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Newly acquired items worthy of your attention. The newest items are at the top with recently added items farther down. As always, your satisfaction is guaranteed. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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Hinged

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249260

149 Shifted Overprint Variety, Facit #176bv, NK #176vo1, Orange-Yellow [1929 "14 ØRE 14" Surcharge on "2 SKILL 2"] Used with typical Average centering a nice, light cancellation. To qualify to be this variety, the overprint has to be at least 1 mm above the "2 SKILL 2", leaving the original denomination completely clear -- this certainly qualifies. While the overprint on this issue normally shifts around somewhat, usually the reason that the overprint is this far off is because the underlying stamps are so poorly centered, not necessarily that the overprint was shifted. Thus examples of well centered stamps probably do not exist (or are extremely rare) with this shifted overprint variety. Examples with such a strong shift as this one are remarkably hard to find. Facit 2024 value SEK "from 400". [From the Hamerschlag collection.]

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45.00

249082

236 [1941 1-1/2 kr V Overprint, Without Watermark] Used F-VF horizontal pair with neat "...GEN" (Bergen?) ?0 August 1941 (10, or 20 or 30 August) cancellation. This stamp is much scarcer Used than Mint, and Used singles are "scarce"; Used MULTIPLES are very scarce with proper in-period cancellations. Used F-VF singles sell for $15.60 each.

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34.00

248969

69 [1910 2.00 kr King Haakon, Die II] Mint hinged with Fine centering. There are a couple blunted perforations, but the overall appearance is excellent and fresh. An attractive and reasonably priced example of a stamp that is scarce in Mint condition.

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69.00

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248970

1 Medium Blue on Thin Paper [1855 4 skilling Lion] Used with four ample to large margins with VF appearance. Neat, almost complete and almost perfectly centered CHRISTIANIA cancellation. A very pretty and fault-free example of the first Norwegian stamp!

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135.00

248972

11 CLEAR PRINT, Facit #11c [1868 "1 SKILL 1" Lion Coat of Arms] Mint, hinged, with typical Average-Fine centering. Full original gum, lightly hinged. Fresh appearance. Facit 2024 assigns a value of SEK 1500 to this printing, more than twice that of the most common color of the other two Blurred Print printings.

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69.00

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248895

2 Deep Yellowish Orange [1857 2 sk Oscar] Used with VF centering a 12 November 1862 CHRISTIANIA cancellation. An exceptionally well centered example of a stamp that is usually poorly centered. Unusually nice, strong color.

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180.00

248896

6 [1863 "2 SKILL" Coat of Arms] Used with F-VF centering and remarkably light, neat (FREDR)IKSHALD 1867 cancellation, but with a couple short perforations on right side (where they blend in and are not noticeable). A very pretty example of a very scarce stamp, with quite remarkable, fresh color -- the color is darker and more orange than is usually seen.

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155.00

248899

59, Facit #87a [1905 Kr. 1.00 on 2 skilling, Bright Green surcharge] Used with VF+ centering and proper 190x circular town cancellation, but with rounded upper left corner perforation. Such nice centering is very scarce on this issue. Without the rounded corner perforation tooth, would have been $80 in this quality!

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44.00

248900

61 Orange-Red Overprint (Facit #89a) [1905 "Kr. 2.00" surcharge on "2 SKILL 2" yellow orange Lion] Used with F-VF+ centering, perfect perforations, and neat 1906 CHRISTIANIA parcel post cancellation. This stamp is scarce with such nice centering. An excellent example!

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95.00

248904

43, Facit #43vm2, NK #39Y Vertical Watermark [1882 20 øre Brown, Unshaded Posthorn, 21 mm Frame, Vertical Wtmk] Mint, original gum, moderately hinged, with Fine+ centering. An attractive example with great color and excellent perforations. I have provided the watermark information for completeness, but this is the "normal" watermark orientation on this stamp, thus this is the "normal" Scott #43, not a variety. This is not quite one of the highest catalog value stamps in the 21 mm range, but Mint examples are amazingly hard to find with original gum.

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145.00

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248905

38 20 mm Frame, Facit #51BIIIb, NK 51IIIb, Plate III, Orange-Yellow on Yellowish Paper [1891 3 øre 20 mm Posthorn] Mint, original gum, hinged, with VF-XF centering. A wonderful example with brilliant color. This workhorse stamp is much scarcer in Mint condition and nice centering than the catalogs suggest. This is the nicest Mint example of this printing that I have had in many years.

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125.00

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248907

(J3a), Facit #L5Ca, NK #P3aX C-Print Aniline ROSE, Horizontal Watermark [1889 10 øre Postage Due, Central Print, Rose] Mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with Fine centering. Very attractive and delicate rose color. Perfect perforations and very fresh. Despite all the specialized detail I have provided, this is the "normal" Scott #J3a. This stamp is missing from most Mint Norway collections.

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44.00

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248379

30 Dark Brownish Carmine [1877 50 øre Shaded Posthorn] Mint with Fine+ centering. Strong color and excellent perforations for this issue. Remarkably clear print of a stamp that usually has a blurred appearance. Though not "scarce" in Mint condition, fresh-looking examples are surprisingly hard to find.

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49.00

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248329

38 21mm Frame, Facit #37, NK #41 [1883 3 øre 21mm Frame Posthorn] Used with VF centering and neat cancellation, bright color, and perfect perforations. A very attractive example.

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20.00

248129

26 [1877 12 øre Shaded Posthorn] Used with F-VF+ centering, brilliant color, and excellent perforations for this stamp. Almost perfectly centered SKARNÆS single-ring 8 January 1884 town cancellation. A wonderful looking stamp without any faults, plus a terrific and unusual cancellation.

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40.00

248126

14 Clear Blue on Extremely Thin Paper [1867 "4 SKILL 4" Lion Coat of Arms] Used with Fine centering. BOD 1 December 18?? Fine centered single-ring town cancellation. This postmark on this stamp has a NK rarity rating of 5 (out of 10); somewhat scarce.

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13.00

248128

15 Carmine Rose [1867 "8 SKILL 8" Lion Coat of Arms] Used with F-VF centering. Fresh appearance with neat ALESUND (serifed lettering and date) 4 October 1869 single-ring town cancellation. The color is similar to Scott #15a (Rose, Clear Printing) but this example does not have the clear printing, though many people would probably identify this as #15a. An attractive example of a stamp that is hard to find in nice quality.

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39.00

247981

41 [1883 12 øre green 21 mm Frame Posthorn] Used with F-VF+ centering, but with a tiny thin speck in the upper left corner margin. A mostly sound example of a stamp that often has serious quality problems or repairs. The cancellation is a little heavy, but it is priced appropriately. This centering would otherwise be $325. This is often the last stamp needed to complete a Norway collection -- this example is offered at a very reasonable price!

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89.00

247982

28 [1877 25 øre lilac Shaded Posthorn] Used with XF centering and remarkably dark color for this stamp, but with a small thin spot. Excellent perforations for this stamp and with remarkably light and neat cancellation. Such nice looking examples are quite hard to find. This centering and appearance would otherwise be $160. A beautiful, but inexpensive example of this key stamp.

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59.00

247716

43, Facit #43vm2, NK #39Y Vertical Watermark [1882 20 øre Brown, Unshaded Posthorn, 21 mm Frame, Vertical Wtmk] Mint, very moderately hinged, with F-VF+ centering. A wonderfully fresh and attractive example with great color. I have provided the watermark information for completeness, but this is the "normal" watermark orientation on this stamp. This is not one of the highest catalog value stamps in the range, but Mint examples are amazingly hard to find in such nice quality.

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195.00

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247399

21 [1873 7 sk Posthorn] Mint, without gum, with Average centering. Wonderfully fresh appearance with deep color, but has the usual centering. No faults.

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17.00

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247401

3 [1857 3 sk Oscar] Mint with Fine centering, but expertly regummed and with a natural inclusion in the paper (in this case a thickening in the paper, but does NOT appear on the surface either on the front or back). Attractive, clean color and excellent perforations. Otherwise an original gum example with this centering would be about $250.

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69.00

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247403

10 DARK BROWN, Facit #10b [1863 24 skilling Lion] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with typical Average centering and wonderful color. Cliche Type 4 (previously called D), of the four types, with break in right upstroke of K of SKILL. Though Facit lists this as the lowest-value color, just a little more than the red brown Facit 10c, in my experience, DARK BROWN examples are MUCH SCARCER in Mint condition; just try to find one! The Average centering is typical for this color, however, this example is wonderfully fresh, extremely lightly hinged, with full original gum.

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29.00

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247405

11 CLEAR PRINT, Facit #11c [1868 "1 SKILL 1" Lion Coat of Arms] Mint, hinged, with typical Average centering. Full original gum with a hinge in one corner where it apparently held together a block. This example is very obviously the Clear Print, but the color is nearly black rather than the usual dark gray for the Clear Print. Facit 2024 assigns a value of SEK 1500 to this printing, more than twice that of the most common color of the other two Blurred Print printings.

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49.00

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247406

12 Light Orange-Yellow [1867 "2 SKILL 2" Lion Coat of Arms] Mint, moderately hinged, with VF centering. Very fresh with full original gum with great color. An excellent example of stamp that is usually very poorly centered. Bright and fresh.

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32.00

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247409

12 Dark Orange [1867 "2 SKILL 2" Lion Coat of Arms] Mint, moderately hinged, with typical Fine centering. Attractive with full original gum and unusually strong color. An nice example of color that not often seen.

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37.00

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247412

16 Light Yellow Green [1873 1 skilling Posthorn] Mint, lightly hinged, with typical Average centering.

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5.00

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246938

O11a [1937 7 øre Official, Wide Design, Letterpress / Typographed] Mint with XF centering, but very minor discoloration from previous hinge. This is the key value of the set.

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4.25

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246941

O19 [1933 60 øre Official, Wide Design, Offset / Lithography] Mint, without gum, with VF centering. Very attractive.

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6.90

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246942

O19 [1933 60 øre Official, Wide Design, Offset / Lithography] Mint, without gum, with F-VF centering. Very attractive.

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5.70

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246943

O19 [1933 60 øre Official, Wide Design, Offset / Lithography] Mint, without gum, with F-VF centering. Very attractive.

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5.70

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246947

Facit #RM 1a [1878 printing Rose-Lilac "ubesörget" Returned Letter Stamp; NK #R1y] Used Fine centered example with nice color and neat pen cancellation (normal use). With the usual thin spot (most examples are thinned); otherwise price about $175. The perfs do clear the design which is often not the case, however, the top margin has been REPERFORATED. Attractive and very reasonably priced.

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39.00

246948

Facit #RM 2a [1885 printing Blue Green "uindlöst" Returned Letter Stamp; NK #R2y] Mint with Fine centering (typical for this stamp) example with nice deep color and full gum (scarce) with hinge remnants. Does NOT have the usual thin spots (most examples are thinned) -- NO defects. This stamp is quite scarce without defects!

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125.00

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246951

O13a [1937 15 øre Official, Wide Design, Letterpress / Typographed] Used with VF centering and complete fully-dated 6 December 1939 KLØFTA small-town cancellation. Though according to the catalogs, this is not the key value of the typographed set, it is always the first to sell out and the hardest to restock. This modest-valued stamp is missing from many collections and is quite hard to find with a properly dated cancellation, especially from a small town.

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34.00

246954

O13a [1937 15 øre Official, Wide Design, Letterpress / Typographed] Used with XF centering and neat, light, partial small-town cancellation. Though according to the catalogs, this is not the key value of the typographed set, it is always the first to sell out and the hardest to restock. This modest-valued stamp is missing from many collections and is quite hard to find.

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24.00

246626

B3 [1930 30 øre Nordkapp semi-postal] Used with Superb centering. Perfectly centered, fresh stamp with VF "RJUKANBANERNE / *" 1934 railway cancellation. The cancel is scarce because the railway line was only 16 kilometers (10 miles) long and ran from the Norsk Hydro HEAVY WATER (needed for nuclear weapons) plant at Vermok, through Rjukan, to Mael. (This plant is famous for its later WWII role: Allied bombing and commando raids, sabotage, and the sinking of the ferry from Mael carrying heavy water on the journey to Germany.) This cancel on this stamp is RARE -- In 1934, this stamp was only being sold at Nordkapp, Oslo main post office, Bergen, Trondheim, Hammerfest, and on board the Hurtigruten Bergen - Kirkenes ships. Uses at other locations are seldom seen since the stamp would have to be brought in by the sender. An outstanding example, interesting in several ways.

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225.00

246617

4 Light Greenish Blue (Milky Blue) with SHEET MARGIN WATERMARK [1856 4 sk Oscar] Used with Average-Fine centering and light, but full LAURVIG cancellation. The color is Facit #4c; the Facit number for the watermark is #4vm. Plate Position C21 verified by two previous owners and matches the watermark position. This sheet margin watermark can only appear on or next two the stamps at the four corners of the sheet, when the paper/printing has shifted. The watermark on this example is quite obvious -- the nicest example I have had in 49 years. Facit 2022 lists and prices "from SEK 500" the watermark variety on the most common stamp color, but in my opinion, that value is far too low, even on the most common color. Furthermore, the valuation does not take into account the rarity of the watermark on this scarcest color of the 4 sk Oscar (Facit 2022 SEK 650 just for the color!). While this stamp may not look very exciting, it is VERY SCARCE: the scarcest color with the rarely seen watermark!

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250.00

246618

Essay design similar to and related to Scott #B24 [1941 Norwegian Legion semi-postal] ca. 1941 ESSAY by Harald Damsleth (who was also the artist of the issued Scott #B24) for the "Norwegian Legion" semi-postal issue. Design in horizontal format; cliche 32 x 17 mm, in orange red, on gummed 105 x 90 mm paper. Original drawing is in the Norwegian Postal Museum. Very seldom offered and in extremely strong demand from collectors of WWII-era and Germany-Occupied Countries material. [The Norwegian Legion was formed by Nazi sympathizers to fight alongside the Nazis against the Allied forces. Originally expected to have a more "glorious" role in Northern and Western Europe, the Legion ended up on the Eastern Front where they suffered greatly. This essay has always been scarce, but I suspect that many people in Norway would rather forget this chapter of Norwegian history, thus they are very seldom offered or displayed.]

425.00

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246620

13 [1868 "3 SKILL 3" Coat of Arms, Gray Violet] Used with Superb centering and neat, well-centered cancellation (a type only used in the correct time period). Large margins with perfect centering, excellent perforations, and very nice color with the all-important violet tinge. This stamp is very difficult to find in such nice quality. 2023 Facit value for "top quality" is SEK 2000.

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189.00

246621

15 Rose Carmine [1867 "8 SKILL 8" Coat of Arms, not rose clear print] Used with VF centering. Fresh appearance with neat 1871 partial KRAGERØ cancellation. A remarkably clear printing, but not quite to the degree of Scott #15a (Rose, Clear Printing), though many would probably identify this as #15a. A very attractive example of a stamp that is hard to find in nice quality.

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59.00

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245999

43, Facit #43vm2, NK #39Y Vertical Watermark (in NK watermark position 6) [1882 20 øre Brown, Unshaded Posthorn, 21 mm Frame, Vertical Wtmk] Mint Fine-centered 6-BLOCK with FIVE STAMPS NEVER HINGED (top center stamp lightly hinged). Provenance: From the Norm Gary collection (identified by Norm Gary as plate positions 36-38/46-48), then the Jay Smith stock, then the David Carnahan collection, and now the Jay Smith stock again. This is a very scarce multiple! Facit 2022 Classic prices NH singles at SEK 4500 EACH, Hinged singles at SEK 1300; and an all-hinged FOUR-block at SEK 9,000 (or a 1.73 multiplier of four Hinged singles to a block). NK 2018 uses a block multiplier of 2.777 for this stamp and records only TWO unused 6-blocks (total for both vertical and horizontal watermark; hinging status not reported) as well as 7 larger unused units. The total Facit value for the six singles in this block is SEK 23,800 and as a block it can be extrapolated to a value in the neighborhood of SEK 40,000. An extraordinary and important Mint (mostly NH) multiple from the 21 mm Posthorn issue. Such multiples are seldom offered, typically only once every one or two generations. An extraordinary item at a very reasonable price.

2400.00

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246000

B1-3 [1930 Nordkap set] Used VF/F-VF (B1 F-VF, B2-3 VF+) with matching correct 1933-35 bilingual Norwegian-French "NORDKAPP / LE CAP NORD" cancellations applied at the post office on top of Nordkap, at the time, the northern most post office of continental Europe. A handsome matched set.

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145.00

246002

B2 [1930 20 + 25 øre Nordkap] Used VF+ with neat (D)OVREBA(NEN) 1930s-type RAILWAY cancellation. This cancel on this stamp is scarce -- from 1930-1931 this stamp was only sold at Nordkap and Oslo, and then through 1935, this stamp was only being sold at a few additional locations: Bergen, Trondheim, Hammerfest, and on board the Hurtigruten Bergen - Kirkenes ships. Uses at other locations, and especially on trains even after 1935, are seldom seen as before 1936 the stamp would have to be brought in by the sender.

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75.00

246004

B3 [1930 30 + 25 øre Nordkap] Used VF centered, but with light bend. "(VIG I HE)LGELAND" 15 February 1933 town cancellation. This cancel on this stamp is scarce -- from 1930-1931 this stamp was only sold at Nordkap and Oslo, and then through 1935, this stamp was only being sold at a few additional locations: Bergen, Trondheim, Hammerfest, and on board the Hurtigruten Bergen - Kirkenes ships. Pre-1936 uses at other locations are seldom seen as the stamp would have to be brought in by the sender.

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80.00

245435

60 Dull Blue Overprint (Facit #88a) [1905 "Kr. 1.50" surcharge on "2 SKILL 2" yellow orange Lion] Mint, only moderately hinged, with F-VF+ centering which is exceptionally nice for this notoriously poorly centered issue. Very fresh and bright. The color of the underlying stamp is far toward the orange end of the spectrum for this issue.

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79.00

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245449

123 [1927 35 øre olive-brown Standing Lion, typographed] NEVER HINGED with F-VF+ centering, but with a one short perforation. The 35 øre olive-brown is the scarcest (Mint, Hinged or NH) stamp in this definitive issue -- it is a key stamp missing from many collections, especially in NH condition. There were ten printings of this stamp resulting in several obvious differences in color and gum. This example is Greenish Olive with White Smooth Gum. NH examples are quite hard to find. Facit 2022 NH value SEK 3200 [about $380 4/2022].

175.00

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244683

57 [1901 50 øre Posthorn, Knudsen print, serifed letters] Mint, moderately hinged, with VF centering. Wonderfully fresh appearance with strong color and perfect perforations (very unusual for this stamp).

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65.00

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244261

J2 Central Printing (Bluish Violet), Facit #L3C [1893 4 øre Postage Due] Used with F-VF centering and neat corner cancellation. Very intense color and clear print.

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13.00

244263

J5a Central Printing, Vertical Watermark, Facit #L11C [1895 20 øre Postage Due, Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Central Printing] Used with Superb centering, neat cancellation, and great color. Looks like perfect centering and has wonderful perforations (which are often poor). Such nicely centered example are seldom offered.

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130.00

244264

J5a Central Printing, Vertical Watermark, Facit #L11C [1895 20 øre Postage Due, Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Central Printing] Used with Superb centering and neat cancellation. Unusually dark color shade for this printing. Looks like perfect centering and has wonderful perforations (which are often poor). Such nicely centered example are seldom offered.

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135.00

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244199

13 [1868 "3 SKILL 3" gray violet Coat of Arms] Mint, no gum (as usual), with F-VF centering. Faint soiling in upper right corner, light bend (not a crease), and with a tiny corner crease (only visible from the reverse) in the upper left corner. Despite that description, this is a very attractive example. This is a very scarce stamp in uncanceled condition. If one could find it, an example of this centering with original gum would cost at least $500.

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169.00

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244200

(29) Sea Green, Facit #31c, NK #29a [1878 35 øre Shaded Posthorn] Used with VF centering, example of the scarce SEA GREEN color. Well centered and with virtually complete LILLESAND 24 December 1892 cancellation. This color is quite scarce; there are even spaces for it in some European-made albums.

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179.00

244204

10 [1863 "24 SKILL" Coat of Arms] Used with VF centering, but loose corner perf and tiny thin at upper left. Neat, nearly complete, fully dated 27 December 1870 CHRISTIANIA cancellation. The catalog value for this stamp is for proper time period (pre-1877) cancellations, such as this example. A great-looking example at a very reasonable price.

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36.00

244207

(19 variety), Facit #19ab, NK #19Ic [1872 4 sk Posthorn, Dull Violet on Thin Grayish-White Paper (1872)] Used with F-VF+ centering. Only small part of cancellation present, leaving the stamp face-free; on this printing an undated cancellation is not a problem -- supplies of this printing (color and paper) were exhausted long before 1877 when the currency changed (and Mint examples are four times the value of Used, unlike the 1875 printing). The centering of this color is very often only Average or Fine -- this example is much nicer than usual. A very attractive example with much nicer overall appearance than usual for this printing. Quite exceptional. The scarcest printing (color and paper) of all the possibilities.

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195.00

244196

3 [1857 3 sk gray King Oscar I] Used with Average centering, without any defects, bearing a nearly complete British "383" vertical barred oval cancellation used at HULL, England. From a letter that was either uncanceled or was posted aboard a Norwegian ship while in transit to the port city of Hull. While 383 cancellations are not "rare" on Norwegian stamps, strikes this complete are unusual. Nice color and overall quality.

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75.00

243992

(Scott #40a) Facit/NK #53IVb [1890 10 øre 20 mm Posthorn: Plate IV Bright Red, Horizontal Watermark, Yellowish Paper] Used F-VF/VF centered 4-BLOCK from sheet positions 56-57/66-67 (per Norman Gary) with cliche types 1-2/1-1 (new cliche numbering). HORTON 9 January 1891 postmarks. NO defects. This block is from the Norman Gary collection; he was a long-time specialist in the 20 mm issues. I purchased his entire collection some years ago. I do not know when or where Norm obtained this block (he often made notes, but not in this case). As far as I can determine, it has been out of sight for at least 50 years and maybe as long as 70 years. He may have been the original discoverer of this block. Though this printing is common as single stamps, blocks are quite scarce. Facit assigns a 233x multiple for the value of a PLAIN used block of four!. Per NK, only 24 used 4-blocks, and 11 larger, of this printing have been recorded -- that is quite a small quantity for a stamp of which millions were printed! A handsome item! Facit 2021 value SEK 3500 (about $420 as of 9/2021).

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360.00

243993

(Scott #40) Facit/NK #53V [1891 10 øre 20 mm Posthorn: Plate V Dull Carmine] Used SUPERBLY centered 4-BLOCK. Though this plate had only one basic cliche type, Norman Gary identified it as having cliche sub-types 1-2/3-4 (likely old-system numbering, probably superceded) -- ALL FOUR SUB-TYPES IN ONE BLOCK! Three of the stamps have very minor creasing which is really only visible from the reverse. There is a small amount of sensible reinforcing at the right and left. Quite handsome, with CHRISTIANIA 2 November 1891 parcel post postmarks. Norgeskatalogen records only 15 used 4-blocks (and two used 8-blocks) -- that is a tiny quantity considering that nearly 6 million Plate V stamps were printed! However, the presence of all four sub-types in a single block likely puts this block in a completely different category! This block is from the Norman Gary collection; he was a long-time specialist in the 20 mm issues. I purchased his entire collection some years ago. I do not know when or where Norm obtained this block (he often made notes, but not in this case). As far as I can determine, it has been out of sight for at least 50 years and maybe as long as 70 years. He may have been the original discoverer of this block, or at least the significance of containing all four sub-types. Though this printing is common as single stamps, blocks are quite scarce. Facit assigns a 200x multiple for the value of a PLAIN used block of four!. A very beautiful and scarce item! A normal used 4-block is listed by Facit as SEK 6000 (about $720 as of 9/2021) for normal centering -- with Superb centering, this may be the nicest looking known block!

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595.00

243994

(Scott #44) Facit/NK #54IV [1892 20 øre 20 mm Posthorn: Plate IV Blue] Used SUPERBLY centered 4-BLOCK with neat BERGEN 22 August 1892 cancellations. Very fresh and attractive with strong color. The lower right stamp has a couple shorter perfs at the upper right. Otherwise the block is in perfect condition and has strong perforations. Norgeskatalogen records only 15 used 4-blocks (and seven larger) -- that is a tiny quantity considering that over 2.9 million Plate IV stamps were printed! Due to postal rates at the time, it was uncommon to need/use blocks for postage except perhaps for parcel post, but parcel post uses typically damaged blocks. This block is from the Norman Gary collection; he was a long-time specialist in the 20 mm issues. I purchased his entire collection some years ago. I do not know when or where Norm obtained this block (he often made notes, but not in this case). As far as I can determine, it has been out of sight for at least 50 years and maybe as long as 70 years. He may have been the original discoverer of this block. Though this printing is common as single stamps, blocks are quite scarce. Facit assigns a 300x multiple for the value of a used block of four!. A very beautiful and scarce item! A used 4-block is listed by Facit as SEK 6000 (about $720 as of 9/2021) for normal centering -- with Superb centering, this may be the nicest looking known block!

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625.00

243834

64 [1907 1 kr King Haakon VII, First Design] Used with Fine centering and neat, fully dated, virtually complete, circular (bridge style) 21 August 1909 LEVANGER (a mid-sized town) town cancellation. Such complete circular cancellations are quite scarce on these high-denomination Haakon VII stamps, especially from other than the largest cities.

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42.00

243837

65 [1907 1-1/2 kr King Haakon VII, First Design] Used with XF centering and fully dated, circular (bridge style) 26 April 1910 "...AVANGER" (very likely STAVANGER, a larger town) town cancellation. Fully dated circular cancellations are scarce on these high-denomination Haakon VII stamps.

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89.00

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243842

66 [1907 2 kr King Haakon VII, First Design] Used with Fine centering, but heavily canceled. There is a circular, but heavy, town cancellation (perhaps FOSS?) and also a straight-line postmark of another town. The straight-line cancel looks like some parcel postmarks used in Norway (but not normally on the stamps) and also looks like some Danish parcel postmarks (again, not normally on the stamps) -- this may have been used on a parcel to Denmark. The stamp is in sound quality, but is priced appropriately for the appearance -- otherwise this centering would be $59.

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19.00

243492

3 [1857 3 sk Oscar] Used with Fine centering, but with shallow thin an ink spot probably from addressing the cover. Otherwise an example with this centering would be about $26.

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6.00

243205

Scott #1178-9 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a-2a, NK #1316x-7x) [1997 Christmas] Set of two single stamps.

3.40

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243206

Scott #1178-9 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a-2a, NK #1316x-7x) [1997 Christmas] Vertical pair with 1178 (yellow) on top.

3.50

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243207

Scott #1179-8 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1312a-1a, NK #1317x-6x) [1997 Christmas] Vertical pair with 1179 (blue) on top.

3.50

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243208

Scott #1178-9 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a-2a, NK #1316x-7x) [1997 Christmas] Horizontal pair with 1178 (yellow) on left.

3.50

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243209

Scott #1179-8 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1312a-1a, NK #1317x-6x) [1997 Christmas] Horizontal pair with 1179 (blue) on left.

3.50

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243210

Scott #1178-9 (1179a) Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a-2a, NK #1316x-7x) [1997 Christmas] 4-Block, designs alternating in both directions.

7.00

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243211

Scott #1178 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a, NK #1316x) [1997 Christmas] Yellow single.

Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

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.45

Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

243212

Scott #1179 Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1312a, NK #1317x) [1997 Christmas] Blue single.

Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

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.45

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243213

Scott #1178-9 BOOKLET Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a-2a H100a, NK #1316x-7x FH 100x) [1997 Christmas] Complete booklet without serial number.

14.00

WANTED
More needed. Please make offer.

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243214

Scott #1178-9 BOOKLET Non-Fluorescent (Facit #1311a-2a H100a, NK #1316x-7x FH 100xkn1) [1997 Christmas] Complete booklet with serial number w/serifs ("antikva"). Very scarce with this type of serial number.

65.00

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243216

Scott #1178-9 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b-2b, NK #1316y-7y) [1997 Christmas] Set of two single stamps.

65.00

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50.00

243217

Scott #1178-9 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b-2b, NK #1316y-7y) [1997 Christmas] Vertical pair with 1178 (yellow) on top.

65.00

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243218

Scott #1179-8 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1312b-1b, NK #1317y-6y) [1997 Christmas] Vertical pair with 1179 (blue) on top.

65.00

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243219

Scott #1178-9 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b-2b, NK #1316y-7y) [1997 Christmas] Horizontal pair with 1178 (yellow) on left.

65.00

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243220

Scott #1179-8 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1312b-1b, NK #1317y-6y) [1997 Christmas] Horizontal pair with 1179 (blue) on left.

65.00

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243221

Scott #1178-9 (1179a) Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b-2b, NK #1316y-7y) [1997 Christmas] 4-Block, designs alternating in both directions.

125.00

Image is of block from right side of booklet. Block from left side does not have the same text. Specify if you need a specific side, otherwise I will send my choice.

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243222

Scott #1178 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b, NK #1316y) [1997 Christmas] Yellow single.

Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

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25.00

Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

243223

Scott #1179 Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1312b, NK #1317y) [1997 Christmas] Blue single.

Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

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25.00

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243224

Scott #1178-9 BOOKLET Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b-2b H100b, NK #1316y-7y FH 100y) [1997 Christmas] Complete booklet without serial number.

250.00

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265.00

243225

Scott #1178-9 BOOKLET Yellow Fluorescent (Facit #1311b-2b H100b, NK #1316y-7y FH 100ykn1) [1997 Christmas] Complete booklet with serial number w/serifs ("antikva"). This version (with serial number) is very scarce. As of April 2021, it is said that only 250 may exist; recent auction prices have exceeded $400 including commission. (To my knowledge sans-serif serial number, which exists on non-fluorescent paper, has not been recorded on this yellow fluorescent paper.)

350.00

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243227

Scott #1178-9 Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1311v3-2v3, NK #1316-7(v1)) [1997 Christmas] Set of two single stamps. Rare.

125.00

May be available even if no BuyIt button. Please inquire. Please specify if you require the straight edge to be at top or bottom, otherwise I will send my choice.

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243228

Scott #1178-9 Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1311v3-2v3, NK #1316-7(v1)) [1997 Christmas] Vertical pair with 1178 (yellow) on top. Rare.

125.00

May be available even if no BuyIt button. Please inquire.

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243229

Scott #1179-8 Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1312v3-1v3, NK #1317-6(v1)) [1997 Christmas] Vertical pair with 1179 (blue) on top. Rare.

125.00

May be available even if no BuyIt button. Please inquire.

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243230

Scott #1178-9 Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1311v3-2v3, NK #1316-7(v1)) [1997 Christmas] Horizontal pair with 1178 (yellow) on left. Rare.

125.00

May be available even if no BuyIt button. Please inquire.

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243231

Scott #1179-8 Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1312v3-1v3, NK #1317-6(v1)) [1997 Christmas] Horizontal pair with 1179 (blue) on left. Rare.

125.00

May be available even if no BuyIt button. Please inquire.

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243232

Scott #1179-8 Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1312v3-1v3, NK #1317-6(v1)) [1997 Christmas] 4-Block, designs alternating in both directions. Rare.

250.00

Image is of block from right side of booklet. Block from left side does not have the same text. Specify if you need a specific side, otherwise I will send my choice.

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243236

Scott #1178-9 BOOKLET Dull White Fluorescent, Printed on Wrong Side of Paper (Facit #1311v3-2v3 H100v3, NK #1316x(v1)-7x(v1) FH 100xv1(kn1)) [1997 Christmas] Complete booklet WITH serial number WITH SERIFS ("antikva"). Norgeskatalogen (NK) only lists this version of the booklet as existing without serial number, but a) I have never seen an example of this version of the booklet without serial number and b) all the examples I have seen have the serial number with serifs. If you think you have an example without serial number, or with sans-serif serial number, please inform me.

500.00

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241966

1 [1855 4 sk Lion] Used F-VF, with huge margin at top, medium margins at sides, and very small margin at bottom. Wonderfully bold and complete 12-bar cancellation (somewhat scarcer than 11-bar). Dark color and clear impression. Very fresh and attractive. Facit value SEK 1400 = US$150 (6/2020) for wide margins and most common cancellation.

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120.00

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241288

1571 RIGHT HALF PANE [2009 "A" Personalized Stamp Frame with the standard design: Hepatica nobilis flower] Used VF half pane of four, from the right half of the booklet/8, with four VF+ to Superb individual strikes of 3 March 2009 SANDEFJORD postmarks on THE SECOND DAY OF USE. Based on other experience, I believe that this paid part of the postage on a package and was mailed affixed to the package in a plastic bag. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen.

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22.00

241289

1571 LEFT HALF PANE [2009 "A" Personalized Stamp Frame with the standard design: Hepatica nobilis flower] Used VF half pane of four, from the left half of the booklet/8, with four Superb individual strikes of the FIRST DAY 2 March 2009 OSLO postmarks. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen.

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17.00

241290

1571 LEFT HALF PANE [2009 "A" Personalized Stamp Frame with the standard design: Hepatica nobilis flower] Used VF half pane of four, from the left half of the booklet/8, with two neat strikes of the FIRST DAY 2 March 2009 OSLO postmarks. Quite unusual!

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13.00

241291

1188 SOUVENIR SHEET [1998 3.80 (x3, plus 4 labels) Roses souvenir sheet] Used VF complete s/s with three VF+ individual strikes of 21 June 2001 "NESBYEN D" postmarks. Based on other experience, I believe that this paid part of the postage on a package and was mailed affixed to the package in a plastic bag. Used in a reasonable amount of time after the issue. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen.

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10.00

241293

1219-21 (1219a-21a) SET OF COMPLETE BOOKLETS [1999 4.00, 5.00, 6.00 kr Tourism] Used VF set of three complete booklets, each stamp with an individual VF+ to Superb strike of FIRST DAY 12 April 1999 "EGERSUND F4" postmark. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen; this consists of 30 stamps, which could individually sell for $2-5 each!

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26.00

241294

1240-1 (1241a) COMPLETE BOOKLET [1999 4.00 kr Christmas] Used VF complete booklet, each stamp with an individual VF+ to Superb strike of FIRST DAY 19 November 1999 "EGERSUND F4" postmark. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen.

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14.00

241295

1240-1 (1241a) COMPLETE BOOKLET [1999 4.00 kr Christmas] Used VF complete booklet, each stamp with an individual to Superb strike of FIRST DAY 19 November 1999 "VOIEBYEN A / KRISTIANSAND" postmark. Such nicely canceled examples, especially from such a small post office, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen.

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18.00

241296

1270-1 (1271a) COMPLETE BOOKLET [2000 4.20 kr Christmas] Used VF complete booklet, each stamp with an individual Superb strike of FIRST DAY 17 November 2000 "EGERSUND F4" postmark. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, are rarely seen.

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16.00

241298

1633-4 (1634a) COMPLETE BOOKLET [2010 "A" Christmas] Used VF complete booklet, each stamp with an individual Superb strike of FIRST DAY 15 November 2010 "MANDAL F" postmark. Such nicely canceled examples, even of the individual stamps, but especially of the intact pairs or panes, are rarely seen. The five combination pairs would fetch $5 each with such nice cancellations.

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28.00

240999

17b (Gray Blue) VERTICAL WATERMARK, Facit #17avm [1872 2 skilling gray blue Posthorn] Used F-VF with light, but correct, single-ring cancel with 1873 date, and with red crayon marking, typically from use on a foreign letter which would have received various rate and routing markings. This red marking is not a defect, but it does lower the price from about $490! The gray blue stamp with normal horizontal watermark is already very scarce (Facit SEK 2000) with a cancellation showing use in the proper period. Examples of this vertical watermark variety are extremely scarce with a proper cancel (Facit SEK 3800)! Note that some albums have separate spaces for these vertical vs horizontal watermarks. An excellent example of a seldom-offered stamp.

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350.00

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240839

Intentional Albino Plate Impressions: Lot of 4 items. Starting with the 1962 installation of a new printing press for steel-engraved stamps, Norwegian stamp plate making changed. For certain stamp issues, ranging probably from 1962 (and certainly from 1967) through at least 1987, the sheets of some stamp issues show partial albino engraved impressions of the stamps in the sheet selvage, usually 15-25 mm from the printed stamp design. This is an intentional (but not sure why) artifact of the plate making process and is not an error. Though the albino impressions are hard to see, they are obvious under oblique lighting. I cannot remember ever seeing any dealer offers of such items. They are an interesting aspect of the printing process. Group of four items, all full corner margin pieces: Scott #503 upper left block (1967), 524 upper left block and lower left single (1969), and 911 lower right pair (1987).

24.00

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240444

67 [1909 1 kr King Haakon, Die II] Used with centering that is technically F-VF+, but it has four clear margins which is unusual for this small-margined stamp. Neat 1910 parcel cancel (as was normally used). Unusually strong, deep color. Much nicer than usually found!

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129.00

240422

J3, Facit #L6K, NK #P10X K-Print, Horizontal Watermark [1899 10 øre Postage Due, Knudsen Print] Used VF with 190x parcel cancel and plate variety: Small triangle between and below the 10 is uncolored. A reddish earlier shade of this issue.

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4.00

240319

56, Facit #82, NK #82 [1900 35 øre Posthorn, Knudsen Printing, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] NEVER HINGED lower right corner margin 4-block with all VF and XF stamps. Only a small hinge mark in the sheet margin. Stated by the previous owner (a Posthorn specialist) to be from the first printing. While not a very scarce stamp in NH condition, or even in NH/Mint multiples, examples this nice are quite unusual! Stunning appearance! Priced at only the break-up value of the four stamps! Very low price as a block!

240.00

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240320

56, Facit #82, NK #82 [1900 35 øre Posthorn, Knudsen Printing, Perf 14.5 x 13.5] Used 4-block with SUPERBLY CENTERED stamps and nice champhered-corners rectangular 1907 parcel cancel. Unusually white paper. The upper left stamp has a small spot on it. NK states that used blocks are scarce (the largest known to exist are 6 and 8), and prices used blocks at 50 (FIFTY) times the value of a single stamp -- and NK is conservative! I have not recorded having another example in 45 years. Without the spot, this very scarce block would certainly fetch at least $400 and perhaps more with this centering.

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220.00

239721

515/516 ORIGINAL ARTWORK [1968 Aasmund Olavssund VINJE] The original 1967 artwork of the K. Løkke-Sørensen design for this important 1968 stamp issue commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Aasmund Olavssund Vinje. A beautiful 100 x 135 mm painting, in shades of brown, on illustrator board (115 x 145 mm). The design is almost identical to the issued stamps except that the denomination is 90 and is on the left instead of right. There is also a design error in the painting (corrected on the issued stamp) -- the artist used the initials OA instead of AO. Signed by the artist at lower left and dated "67". Vinje was a proponent of the use of the Nynorsk [New Norwegian] (Landsmål) language. This is the second Norwegian stamp issue to use the Nynorsk "NOREG" country name! (The first was the 1951 Arne Garborg issue.) Provenance: This was in the William Benfield collection (so marked on the reverse). Benfield bought it from auctioneer and stamp dealer Irwin Heiman (Metro Stamp Company), February 24, 1973 (see note on back of the Benfield album page; the reference to Memphis was because Benfield lived there at the time). I purchased it from Benfield in the late 1980s (?) as part of the Benfield non-Danish essay-proof collection. I sold it to a member of the Vinje family located in the U.S. (early 1990s?). That family later sold it to a western U.S. stamp dealer who noticed that the description was from me and the dealer sold it to me in July 2014. I then sold it again to collector MXZ in September 2014 and repurchased it from MXZ in September 2017 with other parts of his collection.

750.00

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239557

12 Yellowish Orange [1867 "2 SKILL 2" Lion] Used with VF+ centering and neat, complete 1868 "CHRA BYP." Christiania local post cancellation with "8F" (8 am) time indicator. This stamp is often not well centered; well-centered, used in-period examples such as this are the exception! Outstanding.

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90.00

239223

Scott #51a, NK #68, Facit #68 [1896 10 øre Carmine, Knudsen Print, Perf 13.5 x 12.5] Mint F-VF+ (bottom two stamps NH) 4-block with perforation "error" Type 1 on the left side stamps (does not add to the cost). This block is from the Norman Gary collection; he marked the four cliche types as 2-3/4-1 (but the standard numbering for the types may have changed since he determined them). Wonderfully fresh and attractive -- nice multiples of this "workhorse" denomination are really quite scarce; these stamps were almost completely used up in normal postal use. Even NH stamps are scarce. The break-up value of this block is about $420 (and I do have clients seeking the single stamps) but I cannot bring myself to break up such a nice and scarce block.

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390.00

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239021

B3 [1930 30 + 25 øre Nordkap] Mint Superb, hinged. Perfect centering, perforations, and overall appearance. Scarce so nice!

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95.00

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238304

1 Used Fine (three ample margins, but touching at top) Medium Blue, thin paper. Superb SANDEFJORD 1 June 1856 town cancellation. Wonderful cancellation.

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125.00

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238305

1 Used Fine (two very large margins, one small margin, but touching at top) Light Blue, thin paper. Probably plate position A11. Superb KRAGERO 17 March 1856 town cancellation. Beautiful cancellation.

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195.00

238306

1 Used Fine+ (one large, one ample, and two small margins) Medium Blue, very thin paper. Well centered TRONDHJEM 20 January 1856 town cancellation. Nice example.

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140.00

237579

13 Red Violet Clear Print, Facit #31b, NK #13a [1868 "3 SKILL 3" Lion Coat of Arms] Used Average-Fine centered example of the very scarce Red Violet color with light, fully dated 1871 cancellation. Very fresh appearance with intense color. This stamp is much harder to find than the catalog values suggest. A VF example would be about $350!

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145.00

237586

41 [1883 12 øre Green] Used Superb looking example with very neat cancellation, but with a couple faults so small that 99% of people would not find them: Two very tiny thin spots near center and another in bottom margin, shorter perforation tooth where cancellation crosses bottom margin, and upper right corner tooth has been creased. This stamp looks terrific -- much, much better than most examples in the market. Without the insignificant problems, this would easily fetch $600+.

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345.00

237396

6 [1863 "2 SKILL" Coat of Arms] Used F-VF with neat 1867 cancellation, but with some blunted perfs on right near top. Strong color and overall quite attractive. Otherwise $190!

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65.00

237397

41 [1883 12 øre Olive Green 21 mm Posthorn] Used Superb with very neat and clear 1884 cancellation, exceptional centering, excellent perforations, and strong color. However, this beauty has a shallow thin that is hard to see, and which some might not notice. One could search for many years and not find a nicer looking example! Otherwise $600+ for this quality!

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345.00

1964 Lottery Stamp A, Stamp Part

VF [236841]

100.00

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90.00

1964 Lottery Stamp B, Stamp Part

VF [236843]

120.00

80.00

75.00

236711

19a, Facit #19aa, NK #19Ia Dark Violet on Thin Grayish/Bluish Paper. [1872 4 skilling Posthorn] Used F-VF+ with 1873 (proper period) cancellation. Remarkably intense color. Facit 2013 value SEK 1500 = US$225 [10/2012] for normal quality. This example has much nicer, centering, color, and appearance than is usually seen for this color.

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225.00

236127

J5a Central Printing [1895 20 øre Postage Due, Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Central Printing] Used Superb centering, but a couple short perfs at left (this issue often has short perfs). 1896 cancellation confirm that it must be Central Printing.

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29.00

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236129

J5a Knudsen Printing [1899 20 øre Postage Due, Perf 13.5 x 12.5, Knudsen Printing] Used Superb centering, but a couple perfs slightly short (this issue often has short perfs). Neat (ST)AVANGER 1900 cancellation.

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36.00

235106

543 INVISIBLE GUM (Facit #928v2, NK #941II Hs5 Paper) [1983 50 kr Olav V, 1991 printing with invisible gum] NH VF. This is an extremely scarce stamp, probably destined to become the scarcest, most valuable post-1960 Norwegian stamp. By coincidence, this new printing was put on sale a few days after King Olav died; net sales were between 100,000 and 120,000 [Facit says "ca. 125,000"], however, most were used for postage. At the time this invisible gum printing was released, extremely few collectors knew that it was a new printing on a new paper (and which was also a new engraving type) or even that any new printing of this stamp had been released! From my personal experience at the time, I can say that the Norwegian "stamp department" staff was not even aware that this stamp was somehow different and/or that this fact was significant to collectors. This invisible gum stamp is missing in Mint NH condition from virtually all Norwegian collections!

160.00

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1558 S/S "Posten / Bring" Standard officially issued Personalized Souvenir Sheet of two stamps.

VF: Norway has the distinction of creating what I believe to be the first souvenir sheet of "Standard Personalized Stamps" containing more than one stamp design. This was issued in autumn 2008 and contains two stamps (same frame design) with two different logos for Posten and Bring. The designs mark the division of Norway Post into two parts: Posten - what we think of as the standard "post office" and Bring - a package delivery, freight, and logistics company (similar to USPS in the U.S., but owned by the government). Only 275,000 (Scott says 375,000) of this souvenir sheet were printed and distributed free of charge to people in Oslo and other cities around Norway, sometimes in post offices, but also given away to people on the street. Because the souvenir sheet was NOT sold to collectors and distribution was wide, but one to a person, these souvenir sheets are extremely difficult to obtain. This is listed by Scott, but not yet by Facit or NK -- many collectors still do not know that it exists. [233002]

31.00

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