135 [1915 5 Kr Post Office Building, Crosses Watermark] Used with VF+ centering (scarce on this stamp) and neat, well-centered, and fully dated 18 September 1916 "KØBENHAVN K" cancellation. The cancel has a star below the city name; I do not recall previously seeing that feature. The stamp has an AFA-listed PLATE VARIETY #81z "seagull (white spot) to the center left of the left 5" from position 10 in the sheet.. AFA 2016 Specialized value DKK 3400 = US$545 (12/2018). A handsome example of the stamp, made even nicer by an attractive postmark, and with a scarce plate variety.
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425.00
248641
135 [1915 5 kr Post Office, Perforation 14 x 14.5, Watermark Crosses] Used with XF centering and remarkably light, neat corner cancellation ("RAN...") dated 14 February 1919. The town name is probably Randers; cancellations other than København are much scarcer. It is quite unusual to find such a neatly and lightly canceled example, especially with the full date showing, and especially on a well-centered stamp. Brilliant color and fresh, bright paper. An outstanding example of a stamp that is seldom offered this nice.
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189.00
247327
141 Rough Perforation Variety [1918 27 øre Surcharge on 10 øre Newspaper, Crown Watermark, Perf 12.75] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color, gum, and perforations. NH examples are scarce. A scarce stamp in any quality; missing from most collections. A very nice example of the unusual rough perforation variety.
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119.00
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248458
145 [1918 27 øre Surcharge on 1 øre Newspaper, Crosses Watermark, Perf 14 x 14.5] NEVER HINGED left margin BLOCK OF FOUR with Fine centering. Fresh and attractive. The left column of stamps shows the bent perforating pins (horizontal row) that plagued some printings of the underlying stamps. Priced at less than the value of the four single stamps!
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12.00
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232452
147 Used Fine 4-block with single, well-centered VEJLE September 1918 cancellation. AFA 2017 (most recent edition) BLOCK Catalog value is DKK 450 = $67 (9/2024). Attractive and scarce!
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39.00
232453
151 Used F-VF 4-block with single, well-centered KJØBENHAVN September 1918 cancellation. AFA 2017 (most recent edition) BLOCK Catalog value is DKK 450 = $67 (9/2024). Attractive and scarce!
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49.00
247028
156, AFA 112x, Facit #194v [1920 10 øre red Kronborg Castle] Used with F-VF centering, with couple blunted perforations. An excellent example -- cancellation is clear of the variety -- of the well-known "N of DANMARK filled in (white)" variety. This stamp is from plate position 89 in only part of the printing; based on the high catalog value it must be from only a very small part of the printing before it was discovered and repaired. AFA 2016 (most recent edition) Specialized Catalog value is DKK 1400 and Facit 2024 value is SEK 1500. This variety is on many want lists.
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89.00
248881
157, AFA 113x, Facit #196v1 [1920 20 øre Sønderborg Castle] Used with F-VF centering; though the centering is technically F-VF, the stamp looks VF. Lightly canceled, well away from the well-known "missing pearl in 0 of 1920" variety. This stamp is on many want lists; such attractive examples are hard to find.
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20.00
232455
161 surcharge variety, Facit #172v1, AFA #118x: 7 mm spacing between 8s. Only exists from five positions in the sheet. Used Fine. AFA 2016 (most recent edition) Specialized catalog value DKK 125.
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14.00
232454
161 surcharge variety, Facit #172v2, AFA #118y: 8.5 mm spacing between 8s. Only exists from one position (55) in the sheet. Used Average centered, but very attractive and scarce. AFA 2016 (most recent edition) Specialized catalog value DKK 300.
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161 YELLOW [1921 8 on 7 øre surcharged Christian X] Used with XF centering and neat cancellation. The underlying stamp was listed in YELLOW by the AFA catalog up to and including in the 1981-1982 AFA Specialized Catalog edition. This color (of the unoverprinted stamp) was listed as AFA #98a and (unoverprinted) as AFA 118a; both Mint and Used examples of both versions were priced at approximately TEN TIMES the value of the normal range of orange colors. After that 1981-82 edition, the listings were consolidated and AFA #98a and #118a were dropped. For the unoverprinted stamp, there is a space for this yellow color in many European-made albums, but I am not sure about albums with spaces for the overprinted stamp. The plate reference book by Knud Juul states that stamps from all 10 plates of the unoverprinted stamp were overprinted, but that no records were kept of the quantities from each plate. Juul did not state which colors/shades came from which printings/plates. Based on the delivery dates of the unoverprinted stamps from the plates and my observation of the cancellation dates on unoverprinted stamps, the unoverprinted YELLOW stamps most likely came from Print III (Plate #121-H) and/or perhaps Print IV (Plate #122-C). The cancellation on this stamps shows a final "3" for the year date (surely 1923). This is one of the nicest looking YELLOW examples of the overprinted stamps that I have had in 50 years!
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25.00
239231
171a (168-71 block) [1924 15 øre Post Office Anniv.] Used VF/VF+ 4-block with neat central 21 January 1925 cancellation. Blocks of this issue may not be scarce, however, such nice examples -- both centering and postmark -- are seldom offered!
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56.00
233276
174, AFA 142x, Facit #211v [1924 20 øre Post Office 300th Anniv.] Used VF. Nice example clearly showing the well-known "line on forehead" variety. Quite scarce; on many want lists.
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100.00
248924
178 [1926 10 øre Stamps 75th Anniversary] Used HORIZONTAL PAIR with XF-Superb centering and light cancellation.
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3.50
248926
179 [1926 20 øre Stamps 75th Anniversary] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with F-VF centering. Priced the same as only four NH singles.
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12.50
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248927
179 [1926 20 øre Stamps 75th Anniversary] Mint (actually NH) BLOCK OF FOUR with VF centering, but upper left stamp creased and all four with age/toned spots on gum (two quite minor). Looks nice.
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3.50
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248925
179 [1926 20 øre Stamps 75th Anniversary] Used BLOCK OF FOUR with F-VF centering and light cancellation. Remarkably hard to find.
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4.75
248928
180 [1926 30 øre Stamps 75th Anniversary] Used HORIZONTAL PAIR with VF-XF centering and neat cancellations.
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4.50
249535
182, Facit #171, AFA #158 [1926 7 on 27 øre surcharged Christian X] Used with VF centering and VF "SKIVE" 1927 single-ring town cancellation. This stamp is much scarcer Used than Mint and examples with a well-centered, dated-in-period town cancellation are hard to find. VF stamp centering is also hard to find. A stamp with this centering and a ordinary cancellation would be $16.75. This is an unusually nice example with great centering, strong color, and excellent perforations!
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18.00
249527
187, AFA #162y, Facit #126 variety [1926 7 øre surcharge on 4 øre Official] Mint, very lightly hinged, with F-VF++ centering. OVERPRINT VARIETY AFA "y" with two cuts in the top right of the numeral "7", from position 68 in the sheet. Very fresh and bright with perfect perforations; as nice as the day it was issued. A hard-to-find variety; AFA Specialized Catalog 2016 (most recent edition as of 2/2025) value DKK 250.
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Scott #188, AFA #163z, Facit #127 variety [1926 7 øre surcharge on 5 øre Official] Mint hinged, with F-VF+ centering. OVERPRINT VARIETY AFA "z": large dent in left frame next to first E of TJENESTE, from positions 30 and 80 in the sheet. Very fresh and bright with perfect perforations. A hard-to-find variety; AFA Specialized Catalog 2016 (most recent edition as of 3/2025) value DKK 1600 for Mint Hinged (3/2025 $240)! This is the scarcest "normal" stamp of this set and this variety on the underlying stamp is in the top tier of scarcest plate varieties of this set. Very seldom offered!
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249529
189, AFA #164y, Facit #128 variety [1926 7 øre surcharge on 10 øre Official] Used BLOCK OF FOUR with neat, central 23 December 1927 cancellation (proper time period), with VF centering. The lower left stamp has OVERPRINT VARIETY AFA "y" with two cuts in the top right of the numeral "7", from position 68 in the sheet. Very fresh and bright with perfect perforations; as nice as the day it was issued. A hard-to-find variety; AFA Specialized Catalog 2016 (most recent edition as of 2/2025) value DKK 500 for a Used single of the variety. The AFA Block Catalog 2017 (most recent edition as of 2/2025) values a Used 4-block of normal stamps at DKK 600 (without a variety). A handsome multiple!
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69.00
249528
190, AFA #165y, Facit #129 variety [1926 7 øre surcharge on 15 øre Official] Mint, very lightly hinged, with typical Fine centering. OVERPRINT VARIETY AFA "y" with two cuts in the top right of the numeral "7", from position 68 in the sheet. Very fresh and bright with perfect perforations; as nice as the day it was issued. A hard-to-find variety; AFA Specialized Catalog 2016 (most recent edition as of 2/2025) value DKK 200.
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17.00
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249530
191, AFA #166x, Facit #130 variety [1926 7 øre surcharge on 20 øre Official] Mint, very lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. OVERPRINT VARIETY AFA "x" with lower right corner of the numeral "7" cut diagonally, from positions 14, 26, and 89 in the sheet. Very fresh and bright with perfect perforations; as nice as the day it was issued. Despite three per sheet, this is a seldom-offered catalog-listed variety; AFA Specialized Catalog 2016 (most recent edition as of 2/2025) value DKK 400.
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29.00
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242042
214 [1930 15 øre red Christian X 60th Birthday] Upper right PLATE BLOCK "No 389 I". NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. Separated vertical perforations between the lower right stamp and the selvage, but not visible as such when mounted in the album. Plate blocks of this attractive issue are seldom available. Priced at about the total value of the Superb NH singles (this is a scarcer stamp in NH condition). Wonderfully fresh.
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170.00
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242345
214 [1930 15 øre red Christian X 60th Birthday] Lower left PLATE BLOCK "No 389 I". NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. While this has not been hinged, there are a couple very small gum disturbance spots in the selvage and one tiny such spot on the lower left stamp, thus I count that stamp as hinged. Strong perforations and wonderfully fresh appearance. Plate blocks of this attractive issue are seldom available. Priced at about the total value of the Superb NH 3x singles and one as hinged (this is a scarcer stamp in NH condition).
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135.00
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249534
217 [1930 30 øre yellow Christian X 60th Birthday] Used SUPERB with SUPERB 16 October 1930 RINGKØBING bridge-style town cancellation. Such nice cancellations are hard to find on the Christian X 60th Birthday issue. This example is probably the nicest Used example of the 30 øre that I have had in 51 years!
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