| Select Stamps - Scott #38-45: 1889-1899 "Three Numerals" Perforation 12.5 |  Top |
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Never Hinged  US$ |
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249635 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #38 Light Gray [1890 2 penni 3-Numerals, Perf 12.5] Used with XF centering and a nicely struck JYVÄSKYLÄ 13 August 1897 bilingual cancellation. Nicely canceled and well-centered examples of this stamp can be hard to find. ACTUAL item. |
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3.00 |
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248994 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
39 [1890 5p green 3-Numerals, Perf 12.5] Mint, without gum, with VF centering. Wonderful color and very fresh appearance despite lacking gum. With gum this centering would be $43.50! ACTUAL item. |
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14.00 |
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249636 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #39 Light Green [1890 5p 3-Numerals, Perf 12.5] Used with XF centering, but with a thin and tear that is not visible from the front. CANCELED IN SWEDEN. Likely incoming ship mail, with a bold STOCKHOLM 17 July 1897 circular cancellation (outer ring composed of dots). At that time, such uncanceled ship mail to Sweden was likely handed to a ship captain at the dock in Finland, either to expedite the sending to Sweden and/or to avoid reading of the mail by Russian officials. ACTUAL item. |
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4.00 |
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245791 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
40 Bright Aniline Red [1890 10p red (shades) 3-Numeral, Perf 12.5] Mint hinged, with VF centering. Very attractive with brilliant color. Mint examples of this workhorse 10p stamp are surprisingly difficult to find in nice quality. ACTUAL item. |
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80.00 |
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245792 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
40a Dark Rose [1890 10p rose 3-Numeral, Perf 12.5] Mint, moderately hinged, with F-VF centering. The 10p has only one printing/color, Facit #29a, that can fit in the category of "rose" as listed by Scott (#40a); it is a dark rose such as this example. Very attractive with fresh appearance. Mint examples of this workhorse 10p stamp are surprisingly difficult to find in nice quality. ACTUAL item. |
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80.00 |
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249633 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #40a Rose [1890 10p rose 3-Numeral, Perf 12.5] Mint hinged with F-VF centering. Attractive with very distinctive color. The 10p has only one printing/color, Facit #29a, that can fit in the category of "rose" as listed by Scott (#40a). Mint examples of this workhorse 10p stamp are surprisingly difficult to find; this color is missing from most collections. ACTUAL item. |
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54.00 |
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248378 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
41 Yellow Orange IMPERFORATE PAIR [1889 20 penni 3-Numeral] NEVER HINGED vertical pair with large, even XF margins. This appears to be an actual stamp printing, in one of the correct colors, on stamp paper, not a color proof (unless the color was identical) and absolutely not a private print from a discarded plate. Though imperforates are known to exist [per Waris] for all the 3-Numeral denominations except the 2 penni, Facit only lists some of them. Facit 2024 Classic does list this imperforate pair at SEK 1600 per each NH SINGLE. The Facit imperforate values are far too low compared to market demand. The 3-Numeral 1889 Series handbook by Pentti Waris (1998) surprisingly mostly ignores the imperforates (probably due to lack if information; it also ignores proofs) and just makes a general statement: "It is not easy to explain the origin of completely imperforated [sic] stamps, but they were probably illegally taken from the stamp printers." That accusation may be true in at least some cases, however, lack of information is not proof to condemn items. After 135 years in the case of this particular stamp, I believe it is time to accept such stamps for what they look like: Imperforates. Not withstanding the status of such items, gummed imperforate examples are exceedingly scarce and seldom offered! This is one of only a couple examples of this imperforate that I have recorded having in 50 years. ACTUAL item. |
185.00 |
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249083 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
42 Deep Ultramarine [1889 25p ultramarine 3-Numerals, Perf 12.5] Mint hinged, with VF-XF centering. Remarkably deep color -- getting into blackish ultramarine territory -- that is very different from both the usual bright ultramarine printings (and of course very different from the blue printings). Bright and attractive with excellent perforations. An outstanding example of a workhorse stamp -- in a very unusual color -- that is now quite difficult to find in such nice quality. ACTUAL item. |
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90.00 |
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248045 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
42 [1889 25p ultramarine 3-Numerals, Perf 12.5] Mint, lightly hinged, with VF centering. Brilliant color and wonderfully fresh and bright. An outstanding example of a workhorse stamp that is now quite difficult to find in nice quality. ACTUAL item. |
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74.00 |
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248992 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
42a [1889 25p blue 3-Numerals, Perf 12.5] Mint, without gum, with F-VF++ centering. Wonderful color and very fresh appearance despite lacking gum. With gum this centering would be $95! ACTUAL item. |
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29.00 |
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