386th Auction

1904, "I Gildi / 02-03", UPU Reprints with ‘Large Crown’ watermark, complete set of 18 including the seven Official stamps, very fine and fresh, unmounted mint. Very rare (Facit = 14'000 Skr.).

Note: The despatch of this new issue to the UPU Headquarters in Bern had been overlooked. By the time the P.O. was alerted to this, supplies of the issue had been exhausted. Denmark reprinted the issue with the new watermark and the stamps were sent to Iceland to be overprinted and thereafter forwarded to the UPU. 

Provenance: ‘Severin’ (Corinphila 2012)

1883, reply part of postcard 8 aur lilac, used with target “73” of Lemvig, Denmark (additional strike on reverse), with text to Reykjavík, with transit mark “KOPENHAGEN 1/8”. Very scarce. Certificate Nielsen (2006) 

1902, 2 reply parts of domestic double cards 5 aur, uprated in Germany resp. Austria with 5 pfennig resp. 5 heller, and send to Kopenhagen, with arrival marks. Both cards from the same sender, obviously a Danish fish dealer. An interesting ensemble, 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 763

1873/1995, unused(without gum and used collection with many better values starting from Mi.-Nr. 2-5, 6A, 3B, Officials Mi.-Nr. 44-59 unused, later many better and only few missing, later also mostly mint never hinged, some better with problematic cancellations as often found, slightly different condition

1873/1930, small collection on self-designed sheets with overprint issues, few reference forgeries of first issues, etc. in folder

1876/1964, unused and used collection, containing some better items like Mi.-Nr. 28A unused (regummed) with certificate Debo BPP, different condition

1928/52 (ca.), mint never hinged and unused accumulation, some better sets throughout, overall in very fine condition

“ON WAR”, Teile einer ursprünglichen Ausstellungssammlung, dabei Handzeichnungen Essays für spätere Briefmarken, Tschechoslowakei Mi.-Nr. 1737 “Kampfpanzer, Rakete und Selbstfahrtstafette”, Isle of Man Mi.-Nr. 197 “Robert Henry Cain (1909-1974), Kommandeur; Viktoriakreuz”, sowie Island Mi.-Nr. 945 “Thorfinn Karlsefni (um 1010), erster Amerikasiedler aus Europa; Weltkugel” als großformatiges Essay in entgültigem Design, dazu diverse Briefe etc., vieles noch auf ursprünglichen Ausstellungsseiten aufgezogen, gute Erhaltung

1924/25, Frederik VIII, values of 25 a. orange, 50 a. lilac red and 1 k. yellow of the 1912 design, ovpt. with '2/kronur' and 'Kr.10' in black, respectively, three fine and fresh examples, well embossed. Cert. Raybaudi (Facit SEK 18.500) (Facit 121-123)