are often found to be misidentified and are usually actually one of the three shades of the Chestnut color. Nut Brown is the scarcest 4 RBS color. Facit 2024 value is SEK 2700 (approximately $270) and the AFA 2023 value is DKK 3500 (approximately $550); both values are just for "Nut Brown" without breaking out the two color shades of the Nut Brown. The Facit value has not kept pace with the market. A nice example of a very scarce stamp that is missing from most collections! ACTUAL item. |
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SOLD |
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246807 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
3 Light Greenish Blue [1855 2 sk blue, Dotted Spandrels] Mint with F-VF centering, 3 large margins and one small margin that cuts in at one end. Nice light greenish blue color and fresh appearance. A nice looking example. ACTUAL item. |
59.00 |
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232422 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
3 [2 sk square, blue] Used VF+ with full margins. Strong blue with complete #24 (HELSINGØR) numeral cancellation. This stamp was issued for use on local letters which meant that 95+% of the use occurred in København. Postmarks from other towns are scarce and from small towns or villages are rare. ACTUAL item. |
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90.00 |
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