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78 [1918 7 öre Gustav in Round Frame] NH stamps (LH once in selvage) Superb plate block of four #1 upper right. Fresh and bright with perfect, jumbo centering. Plate blocks of this issue are seldom offered. |
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239934 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
80 [1911 10 öre Gustav in Round Frame, Unwatermarked] NH VF+ 4-block. Wonderfully fresh. |
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80 [1911 10 öre Gustav in Round Frame, Unwatermarked] NH VF+ 4-block. Wonderfully fresh. |
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239932 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
80 [1911 10 öre Gustav in Round Frame, Unwatermarked] NH XF plate block of four "XXVII" upper right. Fresh and bright with wonderful centering. Plate blocks of this issue are seldom offered, especially the stamps with higher individual value. |
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Scott #90 and #92, Facit #92 and 94 [1918 55 and 80 öre Gustav V in Round Frame] THE RAREST POST-CLASSICAL STAMPS OF SWEDEN. These stamps were prepared for use, however due to a change in postal rates, they were never fully distributed. However, the town of VÄRNAMO received a delivery of these stamps and started selling them on 2 July 1918. It is estimated that a total of about 50 stamps were sold for use on money orders and parcel cards, however, a small additional number are known used by philatelists on covers. In the 1920s philatelists had a few examples canceled in Värnamo, with a 1918 date, using the genuine cancellation device (they were valid for postage). When the unintended release of these stamps was discovered, the remaining quantity was recalled by the post office. The post office, through their postal museum, used some of these rare stamps in trades with other similar institutions and to obtain stamps needed by the postal museum. All remaining stamps were finally destroyed in 1985. The SET OF TWO STAMPS, on small pieces of envelopes, with Superb strikes of the double-circle VÄRNAMO town cancellation, dated 6 July and 13 July respectively. The 55 öre stamp is a left margin example. Both have F-VF centering and are without any defects. An extraordinary set of the rarest Swedish stamps from the post-classical era. I estimate that at most a few dozen Used sets of these stamps can exist. Accompanied by a 1978 certificate (no pictures) for the set, issued by Einar Lundström, then the director of Frimärkshuset (then one of the largest Swedish dealers and the publisher of the Facit Catalogs). He lightly initialed in pencil on the reverse lower right corners of the stamps (due to the colored background of the backsides of the envelope pieces, the initial is only visible under magnification). More importantly, each of the stamps is individually accompanied by a 1989 Helena Obermüller Wilén "HOW" color certificate stating (translated): "The envelope piece, stamp and cancellation is genuine and belong together. No defects. No repairs. A very beautiful and rare object." For the 55 öre stamp, HOW has assigned a quality rating of "3,3,4"; for the 80 öre stamp, HOW assigned "3,3,5". In my experience these are excellent quality ratings for these stamps, especially the "4" and "5" for the cancellation. HOW is the premier certificate to have for the these two stamps. This set was most recently in the collection of John A. Haggstrom; he purchased the set in 1992 from Frimärkshuset. The 2024 Facit value FOR THE SET is SEK 130,000. An outstanding set, with wonderful color, wonderful cancellations, and excellent overall quality without any defects. I believe that this is the nicest Used set of these stamps that I have had in 50 years. [Layaway payment terms can be arranged for this item.] |
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9700.00 SOLD |