Iceland: Stamps: Scott C1-C14 -- 1928-1933 Airmails
Scott numbers have been given for these listings. If you would prefer to examine the stamps before purchasing, or you are any seeking stamps (or any condition or any quality) not listed here, please send your want list using your choice of Scott or Facit numbers.
Unless there is a 6-digit item number in the left-most column, the images shown in this section are standard images of the issues from my image library; they are presented to show the designs of the stamp issues and not to show the specific individual stamps being offered. The centering of the stamps in the images is usually Superb or VF quality; again these are not images of the individual stamps being offered. Most early stamps had multiple printings, thus color shades vary greatly; the colors in the images are random printings/colors. If there is a 6-digit item number in the left-most column, the image is of the actual item being offered.
All the listed conditions and qualities were in stock at the moment this list was prepared and I endeavor to maintain them in stock and to keep this website updated. However, my stock changes daily and (to paraphrase) good stamps are hard to find. If you are willing to accept a different grade or quality if an item is temporarily out of stock, please let me know when ordering (add a comment at the conclusion of the shopping cart process) and please also let me know of any alternates you will consider. Furthermore, new stamps are being put in stock every day; if the quality and/or condition you are seeking is not listed, please send your want list.
The publication of this list is a "first effort" in quite a long time. It surely includes a few errors; I will be grateful if you would inform me of any errors. Stamps "missing" from the list simply might not be included because they are not in stock or are singles which are normally only listed in full sets. Just the same if it seems like something obvious (and not a single from a set) is missing, please let me know. If you can offer for sale items that are not listed here, please do so; I especially need sources of pre-1940 mint (hinged or never hinged) stamps and recent used complete sets. Prices are subject to typographical error and change, but I will do my best to honor the listed prices to the extent of available stock.
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F-VF [74049]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
1.45
.85
12.10
C1
Fine [74049]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
.90
.50
7.10
C1
Ave [74049]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
.45
.30
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C1
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74049]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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.25
1.80
C2
VF [74050]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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74.50
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C2
F-VF [74050]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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57.50
121.00
C2
Fine [74050]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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30.25
71.50
C2
Ave [74050]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
56.00
18.00
37.50
238845
C2 [1929 Airplane overprint on 50 aur Two Kings] Never Hinged with just-barely-Fine centering and very clean perforations. This is fairly typical centering for this stamp. NH Average is normally $56 and NH Fine is normally $115; by comparison NH VF is $265!
ACTUAL item.
62.00
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239617
C2 [1929 Airplane overprint on 50 aur Two Kings] Mint with VF+ centering. Rough perforations variety; seldom seen so rough.
ACTUAL item.
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79.00
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238848
C2 [1929 Airplane overprint on 50 aur Two Kings] Used with Average centering. This is fairly typical centering for this stamp.
ACTUAL item.
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37.50
C3
VF [74051]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
52.50
25.50
74.50
C3
F-VF [74051]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
44.50
21.00
62.00
C3
Fine [74051]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
36.00
16.00
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C3
SD (Slightly Damaged) [74051]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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3.35
9.00
231122
C3 Mint VF centering, but small thin spot. Otherwise $25.50.
ACTUAL item.
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7.00
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231123
C3 Mint VF centering, but small thin spot. Otherwise $25.50.
ACTUAL item.
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7.00
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231300
C3 Used Superb. Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and neat postmark.
ACTUAL item.
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85.00
231301
C3 Used Superb. Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and neat postmark.
ACTUAL item.
Scott #C3 [1930 10 aur triangle Althing / Parliament Millennium Falcon Airmail] STRIP OF THREE, Mint Hinged with VF centering. Very fresh and bright with great centering, "perfect" perforations, and wonderful overall appearance. Just counted as five VF Hinged stamps, the total selling price would be $76.50. While multiples of this stamp were easier to find 40 or more years ago, such multiples have since mostly been broken up and are now harder to find. This is a beautiful example of a "classic" Icelandic stamp design at below the break-up value of the strip!
ACTUAL item.
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69.00
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C4-8
VF [74052]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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245.00
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C4-8
F-VF [74052]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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201.75
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C4
VF [74053]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
75.00
31.75
60.50
C4
F-VF [74053]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
58.00
26.25
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401338
Scott #C4 [1930 15 aur Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with bright colors, bright white paper, excellent centering, and "perfect" never hinged correct original gum. This set was the first Icelandic stamp issue to be printed by the De La Rue company in England, resulting in different characteristics, but even so, its production was quite different than later Icelandic stamp issues that were printed by De La Rue. The paper is quite thick and is coated for improved printing impression. The watermark is a lotus flower design not used for any other Icelandic stamps. The gum is usually slightly yellowish, and is grainy-shiny, but not smooth-glossy; the gum follows the contours of strong typographed printing impression. 40,000 each of the first two values of the set were printed; the final three values had printings of only 25,000 each. Scarce with such nice centering. An excellent example.
ACTUAL item.
75.00
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242898
C4 [1930 15 aur Parliament Airmail] Mint, very lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering. Scarce with such nice centering and perforations. Wonderfully fresh.
ACTUAL item.
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39.00
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C5
VF [74054]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
75.00
31.75
60.50
C5
F-VF [74054]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
58.00
26.25
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242895
C5 [1930 20 aur Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh. Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and freshness.
ACTUAL item.
85.00
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401339
Scott #C5 [1930 20 aur Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with F-VF+++ centering. Wonderfully fresh with bright colors, bright white paper, excellent centering, and "perfect" never hinged correct original gum. This set was the first Icelandic stamp issue to be printed by the De La Rue company in England, resulting in different characteristics, but even so, its production was quite different than later Icelandic stamp issues that were printed by De La Rue. The paper is quite thick and is coated for improved printing impression. The watermark is a lotus flower design not used for any other Icelandic stamps. The gum is usually slightly yellowish, and is grainy-shiny, but not smooth-glossy; the gum follows the contours of strong typographed printing impression. 40,000 each of the first two values of the set were printed; the final three values had printings of only 25,000 each. Scarce with nice centering. An excellent example.
ACTUAL item.
67.00
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242899
C5 [1930 20 aur Parliament Airmail] Mint, lightly hinged, with Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh and perfect! Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and freshness.
ACTUAL item.
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46.00
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242900
C5 [1930 20 aur Parliament Airmail] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF-Superb centering. Wonderfully fresh! Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and freshness.
ACTUAL item.
F-VF [74055]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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49.75
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401340
Scott #C6 [1930 35 aur Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with bright colors, bright white paper, nice centering, and "perfect" never hinged correct original gum. This set was the first Icelandic stamp issue to be printed by the De La Rue company in England, resulting in different characteristics, but even so, its production was quite different than later Icelandic stamp issues that were printed by De La Rue. The paper is quite thick and is coated for improved printing impression. The watermark is a lotus flower design not used for any other Icelandic stamps. The gum is usually slightly yellowish, and is grainy-shiny, but not smooth-glossy; the gum follows the contours of strong typographed printing impression. 40,000 each of the first two values of the set were printed; the final three values had printings of only 25,000 each. Scarce with nice centering. An excellent example.
ACTUAL item.
129.00
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C7
VF [74056]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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60.50
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C7
F-VF [74056]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
135.00
49.75
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401341
Scott #C7 [1930 50 aur Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with bright colors, bright white paper, excellent centering, and "perfect" never hinged correct original gum. This set was the first Icelandic stamp issue to be printed by the De La Rue company in England, resulting in different characteristics, but even so, its production was quite different than later Icelandic stamp issues that were printed by De La Rue. The paper is quite thick and is coated for improved printing impression. The watermark is a lotus flower design not used for any other Icelandic stamps. The gum is usually slightly yellowish, and is grainy-shiny, but not smooth-glossy; the gum follows the contours of strong typographed printing impression. 40,000 each of the first two values of the set were printed; the final three values had printings of only 25,000 each. Scarce with such nice centering. An excellent example.
ACTUAL item.
175.00
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C8
VF [74057]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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60.50
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C8
F-VF [74057]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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49.75
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242897
C8 [1930 1 krona Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. Perfect and wonderfully fresh! Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and freshness.
ACTUAL item.
210.00
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401342
Scott #C8 [1930 1 kr Parliament Airmail] NEVER HINGED with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh with bright colors, bright white paper, excellent centering, and "perfect" never hinged correct original gum. This set was the first Icelandic stamp issue to be printed by the De La Rue company in England, resulting in different characteristics, but even so, its production was quite different than later Icelandic stamp issues that were printed by De La Rue. The paper is quite thick and is coated for improved printing impression. The watermark is a lotus flower design not used for any other Icelandic stamps. The gum is usually slightly yellowish, and is grainy-shiny, but not smooth-glossy; the gum follows the contours of strong typographed printing impression. 40,000 each of the first two values of the set were printed; the final three values had printings of only 25,000 each. Scarce with such nice centering. An excellent example.
ACTUAL item.
186.00
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242901
C8 [1930 1 krona Parliament Airmail] Mint, very lightly hinged, with Superb centering. Perfect and wonderfully fresh! Scarce with such nice centering, perforations, and freshness.
ACTUAL item.
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79.00
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C9-11
VF [74058]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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150.00
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C9-11
F-VF [74058]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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110.00
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C9-11
Fine [74058]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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61.50
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C9
VF [74059]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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49.00
198.00
C9
F-VF [74059]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
64.00
36.00
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C9
Fine [74059]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
C9 [1931 30 aur "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color and perfect perforations! Hard to find in NH condition.
ACTUAL item.
64.00
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401324
Scott #C9 [1931 30 aur "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color and "perfect" perforations! This stamp is hard to find in NH condition. Facit 2024 value is SEK 900!
ACTUAL item.
64.00
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401328
Scott #C9 [1931 30 aur "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color, "perfect" perforations, and "perfect" never hinged original gum! This stamp is hard to find in NH condition. Facit 2024 value is SEK 900, but priced very low due to the centering. For comparison, a NH VF example would sell for $86!
ACTUAL item.
33.00
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401327
Scott #C9 [1931 30 aur "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] Mint, moderately hinged, with XF-Superb centering. I describe this stamp as having "XF-Superb" centering because it will LOOK Superb (perfectly centered) to most eyes, but technically the centering is just very slightly high (while being perfect side to side). Some philatelists call this "optically perfectly centered" because our eyes and brains tend to prefer perfect side to side centering, but just a tiny bit centered toward the top. Wonderfully fresh with great color and "absolutely perfect" perforations, and fresh, proper original gum (hinged)! This stamp is amazingly hard to find in with such nice centering! As of May 2026, this is by far the nicest centered Mint example I have had on the website set since at least the mid-1990s, if not ever.
ACTUAL item.
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64.00
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247651
C9 [1931 30 aur "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Used with VF centering and typical style of cancellation for this issue. Unusually nice centering for this stamp. Properly used examples are quite hard to find.
ACTUAL item.
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198.00
231126
C9 Used with F-VF centering, but with light undated cancel (likely Reykjavik and probably okay). With clearer cancel would be $144!
ACTUAL item.
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59.00
401329
Scott #C9 [1931 30 aur "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color, "perfect" perforations, and "perfect" never hinged original gum! This stamp is hard to find in NH condition -- NH blocks are now especially scarce as more and more have been broken up in the last few decades for NH singles. Facit 2024 value is SEK 900 for a NH single. NH VF single stamps readily sell for $86. This block, containing at least one XF centered stamp, is priced below the breakup value as four NH VF singles, without anything added for the XF stamp.
ACTUAL item.
329.00
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C10
VF [74060]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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18.20
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C10
F-VF [74060]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
19.75
13.20
144.00
C10
Fine [74060]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
12.00
7.50
81.00
401334
Scott #C10 [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh with terrific centering, great color and excellent perforations! The gum is original and never hinged, though it does show the typical gum-thickness variation that occurred in the early printings of the Christian X stamps. This stamp is hard to find in NH condition, but especially with such nice centering -- such nice centering of this stamp is scarce in any (NH, Mint Hinged, or Used) condition.
ACTUAL item.
SOLD
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401325
Scott #C10 [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color and "perfect" perforations! Hard to find in NH condition, but priced very low due to the centering.
ACTUAL item.
Scott #C10 [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color and "perfect" perforations! Hard to find in NH condition, but priced very low due to the centering.
ACTUAL item.
12.00
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231127
C10 Used with F-VF centering, but with light undated cancel (probably okay). With clearer cancel would be $144!
ACTUAL item.
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59.00
247655
C10 [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Used with F-VF centering and neat cancellation of a typical type for this stamp. Great color and excellent perforations! An attractive example of a stamp that is scarce in Used condition.
ACTUAL item.
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144.00
247663
C10, Facit #163v variety (white bulge to the right of the "1") [1931 1 kr Christian X "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering. This variety occurs in every position in the 7th vertical column in the sheet. Though not costly, this variety is surprisingly hard to find on such nicely centered examples.
ACTUAL item.
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36.00
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247664
C10, Facit #163v variety (white bulge to the right of the "1") [1931 1 kr Christian X "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Used with F-VF centering and a neat cancellation of a typical style for this stamp. The cancellation leaves the variety clearly visible. This variety occurs in every position in the 7th vertical column in the sheet. Though Used examples of #C10 are scarce, this variety adds only a surprisingly small premium to the value.
ACTUAL item.
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159.00
401332
Scott #C10, Facit #163v PLATE VARIETY [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] Mint, lightly hinged, with Fine centering. Catalog-listed Plate Variety "white bulge on the right side of the numeral 1".All the stamps in the 7th vertical column of the sheet show this variety, yet it can be quite difficult to find nice examples. Blocks or strips showing this variety are especially scarce. Note: The same frame plate was used for printing the Second Portrait Design of the 1 kr stamp (Scott #185), but before that printing started, each position in the 7th column was retouched to remove the white spot; the retouched positions are each different and identifiable. With typical Fine centering, but fresh appearance, excellent perforations, and excellent very lightly hinged original gum. This variety can be very hard to find!
ACTUAL item.
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18.00
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401331
Scott #C10 [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED Lower Right PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR "No 402Y" with Fine centering. The stamps and selvage are NH, but the gum is slightly aged (yellowed) as is often seen on this particular stamp. There is perforation separation in one place in the selvage (next to the "4"), but otherwise the perforations are strong. At the bottom center of the lower right stamp, there is a small spot of (original) gum. Such gum spots on the front are occasionally found on the Christian X stamps. They are the result of handling during production while the gum was still wet. When they are encountered, they are almost always found on stamps that are margin-adjacent and especially at the lower right sheet-corner (where a printer may have picked up a sheet for close inspection). Technically, such a spot does reduce the value, but plate blocks of this issue are so scarce that most collectors regard such a spot to be inconsequential. Though only Fine centered (typical for this issue), this block has fresh appearance with great color and excellent perforations. This stamp has become hard to find in NH condition -- NH blocks are now especially scarce (and plate blocks have always been very scarce) as more and more have been broken up in the last few decades for NH singles. In 53 years, and especially since I started seriously recording such items around 2000, I have not recorded having a plate block of this stamp.
ACTUAL item.
69.00
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401330
Scott #C10, Facit #163v PLATE VARIETY [1931 1 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR with F-VF centering. The left TWO stamps show the catalog-listed Plate Variety "white bulge on the right side of the numeral 1".All the stamps in the 7th vertical column of the sheet show this variety, yet it can be quite difficult to find nice examples. Blocks or strips showing this variety are especially scarce. Note: The same frame plate was used for printing the Second Portrait Design of the 1 kr stamp (Scott #185), but before that printing started, each position in the 7th column was retouched to remove the white spot; the retouched positions are each different and identifiable. Wonderfully fresh with great color, bright white paper, excellent perforations, and "perfect" never hinged original gum! This stamp (and especially the variety) has become hard to find in NH condition -- NH blocks are now especially scarce as more and more have been broken up in the last few decades for NH singles. Normal NH F-VF single stamps sell for $19.75 each, but only the right two stamps in this block are normal. In 53 years, and especially since I started seriously recording such items around 2000, I have not recorded having a block or strip (of four or more) containing this variety.
ACTUAL item.
96.00
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C11
VF [74061]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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69.00
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C11
F-VF [74061]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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54.00
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C11
Fine [74061]
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
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31.00
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401326
Scott #C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with VF-XF centering. Wonderfully fresh with strong colors, remarkable centering, "perfect" perforations, and pristine original never hinged gum! This stamp is very hard to find with such nice centering and perforations, especially in NH condition! Facit 2024 value SEK 1400 for normal centering.
ACTUAL item.
Scott #C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh with strong colors, great centering, "perfect" perforations, and "perfect" original never hinged gum! This stamp is very hard to find with such nice centering and perforations, especially in NH condition! Facit 2024 value SEK 1400 for normal centering.
ACTUAL item.
165.00
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247656
C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] NEVER HINGED with F-VF++ centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color and perfect perforations! Quite hard to find in NH condition.
ACTUAL item.
139.00
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247657
C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Mint hinged with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh appearance with great color and perfect perforations! This stamp is quite hard to find with such nice centering!
ACTUAL item.
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79.00
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401336
Scott #C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" Overprint] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with VF centering. The hinge mark is so small that the previous owner was sure that this stamp was NH. Wonderfully fresh with strong colors, great centering, "perfect" perforations, and "perfect" original lightly hinged gum! This stamp is very hard to find with such nice centering and perforations!
ACTUAL item.
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69.00
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247660
C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Used with F-VF centering and neat cancellation of a typical type for this stamp. Very attractive with great color and perfect perforations! Used examples of this stamp is quite hard to find.
ACTUAL item.
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144.00
247661
C11 [1931 2 kr "Zeppelin 1931" overprint] Used with F-VF centering, on good sized piece of envelope. Neat cancellation of a typical type for this stamp. Very attractive with great color and perfect perforations! Used examples of this stamp is quite hard to find.
ACTUAL item.
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144.00
401337
Scott #C12 [1933 1 kr "Hópflug Ítala" Overprint] Mint, original gum (as always from me unless otherwise mentioned), reasonably hinged, with VF centering. Fresh and attractive with great color and excellent perforations. Because the stamps of this set are so scarce and sought after, examples are often "too well loved" as the result of being too often handled. This example is unusually nice! Accompanied by a Jay Smith color certificate with "lifetime" guarantee. (Guarantee details upon request.)
ACTUAL item.