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248685 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
M1 [1917 5 øre "S F" Military Overprint] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering, but with a internal stress crease only visible from the reverse. An exceptional example with a war-time gum type that I have never before seen on a Danish stamp. The gum is slightly dark-yellowish and is "dry", very dull / non-reflective. I have seen such war-time gums on the WWI-era stamps of some other countries, but never before on a Danish stamp. The underlying 5 øre stamp had 86 plate numbers (printings), but only three of those received the military overprint. I have seen hundreds of Mint examples of this military overprint in the last 50 years, but none with this gum. If this gum is unaltered it must have been applied to only a very small portion of one of the three printings -- however, such happenings are fairly common with the supply shortages under wartime conditions. While it is possible for environmental / storage conditions to cause changes in the appearance of stamp gums, I do not recall ever seeing such a change in the stamps of any country to this appearance. A fascinating mystery stamp that just may be a rarity! ACTUAL item. |
65.00 |
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246887 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
M1 ROUGH PERFORATIONS VARIETY [1917 5 øre "S F" Military Overprint] Used with Superb centering and neat, face-free cancellation. A very nice example of the unusual rough perforation variety. ACTUAL item. |
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64.00 |
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232457 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
M2 [1917 10 øre "SF" overprinted Christian X military stamp. "SF" is for soldater frimærke = soldier stamp.] Used VF brilliant 4-BLOCK with neat HORSENS 1917 postmarks. AFA 2017 (most recent edition) Block Catalog value DKK 2000 = US$280 (10/2022). The four Used VF singles would sell for a total of $224! Very attractive -- blocks are very scarce! ACTUAL item. |
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239.00 |
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246886 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
M2 ROUGH PERFORATIONS VARIETY [1917 10 øre "S F" Military Overprint] Used with XF centering and neat cancellation. A very nice example of the unusual rough perforation variety. ACTUAL item. |
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59.00 |