Iceland: Bargains: Bargain Stamps - Scott #86-107 1911 Jon Sigurdsson; 1912 King Frederik VIII; 1914-1918 Two Kings - Crosses Watermark
These bargain-priced stamps are attractive, but most have hidden flaws. You can save a tremendous amount of money when you add such stamps to your collection. Each stamp is one of a kind, so please let me know if I may substitute a different example (that looks as good or better, for the same cost) if the stamp you order has sold. If you have any doubts, all are available for approval viewing. If you are seeking stamps of this quality and price level from any of the Scandinavian countries, just send along your want list -- I will be happy to send bargains on approval. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise stated.
Bargain Stamps - Scott #86-107 1911 Jon Sigurdsson; 1912 King Frederik VIII; 1914-1918 Two Kings - Crosses Watermark
93 [1912 10 aur Frederik VIII] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Very fresh with great color and pristine gum. Typical rough perforations for this issue. While this is not a "scarce" stamp, NH examples can be hard to find. For comparison, a F-VF centered NH example of this stamp would be $85! Price very attractively.
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39.00
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243166
94 Rough Perforation Variety [1912 20 aur Frederik VIII] Mint with XF centering, but without gum. Also with an interesting printing or plate variety: "white cloud" in upper right corner. I have not previously encountered this variety. An outstanding example.
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24.00
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243167
94 [1912 20 aur Frederik VIII] Mint with F-VF+ centering, but without gum. Very attractive with unusually clean perforations and nice color. Otherwise would be $46.50.
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13.00
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243179
96 [1912 1 kr Frederik VIII] Mint with VF centering, but tiny thin speck in the hinge area (you may need a magnifying glass to see it). Wonderfully bright and fresh. Otherwise would be $44.50.
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16.00
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243182
98 [1912 5 kr Frederik VIII] Used with Just-Fine centering (the perfs do just clear the design) and neat, proper type of cancellation. A very reasonably priced examples of a stamp missing from most collections. As comparison Used VF would be $265 and F-VF $210!
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135.00
241741
102 [1914 5 aur Two Kings, Crosses Watermark] Mint VF, but without gum. A very attractive example with dark green color. An identifiable variety position, AFA Specialized #79s, with several clear diagonal cuts in the frame lines. Otherwise would be $129 as a normal gummed example, and the AFA Specialized 2016 value for the gummed variety is DKK 1200!
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49.00
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241740
102 [1914 5 aur Two Kings, Crosses Watermark] Mint F-VF, but with slight thinning in the hinge area. A very crisply printed example from a freshly cleaned plate; from the light green printing. Very attractive. Otherwise would be $96.
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19.00
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243147
102 [1914 5 aur Two Kings, Crosses Watermark, Perf 14 x 14.5] Mint Fine, but with small thin in the hinge area. A very fresh and crisply example. Very attractive. Otherwise would be $66.50 for Mint Hinged of this centering.
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13.00
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231065
103 Used Average. Fresh and bright. By comparison, Used F-VF is $42!
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42.00
231066
103 Used Average. Fresh and bright. By comparison, Used F-VF is $42!
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