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Norway: Test Stamps: 1943 Edvard Grieg Design

Test Stamps (also called Dummy Stamps in the U.S.) are created by stamp printers and post offices to test printing and production processes and other machines. While a few have had extensive philatelic distribution, most were never intended to be known to collectors and are very scarce. New discoveries continue to be made.

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The 1943 Edvard Grieg stamp design, in the Brownish Red of the 20 øre value, was used as a test stamp in 1951 by a British printing press manufacturer that was hoping to sell a press to the Norwegians. The test stamp does not have the country name or denomination. Though sometimes seen in auctions (that should know better) offered as a "proof", this is a test stamp of relatively modest value. Usually seen imperforate, however perforated examples do exist but are quite scarce.

1943 Edvard Grieg Design

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240859

Grieg 1943 Design Test Stamp printed in 1951. Right-margin Imperforate Pair, NH VF. Has the usual gum wrinkle out in the right sheet margin, but the stamps are VF without any wrinkles -- unusual thus.

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249418

Grieg 1943 Design Test Stamp printed in 1951. Imperforate Horizontal Pair, NH VF. A "perfect" example with without any wrinkles or creases -- unusual thus!

ACTUAL item.

35.00

246627

Grieg 1943 Design Test Stamp printed in 1951. Imperforate bottom-margin 4-Block, NH VF. Wonderfully fresh and without the usual creases seen on multiples. Outstanding!

ACTUAL item.

74.00

234410

Grieg 1943 Design Test Stamp printed in 1951. PERFORATED single, NH VF. Perforated examples are seldom seen.

REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.

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Need perforated. Please make offer.

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