| Scott #4-13: 1860-1875 "Serpentines" |  Top |
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401184 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #4a [1860 5 kopek Serpentine, Roulette II] Used with VF appearance, but with a thin. Though the first impression is that this is a full-tooth example, there is one missing tooth on the side and one missing tooth from the lower right corner (but the corner teeth are usually absent because of the extremely small amount of paper that holds them on). There are also the typical couple inconsequential creased tooth tips. Looks extremely nice with a very light cancellation, very strong color for the Roulette II stamps, and an excellent printing impression. Very low price. (Scott 2026 value $190 for the most common color shade.) ACTUAL item. |
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44.00 |
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400138 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #4a [1860 5 kopek Serpentine, Roulette II] Used with F-VF appearance, but with a thin. There is only one missing tooth (maybe two if an irregular corner is counted), but also the typical couple creased tooth tips. Looks nice with a very light cancellation, bright color, and a very sharp printing impression. Very low priced. (Scott 2025 value $190.) ACTUAL item. |
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39.00 |
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401187 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #5, L or LK Spacing, Carmine (Facit #4C1L or LK) [1860 10 kopek Serpentine, Roulette I] Used with F-VF centering, with a few short teeth (but the teeth are at least partially present). However, has large margins and a light town cancellation (plus the usual "x" manuscript cancel). This example probably has Facit L Spacing (2.3 mm horizontally and 2.3 mm vertically between the stamps), but it could also be LK Spacing. The bottom does show 2.3 mm spacing to the frameline of the stamp below it. The left margin is too close to show the spacing to the next stamp and the margin is smaller than 1.6 mm available to measure. However, the right margin is greater than 1.6 mm spacing, which suggests 2.3 mm spacing unless this is a right margin example. The bottom line is that the spacing cannot be definitively be determined. A very pleasing Carmine color. A very nice looking example at a great price. ACTUAL item. |
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36.00 |
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401160 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #5a Carmine Rose [1860 10 kopek Roulette II (1865)] Used with F-VF centering, large margins and ALMOST PERFECT LOOKING TEETH. There is one partially short tooth on the lower right side and there may be one tooth that is improved. There is a "microscopic" tear at the bottom near the right side -- it appears to have been caused by the pressure of striking the cancellation. There are a couple of typical, faint bends that are normal on this extremely thin paper. Neat ÅBO arc-style cancellation. An excellent looking example, far better than most. (Scott 2026 value $140.) This is a terrific-looking example of a stamp that is remarkably scarce. It is much scarcer than any of the catalogs suggest! This one is wonderful looking! ACTUAL item. |
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119.00 |
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401188 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #6b [1866 5 penni Roulette III (1871-1873), ORDINARY (Wove) PAPER] Mint NO GUM, with all teeth either short or missing. There are a couple of faint violet marks that make it look like it might be canceled, but those are ancient owners marks on the reverse that are showing through. Other than the marks and the teeth, there are no defects (no thins, creases, etc.). There are a couple partial teeth long enough to prove that this is NOT Roulette I. However, I cannot prove if this is Roulette II or III, but Roulette II would be a RARITY in Used condition and not even listed in Facit in Mint/Unused condition, thus I must assume it is the more common Roulette III. Even so, this stamp is "quite scarce" in Mint/Unused condition; in better quality it would sell for hundreds of dollars. Priced very low as an attractive space filler. ACTUAL item. |
39.00 |
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400747 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #7 Green Paper, Facit #6v1C3 [1866 8 penni, Roulette III, Ordinary Green Paper (this paper -- not yellow green -- and roulette III produced 1867-1869) ] Used with Fine centering but much better overall appearance. Two shorter teeth, but also clipped teeth tips on right side. Extremely light cancellation. A very reasonable example at a very reasonable price. ACTUAL item. |
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59.00 |
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400298 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #7b, Facit #6v1C2 [1866 8 penni Ordinary Green Paper, Roulette II] Used with typical Fine centering, with teeth that look complete but are not. Very light, neat cancellation. One short tooth tip, but also several repaired teeth. Looks great, but is priced very low. (Scott 2026 value $240 for full teeth.) ACTUAL item. |
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27.00 |
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401189 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #8, Facit #7v3C3 [1866 (actually 1870 for this) 10 penni Ordinary STRAW-YELLOW Paper, Roulette III] Used with VF centering and very attractive, light, partial "arc" style cancellation. A few shorter teeth, but a remarkably nice example of a stamp that is hard to find with such nice appearance. While this is certainly not "full teeth", it is a very reasonable example at a great price. In my experience, in many collections, Scott #8 (scarcer, ordinary paper) and #13 (less scarce, laid paper) are mixed up, with a #13 (laid paper) in the place intended for #8 (ordinary paper). ACTUAL item. |
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99.00 |
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400299 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #8, Facit #7v4C3 [1872-1874 10p Ordinary Chamois (light beige) Paper, Roulette III] Used with nice F-VF centering and only one visibly shorter tooth. Very light, neat cancellation. At least one, perhaps two (?) repaired tooth (as is typical). A very attractive example at a very reasonable price. (Scott 2026 value $300 for full teeth.) ACTUAL item. |
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54.00 |
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401190 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #12 Dark Lilac Brown on Pale Lilac LAID Paper, Facit #5v1C3a [1866 5 penni Laid Paper, Roulette III (this paper, color, and roulette 1867)] Mint, NO GUM, with Fine centering (typical for Mint / Unused examples of this stamp). Two teeth partially short (right side near top and bottom at left corner), but the initial impression is that this is a full-teeth stamp. Mint / Unused examples of this stamp are quite hard to find; with-gum examples are "very scarce". An attractive stamp in much better-than-usual quality. A nice example at a very attractive price. ACTUAL item. |
139.00 |
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