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2,3R, 1893 Grand Duke Reprints 5k & 10k, both og, NH, margin copies, XF, only 1000 produced | 90-125 |
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27av (15SC5b), 10p brown, used w/nice blue town cancel and partial red cancel at left, MIXED PERF ON ONLY 1 SIDE, perf 11 on 3 sides and 121/2 at right, VF, scarce, Nielsen certificate, Facit $1050 | 400-500 |
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46-55 (35-44), 1k-50k, NH Margin Blocks of 4 from freshly broken sheets, Facit $1500 | 500-600 |
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75 (60), 10mk black & drab, og, NH, post office fresh, F/VF, Facit $295 | 90-125 |
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82 (61), 10mk black & greenish, og, NH, PLATE # BLOCK OF 6, quite scarce and VF, Facit $1400++ | 700-900 |
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82 (61), 10mk black & greenish, og, NH, Post Office fresh, F/VF, Scott $160 for hinged | 125-175 |
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152 (134), 25mk Lion, watermarked Posthorn, used w/proper cancel, Facit $190 | 90-125 |
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153-4 (135-6), 1928 Ovpts, matched set of corner Blocks of 6 tied by Exhibit cancels, VF and nice for presentation page, Facit $255 | 90-125 |
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719 (1091), 50mk Brown Bear, complete sheet of 20 w/margin scenes, scarce and VF high value stamp, Facit $390 | 150-200 |
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M8 (F8), 1963 Military Stamp, og, NH, VF, only 50,000 produced, Scott for hinged $190 | 90-125 |
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M8, 1963 Military Stamp, og, NH, VF, Scott $190 | 90-125 |
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M8 (F8), 1963 Military Stamp, used, VF, Scott $150 | 75-100 |
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Q5,6,8, Autopaketti stamps tied on 2 diff bills of lading, each document w/diff stamps, these are not commonly found properly used | 60-80 |
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KARELIA, 1-15, 1922 Bears, complete set, og, LH, F/VF, Scott $167 | 60-80 |
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NO. INGERMANLAND, 1-7, Complete set used w/proper Kirjaslo cds, VF and scarce, Scott $650+ | 275-350 |
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GREENLAND |
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1933, RARE (RAREST) ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC COVER, from BACHE PENINSULA (NWT) a remote outpost only 6 years in existence and only reached 3 times with supplies TO SOUTH GEORGIA, Falkland Is., arrival cds on front & reverse, cover traveled via S.S. "Nascopie" and ultimately returned Argentina (bkstp) to New York, an amazing cover with some collateral newspaper material, in 1958 sold for $120 at auction | 400-600 |
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1940, two covers to U.S. w/1st issue franking, one w/Early Greenland Charity seal tied and the other w/Tydol Flying label tied on front (we've never seen this before), interesting lot | 75-100 |
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Circa 1940, pretty multifranked cover tied by blue MESTERS VIG cancels, scarcer, VF | 50-75 |
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1940, complete 1st issue set tied Thule on registered cover, RELEASED BY PRIZE COURT in Bermuda in 1941, VF, pretty cacheted cover | 150-250 |
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1940/1, two covers to Denmark each intercepted and ultimately RELEASED BY PRIZE COURT (bkstp), one via registered mail, VF | 200-250 |
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1940, large registered commercial cover to Denmark, intercepted/censored and ultimately RELEASED BY PRIZE COURT (bkstp), VF | 125-175 |
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1941, Official cover (no postage necessary) from Julianhaab to Narssarssuak Post Office, these not at all common - hard to find | 125-175 |
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1941, 5ore + 1kr (#2,9) tied Umanak on German censored cover to Denmark, German black censor tape plus red censor handstamp reverse, always desirable, VF | 75-100 |
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1942, three covers w/similar frankings different addressees, all w/purple Censorship cancel on front and bkstp Eastern Arctic Patrol R.M.S. Canada, scarcer and F/VF | 150-200 |
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1947, airmail cover franked 85ore (#'s 2,4,7) tied THULE to Denmark, high cat franking and VF | 75-100 |
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12-6-194?, #10 Penalty Envelope sent from the US Coast Guard Cutter MODOC to Washington DC, 30ore polar bear tied to cover with Godthaab cancel, MODOC served in Greenland waters from June 1941 to 1945, one of the scarcer ships!!! | 250-350 |
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1952, 1ore + 5ore (#1,10) tied Godthaab on cover to Denmark, non-philatelic use of 5ore American issue to make Printed Matter rate is scarcer, VF | 150-200 |
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1955, cover to Canada with scarcer 50ore ship + 10ore franking tied w/purple boxed Statens Luftfartsvaesen Mestersvig flight cancel, VF+ | 35-50 |
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10-18 (10-18), 1945, complete set on official FDC tied Godthaab, VF, top quality, Facit $260+ | 150-200 |
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10-18 (10-18), 1957, complete set on registered cover to US, unusual to find on commercial cover, VF | 150-200 |
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10-18 (10-18), 1945 OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER from Ivigtut, unaddressed, VF, cat $350 | 125-175 |
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15 (15), 1945, 30ore Dogsled SINGLE FRANKING to pay Second Weight Class usage, tied by Sukkertoppen cds on cover to Denmark, backflap missing, few such covers have survived and thus extremely scarce and desirable, DAKA $1275 | 500-750 |
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10-18 (10-18), First Day Cover w/Angmagssalik cancels, certificate, VF, Facit $270 | 100-150 |
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10-18v (10-18v), 1945 Complete set of 9 w/SPECIMEN OVPT in red and security hole-punch from the Amer. Bank Note Co. Archives, og, NH, VF, fewer than 300 sets made, Moller certificate | 400-600 |
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19-27 (19-27), 1957, complete set on registered cover to US, unusual to find complete set on commercial cover, VF | 300-400 |
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19-27 (19-27), 1945 Overprints, og, NH, with very light even gum toning, VF, Scott $700 | 200-300 |
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19-27 (19-27), 1945, Ovpt set complete, lightly toned og, the top 2 values are NH, VF, Scott $442 | 100-150 |
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19-27 (19-27), 1945 Overprints, og, hinged, VF, Scott $362 | 125-175 |
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19-27v (19-27v), Complete set of 9, og, LH, INVERTED OVPTS, VF, Nielsen certificate, Scott $4000 | 1,500-2,000 |
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19v (19v), 1ore, og, NH, margin block of 4 w/OVPT PROOF on "onionskin slip sheet" used for alignment prior to printing, scarce as multiple, Gronlund certificate | 150-200 |
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22a-27a (22-27v), WRONG COLOR OVPTS, complete set, og, NH, VF, Scott $1250 | 400-500 |
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22a-27a (22v2-27v2), 1945 WRONG COLOR OVPTS, og, NH, with very light even gum toning, VF, Scott $1250 | 300-400 |
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22a-27a (22-7v2), 1945, Wrong Color Ovpt set, lightly toned og, NH, VF, Scott $1250 | 250-350 |
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22a-27a (22-7v), Complete set of 6 WRONG COLOR OVTS, og, LH, VF, Scott $610 | 200-300 |
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PAKKE PORTO ISSUES |
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1905, Pakke Porto First Issue complete set of 3 values, imperforate COLOR PROOFS in green, ungummed as issued, VF, Wowern certificates | 500-750 |
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Q1a,3a,4a (P1-3), 1905, First issue complete, all stamps are og, VLH and VF, the 10ore w/speck of thin, Scott $1900 | 500-750 |
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Q1a (P1), 1ore Pakke Porto, perf 121/2, og, VLH, certificate, Scott $600 | 250-350 |
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Q3a (P2II), 5ore Pakke Porto, perf 121/2, og, hinged, VF, certificate, Scott $575 | 175-250 |
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Q3av (P2B), 1905, 5ore, used, Imperforate at bottom, VF, Facit $675 | 200-300 |
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Q4a (P3II), 10ore Pakke Porto, perf 121/2, og, LH, Scott $725 | 250-350 |
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Q4a (P3II), 1910, 10ore Pakke Porto, p.121/2, pr II, used, VF, Wowern certificate, Facit $900 | 250-350 |
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Q4av (P3B), 1905, 10ore, used, Imperforate at left, VF, Moller certificate, Facit $475 | 175-250 |
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1915 issue, three 20ore values, official PLATE PROOFS in red, red-brown and black on heavy white paper, VF, Wowern certificates | 400-600 |
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1930 issue, 70ore, 1kr and 3kr imperforate COLOR PROOFS in green, ungummed as issued, VF, Wowern certificates | 500-750 |
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Q4b,8a, 1930's, 10ore + 1kr tied by oval cancels on Parcel Card to Godthaab, VF | 250-350 |
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Q4b,7,8a, 1930's, 10ore (2) + 70ore + 1kr all tied on Parcel Card to Egedesminde, beautiful three color combination, VF, COLOR PHOTO | 400-600 |
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1930's, 20ore (2) + 1kr tied by purple oval cancel on Parcel Card to Jakobshavn, pretty and VF | 300-400 |
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1932, Danish 50ore (Scott 122) tied on Parcel Card to Sukkertoppen with rate to be paid in red crayon, 622 Gronland label upper left, usage of Non-Pakke Porto stamps known but not common, VF | 300-400 |
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Q1v (P4B,P4C2), 1ore, two stamps, including one LH Imperforate at top and the other used officially reperforated at right, both VF, Facit $350 | 125-175 |
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Q2 (P5), 2ore w/KOLONIEN GODTHAAB in purple (Wow.18.10), nice strike on scarcer stamp, VF | 75-100 |
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Q2v (P5C2), 2ore, used, Officially REPERFORATED at left, Kaiser certificate, Facit $200 | 60-80 |
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Q2v (P5B), 2ore, used w/nice cancel, Imperforate at bottom, VF, Facit $160 | 60-80 |
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Q5,6v (P8,9C2), 15ore and 20ore, both used and officially REPERFORATED on one side, the 20ore with Wowern certificate and tiny thin spot, Facit $300 | 125-175 |
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Q6 (P9), 20ore Pakke Porto Study of Listed VARIETIES in exhibit format, includes 17 singles and 2 blocks, about half are NH rest used, a very nice presentation of the known printing varieties | 250-350 |
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Q1 (P4), 1ore w/Kolonien Holstenborg crown & shield in purple (Wow.29.02), VF, COLOR PHOTO | 90-125 |
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Q1 (P4), 1ore on piece w/K'ekertarssuatsiak in purple (Wow.39.01), VF | 90-125 |
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Q3 (P6), 5ore on piece w/Kolonien Holsteinsborg in purple (Wow.29.19), VF | 90-125 |
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Q3 (P6), 5ore on piece w/KONTROLLOREN VED RAERINGERHAVEN in black (Wow.20.03), VF | 90-125 |
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Q3 (P6), 5ore on piece w/KOLONIEN GODTHAAB in black (Wow.18.13), VF | 90-125 |
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Q3 (P6), 5ore on piece w/KUTDLISSAT KULBRUD in black (Wow.52.01), VF | 90-125 |
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Q4 (P13), 10ore on piece w/Narssak in red (Wow.07.01), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4 (P13), 10ore on piece w/Kolonien Frederikshaab in black (Wow.14.14), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4 (P13), 10ore on piece w/Stationen Thule in purple (Wow.78.02), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4 (P13), 10ore on piece w/Scoresbysund in purple (Wow.77.05), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4 (P13), 10ore w/ITIVDLEK in purple (Wow.30.02), VF, scarcer | 60-80 |
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Q4 (P13), 10ore on piece w/Kolonien Egedesminde in black (W0w.33.08), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Kagssimiut in red (Wow.05.01), VF, scarcer and signed Moller certificate | 75-100 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Udstedet Igaliko double struck in red (Wow.03.01), VF | 75-100 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Jhb S 10 in black, a Julianehab fiscal cancel often used in savings Books, VF | 70-90 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Udstedet Augpilatok in red (Wow.02.01), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Udstedet Sardlok in red (Wow.10.01), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Sangmissok in red (Wow.09.01), scarcer, VF | 60-80 |
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Q4b (P7), 10ore on piece w/Udstedet Sletten in red (Wow.11.01), VF | 60-80 |
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Q4b,6 (P7,9), 10ore + 20ore on piece w/Anlaeget Nanortalik crown & shield cancels in purple (Wow.08.04), VF and striking exbibit item | 100-150 |
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Q6 (P9), 20ore on piece w/Nugssuak in purple (Wow.66.05), VF | 50-75 |
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Q6a (P14), 20ore on piece w/Landsfogeden i Nordgronland in black, this is a Godhavn fiscal cancel for use in savings books, VF | 35-50 |
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Town cancels on 10ore, 20ore, and 1kr Pakke Portos, coll of 29 diff, all very nice strikes in VF condition, all identified by Wowen numbers, a great start for this popular collecting area | 500-750 |
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AVANE cancel coll of 16 diff numbers used in Savings Books, incl 20ore (15 singles, 1 pair, 1 block) + 1kr (3 singles), all very nice strikes | 175-250 |
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1938, SAVINGS BOOK w/5 1kr Pakke Porto (these much scarcer usage than the 20ore) all cancelled AVANE Nr. 5, VF | 250-350 |
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1927, SAVINGS BOOK w/5 20ore Pakke Porto all cancelled AVANE Nr. 24, VF | 175-250 |
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1927, SAVINGS BOOK w/10 20ore Pakke Porto all cancelled AVANE Nr. 5, VF | 175-250 |
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The following lots
are GREENLAND complete SAVINGS BOOKS with 25ore and/or 1kr Sparmaerke
stamps tied w/AVANE or town cancels. These stamps came into use in 1939
after the use of Pakke Portos was discontinued. Each Book is different
and they make wonderful exhibit pages in either an open or closed format.
We have handled many Savings Books w/Pakke Portos but these are the first
we have seen using Sparemaerke stamps. Quite scarce. |
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1942, Book with green cover contains 143 total stamps incl 1kr (6) and 25ore (137), all tied with AVANE Nr. 36 cancel, VF | 400-500 |
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1951 Book with bright orange cover contains 1kr (30) all tied by purple Kolonien Upernavik town cancel, VF | 3540-450 |
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1941, Book with brown cover containing 1kr (24) all tied by black Avane Nr. 36 cancels, VF | 250-350 |
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1942, Book with green cover containing 25ore (73) all tied by black Udstedet Igdlorssuit town cancels, VF | 300-400 |
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1951, Book with gray-green cover containing 25ore (66) all tied by purple AVANE Nr. 37 oval cancel, VF | 300-400 |
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| Greenland Admin. Trade Certificates, 3 values 1sk-20sk (2w/vertical file fold), each w/proper handstamp at left, F/VF, PLUS Two Wax Seals on piece each w/Polar Bear on Shield and Kobenhavn Gronlands Post Office, each in diff design and very sharp impression | 60-80 |
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3ore and 5kr Pakke Porto CINDERELLA Black Prints, NH, neither of these values were ever issued | 40-60 |
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THULE, 25ore IMPERF PROOF pair without gum as issued, quite scarce and VF, Osper certificate | 200-300 |
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