| First Issue |  Top |
| Item # |
|
Never Hinged  US$ |
Mint Hinged US$ |
Used US$ |
||
235844 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1 Misperforated. NH upper left corner margin block of 36 (9 columns, 4 rows) fully perforated with correct horizontal perforations. The vertical perforations are shifted about 3 mm to the right (thus cutting through the left "5"). The stamps are the normal 20 mm width except the right-most two columns which are narrower. The block also shows a variety of plate flaws, for example "white spot on N" in all the stamps of column 4. Clean perforations. Slightly crackled yellow gum (not the smooth gum type). Regular NH stamps sell for around $7/each ($250 total). ACTUAL item. |
190.00 |
--- | --- | ||
235853 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1 Light Yellow Green. Mint VF. The only example of this color that I have seen; could possibly be a changeling. ACTUAL item. |
--- |
15.00 |
--- | ||
235852 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1 Misperforation: Vertical perforation shifted to the right through the left "5". Canceled, but cancel may not be correct. ACTUAL item. |
--- | --- |
8.00 |
||
235845 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2 Perforation Error. NH right margin block of 10 (5 columns, 2 rows) fully perforated with correct horizontal perforations. The vertical perforations are shifted in dramatic ways, resulting in an extremely narrow (14 mm) column of stamps on left entirely missing the "10" on the right side. The next three columns of stamps of normal 20 mm width, but greatly misaligned due to the previous error; both "10" are on the left side of each stamp. The right column is extra-wide (24 mm) thus including the "10" of the adjacent stamp to the left; thus there are THREE "10" on the right-column stamps. Normal vertical perforation at right and left sides of the 10-block. Very clean perforations. Smooth yellow gum. A dramatic type of error including the narrowest and widest North Ingermanland stamps I can recall seeing and the only N.I. stamps I recall with only one denomination or with three denominations! Stunning item! ACTUAL item. |
250.00 |
--- | --- | ||
235857 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
2 Misperforation: Vertical perforation shifted to the left through the right "10". Mint Attractive. ACTUAL item. |
--- |
8.00 |
--- | ||
235846 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
4 Perforation Error. NH VF lower left corner margin single with normal horizontal perforations but missing the left side marginal perforation (thus imperforate on left side). 5 mm left margin and 15 mm bottom margin. Light yellow smooth gum. Very clean perforations. ACTUAL item. |
Reference |
--- | --- | ||
401072 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
North Ingermanland: Scott #5 [1920 1 mk Coat of Arms] Mint hinged, with F-VF centering. This example has an unusual (scarcer) Light Red color with an unusually crisp impression. Despite only 10,000 stamps (one hundred sheets) being printed, the color can vary from dark red to light red. My theory, because the Light Red stamps seem to have a cleaner, crisper printing impression, from what would seem to be a freshly cleaned plate, is that the first-printed stamps had lighter color. Either the color was then intentionally darkened after a small group of sheets were printed or the ink naturally darkened as a tiny amount of black / dark inks, from inadequately cleaned ink rollers from previous print jobs, mixed with the light red ink. Very attractive appearance with delicate color and "perfect" perforations. Hard to obtain; missing from most collections. ACTUAL item. |
--- |
66.00 |
--- | ||
400995 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
North Ingermanland: Scott #6 [1920 5 mk Coat of Arms] Mint Hinged with XF centering, but with a couple of blunted perforation teeth and a pre-printing paper fold. While the pre-printing paper fold might be considered a defect by some, it would be considered a production variety by others. Pre-printing paper folds are occasionally found on the first North Ingermanland stamp issue, but they are uncommon. On this example, the pre-printing paper fold is very hard to see from the front (a 10x magnifier might be required) but it can be seen on the reverse. A pre-printing paper fold (instead of a crease which happens sometime later) is detected by a tiny gap in the printing ink. This is an attractive example of a very scarce stamp -- only 3000 were printed and many of those were used. Without the pre-printing paper fold, this centering would be $240! ACTUAL item. |
--- |
SOLD |
--- | ||
204331 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
7 [10 mark, brown and black] Imperforate single, Mint VF, very lightly hinged. Ample margins. Despite the Scott listing for pairs, these are usually collected as singles. Much, much more difficult to obtain than the catalogs suggest. This is the key value of the set and is rarely available by itself. ACTUAL item. |
--- |
WANTED |
--- |