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Scott Classic #Q1b PAIR [1919 Wowern #18, Facit #P4II, Grayish Brown Paper], #Q2b [1919 Wowern #19, Facit #P5II, Perf 11.5 Grayish Brown Paper], #Q4d [1918 Wowern #17, Facit #P7I, Perf 11.5, THICK PAPER] on 1922 parcel card from KGH office in København to Julianehaab. The left 1 øre stamp has the sought-after "WHITE SOCCER BALL AT BEARS FEET" variety, Wowern variety Ab, which on this printing is from plate position 24, thus the pair is from positions 24-25. The 1 øre stamps have a couple of blunted perforation teeth. The parcel card is Wowern Type 4. (In his 1988 catalog, Wowern stated approximate period of use 1912-1915, but later it was determined that this card type was used into the early 1920s). The cancellations are Wowern #14.01. The parcel label (numbered tracking label; one was put on the card and a larger version was placed on the parcel) is Wowern Type B, with handstamped "GRØNLAND" -- this is the only type/version of the parcel labels that included the country name text. Accompanied by a Wowern 1995 certificate stating "The card and the stamps and the cancellations are genuine and without any faults or repairs." AND a Carl Aage Møller AIEP color images certificate stating "The parcel card is perfectly fresh and in very fine condition..." and "Stamps, postmark and label are genuine and belonging to the parcel card." Møller states that the 14 øre franking is "correctly franked" for a weight of 14 half-kilos at the "1905-rate" (which did not change until 1930) of 1 øre per half-kilo (with a 10 øre minimum). Møller apparently had access to postal/ship records because he states that "The parcel was sent from Copenhagen [København] 10.06.1922 by vessel "Fox", second voyage." A very attractive card with the 1 øre stamps placed on the reverse which was the common practice when more than two stamps were need to pay the total postage amount. Valuation of such multi-stamp parcel cards uses the method of the card value for the most costly stamp-on-card, plus the used stamp values of all additional stamps, plus the value of the cancellation (if the cancel has a premium value), plus any unusual factors. In this case, Facit 2014 values both the 1 and 2 øre stamps at SEK 8000 on a card, so 8000 for a 1 øre on card + 550 for the additional 1 øre Print 2 (not including the "footing soccer ball" variety) + 900 for the 2 øre Print 2 + 1800 for the 10 øre Print 1 EQUALS a total Facit 2014 catalog value of around SEK 11,250 or around US$1100.00 as of July 2025. It is quite unusual to find the 1 and 2 øre Print 2 stamps on a card, and it is even more unusual to find the 10 øre Print 1 on a card. A handsome example of the Pakke-Porto stamps on cover -- this is how they were intended to be used -- with some unusual features and extremely useful 1922 date and ship attribution done by Carl Aage Møller.
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