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248771 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
4-5, 6-11 [1860 5, 10 kop; 1866 5, 8, 10, 20, 40 penni, 1 mark Serpentines] THE COMPLETE SET OF 1893 OFFICIAL REPRINTS. NEVER HINGED, almost-matched set of lower left corner margins (only the 8 penni is not; it has only a bottom margin). FULL TEETH and with VF OR BETTER CENTERING. Incredibly fresh and bright. [Around 1995 I sold this set is from a freshly broken block; recently I purchased the entire collection of that client.] Only 1000 printed; undervalued in the catalogs, especially in such pristine condition. Wonderfully fresh -- a stunning set! ACTUAL item. |
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400743 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #4, K Spacing, Light Blue (Facit #3C1Kd) [1860 5 kopek Serpentine, Roulette I] Used VF with almost full teeth. Only one tooth missing and with excellent margins on all four sides. This example has Facit "K" spacing between stamps (1.6 mm horizontally and 1.6 mm vertically). Even though only the vertical distance (1.6 mm between stamps) can be measured on this example (in the bottom margin), the other two spacing possibilities would have a 2.3 mm distance vertically, thus this can only be K spacing. Very attractive and delicate light blue color. Neat corner-cancel circular postmark plus manuscript "x" as was often the practice. A very attractive example wit great overall appearance. ACTUAL item. |
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89.00 |
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400745 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #5, K Spacing, Lilac-Rose (Facit #4C1Kc) [1860 10 kopek Serpentine, Roulette I] Used VF appearance and FULL TEETH but with aged-toned paper. This example has Facit "K" spacing (1.6 mm horizontally and 1.6 mm vertically) between the stamps and the delicate Lilac Rose color. Adjacent-stamp frame lines are visible on the right and bottom, both with 1.6 mm spacing. With a neat, partial low-box style "TAM..." (can only be TAMMERFORS) cancellation. A very reasonable example at a very low price. ACTUAL item. |
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400744 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #5, K or LK Spacing, Carmine-Rose (Facit #4C1Lb/LKb) [1860 10 kopek Serpentine, Roulette I] Used with F-VF appearance and only one tooth missing, but with creases (most only visible on the reverse). This example has either Facit "LK" spacing (1.6 mm horizontally and 2.3 mm vertically) or Facit "L" spacing (1.6 mm horizontally and 1.6 mm vertically) and a delicate Carmine Rose color. The top measurement is 2.7 mm with no adjacent stamp frameline located above, thus this has to be a top margin example. The bottom measurement is less than 1.6 mm, thus it cannot be known if it is 1.6 or 2.7 mm spacing at bottom. However, the right-side measurement is 1.6 mm (the frame of the adjacent stamp is just barely visible on two tooth tips). Thus this can be either K or LK spacing. With a bold "x" manuscript cancel as often seen on this issue. A very reasonable example at a very low price. ACTUAL item. |
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10.00 |
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400746 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #6b Lilac Brown, Facit #5v3C3 [1866 5 penni Roulette III (1871-1873), ORDINARY (wove) PAPER] Used with Fine centering but overall wonderful appearance. Three teeth partially missing or blunted; couple other teeth with base-tears in them that can only be seen under 10x magnification. Almost complete BRAHESTAD arc-style 10 October 1873 cancellation. This stamp (Scott #6, 6a, 6b) was printed on ordinary paper; in collections often the more common #12 on laid paper is found in its place. Double check which you have in this spot in your album. Remarkably nice looking example of a scarce stamp! ACTUAL item. |
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69.00 |
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400748 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #9 Light Blue, Facit #8v2C3 [1866 20 penni, Roulette III, Grayish-Blue Wove Paper (1867-1874)] Used with F-VF centering and overall VF appearance. Only one tooth missing. No faults. Delicate lighter blue color and a complete BORGA 2 January 1872 arc-style cancellation. A very pretty example at a very reasonable price. ACTUAL item. |
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400749 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #10 Carmine Rose on Pale Rose Paper, Facit #9v1C3 [1866 40 penni Roulette III, Ordinary Pale Rose Paper] Used with F-VF centering and FULL TEETH. Wonderful appearance, with BLUE, PERFECTLY CENTERED, but faint, WIBORG arc-style cancellation. Wiborg is in the Lost Territories, now located in Russia. Though this stamp is "common" in normal quality (missing teeth), this full-teeth example is remarkably scarce with such nice overall appearance. ACTUAL item. |
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400750 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #10 Carmine on Pale Rose Paper, Facit #9v1C3 [1866 40 penni Roulette III, Ordinary Pale Rose Paper] Used with VF centering and only one short tooth. Excellent appearance, with PERFECTLY CENTERED and bold ÅBO arc-style cancellation. Though this stamp is not "scarce" in normal quality (missing teeth), this one-tooth-short example with a beautiful cancellation is remarkably nice. ACTUAL item. |
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400751 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #12 Lilac Brown on Thin Pale Lilac LAID Paper, Facit #5v1C3c [1866 5 penni Laid Paper, Roulette III (this paper, color, and roulette 1870-1871)] Used with VF centering and only two shorter teeth (plus a couple tiny tooth tears that require 10x magnification to see). Remarkably light cancellation. The teeth measure about 1.9 mm and thus are borderline between Roulette II (Facit 1.6 to 1.9) and Roulette III. Because it is so close I have chosen to describe this as the lower-cost Roulette III -- but you might decide that it is a Roulette II (produced in 1866). An attractive stamp in much better-than-usual quality. A nice example at a very attractive price. ACTUAL item. |
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49.00 |