Iceland
Wednesday, January 1, 1873.
Designed and engraved by Phillip C. Batz. Printed in typography by H. H. Thiele, Copenhagen.Watermark small crown. Comb perforation 14 x 13½ or line perforation 12½.
Watermark Small Crown
| Description | Perforation | # issued | AFA | Facit | Scott | Stanley Gibbons | Michel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 1873 | |||||||
| 2 Skilling ultramarine | 14 x 13½ | 40,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1A |
| 4 Skilling rose | 14 x 13½ | 80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3A |
| 4 Skilling rose | 12½ | 20,000 | 2B | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4B |
| 8 Skilling brown | 14 x 13½ | 40,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4A |
| 16 Skilling yellow | 14 x 13½ | 10,000 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5A |
| 16 Skilling yellow | 12½ | 30,000 | 4B | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5B |
| Mar. 22, 1873 | |||||||
| 3 Skilling gray | 12½ | 25,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2B |
All issue quantities are approximate.
These stamps were valid until July 31, 1876. Favor (CTO) and fake cancels abound.
Imperforate stamps are proofs. Or, as Vigfus Palsson put it:
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Ótökkað eintök af 2 skildingum. Það er ekki vitað hvernig þessi eintök komust í umferð, en það er talið að þau hafi aldrei verið notuð sem póstburðargjöld.
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NOTE: this link appear to not work anymore.
A good place to start looking for more information is Paul Herber's site.
A german site, Die Island Seite, covers forged and genuine cancels among other things.
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