The William H. Gross Scandinavia Collection continued...
SWEDEN 19TH CENTURY ISSUES continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1101 |
 |
23b |
 #23b, 1872 20ö Dull red on 20ö Pale orange double impression, a lovely mint example of this most unusual double impression in two different colors, attractively
centered, quite fresh, o.g., h.r., very fine; a choice example of this rarity; 1994 Obermüller Wilén certificate (Facit #23c; 32,000SEK). (Image) |
$3,250.00
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
SWEDEN 20TH CENTURY ISSUES
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1102 |
|
65a |
 #65a, 1900 1Kr Carmine and slate, imperforate, horizontal pair, four huge margins, rich colors, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a handsome pair (Facit #60v1; 4,800SEK). (Image) |
$525.00
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1103 |
/ |
90, 92 |
 #90, 92, 1918 55ö Pale blue and 80ö Black King Gustav V, the two key rarities of the set in wonderfully matching horizontal strips of three each, only 1,000 of each
value were printed, each strip incredibly well centered, plus their colors and impressions are prooflike on fresh paper, o.g., the 55ö strip very lightly hinged and the center stamp with a trivial toned perforation tip, the 80ö strip n.h. and perfect
in every way, extremely fine; a showpiece set; 1975 Obermüller certificates accompany (Facit #92, 94; 111,000+SEK). (imagea)
(Image) |
$9,300.00+
SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1104 |
|
92 |
 #92, 1918 80ö Black, handsome mint single of this key value, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; signed and accompanied by a 1969 PF certificate; ex-Joyner (Facit #94; 15,000SEK).
(Image) |
$1,550.00
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1105 |
|
123 var. |
 #123 var., 1921 5ö Copper red, perf. 10 vert., watermarked inverted wavy lines and letters, horizontal coil strip of five displaying this very rare watermark
variety, quite fresh, deep rich color and impression, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; left stamp signed lightly in pencil (Facit #142Acz; 20,000+SEK). (Image) |
Facit 20,000SEK+
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1106 |
|
165 var. |
 #165 var., 1920 20ö Blue, perf. 10 vert., watermarked wavy lines and letters (KPV), fresh mint single of this rare watermark variety which is listed but unpriced mint
in Facit, o.g., n.h., fine; 1992 Norsten certificate (Facit #152Acxz; unpriced). (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1107 |
|
189 |
 #189, 1922 15ö violet, perf. 10 vert., watermarked wavy lines, a mint example of one of the rarest stamps from the entire King Gustaf V series, well centered, deep
luxuriant color, o.g., minor h.r., very fine; light expert's handstamp and accompanied by a 1972 Kihlbolm certificate (Facit #175Acx; 28,000SEK). (Image) |
$2,650.00
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1108 |
 |
211 |
 #211, 1924 5Kr Universal Postal Union Congress, the highest value from the set used on a very rare large registered cover (along with 10ö and 110ö coil singles) to
Stockholm, all three stamps tied by "Sundsvall /12.12.24" c.d.s., cover with five wonderful red wax seals on reverse, 5Kr stamp with just a couple of nibbed perforations, overall very fine; legitimate non-philatelic usages of the 5Kr high value on
cover are almost impossible to find, hence the substantial on cover premium given in the Facit catalog (Facit #211; 36,000SEK). (Image) |
Facit 36,000SEK
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1109 |
|
C4 |
 #C4, 1920 20ö Air Post surcharge on 2ö Orange, watermarked crown, fresh mint example of this scarce stamp of which only 100 were printed on crown watermarked
paper, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; light pencil signature (Facit #137vm; 24,000SEK). (Image) |
$2,250.00
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
BALANCE OF THE SCANDINAVIA COLLECTION
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1110 |
/O |
|
The valuable and comprehensive balance of the William H. Gross Collection of Scandinavia, hundreds of virtually all different stamps all neatly displayed on Lighthouse hingeless album pages and housed in a single album, only the countries of
Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden are represented, but each of these countries is quite comprehensive from the first issue of each country until about the 1930's, nearly all of the stamps are collected mint, although typically the first couple of
stamps of each country are found used, including all five Sweden 1855 Skilling Banco issues, plus there is the occasional "duplicate" used example, in addition to a mint copy, and often these are much more valuable used than mint; Denmark is nearing
completion and is augmented with some interesting Facit listed varieties, Iceland is also quite strong with many better single stamps and sets, including strong officials (we note the presence of a mint example of #O1 which catalogs $7,500.00, but
has a small thin), Norway, while having no really rare stamps, is quite solid and adds up quickly, Sweden is the most valuable section containing many scarce stamps, the collection as a whole has a plethora of elusive and valuable stamps throughout,
many of which catalog $100.00 to $1,000.00 or more; as mentioned most stamps are mint with o.g., although there are some earlier issues either used or without gum, hinging ranges from h.r. to n.h. (several better n.h. stamps and sets are noted),
condition is a bit mixed on the earliest issues, but the overall quality is much better than typically found in most collection "balances"; a valuable and worthwhile lot, as we are certain the total catalog value in Scott will unquestionably exceed
$100,000.00. |
Est. $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $35,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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