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248920 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
271 OVERPRINT ERROR [1940 20 øre Surcharge on 15 øre Red Caravel, AFA Type II (w/o hook on spar)] Vertical bottom-margin pair with XF centering, Used with "...RUP" cancellation. 4/5-th of the overprint is missing from the top stamp and the overprint is entirely missing from the bottom stamp. This is most likely a sheet fold-over error whereby the bottom left corner of the sheet was folded up toward the upper right. However, it also could be the result of piece of "foreign matter" (i.e. a loose scrap of paper) getting between the overprint plate and the sheet of stamps. Either way, this type of error is transitory and either affected only one (fold-over) or up to a few (foreign matter) sheets of stamps. In Scott Catalogue error parlance, the lower stamp would qualify (as long as it is still attached to the upper stamp) as a full-scale "missing overprint error". This distinction puts it in a very special class of Danish rarities! While this is a rarely-seen type of error on Danish overprinted stamps, it is VERY RARE on a USED item because it had to be overlooked several times between production, quality control inspection, and use -- and then the pair had to remain intact. This is very likely UNIQUE. To the best of my memory, as of 9/2024, this is the only (either Mint or Used) Danish overprint-fold-over error -- and certainly the only one that resulted in a "missing overprint error" that I have been able to offer in my 50 year career. ACTUAL item. |
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247900 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small}  "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small}  "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small}  "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #16 [1871 2 sk Bicolor, Perforation 14 x 13.5] on 1874 COVER MAILED FROM ICELAND TO DENMARK. Business message written on pre-printed form of the Icelandic firm "H. Th. A. Thomsen", dated 26 July 1874 at Reykjavik, Iceland. PRIVATELY CARRIED BY MESSENGER FROM ICELAND to København, Denmark, and there franked with the 2 skilling Danish Bicolor stamp, at the local postage rate, and entered into the Danish post, with the København FOOTPOST completing the delivery. The clear footpost "FP in elongated oval" postmark is dated 7 August 1874. The reverse of the cover (folded form) bears a colorless embossed letter-seal impression of the Thomsen company and Reykjavik location (this is hard to see in scanned images, but it is easy to see under oblique lighting). The recipient company filed the message with their docketing marking, naming the Thomsen firm and stating the sender location of Reykjavik. At this time, the "Diana" postal steamer sailed on the København - Faroe Islands - Reykjavik route. The Reykjavik date and the København date reflect a reasonable transit time for the "Diana". The stamp is Fine-centered, with a creased lower right corner perforation tooth, and bearing a clear #1 3-ring numeral cancellation. This is a rare use that is perhaps unique (?). "DAKA Nordatlant Handbook 1998" listed only five such uses privately carried from Iceland that were mailed, with Danish franking, through the København Footpost, but only in 1852-1864, and only one or two of each franking. Other such Skilling Bicolor uses may also exist and may have been subsequently recorded, but if so, such are extremely rare. This example had not been previously recognized and recorded. Consultation with other experts has confirmed my description, with estimates of value ranging from a few to several thousand dollars. Icelandic covers of this early date are very rare. A very important piece of postal history either for an Icelandic collection or a Danish Bicolor Skilling collection. ACTUAL item. ACTUAL item. ACTUAL item. ACTUAL item. |
3400.00 |
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246524 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Boom #3.12cf, Facit #H9, AFA #2kr-2 [1935 H.C. Andersen] NH VF complete booklet in wonderful, fresh quality. This example features: "Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne" (The Little Match Girl) story on the interleaves; "Succes" chocolate advertising back cover; and the yellow rouletted coupon. The 2023 AFA value for the most common version of this booklet is DKK 3500 = US$525 [1/23]. The booklets of this issue are often "well handled" but this example is extremely nice! ACTUAL item. |
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395.00 |
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239896 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Boom #3.12cj, Facit #H9, AFA #2kr-2 [1935 H.C. Andersen] NH VF complete booklet in wonderful, fresh quality. The cover has never been bent/creased. This example features: Sommerfuglen (The Butterfly) story on the interleaves; "Succes" (chocolate) back cover; and yellow rouletted coupon. The Sommerfuglen story is the most sought after by thematic collectors. The 2018 AFA value for the booklet is DKK 3500 = US$575. The booklets of this issue are often "well handled" but this example is very fresh. ACTUAL item. |
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475.00 |
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234891 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
"Danish Legion" German-occupied Denmark 1944 Feltpost set of three values: 25 øre green, 50 øre blue, 1 krone red. Mint (hinged) with VF+ or Superb centering and brilliant color. The Danish Legion and its organizer, Christian Frederik von Schalburg (killed in 1942), have an interesting history. A beautiful and very scarce set. The German Michel catalog value is 1000 Euro for NH, with 40-50% discount for hinging, thus 500-600 Euro or US$675-800! ACTUAL item. |
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237274 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
1621 BACKING PAPER VERTICAL DIE-CUTTING MISSING ERROR [2013 8.00 "Kaj and Andrea" Childrens TV characters, sheet issue] NH VF horizontal PAIR missing the vertical die-cutting in the backing paper BETWEEN the two stamps (die cutting around the perimeter is present). Any types of errors are rare on modern Danish stamps; I have not before seen this type of error on any Scandinavian/Nordic stamp! REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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40.00 |
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237276 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
1621 BACKING PAPER VERTICAL DIE-CUTTING MISSING ERROR [2013 8.00 "Kaj and Andrea" Childrens TV characters, sheet issue] NH VF Lower PLATE BLOCK missing the vertical die-cutting in the backing paper BETWEEN the stamps (die cutting horizontally and around the perimeter is present). Any types of errors are rare on modern Danish stamps; I have not before seen this type of error on any Scandinavian/Nordic stamp! REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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100.00 |
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218538 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Iceland #17a [1882 20 aur Ultramarine, Perforation 14] Used F-VF centered example Danish 3-ring numeral cancellation. The number is not readable, but is two or three digit, making is much scarcer than the typical #1 cancel. Danish numeral cancellations are occasionally seen on previously uncanceled ship mail sent to Denmark, but not often on this stamp. With a normal Icelandic postmark, this F-VF stamp is $270! ACTUAL item. |
285.00 |
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223856 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
44d, Facit #40b, AFA #25C [8 øre Perf 12.75, WATERMARK NEW CROWN, Print 121 (1902)]. Brilliant right margin NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK from positions A29-30/39-40 with Fine/F-VF centering. Appears to have been last sold in 1993 in a Christies auction where it was described as being from "the unique quarter sheet discovered by F.T.N. Caröe". Accompanied by Lasse Nielsen certificate stating "very fine item". An extremely scarce stamp as a single in Mint hinged condition and RARE as either a block or a single in NH condition. Value AS SINGLES: Facit 2024 SEK 40,000 = $4,000 but this is well behind the market for rare NH condition. AFA 2023 value AS SINGLES DKK 40,000 = $6,000. The AFA 2017 (most recent edition) BLOCK catalog does not price this era in NH condition, but in Hinged condition, it uses about a 1.35 times (per stamp) multiple, which would result in a NH block value of around DKK 52,000 or US$7,800. (US$ conversions as of 9/1/2024). This block certainly has a break-up value of more than my price. This block is a showpiece with excellent investment potential as the value is supported by the four stamps which are constantly sought after by every serious collector of Danish stamps. ACTUAL item. |
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3700.00 |
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