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401708 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #6, Facit #7b2 (Dark) Green, 1865 Perforations [1858 5 öre "Vapen" Coat of Arms, 1867-1869 Printing] Used with SUPERB CENTERING, but with a thin and a very tiny (nearly invisible) margin tear. With an "almost perfectly" centered 11 September 1969 HEMSE ("VERY SCARCE") cancellation (and also with an extremely tiny part of a second cancellation strike). Wonderfully nice appearance and an excellent-looking example of this color, with fabulous centering, and excellent perforations. The Facit #7b2 2024 listing DOES correspond exactly to the Nordisk Filateli color images pages produced ca.1980 for the color, but back in 1980 they did not know about some of the 1855 vs 1865 perforation differences. This color was produced with both the "1855" and "1865" perforations. This example has the 1865 perforations. The 1855 perforations are almost always irregular and often have broken / missing perforating pins. The stamps of this printing are "slightly scarcer" than some other colors / printings of the 5 öre, but they are often misrepresented as the much scarce Dark Green of Scott #6a (Facit #7a). Though the stamp does have some (hidden) faults, it is a beautiful example with an almost perfect strike of a "very scarce" town cancellation. Without the quality problems, the otherwise Superb stamp and Superb, scarce cancellation would easily sell for $100. ACTUAL item. |
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35.00 |
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401060 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #62 [1891 30 öre Oscar, Engraved] (Fine) solo use on 3 May 1904 domestic money order, in the amount of kr 92.05, from HENNAN (Cancellation Normal Type 14), with a SUPERBLY CENTERED but light cancellation, transiting the supervising post office in LJUSDAL on the same day, to GEFLE where the payment was received (recorded with two different styles of Gefle postmarks) by the recipient on the next day. Hennan is today a tiny village; in 1966 the postal service changed to a rural route of nearby Ramsjö. The 30 öre franking paid the money order rate for over 50 kr to and including 100 kr, 1 Aug 1892 thru 31 May 1918. This rate was the primary solo use of this stamp. ACTUAL item. |
7.50 |
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248240 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #8, Blue, Used F-VF. HÖGANÄS 1871 cancel, F-VF. ACTUAL item. |
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10.00 |
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401453 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #22 [1872 12 öre blue Ringtype, Perforation 14] (Average) on a 24 February 1877 folded cover with contents, from HÖGSÄTERSBY to Uddevalla. This post office was established 1 January 1876, thus this is a fairly early use -- and a very nice one at that. The postmark is "somewhat scarce" regardless of the date. The contents are a business or products or shipments report; I have seen the same type of reports from other towns sent to the same addressee. A very attractive cover in fresh condition. ACTUAL item. |
26.00 |
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240875 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
60 Type I, Facit #56I [1891 20 öre Oscar watermarked; no horizontal engraving lines behind ear] Used with Superb centering and a F-VF 22 September 1891 HÖÖR (changed to HÖR in 1911) pre-November cancel that confirms that this must be a Type I. The Ultramarine color is distinct, but exists for both types -- Type I does NOT have horizontal shading lines on the back of the head behind the ear (Type II does). This stamp is scarce with such nice centering and is rarely seen thus AND with a confirming-date postmark. Certainly scarcer than 1 in 1000 examples. ACTUAL item. |
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35.00 |