Danish Classics, Show Them To Me.

Sorsch,

I promised to show some Danish West Indies, and I'll do that.

But first, could you tell me, please, if any of the following three stamps are varieties? I think that the 2nd and the 3d are but I may be mistaken.

Now, for West Indies.

Numbers 1 and 2.

DWI Facit No. 5 - three shades.

Then there are six examples of DWI Facit No. 6.
Of which (I think) two are interesting varieties.

Two examples of Facit No. 7.
The second (I think) is No. 7a - tell me if I am wrong.

the 4 on 8øre are either from print 120 or from print 121, the print 120 is alot rarer than print 121, varieties in facit? i'm sure.. but these aren't really varieties, just different watermark.

95% of all people get these wrong, due to the watermark most of the time being behind the rather dense overprint.

without being able to see the watermark, the last stamp is from print 120. the first 2 are from print 121.

i use a special form of benzine to check watermarks, not quite sure what it's called... dipped in it, and placed on a black surface you can tell all watermarks, even the elusive norwegian posthorns.

1 cent.
print 8, 3 and 9
3 cent.
print 6, 2 (thick frame) 4, 3, 8, 8
no varieties except maybe thick frame?

4 cent
no 7a, both are print 2... i'll show the difference later on.

looking forward to seeing 10 and 12cents.

@ Makanudo

nice stamp, the cancel puzzles me.

Thank you, Sorsh.
Yes, I also use ligroine (Americans call it "lighter fluid") in black cuvette to see watermarks.
I thought that I maybe have a "slanting tail of 4" variety in one of the overprints (second image). Perhaps I am wrong.

Here are three examples of DWI 5 cents (two of them are in deplorable condition, unfortunately).

DWI 10 cents, four examples.

DWI 12 cents I have only two, and both stained...







I guess you are not interested in later DWI ovals.

@Sorsh, I cannot help with that cancellation. I am just posting what I have

5cents.

print 4
hard to tell, I think print 6
print 3 pos 100, ovalflaw over E in vestindiske.

10 cents

print 2, 4 and 6b looks alittle alike, but I think you have these prints

print 6a, 4, 5 and 2 (print 2 is position 43)