| 1896-1901 Numerals Perforation 13 |  Top |
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Never Hinged  US$ |
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249191 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
21, Facit #20, AFA #12B [1897 3 aur SMALL "3" Numeral, Perforation 12.75] Used HORIZONTAL PAIR with F-VF centering and perfect perforations. Superb, perfectly centered ISAFJÖRÐUR 10 August cancellation. (This cancellation style did not include a year date.) Even Used pairs of this issue are unusual; such nicely struck cancellations are "very scarce". [From the Frederick H. Campbell collection.] |
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SOLD |
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246676 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
23 NORMAL FRAME [1900 4 aur Numeral, Perf 12.75] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh and attractive, with bright colors, perfect perforations, post office fresh gum, and nice centering. Though listed in the AFA Specialized Catalog (2016 [in stock] or 1995 original edition or 1997 English translation), but not by Facit, the fact that there are inverted and normal frames of the Icelandic bi-colored Numeral stamps (4, 25, 50, and 100 aur) is not known by most collectors. Each sheet contained 51 normal frames and 49 inverted frames. For details, see this article with illustrations on my website. This is a wonderful example of "fun fact" kind of item that few people even know exists! Priced just as a basic NH stamp with this centering. |
67.50 |
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237304 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
23 [1900 4 aur Numeral, Perf 12.75] Mint VF/F-VF 4-block. Very fresh and attractive. Priced only slightly more than the four single stamps! |
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98.00 |
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237309 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
24 plate variety "x" [1896 5 aur Numeral, perforation 12.75] NH VF+ top margin single from sheet position 6 "Dent in upper frame line, cut off upper right corner, dent in lower frame". This was taken from a larger block, thus the position is confirmed, but the sheet margin watermark in the top selvage also confirms the position. AFA values this variety at 4 times the normal value. Nicely centered NH examples are hard to find. |
58.00 |
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237311 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
24 plate variety "x" [1896 5 aur Numeral, perforation 12.75] NH F-VF single from sheet position 56 "Dent in upper frame line, cut off upper right corner, dent in lower frame". This was taken from a larger block, thus the position is confirmed. AFA values this variety at 4 times the normal value. Very fresh. |
46.00 |
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24 plate varieties "z, ø, and æ" [1896 5 aur Numeral, perforation 12.75] NH F-VF lower left corner margin 8-block containing three of the four AFA-listed plate varieties (there is a fifth listed variety, but I think that listing was in error). The block is positions 81-841/91-94 with the three varieties in positions 82-83-84. Variety "z" in sheet position 82 "Left frame line bends inward at top and bottom"; "ø" in sheet position 83 "Short right leg of A of ISLAND"; and "æ" in sheet position 84 "Cut off lower left corner, upper left corner dented on left side". The 15-year-old AFA Iceland Specialized listing values the three varieties at a total of DKK 1500 = US$270, plus the other five stamps sell for a total of about $70 in their respective centering. A very unusual block! |
235.00 |
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249195 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
24, Facit #24b, AFA #13B.7 [1896 green 5 aur Numeral, Perforation 12.75 (1897 Green printing)] Used with XF (some might call it Superb) centering and neat, year-dated 1898 corner cancellation. The cancellation date is useful because of the three printings (1896 Yellow Green, 1897 Green, and 1899 Dark Green - Olive Green), it excludes the most common 1899 printing (and this is not the Yellow Green color). Though not a "scarce" stamp, examples this nice are remarkably hard to find. [From the Frederick H. Campbell collection.] |
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247572 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
25 Dark Gray, Facit #25a [1897 6 aur Numeral, Perf 12.75, 1897 Printing] Used with F-VF centering and with neat, full, almost perfectly centered, proper AKUREYRI single-ring cancellation. Very attractive with fresh color and perfect perforations, and with a nice smaller-city cancellation. A very nice example. |
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26.00 |
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246678 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
25, Facit #25b + variety, AFA 7B.7y [1897 aur gray Numeral, Perforation 12.75, (September 1898; 7th printing of all 6 aur stamps; 2nd printing of this perforation), Gray to Light Gray] NEVER HINGED with XF centering. PLATE VARIETY AFA 7By (color spot and line before N of ISLAND, dent in right frameline). Wonderfully fresh -- this must be from a recently broken block. Well-centered, NH examples of this stamp (Scott #25 in general) are surprisingly hard to find. Wonderfully fresh with excellent centering, great color, perfect perforations, and post office fresh original gum. An exceptional example! [Facit 2022 value SEK 450 for the NH stamp with normal centering; AFA Specialized 2016 (most recent) DKK 800 for the NH variety!] |
95.00 |
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243139 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
26 [1897 10 aur Numeral, Perforation 12.75] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Plate variety AFA #8By, one of the several positions showing "dents in top half of right frame line". Nice, very fresh example. AFA 2016 Specialized value for NH is DKK 650 (US$105 4/2021). |
59.00 |
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