| 1907-1935 Various Issues |  Top |
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243834 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
64 [1907 1 kr King Haakon VII, First Design] Used with Fine centering and neat, fully dated, virtually complete, circular (bridge style) 21 August 1909 LEVANGER (a mid-sized town) town cancellation. Such complete circular cancellations are quite scarce on these high-denomination Haakon VII stamps, especially from other than the largest cities. ACTUAL item. |
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42.00 |
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234579 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
65 [1907 1-1/2 Kr Haakon VII, First Design] Used Superb horizontal PAIR with proper VF+ 1910 "KRISTIANSUND N." circular town cancellation. This issue is always more desirable with proper circular town cancellations. Used multiples are scarce and seldom offered. ACTUAL item. |
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219.00 |
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243837 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
65 [1907 1-1/2 kr King Haakon VII, First Design] Used with XF centering and fully dated, circular (bridge style) 26 April 1910 "...AVANGER" (very likely STAVANGER, a larger town) town cancellation. Fully dated circular cancellations are scarce on these high-denomination Haakon VII stamps. ACTUAL item. |
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89.00 |
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204914 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
72 Rose Red, Rough Perforation Variety [1915 2.00 kr Haakon VII, Solid Background] NEVER HINGED 4-BLOCK with VF centering. Fresh and brilliant multiple -- blocks of the rough perforation varieties are rarely offered. ACTUAL item. |
59.00 |
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401110 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #101 PLATE VARIETY, NK #127v2 "white hump at top of tail and color spot in tail just to lower right of the hump" [1922 20 øre red violet Lion with Line Below ØRE] Also ROUGH PERFORATION VARIETY. Used with XF centering, but has slightly bluish tinge on the left side (probably from writing on the mailing envelope). This NK-listed plate variety is "rarely" offered despite the modest catalog value; for this variety NK does not list the plate position or printing, but I believe that this only comes from one position in the sheet and only from one or two printings! This is only the second Used (or Mint) example I have been able to offer in 52 years -- very few examples seem to have survived and have been recognized for what they are. Despite the bluish tinge at left, this is a great looking example. ACTUAL item. |
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SOLD |
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401109 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #104 PLATE VARIETY, Facit #151v, NK #130v1 "missing vertical rudder on tail" [1925 2 øre Polar Bear and Airplane (Amundsen Polar Flight)] HORIZONTAL PAIR WITH VARIETY STAMP ON THE RIGHT. Used with VF centering and neat 12 May 1931 machine cancellation. This Facit-listed and NK-listed plate variety, the most prominent variety from this set, is "very seldom" offered. The catalogs state that this variety comes only from position 22 in the sheet. However, so few examples are seen in collections that I believe that either the variety developed during the printing process or that the variety is only present on one printing. (However, I do not know the printing details of the Amundsen issue. I have not been able to confirm it, but the press sheet size was apparently only 100 stamps; the issued sheet size was 100 stamps. I can find no record of "marginal date imprints" on the Amundsen issue, even though they are found on other stamp issues of this era, thus I do not know if there was more than one printing -- probably not. I welcome further information on this subject.) The 2024 Facit value is SEK 150, but the usually much lower NK collector-to-collector value is NOK 150 which is about 50% higher in US$.) Considering that I am only able to offer an example of this variety every 4-8 years, those catalog values seem to be very far too low. Furthermore, this is an outstanding example of the variety -- in a pair with the normal stamp for easy comparison -- in excellent quality with excellent centering, clean perforations, and a postmark that is clear of the variety. The stamps of this issue are eagerly sought by collectors of Norway, as well as topical / thematic collectors of Bears, Airplanes, and Polar Exploration. ACTUAL item. |
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SOLD |
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400600 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
ca.1926 Essay of the Second Lion Design (Scott #115-128 design): 20 øre Pale Red Violet TYPOGRAPHED ESSAY (in die proof format), imperforate, on heavy white paper, calendered on both sides (ultra smooth), with the 17.5 x 20.5 mm essay stamp design in a counter-sunk area measuring 21 x 24 mm. The overall size of the paper is 30 x 38 mm. This essay differs from the original in that the essay is larger in size and all the lettering / numbers are bolder. The lion design itself has some tiny differences, but that may just be the result of the essay being printed from a essay-proof die. The design of the issued stamp measures 16.25 mm x 20 mm. Hinged; otherwise pristine. This example is from the Norman Gary collection. This essay appears to be recorded in an unpublished (?) or privately published (only a few copies) manuscript prepared in 2010 by John J. Henry, based on a 1941 publication by Johs Jellestad; Henry translated, expanded significantly, and illustrated the previous work by Jellestad. I say "appears to be..." because the Henry manuscript does not provide measurements of this item nor a detailed description of the differences of the design or the paper and he used very general color naming. Henry does have an illustration of what may be a similar item, but the picture is not clear enough for comparison and appears that the picture may not have been printed in actual size. That being said, Henry did examine this example in 2013 and indicated that he had an example; which I presume to be the example he illustrated in 2010, but I cannot be positive that the two examples were identical. All essays of Norwegian definitive-issue stamps can be considered "rare" to "extremely rare". Unlike a few commemorative-issue essays, items such as this were typically printed in only a very few examples. This is the only example of this essay that I have had in 52 years. A very attractive, very special, "very rare" item that would be a wonderful addition to a Norwegian collection. ACTUAL item. |
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245449 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
123 [1927 35 øre olive-brown Standing Lion, typographed] NEVER HINGED with F-VF+ centering, but with a one short perforation. The 35 øre olive-brown is the scarcest (Mint, Hinged or NH) stamp in this definitive issue -- it is a key stamp missing from many collections, especially in NH condition. There were ten printings of this stamp resulting in several obvious differences in color and gum. This example is Greenish Olive with White Smooth Gum. NH examples are quite hard to find. Facit 2022 NH value SEK 3200 [about $380 4/2022]. ACTUAL item. |
175.00 |
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249260 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
149 Shifted Overprint Variety, Facit #176bv, NK #176vo1, Orange-Yellow [1929 "14 ØRE 14" Surcharge on "2 SKILL 2"] Used with typical Average centering a nice, light cancellation. To qualify to be this variety, the overprint has to be at least 1 mm above the "2 SKILL 2", leaving the original denomination completely clear -- this certainly qualifies. While the overprint on this issue normally shifts around somewhat, usually the reason that the overprint is this far off is because the underlying stamps are so poorly centered, not necessarily that the overprint was shifted. Thus examples of well centered stamps probably do not exist (or are extremely rare) with this shifted overprint variety. Examples with such a strong shift as this one are remarkably hard to find. Facit 2024 value SEK "from 400". [From the Hamerschlag collection.] ACTUAL item. |
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45.00 |
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204916 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
150-3 [1930 Saint Olaf set/4] Mint, moderately hinged or NH, complete set in 4-BLOCKS. The 10, 15, and 20 øre stamps are VF centered and scarce thus. The 30 øre stamps are F-VF. The bottom two stamps all NH on the 15, 20, and 30 øre blocks. Priced at LESS than the value of the single NH or Hinged stamps. ACTUAL item. |
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69.00 |
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