| 1870-1875 Skilling Bicolors: 16 Skilling |  Top |
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20b INVERTED FRAME, Facit #24bv, AFA 20y [1871 16 skilling Bicolor (July 1872 printing)] Used with F-VF centering and neat, very light 3-ring numeral cancellation. Strong color and excellent perforations for this printing of this stamp. Only one position (90) in the sheet of only the second printing had an inverted frame, thus only 9500 examples were originally printed. Despite that seemingly high quantity, very few have survived, making this "one of the rarest Danish stamps nobody ever sees". I estimate that fewer than 500 examples still exist -- remember that inverted frames were not discovered until around 1910, so collectors did not know to look for them or save them. Of that estimated extant number, I suspect that the majority are in poor quality. I believe that this is one of only five examples, and only one of two undamaged examples, that I have had in 50 years! Facit 2024 value SEK 15,000 (4/2024 $1,500) and AFA 2023 value DKK 14,000 (4/2024 $2,100). Accompanied by a 1982 APS photo certificate and by a Jay Smith color image certificate with "Lifetime Guarantee". Missing from virtually all collections! |
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