17 Orange Brown [1872 3 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum hinged, with VF-XF centering. Very fresh appearance, with almost perfect centering, perfect perforations, and wonderful color. An exceptional example of a stamp for which it is quite hard to find such nicely centered Mint OG examples. From the Haggstrom collection.
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18 Gray [1876 4 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum slightly disturbed (from hinge removal), with Fine+ centering, but tiny thin speck. Very fresh appearance, with perfect perforations, and excellent color. Unusual plate variety: Large white spot to left of "4". This is a very scarce stamp in Mint condition. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 4,500 with nothing added for the plate variety.)
139.00
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19, Facit #19a Dull Bluish Green on Yellowish Paper [1872 5 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum, with F-VF centering, but rounded lower right corner perforation. Very fresh appearance, otherwise excellent perforations, and great color. #19 is a scarce stamp in Mint condition though this particular color/printing does not carry a premium. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 3,200.)
139.00
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19 Dull Bluish Green, Thin White Paper; Facit 19b [1872 5 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Used with Fine centering and sharp 1873 cancellation (which, along with the color and white paper, confirms the catalog number assignment). Very fresh and bright. Unusually attractive example. Facit 2021 value SEK 350.
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24.00
233124
20 Reddish Lilac [1872 6 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Used with XF centering and neat 1876 postmark. Fresh and bright with perfect perforations.
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49.00
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20a, Facit #20b Ultramarinish Violet on Yellowish Paper [1872 6 öre violet Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum, with Fine+ centering, but with tiny bend (appears to be pre-printing) and small natural paper inclusion. Very fresh appearance, with perfect perforations, and excellent color. This color exists on both yellowish and white paper (Facit #20b vs #20c); this the least costly printing of dark violet. This is a scarce stamp in Mint condition though this particular color/printing does not carry a premium. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 3,500.)
189.00
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20a Ultramarine Violet, Smooth Print, Facit #20c [1872 6 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Used with VF centering and 1873 cancellation. Great color; the smooth print is scarce.
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129.00
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21, Facit #20g Olive Gray [1872 (1874) 6 öre gray Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum, with F-VF centering. Very fresh appearance, with perfect perforations, and wonderful color. This is a very scarce stamp in Mint condition though this particular color/printing is the least costly of the three "gray" printings. Accompanied by a Helena Obermüller-Wilén (HOW) 1990 color photo certificate which states [translated] "Unused with original gum. The stamp is genuine. No defects. No repairs. A very beautiful and fresh example. A very good example". HOW assigned a Swedish quality rating of 3,3,4 which is excellent for this stamp. HOW is still the best certificate for these issues. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 10,000.)
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22 Greenish Blue on Yellowish Paper [1872 12 öre Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum modestly hinged, with SUPERB centering. Very fresh appearance, with perfect perforations, and brilliant color. The colors of this stamp are difficult to sort out, but this is very likely Facit #22f (greenish blue on yellowish paper) -- which is one of the scarcest colors/printings (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 6,000), but I have priced it, adjusted for the Superb centering, as the most common color/printing (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 2,200). This "workhorse" stamp is extremely hard to find in Mint condition with such wonderful centering! From the Haggstrom collection.
290.00
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23, Facit #22d Pale Red [1872 20 öre red-orange Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum modestly hinged, with F-VF+ centering. Very fresh appearance, with excellent perforations, and wonderful, delicate color. This color is seldom seen in Mint condition in such nice quality -- I believe that this is the first undamaged Mint example of this color that I have had in 50 years! The 20 öre stamp is very scarce in Mint condition regardless of the particular color/printing. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 12,000.)
23b DOUBLE PRINT [1876 20 öre Ringtype, Perf 14; originally printed in pale yellow and then printed again in shades of orange-red. The original print is ALWAYS extremely difficult to see.] Used Average. Original print slightly below and to the right of darker print.
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19.00
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24, Facit #24e Orange Yellow [1872 24 öre orange-yellow Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum lightly hinged (though extremely slightly disturbed which most people could not detect), with F-VF centering. Very fresh appearance, with excellent perforations, and wonderful color. The 24 öre stamp is very scarce in Mint condition regardless of the particular color/printing. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 11,000.)
695.00
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25, Facit #25f "Blackish Brown" [1872 30 öre brown Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, disturbed original gum, with F-VF+ centering. Very fresh appearance, with perfect perforations, and wonderful color. (Though Facit calls this color "blackish brown", it is more of a "dark brown" and is not the "brown black" of Facit #25j.) Accompanied by 1974 Philatelic Foundation photo certificate stating "genuine" and "part o.g.". I disagree; it is full OG, but disturbed. The 30 öre stamp is very scarce in Mint condition regardless of the particular color/printing. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 8,000.)
319.00
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25a Black Brown, Facit #25v3 [1872 30 öre Brown Ringtype Perforation 14] Used Fine with the Shaded Numerals variety and a neat OUSBY cancel. Fresh and an unusually nice example.
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22.50
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26, Facit #26a Rose on Yellowish Paper [1872 50 öre rose-carmine Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, original gum but aged, with F-VF+ centering. Perfect perforations and excellent color. The paper is naturally yellowish, but due to aged gum, the overall appearance is a little darker than normal. The 50 öre stamp is very scarce in Mint condition regardless of the particular color/printing. From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 8,000.)
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27, Facit #27d Orange Brown and Blue [1872 1 rd orange-brown and blue Ringtype, Perf 14] Mint, regummed, with F-VF centering. Perfect perforations and excellent color. The 1 riksdaler stamp is very scarce in Mint condition regardless of the particular color/printing and even regardless of the gum condition; no-gum examples are scarce too! From the Haggstrom collection. (Facit Classic 2024 SEK 12,000 for original gum.)