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The 1871 Hungary lithographed 3-krajczar Franz Joseph, used - the key value of the first-issue lithographed set this constituent prices.

Hungary 1871 First Issue (Lithographed 3kr)

Maker
Kingdom of Hungary (State Press of Buda)
Year
1871
Rank
93 of 100

Hungary 1871 First Issue (Lithographed 3kr)

Hungary 1871 First Issue (Lithographed 3kr) by Kingdom of Hungary (State Press of Buda) (1871) is ranked 93 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $600 on 1 January 2020, which is not a sale. Hungary's very first stamp issue — short-lived before the engraved replacement, the cornerstone of Hungarian philately.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

Hungary's very first stamp issue — short-lived before the engraved replacement, the cornerstone of Hungarian philately.

Scott 1-6 litho set; the 3kr is the key value

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$600
Kind
Price-guide value, not a sale
Date
1 January 2020

Scott value (via reference page): 3kr litho ~$600 (litho set range $25-$600). Secondary source quoting Scott.

This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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