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The purchase price payable by the buyer will be the sum of the final bid and a commission of 18% of the final bid (“buyer’s premium”), together with any sales tax, use tax or customs duties due on the sale.
Lot 3945 Iceland
- Scott57
- FACIT56
Description
Iceland, 1902-03, 25a Yellow Brown & Blue "I GILDI" Overprint in Black, Perf 13 (57; Facit 56). Post Setting, sheet Position 58, original gum, two h.r.'s, rich colors VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL THE "I GILDI" OVERPRINTS - SCOTT NO. 57 AND FACIT NO. 56. Not only is the 25a Black Overprint Perf 13 one of the rarest stamps of Iceland, this example comes from the 1903 Post Setting, which has not yet been fully plated. Only seventeen have been recorded to date. This is the first example of Scott No. 56 that we have offered since our 1993 Rarities of the World Sale. Signed A. Diena. With 1994 Svendsen certificate. Checked by Ellis Glatt. Scott $10,500. Facit SK 140,000.
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Estimated price
4000.00 - 5000.00 USD
Estimated price
4000.00 USD
(app. 3543 EUR)
End date of bidding:
Wednesday May 21st, 2025, 11:30 EDT
