Beschreibung:

unused Block Larger Than four 1866-1916, the fabulous collection of complete mint sheets of one hundred (unless otherwise stated) comprising 1866 imperforate 3c. (2, Plates I and II, both burelage types), 1872-73 perforated 12½ 3c. carmine-red and 4c. ultramarine, 1873-1902 Bi-coloured 1c. (10, printings between Aug. 1873 and Feb. 1898), 3c. (9, printings between Aug. 1873 and Mar. 1898), 4c. (4, printings between Aug. 1873 and June 1902), 5c. (8, printings between Sept. 1876 and Mar. 1898), 7c. (2, June 1874 and May 1878 printings), 10c. (8, printings between Sept. 1876 and Feb. 1901), 12c. (2, Sept. 1877 and May 1878 printings), 14c. (Sept. 1873 printing showing the two inverted frames [18] and [77]), 50c. (2, July 1879 and Mar. 1885 printings); surcharges 1887 (May) 1c. on 7c., 1895 (May) 10c. on 50c., 1900-03 Arms 1c. (2, Feb. 1900 and Feb. 1901, together with an incomplete pane of 85 of the third June 1902 printing), 2c. (April 1903), 5c. (2, Feb. 1900 and Feb. 1901), 8c. (April 1903); 1902 surcharges 2c. on 3c., 8c. on 10c. (St. Thomas and Copenhagen surcharges for both values), 1905 (June) 5b. on 4c., 5b. on 5c. and 5b. on 8c.; 1905 5b. (Apr. 1905), 10b. (2, Apr. 1905 and Oct. 1907), 20b. (Apr.1905), 25b. (Apr. 1905 and Nov. 1907), 40b. (Apr. 1905), 50b. (Apr. 1905), and sheets of twenty-five of the 1f., 2f. and 5f. (all Aug. 1905 printing and with inverted watermarks); 1907-08 King Frederik VIII 5b. (Dec. 1907 and a block of twenty-four of the Aug. 1909 printing), 10b. (3, Jan. 1908, Aug. 1909 and June 1913), 15b. (3, Sept. 1908, Aug. 1909 and Jan 1914), 20b. (2, May 1908 and Sept. 1908), 25b. (4, printings between Dec. 1907 and Jan. 1914), 30b. (2, Sept. 1908 and Aug. 1909), 40b. (2, Sept. 1908 and June 1913), 50b. (2, Sept. 1908 and June 1913); 1915-16 King Christian X 5b. (2, Feb. 1915 and July 1916), 10b. (2, Mar. 1915 and July 1916), 15b. (2, Mar. 1915 and July 1916), 20b. (2, Mar. 1915 and July 1916), 25b. (2, Feb. 1915 and Aug. 1916), 30b. (Aug. 1916), 40b. (2, March 1915 and Aug. 1916), 50b. (2, Mar. 1915 and Aug. 1916); also Postage Dues 1902 1c. (2), 4c. (2), 6c. (2), 10c. (2), 1905-13 5b., 20b., 30b., 50b. (3). All of the sheets bear the framed handstamp and annotations in the upper margins of G.A. Hagemann, and the lot is accompanied by a signed copy of his book "The Stamps of the Danish West Indies". A number of the Bi-coloured issue sheets show the inverted or thick frame varieties, and these are also annotated in the sheet margin. The overall condition of the sheets is generally very fine, with just minor perforation splitting in places. The freshness of the colours as well as the gum is a feature of this outstanding assembly. Photo in colour on the back cover for F.12