| Select Stamps - 1896-1908 Knudsen Printing Posthorns |  Top |
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Never Hinged  US$ |
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239223 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #51a, NK #68, Facit #68 [1896 10 øre Carmine, Knudsen Print, Perf 13.5 x 12.5] Mint F-VF+ (bottom two stamps NH) 4-block with perforation "error" Type 1 on the left side stamps (does not add to the cost). This block is from the Norman Gary collection; he marked the four cliche types as 2-3/4-1 (but the standard numbering for the types may have changed since he determined them). Wonderfully fresh and attractive -- nice multiples of this "workhorse" denomination are really quite scarce; these stamps were almost completely used up in normal postal use. Even NH stamps are scarce. The break-up value of this block is about $420 (and I do have clients seeking the single stamps) but I cannot bring myself to break up such a nice and scarce block. ACTUAL item. |
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390.00 |
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240319 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
56, Facit #82, NK #82 [1900 35 øre Posthorn, Knudsen Printing, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] NEVER HINGED lower right corner margin 4-block with all VF and XF stamps. Only a small hinge mark in the sheet margin. Stated by the previous owner (a Posthorn specialist) to be from the first printing. While not a very scarce stamp in NH condition, or even in NH/Mint multiples, examples this nice are quite unusual! Stunning appearance! Priced at only the break-up value of the four stamps! Very low price as a block! ACTUAL item. |
240.00 |
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240320 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
56, Facit #82, NK #82 [1900 35 øre Posthorn, Knudsen Printing, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] Used 4-block with SUPERBLY CENTERED stamps and nice champhered-corners rectangular 1907 parcel cancel. Unusually white paper. The upper left stamp has a small spot on it. NK states that used blocks are scarce (the largest known to exist are 6 and 8), and prices used blocks at 50 (FIFTY) times the value of a single stamp -- and NK is conservative! I have not recorded having another example in 45 years. Without the spot, this very scarce block would certainly fetch at least $400 and perhaps more with this centering. ACTUAL item. |
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220.00 |
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401841 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #57a K-Print, Facit/NK #72 [1897 50 øre Posthorn, Knudsen Printing, Perforation 13.5 x 12.5] Mint, Original Gum, Hinged, with F-VF centering. The upper right corner perforation tooth is short, but irregular perforations are very typical on the Perforation 13.5 x 12.5 stamps because the perforating device was worn out; in fact, the Facit Classic Catalog 2024 has a special note that faultless perforations command a premium value. A very fresh example with nice color, a remarkably crisp printing impression, reasonable (typical) centering, typical perforations, and correct original gum (hinged). Scott #57a actually represents two different stamps, which are listed as different stamps in the specialized catalogs: the 1894 Central Printing and this 1897 Knudsen Printing. In addition to being printed by different companies, there are actual differences in the designs. This 1897 Knudsen Printing is significantly scarcer in Mint condition than the 1894 Central Printing. The Facit Classic Catalog 2024 value is SEK 3300 (approx US$330 10/2026) and the Scott Classic Catalogue 2026 value is $350. Most of the stamps of the 1894-1908 era Posthorns are much harder to find in Mint condition than their catalog values suggest. This is a very attractive example of a stamp that is missing from most Mint Norway collections. ACTUAL item. |
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219.00 |
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401396 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #57a K-Print, Facit/NK #72 [1897 50 øre Posthorn, Knudsen Printing, Perforation 13.5 x 12.5] Used with F-VF centering and almost complete, SUPERBLY CENTERED "LEVANGER" "Swiss bridge style" 12 October 1899 cancellation. Examples with circular cancellations are harder to find because most of the 50 øre stamps were used for parcel post and often received rectangular cancellations. A very attractive example with a cancellation, from a mid-size town, that is not very often seen so well struck. ACTUAL item. |
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34.00 |