| Select Stamps - 1920-1921 Gustav V Full Face, Gustav I Adolf, Gustav Vasa |  Top |
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Never Hinged  US$ |
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243740 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
141 [1920 20 öre Gustav V Full Face, Coil] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering for this issue. Very fresh and with excellent perforations. Facit 2022 value for NH is SEK 1000 for the least costly paper/color! |
69.00 |
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248285 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #144, Facit #151Ccx [1920 20 öre blue Gustaf V Full Face, Perforated 4 sides, WAVY-LINE WATERMARK] Mint, original gum only modestly hinged, with F-VF centering. The watermark is clearly visible without watermark fluid, and is even clearer with fluid (and there are NO problems shown in fluid). This stamp is always centered to the top in the manner of this example, but this example is at least as good or better centered than the other examples I have been able to offer. One of the four rarest "post classic" Mint stamps of Sweden (the others being Scott #189, 189A, and C4; the order of rarest-first is 189A, 144, 189, C4). Approximately only 30 examples are believed to exist, all in Unused condition. This stamp is so seldom offered, even at auction, that the Facit Catalog does not list a catalog value -- this from one of the value editors of Facit! It has been more than 15 years since I was last able to offer an example, but since my start in 1973 this is the only the fourth time I have been able to offer an example. The other three times the stamps sold very quickly at prices between $6500 and $7500, depending upon centering and currency exchange rates at the time. This example is from the John A. Haggstrom collection; he noted that he purchased it in October 1990 from famed Swedish dealer and expert Rolf Gummesson. The reverse is pencil signed "RG" by Gummesson, as was his practice on such stamps. Accompanied by a 2024 Jay Smith color image certificate with "lifetime guarantee". If you wish to (yourself) obtain an additional certificate, from an prior-agreed-upon qualified expert, within six months of purchasing this stamp, in addition to refunding the price paid for the stamp if it is returned to me, I will additionally pay the cost of such certificate if that certificate does not agree with my description (and the certificate is provided to me with the stamp), other than in regard to the terminology used to describe the centering. The currency exchange rate is currently quite favorable to American buyers, thus I am able to offer this uber-rare stamp at a very attractive price, especially considering that this is the best-centered example I have been able to offer in 50 years! Payment arrangements are possible. |
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244004 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
164 KPV Watermark, Facit #152A bz [1920 20 öre Gustav II Adolf, Coil, NOT wavy-line watermark] Used with VF centering and almost complete OXELÖSUND 13 January 1921 cancellation (fairly scarce). Large portion of letters watermark. Appears to be the Greenish Dark Blue color (Facit 152Af bz). This stamp issue did not see a lot of use in small towns and villages. Nicely canceled small-town examples of the KPV watermark are quite unusual. |
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9.00 |
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244005 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
165, Facit #152A cx [1920 20 öre Gustav II Adolf, Coil, Wavy-Line Watermark] Used with F-VF centering and light cancellation, but one shorter perforation tooth (typical for this issue). This stamp is surprisingly hard to find and is missing from many collections (or has the unwatermarked stamp in its place). (Facit 2021 value SEK 400 = approx US$48 9/2021.) |
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33.00 |
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245914 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
165 (Facit #152h-Cx) [1920 Gustaf II Adolf, Coil, Watermarked Wavy-Lines] Used with F-VF centering and with typical perforations for the issue. Very neat, light cancellation. An attractive example of a stamp that can be quite hard to find. Facit 2022 value SEK 400 for normal quality such as this. |
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45.00 |
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244006 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
165 + KPV Watermark, Facit #152A cxz [1920 20 öre Gustav II Adolf, Coil, Wavy-Line + KPV Watermark] Used with XF-Superb centering and neat cancellation, but one shorter perforation tooth (typical for this issue). Typical small part of letter watermark showing. This stamp is scarce and is missing even from many specialized collections (or has the wrong stamp in its place). This is an unusually nice example of a stamp that is quite hard to find! (Facit 2021 value SEK 2500 = approx US$300 9/2021.) |
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229.00 |