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222570 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
"IVIGTUT / KRYOLITHBRUD / BYPOST 1922" 10 øre green imperforate "stamp". The design includes a polar bear and a pick and shovel (for mining cryolite, a mineral used in aluminum production, of which Greenland was the only commercial producer; this and several other rare minerals from the Ivigtut deposit are all, to some degree, hydrous aluminum sodical calcium fluorides). This is a completely private, unauthorized fantasy or "Cinderella" label with no postal connection whatsoever. Attributed to the creative American collector Brad Arch (deceased), and were probably produced in the mid-1960s. Interesting and quite popular and now fairly scarce. (I have seen examples sell at public auction at high prices, but this price is much more appropriate.) REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
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222569 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
Fantasy (private) overprints on genuine Greenland stamps: Set of three "expedition" overprints with 4 kr surcharges typographed onto Greenland Scott #48 [1963 1 øre Northern Lights]. Overprinted: "STORE KOLDEWEY EXPEDITION", "JOKEL- BUGTEN EXPEDITION", and "WANDLES SEA EXPEDITION". Attributed to the creative American collector Brad Arch (deceased), and were probably produced in the mid-1960s. Completely private, unauthorized "Cinderella" stamps, however they are interesting and have been quite popular. (I have seen them sell at public auction at high prices, but this price is much more appropriate.) REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
36.00 Reference |