U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 7-8, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #389 DENMARK 1851 2rs blue, Thiele Printing, margins all around, tied by "1" numeral cancel of Copenhagen, on 1855 underfranked FL from Christianshavn to Ladegaarden, charged "2" on arrival, as it was considered to be "outside the ramparts" of Copenhagen and not subject to the same postal rate, with blue "F.P. 19.8.55" postmark alongside, v.f., with 1998 Moller cert., ex-Scott (Facit 1II)  Catalog #1 Catalog Value SEK 18,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #390 DENMARK 1853 4rs brown, plate I, "Thielle II" Printing, horizontal strip of six, margins all around to just touching at left, on cover to Schleswig, tied by "31" numeral cancels, with cds alongside, cover slightly reduced at left, with pressed out creases and filing fold through left stamp, fine-v.f. and the largest known example of this printing, with 1970 Gronlund cert., ex-Scott (Facit 2III) Catalog #2 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #391 DENMARK 1854 4s brown, 5th Printing, block of four, full margins all around, on cover to Kiel, tied by "168" numeral cancels, filing fold and minor cover flaws away from the stamps, v.f. and rare, one of only two such covers recorded, signed Calves, with 1981 Diena cert., ex-Scott (Facit 4) Catalog #4 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #392 DENMARK 1858-62 4s brown, pos. 91-96, 4th Printing, Plate IV, horizontal strip of seven, margins all around, paying the correct 28sk rate on FL from Flensberg to Bordeaux, sent via Hamburg, numeral "16" cancels, with Flensburg 29.7.1862 cds and red French "Tour-T 2.Aout. 62.5" datestamp, with Hamburg transit and Bordeaux arrival on reverse, two "end" stamps with small faults, still fine-v.f. and rare as only 2-3 similar frankings are known, with 2000 Moller cert. (Facit 7) Catalog #7 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #393 DENMARK 1858-62 4s brown, block of four, margins all around including part of adjoining stamps at left, on outer FL sent from Ribe to Fano, tied by "55" numeral cancels, with Ribe "9.3.1861" departure alongside, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. and rare on cover, with 1999 Nielsen cert. (Facit 7)  Catalog #7 Catalog Value SEK 4,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #394 DENMARK 1858-62 4s brown, block of six, "41" numeral cancels, margins touching at bottom and bottom right, fine-v.f., with 1994 Nielsen cert. (Facit 7; catalogue value for block of four and two singles) Catalog #7a Catalog Value SEK 4,500 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #395 DENMARK 1858 4s yellow brown, privately perforated 9 1/2, used in combination with imperf. 4s on FL from Oldenburg to Rendsburg, tied by "127" numeral cancels, with "Oldenburg 28.2.1861" (Oldenburg was one of only two towns where merchants privately perforated stamps for their convenience) cds, arrival postmarks on reverse, filing fold through stamps (not mentioned on cert.), otherwise fine and exceedingly rare combination franking, with 1999 Nielsen cert. (Facit 7v7) Catalog #7,7var Catalog Value SEK 5,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #396 DENMARK 1858 8s green, vertical strip of four, numeral cancels, margins all around, v.f., with 1992 Nielsen cert. (Facit 8; catalogue value for singles) O Catalog #8 Catalog Value SEK 4,800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #397 DENMARK 1863 4s brown, rouletted, plate VII, block of eight (pos. 21-24/31-34) on FL from Aalborg to Copenhagen, tied by "4" numeral cancels, with Aalborg cds at lower left, Copenhagen arrival on reverse, corner crease affecting top right stamp and cover partially cut vertically, still fine-v.f. Stated to be the largest known multiple on cover, with 1988 Dr. Debo cert., ex-Christian Andersen and Gene Scott collections Catalog #9 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
