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401533 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #77 BOOKLET PAIR, Facit #103BB from booklet Facit #H9 [1910 (booklet also 1910) 5 øre Green Posthorn] Used VF booklet pair (straight edges on left and right) with two strikes of an (unreadable) traveling post office (probably a coastal ship) cancellation, that appears to be dated in 1915. There is one shorter perforation at the top, but otherwise the perforations are remarkably nice for one of these "very scarce" pairs. This example has small-hole perforations which indicates that the booklet from which this came was made from sheets of a slightly later printing, which fits with the apparent 1915 cancellation date. I have not previously had an example with perforation holes this small. The catalogs list the booklet having been issued in 1910, but it is very likely that production continued for several years, on an occasional as-needed basis, using whatever sheets (printing) of the 5 øre green stamps were currently available. This is from a "very rare" booklet with a Facit Classic 2024 value of SEK 20,000 -- very few examples of the booklet remain in existence. This example is very well centered for this type of pair and has remarkably large margins. This is much, much nicer than typically seen! Probably because such pairs are not well known -- most collectors have never even seen a picture of one -- the value stated in the catalogs is much lower than the rarity would suggest. Such pairs are "rarely" offered, but these pairs do have spaces in certain Norwegian albums, including at least one edition of the Lighthouse album. ACTUAL item. |
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75.00 |
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401535 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #78 Deep Lilac on Yellowish Paper [1922 5 øre magenta Posthorn] Mint, extremely lightly hinged (you may need a magnifying glass to find the hinge mark), with SUPERB centering. Though there were many printings of this stamp, this is an unusual example. This example has much deeper color than usually seen. Though this does not look "brownish lilac" to me, it may belong to the "brownish lilac" group that Facit lists. The yellowish paper (and slightly yellowish gum) is quite unusual on this stamp and suggests that this is either an early printing or a small printing of which I have seen very few examples. This example has smaller-hole perforations than typically seen. This "workhorse" stamp is common in normal quality, but such nice LH examples are surprisingly hard to find; furthermore, this color/paper is particularly unusual (in any condition / quality). There were many printings of this stamp resulting in different papers, colors, and appearance of perforations, but the specialized catalogs do not provide any information other than Facit separating the color shades into "red lilac" and "brownish lilac". This denomination presents a great possibility for making a specialized collection and forging your own path. ACTUAL item. |
4.00 |
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