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Denmark: Gallery: Select Stamps - Scott #Q1-49 Parcel Post / Postfærge / Postal Ferry Stamps

A selection of especially interesting seldom-offered items in particularly nice quality. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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Select Stamps - Scott #Q1-49 Parcel Post / Postfærge / Postal Ferry Stamps

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Hinged

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Used

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246283

Q1 LIGHT GREEN, AFA #PF5a [1922 10 øre green Wavy-Line and Numeral with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with F-VF centering and proper violet, double circle ferry cancellation. Very nice example. AFA 2016 (most recent) Specialized Catalog value DKK 300.

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32.00

246284

Q1 LIGHT GREEN, AFA #PF5a [1922 10 øre green Wavy-Line and Numeral with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with F-VF centering and typical violet ferry cancellation. Has a few tiny spots on back that likely came from the parcel card it had been on; otherwise would be $32. Attractive example. AFA 2016 (most recent) Specialized Catalog value DKK 300.

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14.00

246285

Q2 [1930 10 øre brown Typographed Wavy-Line and Numeral with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, only moderately hinged, with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color, white paper, perfect perforations, an near-perfect centering. Seldom offered so nice.

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28.00

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232462

Q2 [1930 10 øre brown Typographed Wavy-Lines Postfærge Overprint] Used Superb 9-BLOCK with neat 1931 cancellations. Wonderful quality. AFA 2017 (most recent) Block Catalog value for a single 4-block is DKK 500 = US$70 (10/2022); this is much scarcer than two 4-blocks! Used blocks of the early Postal Ferry stamps are not often offered.

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119.00

245534

Q2 Red Brown [1930 10 øre red brown (1932) Typographed Wavy-Lines] Used with XF centering and neat, proper cancellation. Almost perfect centering, perfect perforations. Seldom seen so nice.

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89.00

249532

Q2 RED BROWN, Facit #PF17b, AFA #PF12a [1930 10 øre red brown (1932) Typographed Wavy-Lines and Numeral with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with VF centering and neat, proper cancellation. This red brown stamp is scarce Used and extremely scarce/rare in Mint or NH condition, thus it is missing from most collections.

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79.00

246286

Q2 RED BROWN, Facit #PF17b, AFA #PF12a [1930 10 øre red brown (1932) Typographed Wavy-Lines and Numeral with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with F-VF centering and neat, proper cancellation. This red brown stamp is scarce Used and extremely scarce/rare in Mint or NH condition, thus it is missing from most collections.

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59.00

248878

Q3 [1919 10 øre red Christian X "POSTFÆRGE" postal ferry overprint] Mint, lightly hinged, with VF centering. A handsome example with brilliant color, great centering, perfect perforations, and only a light hinge mark. This key stamp is hard to find in such nice quality.

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52.00

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242529

Q3 [1919 10 øre red Christian X "POSTFÆRGE" postal ferry overprint] Used with XF centering and wonderfully neat, correct (early period of use), violet double-circle crown / posthorn corner cancellation. An outstanding example with brilliant color, great centering, perfect perforations, and light, face-free, but correct cancel. One of the nicest used examples of this stamp that I have had in a long time.

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100.00

246418

Q4 [1919 POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint on 15 øre dark lilac Christian X] Mint with lower two stamps NEVER HINGED, 4-BLOCK with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh -- the lower two NH stamps are as nice as the day they were printed. Mint blocks of this stamp are scarce and even nicely centered NH singles are quite difficult to find. Offered at less than the break-up value for the four single XF (two NH) stamps!

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169.00

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Used

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245535

Q4 [1919 15 øre lilac Christian X] Used 4-Block with VF centering and light, violet, straight-line proper cancellation. Outstanding example of a scarce multiple with the bonus of an early type of cancellation. Listed by the 2017 (most recent at this writing) AFA Block Catalog at DKK 1500 (about $240 5/2022) for the most common color/printing.

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179.00

245536

Q4 [1919 15 øre lilac Christian X] Used with F-VF centering and excellent strike (for this) of the early "AGGERSUND FÆRGERI" (Aggersund Ferry) Crown and Posthorn violet cancellation with serifed letters and narrow spacing between the rings. It is often forgotten that these stamps were used only on a few ferry lines. In this case, the use on the ferry from Aggersund to Løgstør -- in the north of Denmark (200 km from most of the later use on the west coast between Esbjerg and Fanø) was the only use of a Crown and Posthorn style cancellation on the Postfærge stamps. While this cancellation was normally used in the early period, examples this complete and clearly struck are seldom offered.

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39.00

245537

Q4 [1919 15 øre lilac Christian X] Used 4-Block with Fine centering and neat strikes of the violet, straight-line proper cancellation. There were three types of straight-line "Fanø-Esbjerg Færgeri" cancellations with SERIFED LETTERS; this is the type with the smallest letters and shortest total length, about 38 mm. This example shows the cancellation about as clearly and neatly as one can find struck on stamps. A nice example of a scarce multiple with the bonus of an early type of cancellation. Listed by the 2017 (most recent at this writing) AFA Block Catalog at DKK 1500 (about $240 5/2022) for the most common color/printing without regard for the early cancellation.

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99.00

245527

Q4 Gray Lilac, Facit #PF2b, AFA #PF2a-1 [1919 15 øre Christian X, Gray Lilac, with POSTFÆRGE overprint] Used, with XF centering and neat, correct violet cancellation (crown and posthorn type, but very light). This was actually the first overprinting of the 15 øre, using the first overprint plate; the lilac-violet stamps were overprinted later using overprint plate 3 (with wider spacing between the F and Æ). Thus this is not just a color difference, but it is also an overprint difference. Beautiful example with delicate color.

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70.00

246287

Q4 GRAY LILAC, Facit #PF2b, AFA #PF2a-1 [1919 15 øre gray lilac Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with F-VF+ centering, huge margins, and unusually neat and crisp, correct violet cancellation. This was actually the first overprinting of the 15 øre, using the first overprint plate; the "normal" Scott #Q4 lilac-violet stamps were overprinted later using overprint plate 3 (with wider spacing between the F and Æ). Thus this is not just a color difference, but it is also an overprint difference. Great example with delicate color.

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59.00

247456

Q7 [1920 50 øre wine red and black Christian X, "POSTFÆRGE" postal ferry overprint] NEVER HINGED with F-VF++ centering. A wonderfully fresh example of the Dark Wine Read (instead of the Brownish Wine Red) printing (priced as a basic stamp). Great centering for this issue, perfect perforations, bright color, and fresh original gum. This is one of the key Mint parcel post stamps, and especially in NH condition.

ACTUAL item.

495.00

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242066

Q7 [1920 50 øre black and wine red Christian X] Mint, extremely lightly hinged (the previous owner thought it was NH) with VF+ centering. Great centering, perfect perforations, and fresh gum (just the tiniest bit of hinge mark). Wonderfully fresh with great color and white paper. This stamp is scarce in such nice quality. A key value of the Postfærge issues!

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360.00

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248679

Q7 [1920 50 øre wine red and black Christian X, "POSTFÆRGE" postal ferry overprint] Used with VF-XF centering with neat, correct type of cancellation which appears to be dated 1923 in the correct time period. An outstanding example of the Dark Wine Read (instead of the Brownish Wine Red) printing (priced as a basic stamp). Wonderful centering for this issue, excellent perforations, bright color, and nice proper cancellation. This is the key Used parcel post stamp!

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349.00

249407

Q8a [1922 50 øre DARK OLIVE GRAY Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, very moderately hinged, with XF centering, though the upper left corner perforation is rounded. Very attractive with fresh appearance, wonderful color, and otherwise excellent perforations. A scarce stamp that is missing from most collections. (Many examples offered on the market are misidentified and are actually the inexpensive color worth only a tenth as much). This would otherwise be $310!

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169.00

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245540

Q8a [1922 50 øre DARK GRAY Christian X] Mint, lightly hinged, with VF centering and perfect perforations. An outstanding example of the correct color. 2021 AFA value DKK 1300 = about US$210 (5/2022) for just normal centering! Seldom offered so nice and fresh.

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285.00

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Used

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246500

Q8a [1922 50 øre DARK OLIVE GRAY Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, hinge remnant, with VF centering. Very attractive (the hinge remnant is not obtrusive) with fresh appearance, great color, and excellent perforations. A scarce stamp that is missing from most collections. (Many examples offered on the market are misidentified and are actually the inexpensive color worth only a tenth as much). A Mint lightly hinged VF example would be $285, thus the hinge remnant is reflected in the lower price.

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199.00

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246257

Q8a [1922 50 øre DARK OLIVE GRAY Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, hinge remnant, with F-VF+ centering. Very attractive (the hinge remnant does not bend the stamp) with fresh appearance, great color, and excellent perforations. A scarce stamp that is missing from most collections. (Many examples offered on the market are misidentified and are actually the inexpensive color worth only a tenth as much). A Mint lightly hinged F-VF example would be $215. This example has nicer centering, thus the hinge remnant is reflected in the lower price.

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179.00

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246258

Q8a [1922 50 øre DARK OLIVE GRAY Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with Superb centering and neat, violet crown/posthorn cancellation typically found on the early issues of the postfærge overprints. An outstanding example with great color, contrasting colored postmark, perfect centering, huge margins, and great perforations. This stamp is seldom offered in such nice quality. In Used condition, this is tied with Scott #Q7 as the scarcest of the postfærge stamps.

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390.00

248423

Q9 Type I (narrow R in KR), Facit #PF7a, AFA #PF8 [1924 1 kr brown and blue Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint hinged with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh and attractive, with bright colors and excellent perforations. This stamp is very difficult to find with nice centering.

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79.00

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249533

Q9 Type I (narrow R in KR), Facit #PF7a, AFA #PF8 [1924 1 kr brown and blue Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with XF-Superb centering and neat, violet, early-type, Crown and Posthorn postal ferry cancellation. Wonderfully fresh and attractive, with almost perfect centering, bright colors, and perfect perforations. The Type I stamp is very difficult to find with nice centering, especially in Used condition. An outstanding example!

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95.00

245542

Q9 Type II (wide R in KR) [1924 1 kr Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used VF/F-VF centered top-margin 9-block with clear FANØ-ESBJERG ferry double-oval (narrow spacing) 7 MAR 1930 postmarks. Even though these stamps were used in quantity for heavy shipments, today it is quite hard to find blocks larger than four stamps. Individual stamps sell for $45 (VF) and $31.50 (F-VF). These nine stamps total approximately $340 as singles. An impressive block in great quality offered for less than the break-up value.

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299.00

248419

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh and bright, brilliant color, perfect perforations, and post-office-fresh gum. Such nice examples are very hard to find and it would be harder to imagine a nicer example than this one.

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159.00

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246282

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, very lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering. Brilliant colors, white paper, perfect perforations and post-office-fresh gum other than being very lightly hinged. Such nice examples are hard to find.

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129.00

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246521

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh and bright, perfect perforations, and post-office-fresh gum other than being so lightly hinged you will need a magnifying glass to find the hinge mark. Such nice examples are very hard to find.

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134.00

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248686

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, very lightly hinged, with VF centering. Brilliant colors, white paper, perfect perforations and post-office-fresh gum other than being very lightly hinged. Such nice examples are hard to find.

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89.00

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246261

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint hinged with F-VF+ centering, but gum slightly disturbed. Otherwise this centering would be $105. Very fresh appearance with brilliant color and perfect perforations.

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84.00

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248420

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. Wonderfully fresh and bright, brilliant color, and perfect perforations. A very nice example.

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69.00

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248421

Q10 [1930 10 kr red and green Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with Fine+ centering and neat, proper December 1934 postal ferry cancellation. Very attractive example. Hard to find with a nicely dated cancellation.

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86.00

246289

Q11 [1919 l kr brown engraved Christian X with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with better-than-usual F-VF centering and neat, violet, straight-line "Fanø-E(sbjerg)" ferry cancellation. Fresh with great color and perfect perforations.

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165.00

246297

Q12 [1927 15 øre red Typographed Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used 4-BLOCK with Fine centering and neat, correct double-oval postal ferry cancellations. Used blocks of this stamp are not "rare", but examples are seldom offered. AFA Block Catalog 2017 (most recent edition) value DKK 550.

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27.00

242303

Q16 [1936 POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint on 10 øre orange Engraved Wavy-Line and Numeral] Used with Superb centering and neat, light, correct double-oval postal ferry cancellation. Outstanding quality! This is the key value of the post-1930 era of the parcel post stamps.

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40.00

246291

Q16 [1936 10 øre orange Engraved Wavy-Lines and Numeral with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with VF centering and neat, light, correct double-oval postal ferry cancellation. Excellent quality! This is the key value of the post-1930 era of the parcel post stamps.

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29.00

245528

Q17 Facit Type III / AFA Type II, Facit #PF20b, AFA #PF21a [1939 10 øre brown engraved Numeral, second type issued] Used XF 4-block with neat, proper cancellation. Multiples are hard to find so well centered. The cancellation appears to be dated 31 DEC 1938 which may make this an extremely important item. I say "appears to be" because while the "31" and the "38" are extremely clear, the other parts are hard to read. However, the catalogs state that this stamp was not issued until March 1939... but that is not actually correct. In his 1962 handbook on the Postfærge stamps, Plovst stated [translated] that [at that time] the earliest recorded cancellation on this stamp [AFA Type II] was 22 March 1939 ... but that ... the stamps were submitted to the printer for overprinting on 9 November 1938 ... leaving open the possibility of a much earlier cancellation date. It is apparently not known when the AFA Type II stamps were actually distributed or first used. Based on the large quantities of 10 øre stamps of this type, the other brown type, and the violet 10 øre stamps issued 27 April 1939, it is completely reasonable that at least some of this type were placed into use well before March 1939. I am not aware of any more current information on the earliest recorded cancellation on this stamp, but the AFA and Facit catalogs still use "March 1939" as the first use. Just to be completely clear, this block is of the AFA Type II stamps; there is no doubt about that. This block could (or not) bear the earliest recorded cancellation date which could make it a very important item indeed, especially if the earliest recorded date has not moved back since 1962.

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60.00

246296

Q19 "Large Pearls in Crown", Facit #PF26b, AFA #PF16 [1936 (1939) 15 øre red Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used 4-BLOCK with XF centering and well-struck, correct double-oval 3 June 1940 postal ferry cancellation. Excellent quality! Used blocks of this stamp are not "rare", but examples in this high quality are seldom offered.

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18.00

248448

Q19 "Small Pearls in Crown", Facit #PF26a, AFA Type IA #PF16a [1936 15 øre red Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] NEVER HINGED with VF centering and wonderfully fresh appearance. This stamp is very difficult to find in NH condition!

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125.00

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Used

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246415

Q19 "Small Pearls in Crown", Facit #PF26a, AFA #PF16a [1936 15 øre red Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering and wonderfully fresh appearance. This stamp is very difficult to find in NH condition!

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99.00

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246416

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99.00

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246293

Q19 "Small Pearls in Crown", Facit #PF26a, AFA #PF16a [1936 15 øre red Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with Superb centering and neat, light, correct double-oval postal ferry cancellation. Outstanding quality! This scarce stamp is very seldom offered with the perfect centering that this example has.

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59.00

246294

Q19 "Small Pearls in Crown", Facit #PF26a, AFA #PF16a [1936 15 øre red Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering and wonderfully fresh appearance. Outstanding quality! This scarce stamp is very seldom offered with centering this nice.

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49.00

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248450

Q19 "Small Pearls in Crown", Facit #PF26a, AFA Type IA #PF16a [1936 15 øre red Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with XF centering. Excellent example with neat, light, proper cancellation, remarkably nice centering. and wonderful appearance. This stamp is very difficult to find in such nice Used condition!

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42.00

248451

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42.00

248452

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42.00

249531

Q24, Facit #PF29b, AFA #PF25 [1940 40 øre green Type II (one column of background to left of D) Engraved Caravel (ship) with POSTFÆRGE (postal ferry) overprint] Used with Superb centering, perfect perforations, and neat, light, correct, 1940-dated, double-oval postal ferry cancellation. Outstanding quality! This is a scarcer stamp in normal quality, but it is very seldom offered with the perfect centering that this example has.

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39.00

245530

Q30 [1945 50 øre gray Christian X full face, with POSTFÆRGE overprint] Used XF 4-block with neat, proper 23 OKT 1947 cancellation. This particular stamp is usually extremely poorly centered. Well-centered blocks, used or mint, and even well-centered singles, are surprisingly hard to find.

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16.00

245531

Q34 [1950 50 øre gray Frederik IX full face, with POSTFÆRGE overprint] Used F-VF 4-block with neat, proper 12 NOV 1953 cancellation. This is a scarcer block; the 2017 (most recent at this writing) AFA Block Catalog lists it at DKK 150 (about $24 5/2022). Very fresh and attractive.

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19.00

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245532

Q47 with overprint variety [1972 2 kr red-orange Coat of Arms, with POSTFÆRGE overprint] Used XF 4-block with neat, proper 16 AUG 1973 cancellation. The lower right stamp has an AFA-listed overprint plate variety: AFA #PF49x "white spot in base of P". The variety is listed by the 2016 (most recent at this writing) AFA Specialized Catalog at DKK 100 (about $16). A plain used block is listed by the 2017 (most recent at this writing) AFA Block Catalog at DKK 140 (about $22.50 5/2022). Very fresh and attractive.

ACTUAL item.

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26.00

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