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401255 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #2, 5, and 6 [1940/1941 20/1, 50/5, and 60/6 WWII-era Overprints] (VF) on a 17 October 1942 cover with neat, crisp, TRANGISVAAG bridge-style cancellations. The 20/1 STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN right-reading from front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). The reverse of the cover bears the return address "A/S THORSHAVNS MĆLKEFORSYNING / OG MARGARINEFABRIK" [TMM] (Thorshavn Milk Supply and Margarine Manufacturing Company). The cover was originally addressed locally ("hr." within Trangisvaag), but was re-addressed to "Th." (Thorshavn). The cover is addressed to Mogens Lützen, a member of the family who created and used the V.L. perfins. Both Valdemar and his brother Axel had children named Mogens. Mogens Lützen (senior), was the son of Valdemar Lützen and served as the director of the family company for over 35 years, thus he would have had access to and authority to use such perfins. I have not been to determine if the Lützen family had any management or ownership interest in TMM, but since the Lützen family was very prominent in the Faroese business community, it is like that there multiple connections between the two entities, at least in both directions as both customers and suppliers. The Lützen company, founded in 1904, was and is a very important company in the Faroes, including having been the major supplier of petroleum products at one point, building materials, shipping services, etc. As of 2026, the company is still in business and is still run by the Lützen family. The three stamps on the cover (ignoring the perfin and scarcer cancellations) have VF centering and are in excellent quality. They would individually, off cover, sell for a total of $475! Perfins on any of the WWII-era overprinted stamps are "extremely scarce" even as singles and are "rare" on covers. Because of the high franking on the envelope, I must assume that this is a philatelic use, however, because the return address is of a company that operated an inter-island freight service (and issued their own freight stamps!), I have to wonder if this "letter" was actually accompanying a package of some sort and that it could possibly be a proper use. One aspect that causes me to consider such a possibility is that the reverse of the cover bears obvious wear and a horizontal fold line that is not typical of what one would expect on a philatelic cover. That is speculation, but what is NOT speculation is that, if the stamps were removed from the cover, they would sell for $475 plus a significant premium for the 20/1 overprinted stamp with the "V.L." perfin. ACTUAL item. |
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401263 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #3 [1941 20/5 WWII-era Overprint] (VF) on a piece of envelope with a clear 3 April 1941 THORSHAVN cancellation. The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN, right-reading from the front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). In my experience, examples of the WWII-era overprinted stamps are seldom offered with a VL perfin. Even the more-often-seen non-overprinted stamps from this era sell quickly for $30-50. A very attractive and scarce example with a complete and clear cancellation, used only a couple of weeks after the 17 March 1941 stamp issue date. I cannot over-emphasize how unusual this stamp is with a VL perfin! ACTUAL item. |
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401264 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #4 [1940 20/15 WWII-era Overprint] (VF) on a piece of envelope with a clear 19 December 1940 THORSHAVN cancellation. The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN, WRONG-READING from the front of stamp (right-reading from the backside), of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). In my experience, examples of the WWII-era overprinted stamps are seldom offered with a VL perfin. ALSO, the V.L. perfins are much scarcer in positions other than right-reading from the front of the stamp. Though the market value may not be much different, they can be tremendously harder to find! Even the more-often-seen non-overprinted stamps, with right-reading perfins, from this era, sell quickly for $30-50. I have good records since the 1990s of the stamps I have had with the VL perfin (very few, and extremely few of the WWII-era Faroe overprints). However, until about 2010, I did not keep complete records of the perfin POSITION on those stamps. However, I do not have a record of having had this POSITION on a WWII-era Faroe-overprinted VL perfin, though it is possible that I had such prior to 2010 (but I doubt it). A very attractive and scarce example with a complete and clear cancellation, I cannot over-emphasize how unusual this stamp is with a VL perfin, and especially a perfin in this position! ACTUAL item. |
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401262 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #230 Type II and #238J [1938 10 řre violet Wavy-Lines and 1940 40 öre blue Engraved Caravel] (VF) on a piece of envelope with THORSHAVN 18 February 1941 cancellation. BOTH STAMPS HAVE "V.L." PERFINS, both right reading from the front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). In my experience, single loose used examples of the "daily use" stamps, from this time period, with an UPRIGHT VL perfin, sell quickly for $30-40 EACH. Because the two stamps could potentially be sold separately, I have valued this piece at a discount from the value of two perfins, even though the 40 řre stamp is seldom seen with this perfin. ACTUAL item. |
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401259 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #236 [1934 30 öre blue Engraved Caravel, Type I] (VF) on a typical piece of money order form with clear THORSHAVN 18 May 194(0) cancellation. I believe that the year date says 1940, but the final digit is unclear. The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN, SIDEWAYS, right reading upwards viewed from the right, from front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). The V.L. perfins are much scarcer in positions other than upright, right-reading from the front of the stamp -- in my experience, sideways examples are very scarce. Though the market value may not be much different, they can be tremendously harder to find! In my experience, single loose used examples of this "daily use" stamp, from this time period, with an UPRIGHT VL perfin, sell quickly for $30-40, but sideways examples are "rarely" offered. I have good records since the 1990s of the stamps I have had with the VL perfin (very few). However, until about 2010, I did not keep complete records of the perfin POSITION on those stamps. However, I do not have a record of having had THIS POSITION on an earlyish VL perfin, though I may have had such prior to 2010. The different positions of perfins are sometimes the result of the stamps (in a large block or sheet) being folded, in various ways, into multiple thicknesses, before being punched. This depended upon the capability of the punch machine and the methods employed by the operator. ACTUAL item. |
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401261 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #236 and #238A Large Pearls in Crown, Facit #227b [1934 30 öre blue Engraved Caravel, Type I and 1937 15 öre red Engraved Caravel] (VF) on a piece of envelope with clear THORSHAVN 19 June 1940 cancellations. ONLY THE 30 řre STAMP HAS A "V.L." PERFIN, right reading from the front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). In my experience, single loose used examples of this "daily use" stamp, from this time period, with an UPRIGHT VL perfin, sell quickly for $30-40. It is quite unusual to see a piece or a cover bearing a mix of perfined and non-perfined stamps. Because perfins were a security measure to prevent theft of company-owned stamps, usually all the stamps the company used (in a specific time period) were perfined. Sometimes a mix of perfined and non-perfined stamps suggests an inappropriate use by an employee of the company, but that can only be determined if on a full cover showing non-company use. ACTUAL item. |
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401258 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #238A Large Pearls in Crown, Facit #227b [1937 15 öre red Engraved Caravel] (VF) on a small piece of envelope with clear (THOR)SHAVN 17 January 1941 cancellation. The stamp is undamaged, but the piece is roughly torn from the envelope at bottom. The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN, WRONG-READING from front of stamp (right-reading from the backside), of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). The V.L. perfins are much scarcer in positions other than right-reading from the front of the stamp. Though the market value may not be much different, they can be tremendously harder to find! The stamp, as is often the case on this porous-paper issue, has some slight gum-soak. In my experience, single loose used examples of this "daily use" stamp, from this time period, with a VL perfin sell quickly for $30-40. I have good records since the 1990s of the stamps I have had with the VL perfin (very few). However, until about 2010, I did not keep complete records of the perfin POSITION on those stamps. However, I do not have a record of having had this position on an earlyish VL perfin, though I may have had such prior to 2010. ACTUAL item. |
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401257 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #239 [1934 50 öre Christian X] (Fine) on a small piece of envelope with an unclear cancellation. The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN right-reading from front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). The stamp has some discoloration, apparently from the cancellation. In my experience, single loose used examples of this "daily use" stamp, from this time period, with a VL perfin sell quickly for $40-50. However, since this stamp is not perfect, I offer it at a very low price. Since I started, in the 1990s, keeping records of the stamps that I have had with the VL perfin, this is the only example that I have had of this stamp with a VL perfin -- and I do not recall having any before I started keeping records. ACTUAL item. |
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401260 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #270 [1940 15 Overprint on 40 öre green Engraved Caravel, Type I] (VF) on a piece of brown laid-paper envelope with a clear THORSHAVN 1 August 1941 cancellation. The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN right-reading from the front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). In my experience, examples of stamps from this surcharged set are seldom offered with a VL perfin. Even the more often-seen stamps from this era sell quickly for $30-50. Since I started, in the 1990s, keeping records of the stamps that I have had with the VL perfin, this is the only example that I have had of this stamp with a VL perfin -- and I do not recall having any before I started keeping records. A very attractive and scarce example with a complete and clear cancellation. ACTUAL item. |
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401256 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Denmark Scott #282 [1942 20 öre Christian X] (VF) on a 7 December 1944 cover, USED IN THE FAROES, with a slightly doubled THORSHAVN cancellation (making the month hard to read). The STAMP HAS "V.L." PERFIN right-reading from front of stamp, of the Valdemar Lützen company (the major Faroese oil and petroleum products company at the time). The cover is accompanied by the original contents, a 6 December 1944 receipt for a payment received from the addressee, issued by "Det Danske Petroleums Aktieselskabs", the major Danish oil products company, for which the Valdemar Lützen company acted as the representative in the Faroes. There are no markings on the reverse of the cover or the receipt. The cover was roughly opened at the right, but fortunately the stamp was not damaged. Though the rough opening is a negative, the presence of the matching receipt contents is a significant positive. In my experience, single loose used examples, of this "daily use" stamp, in this time period, with a VL perfin sell quickly for $40-50. Because of the rough opening, my price is essentially at the top end of the value of a single off-cover stamp! ACTUAL item. |
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