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Newly acquired items worthy of your attention. The newest items are at the top with recently added items farther down. As always, your satisfaction is guaranteed. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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248261

Newspaper Tax (Tidnings Stämpel): Type XI, 7/10 öre red revenue handstamp on the front cover of a 1870 medical journal. An excellent example, about as clear and neat as these are found. Type XI was (in the 1952 listing) know in eight denominations, ranging from 2/10 through 9/10. [Newspapers, magazines, almanacs, etc. were subject to taxation and from 1824-1872 revenue handstamps were used to show payment of the tax. Part of the tax was for general revenue and part was reimbursed to the post to cover delivery expenses; thus these markings are both revenue and postage at the same time. In larger publications, the handstamps may have been applied several times in the publication, depending upon the tax rate. The types are illustrated in the 1952 Swedish cancellation handbook on page 211. I sometimes have this book available for sale.] Only the front cover. Such nice examples are seldom seen.

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248262

Scott #383 [1947 5 öre green, Coil Stamp; Erik Gustaf Geijer, historian, philosopher, and poet] VF stamp on face of VF picture card of a Geijer portrait. Canceled RANSÄTER 23 April 1947, the first day of issue of the stamp. I believe that this is only the second example of this maximum card that I have recorded having in 50 years. Swedish maximum cards from this era are scarce.

SOLD

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247765

1980 Czeslaw Slania Jubilee Set Official Presentation Pack. PFA Pack #1044.00. Contains 8 of the most popular and beautiful Slania-engraved single stamps and the 1978 Linne complete booklet, all NH VF. Includes 4-side folder with Slania portrait and brief text about Slania in Swedish, English, German, and French. Sealed at one end, but usually with broken seal and by default offered as such. [If you prefer or require a still-sealed example, please specify your desire or requirement when ordering.]

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247766

1982 Official Presentation Pack "Gift Set" of various stamps (but constant in this pack version) available from the post office the time. PFA Pack #1050.01. Contains 27 stamps (including 2 in a pair, 4 in a booklet, and 6 in a booklet, all NH VF. Includes ten stamps engraved by Slania (and the others by three engravers: Jakus, Franzen, and Wallhorn). Original face value SEK 39.85 which at that time cost about US$ 6.00. The current individual selling prices total over $20. Sealed at one end, but usually with broken seal and by default offered as such. [If you prefer or require a still-sealed example (same price), please specify your desire or requirement when ordering.]

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14.00

If you desire or require a still-sealed pack, please inform me and be specific.

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247772

1972 "Diplom" (award certificate) "souvenir page" for the Most Beautiful Swedish Stamp of 1971. Awarded in May 1972 as a prize for being among those who selected the particular stamp design: The center stamp (crown on blue background) of the 1971 Crown Regalia stamp issue [Scott #899-903, printed by photogravure, but designed by SLANIA]. A strip of five uncanceled stamps is affixed to the certificate. Yellowish laid paper, 210 x 296 mm. My recollection is that only 100 people received this certificate; this is only the second example I have recording seeing or having. [Included are a ca.1950s-1960s color Swedish map and a 1968 folder picturing and describing in Swedish the Stockholm Castle; these were in the package with the "Diplom", but I cannot be sure that they were received as part of the prize.]

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247773

"PS" Internal Post Office Postal Stationery: Large 322 x 228 mm card-stock envelope. White card-stock with all-over bright blue printing (text and images in reverse, white). "PS" [and crown] indicia in upper right. "Postpost" vertically at right, with return address of "Poststyrelsens PR-Avdelning 10500 Stockholm" (the post office public relations department). This dates from 1972 or before. There are no postal markings, but it was used in May 1972, sent to a person in Sweden who was one of the winners of the 1971 Most Beautiful Stamp contest. Has the expected bends and spots from going through the mail, and a tape closure mark on the backside -- it is in remarkably nice quality for this type of large item. This category of item is considered to be postal stationery, but very few such items have actually been systematically cataloged. (A few items from the 1920s-1960s are listed in the Facit SVERIGE 2023, but that hardly scratches the surface of what exists.) Because these items did not bear stamps nor does the indicia look like traditional postal stationery, the vast majority (probably 99.9%) of examples were discarded. While extant examples may not have a lot of financial value, most are likely "quite scarce" or even "rare". Collecting such postal stationery (from any country) can be an inexpensive and fun challenge. It would be great if collectors could gather and develop an online census of the Swedish "PS" items that are known to exist. [Because of the size and the low price, shipping / handling is additional.] Shipping cost is additional for this item.

10.00

Please note that shipping / handing is additional. Please try to combine with other large items to minimize cost.

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247718

Kumla #1-2 [1945 4 and 8 öre] (VF) on 16 April 1945 unaddressed first day cover bearing both round and oval style cancellations, one on each of the two stamps. This is also the first day of the local post operation. The dual canceling of this FDC is quite unusual in philately: One stamp was applied and canceled with the oval cancellation, then the decision was made to add the other stamp and cancel it, but using the round cancellation (thus sometimes the second stamp is slightly on top of the first/oval cancellation!). Mix of "B" and/or "D" straight edges (side and/or corner positions). Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FDC, examples are seldom offered!

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26.00

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247719

Kumla #1-2 [1945 4 and 8 öre] (VF) on 16 April 1945 unaddressed first day cover bearing only round style cancellations; Facit assigns twice the value to this round-only cancel FDC compared to a FDC bearing both round and oval cancels. This is also the first day of the local post operation. Mix of "B" vs "D" straight edges (side vs corner positions). Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FDC, examples are seldom offered!

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29.00

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247720

Kumla #1-2 D-UR matched set [1945 4 and 8 öre] (VF) on 16 April 1945 unaddressed first day cover bearing only round style cancellations; Facit assigns twice the value to this round-only cancel FDC compared to a FDC bearing both round and oval cancels. This is also the first day of the local post operation. MATCHED "D" upper right corner straight edges. Matched "D" sets are seldom found on FDC; this is the only one I have had in 50 years. Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FDC, examples are seldom offered!

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40.00

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247721

Kumla #1-2 D-set [1945 4 and 8 öre] (VF) on 16 April 1945 unaddressed first day cover bearing only round style cancellations; Facit assigns twice the value to this round-only cancel FDC compared to a FDC bearing both round and oval cancels. This is also the first day of the local post operation. Both stamps are "D" corner straight edges, but different corners. I have only had four D-only covers in 50 years. Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FDC, examples are seldom offered!

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32.00

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247722

Kumla #1-2 B-Right matched set [1945 4 and 8 öre] (VF) on 16 April 1945 unaddressed first day cover bearing only round style cancellations; Facit assigns twice the value to this round-only cancel FDC compared to a FDC bearing both round and oval cancels. This is also the first day of the local post operation. MATCHED "B" RIGHT-side straight edges. Matched "B" sets are uncommon on FDC; I have only had a few in 50 years. Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FDC, examples are seldom offered!

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34.00

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247723

Kumla #1-2 B-Left matched set [1945 4 and 8 öre] (VF) on 16 April 1945 unaddressed first day cover bearing only round style cancellations; Facit assigns twice the value to this round-only cancel FDC compared to a FDC bearing both round and oval cancels. This is also the first day of the local post operation. MATCHED "B" LEFT-side straight edges. Matched "B" sets are uncommon on FDC; I have only had a few in 50 years. Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FDC, examples are seldom offered!

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34.00

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247727

Kumla #1-2 [1945 4 and 8 öre] Used VF set with partial round-style first day cancellation. Varying positions (varying straight-edge sides) and varying (but nice) strikes of the FD cancellation. Postally used singles of these two stamps sell for around $30 PER STAMP! Despite the modest value of the FD canceled examples, they are seldom offered!

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17.00

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247673

Scott #294 [1939 15 öre Carl von Linne (or Linneaus), Coil] F-VF stamp on face of VF real-photo picture post card of a Linne portrait engraving. Canceled at DIÖ -- the birthplace of Linne -- on 30 April 1947. Linne was born 23 May 1707, thus this card may have been prepared in advance of a 240th birth anniversary celebration. While this postmark is not "scarce" according to the Facit Postal (cancellation catalog), I cannot recall previously having an example of a Diö cancellation -- this is a very small place with a current population of only about 900 people. Linne is a very important topical subject for anybody interested in natural history, botany, biology, zoology, taxonomy (the naming and organization) of all plants and animals, etc. Interesting philatelic Linne-related items such as this are extremely unusual, especially items from before the 1970s. This is the only example of this maximum card that I have recorded having in 50 years.

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247674

Scott #301 [1941 5 öre green King Gustav V, Coil] XF stamp on face of VF real-photo picture post card of a Gustav V portrait from ca.1947. Canceled STOCKHOLM on 10 October 1947. This card may have been prepared in advance of a 40th reign anniversary celebration. This is the only example of this maximum card that I have recorded having in 50 years. Swedish maximum cards from this era are scarce.

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247675

Scott #329 [1942 20 öre red King Gustav (Gustavus) III (1746-1792), from Booklet] VF stamp on face of VF real-photo picture post card of a Gustav III painting portrait. Canceled STOCKHOLM ca.1948. Gustav III had a remarkable history in short reign, starting with his 1772 takeover the Swedish crown in a coup and ending with his assassination in 1792. In the years between he made massive changes to Swedish government, culture, and the arts. One of his many and wide-ranging reforms was to legalize Catholic and Jewish presence in Sweden. His Wikipedia article is very much worth a read. Due to his many accomplishments, Gustav III deserves a place in many types of philatelic topical collections. This is the only example of this maximum card that I have recorded having in 50 years. Swedish maximum cards from this era are scarce.

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247676

Scott #382 [1946 20 öre red Alfred Nobel, from Booklet] VF stamp on face of VF picture post card of a Nobel portrait. Canceled STOCKHOLM 28 June 1947. From Wikipedia: "Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is known for creating dynamite [and the blasting cap] as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. He also made several important contributions to science, holding 355 patents in his lifetime." Due to his many accomplishments, Nobel deserves a place in many types of philatelic topical collections, beyond the expected Nobel Prize collections. This is the only the second or third example of this maximum card that I have recorded having in 50 years. Swedish maximum cards from this era are scarce.

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247677

Scott #386 [1947 10 öre violet King Gustav V, Coil] XF stamp on face of VF picture post card of a Gustav V portrait, printed in blue. Canceled with the official STOCKHOLM 8 December 1947 FIRST DAY cancellation. I believe that this is the only the second example of this maximum card that I have had in 50 years. This maximum card meets the most pure definition for a "maximum" card: Picture post card design similar to the stamp but not a picture of the stamp and canceled with a first day cancellation of the stamp. Swedish maximum cards from this era are scarce.

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247678

International Reply Coupon (IRC): SFF Catalog 1988-89 #11a. 1964 Type (Wien / Vienna UPU Congress 1964). "SUEDE - SVERIGE" printed in red and denomination "1,25 Skr" printed in blue. This type/denomination in use 1 July 1972 until replaced in 1975 with a new type, but same denomination. There were two sub-types of this design/denomination: This is sub-type "a" with Watermark III (small, many-repeated "UPU") and German text on back includes "...der Taxe...". [Sub-type "b" has watermark II (a single large double-lined "UPU") and the German text on back instead includes "der Gebühr...".] This example is completely uncanceled. While most selling countries did apply their postmark in the top or left position, the UPU did not require that the selling post office apply a postmark. Almost all Swedish IRCs that I have seen did bear a Swedish postmark. This is in 100% Mint (NH) VF condition and was never redeemed for stamps to mail a letter. Though from the "modern era", this is quite unusual without a Swedish postmark.

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7.00

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247679

International Reply Coupon (IRC): SFF Catalog 1988-89 #7b. 1929 Type (London UPU Congress 1929). "SUEDE - SVERIGE" printed in blue and denomination "70 ÖRE" printed in blue. This type/denomination in use 1 April 1959 until replaced in 1963 with a new denomination. There were two sub-types of this design/denomination: This is sub-type "b" with "C22" at top right. [Sub-type "a" has "FORMULE C22" at top right.] This example was sold and postmarked on left side at "SOLVESBORG C" 3 August 1960. This is in "Mint" (NH) Postmarked VF condition and was never redeemed for stamps to mail a letter. (If it had been redeemed to mail a letter -- thus "Used" -- there would be another postmark, on the right side.) Swedish examples of the 1929 Type are remarkably hard to find!

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18.00

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247680

International Reply Coupon (IRC): SFF Catalog 1988-89 #5a. 1929 Type (London UPU Congress 1929). "SUEDE - SVERIGE" printed in blue and denomination "40 ÖRE" printed in blue and overprinted "50 [solid square]" in violet. This type/denomination / overprint was in use 1 November 1949 until replaced soon after with a printed 50 öre denomination. The underlying 40 öre version had 9 different versions (plus an overprint on 30 öre), but this overprint was only on the last version SFF #4j. This example was sold and postmarked on left side at "TRELLEBORG C" 5 March 1950. This is in "Mint" (NH) Postmarked VF condition and was never redeemed for stamps to mail a letter. (If it had been redeemed to mail a letter -- thus "Used" -- there would be another postmark, on the right side.) Swedish examples of the 1929 Type are remarkably hard to find, especially the early denominations and most especially the overprints. This is the first example of this item that I have even seen in 50 years!

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247304

Isö label (bogus stamp): 1974 400 "WORLD CUP - MUNICH 1974" bearing a "cancellation" dated 05.7.74. Imperforate with large margins; overall size 89 x 56 mm. Ungummed. I do not know if this was supposed to be an imperforate small souvenir sheet or an imperforate large "stamp". I do not know if this exists with perforations or if it exists without the printed "cancellation". [In 49 years, I have not previously seen this item, nor have I found an image of it on the Internet.]

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3.00

247226

Facit #M1 Envelope [1929 black] NH VF in fresh quality.

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125.00

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247227

Facit #M1 Envelope REPLY STAMP REMOVED [1929 black] NH VF in fresh quality, but without the reply stamp. Useful to display the envelope itself.

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20.00

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247228

Facit #M2 Envelope [1930 blue, no cutting or rouletting] NH VF in fresh quality.

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9.00

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247229

Facit #M2 Envelope [1930 blue, no cutting or rouletting] Mint VF, looks nice.

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4.50

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247230

Facit #M2 Envelope REPLY STAMP REMOVED [1930 blue, no cutting or rouletting] NH VF in fresh quality, but without the reply stamp. Useful to display the envelope itself.

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2.00

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247231

Facit #M3 Envelope [1939 blue, with inked-lines ROULETTING] NH VF in fresh quality.

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34.00

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247232

Facit #M3 Envelope [1939 blue, with inked-lines ROULETTING] Mint VF, looks nice.

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29.00

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247234

Facit #M4A Envelope [1939-1940 blue to ultramarine, with printed dashed cutting lines with UNEVEN (OPEN) lower corners; final words in text square on front "till avsändaren."] (There is only one design of the M4 Reply Stamp, but there are two versions of the text on the envelope itself: M4A with final words in the text square on the front "...till avsändaren." whereas M4B with final words in the text square on the front "...vid krigsmakten." NH VF in fresh quality.

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7.00

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247236

Facit #M4B Envelope [1939-1940 blue to ultramarine, with printed dashed cutting lines with UNEVEN (OPEN) lower corners; final words in text square on front "till krigsmakten."] (There is only one design of the M4 Reply Stamp, but there are two versions of the text on the envelope itself: M4A with final words in the text square on the front "...till avsändaren." whereas M4B with final words in the text square on the front "...vid krigsmakten." NH VF in fresh quality.

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6.00

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247237

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5.00

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247238

Facit #M5I Envelope [1939 blue, with printed DOTTED cutting lines with EVEN lower corners and wide 30.5 mm between left and right dotted lines] NH VF in fresh quality.

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8.00

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247240

Facit #M5II Envelope [1939 blue, with printed DOTTED cutting lines with EVEN lower corners and wide 28.5 mm between left and right dotted lines] NH VF in fresh quality.

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6.50

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247242

Facit #M6 Envelope [1940 blue, with printed combination DOTTED-DASHED cutting lines with EVEN lower corners] NH VF in fresh quality.

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WANTED
More M6, either stamp or whole envelope are needed. Please make offer. If you are seeking this item, email me to let me know of your interest.

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247243

Facit #M6 Envelope [1940 blue, with printed combination DOTTED-DASHED cutting lines with EVEN lower corners] Mint VF, looks nice.

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6.50

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247244

Facit #M7 Envelope [1940 blue, with printed dashed cutting lines with EVEN (CLOSED) lower corners] NH VF in fresh quality.

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WANTED
More M7, either stamp or whole envelope are needed. Please make offer. If you are seeking this item, email me to let me know of your interest.

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247245

Facit #M7 Envelope [1940 blue, with printed dashed cutting lines with EVEN (CLOSED) lower corners] Mint VF, looks nice.

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4.00

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247246

Facit #M8 Envelope [1940 GREEN, with printed dashed cutting lines with EVEN (CLOSED) lower corners] NH VF in fresh quality.

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95.00

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247248

Facit #M8 Envelope REPLY STAMP REMOVED [1940 GREEN, printed dashed lines, EVEN (CLOSED) lower corners] NH VF in fresh quality, but without the reply stamp. Useful to display the envelope itself.

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15.00

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247249

Facit #M9 Envelope [1941 blue, with printed dashed cutting lines with EVEN (CLOSED) lower corners; like M7 but with blue interior print] NH VF in fresh quality.

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6.00

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247250

Facit #M9 Envelope [1941 blue, with printed dashed cutting lines with EVEN (CLOSED) lower corners; like M7 but with blue interior print] Mint VF, looks nice.

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4.00

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247251

Facit #M10A Envelope [1941 grayish blue-ultramarine, WHITE PAPER with printed dashed cutting lines] (There is only one design of the M10 Reply Stamp, but there are two versions of the text on the envelope itself: M10A with the headline in the text square on the front "Observera" whereas M10B with headline in the text square on the front "Obs!".) NH VF in fresh quality.

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4.00

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247252

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247253

Facit #M10Av2 Envelope [1941 grayish blue-ultramarine, WHITE PAPER with printed dashed cutting lines] TEXT ERROR: At the top of the back flap, line of text ends with "... och adress" instead of "... och namn". NH VF in fresh quality.

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8.00

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247254

Facit #M10B Envelope [1942 grayish blue-ultramarine, WHITE PAPER with printed dashed cutting lines] (There is only one design of the M10 Reply Stamp, but there are two versions of the text on the envelope itself: M10A with the headline in the text square on the front "Observera" whereas M10B with headline in the text square on the front "Obs!".) NH VF in fresh quality.

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4.00

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247255

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247256

Facit #M11A Envelope [1943 GREEN - YELLOW GREEN, Fine Lines in Crowns, White DULL Paper with printed dashed cutting lines; boxed text at lower left] (There are only small differences between M11A and M11B reply stamps, HOWEVER, the reply envelopes are quite different: M11A has on the front boxed text at lower left and a text line at bottom, while M11B-C has an area for return address at lower left and no text line at front bottom. M11C is a smaller size envelope with shiny paper. On the reply stamps, M11A-C have 14-15 fine vertical lines in the crowns, whereas M12 has only 7-8 coarse vertical lines in the crowns.) NH VF in fresh quality.

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3.50

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247257

Facit #M11A Envelope [1943 GREEN - YELLOW GREEN, Fine Lines in Crowns, White DULL Paper with printed dashed cutting lines; boxed text at lower left] (There are only small differences between M11A and M11B reply stamps, HOWEVER, the reply envelopes are quite different: M11A has on the front boxed text at lower left and a text line at bottom, while M11B has an area for return address at lower left and no text line at bottom. M11C is a smaller size envelope with shiny paper. On the reply stamps, M11A-C have 14-15 fine vertical lines in the crowns, whereas M12 has only 7-8 coarse vertical lines in the crowns.) Mint VF, looks nice.

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2.00

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247258

Facit #M11B Envelope [1945/1960 YELLOW GREEN, Fine Lines in Crowns, White DULL Paper with printed dashed cutting lines; NO boxed text at lower left] (There are only small differences between M11A and M11B reply stamps, HOWEVER, the reply envelopes are quite different: M11A has on the front boxed text at lower left and a text line at bottom, while M11B-C has an area for return address at lower left and no text line at front bottom. M11C is a smaller size envelope with shiny paper. On the reply stamps, M11A-C have 14-15 fine vertical lines in the crowns, whereas M12 has only 7-8 coarse vertical lines in the crowns.) M11B was delivered from the printer in 1945, but was not actually placed into use until 1960. NH VF in fresh quality.

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247259

Facit #M11B Envelope [1945/1960 YELLOW GREEN, Fine Lines in Crowns, White DULL Paper with printed dashed cutting lines; NO boxed text at lower left] (There are only small differences between M11A and M11B reply stamps, HOWEVER, the reply envelopes are quite different: M11A has on the front boxed text at lower left and a text line at bottom, while M11B has an area for return address at lower left and no text line at bottom. M11C is a smaller size envelope with shiny paper. On the reply stamps, M11A-C have 14-15 fine vertical lines in the crowns, whereas M12 has only 7-8 coarse vertical lines in the crowns.) M11B was delivered from the printer in 1945, but was not actually placed into use until 1960. Mint VF, looks nice.

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2.00

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247260

Facit #M11C Envelope [1952/1960 YELLOW GREEN, Fine Lines in Crowns, White SHINY "calendered / glazed" Paper with faint printed dashed cutting lines] (The shinier paper -- and for the complete envelope, smaller size -- is the key difference for M11C; also the interior blue privacy printing is bolder and darker. M11A has on the front boxed text at lower left and a text line at bottom, while M11B-C has an area for return address at lower left and no text line at front bottom. M11C is a smaller size envelope with shiny paper. On the reply stamps, M11A-C have 14-15 fine vertical lines in the crowns, whereas M12 has only 7-8 coarse vertical lines in the crowns.) M11C was delivered from the printer in 1952, but was not actually placed into use until 1960. NH VF in fresh quality.

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7.00

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247262

Facit #M12 Envelope [1951/1963 GREEN (shades), Coarse Lines in Crowns, White DULL Paper with printed dashed cutting lines] (M11A-C have 14-15 fine vertical lines in the crowns, whereas M12 has only 7-8 coarse vertical lines in the crowns. M12 is the same smaller size envelope as M11C.) M12 was delivered from the printer in 1951 but was not actually placed into use until 1963. NH VF in fresh quality.

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10.00

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247264

Facit #M13I Envelope [1979/1985 BLUE GREEN, New Design: One Crown / Posthorn, with printed dashed cutting lines, 1 mm gap between bottom cutting line and design] M13 was delivered from the printer in 1979 but was not actually placed into use until 1985. NH VF in fresh quality.

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WANTED
More M13I, either stamp or whole envelope are needed. Please make offer. If you are seeking this item, email me to let me know of your interest.

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247265

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WANTED
More M13I, either stamp or whole envelope are needed. Please make offer. If you are seeking this item, email me to let me know of your interest.

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247266

Facit #M13IIa Envelope [1979/1985 BLUE GREEN, New Design: One Crown / Posthorn, with printed dashed cutting lines, 2 mm GAP BETWEEN BOTTOM CUTTING LINE AND DESIGN] M13 was delivered from the printer in 1979 but was not actually placed into use until 1985. (M13IIa is blue green, like M13I, but M13IIb is dark bluish gray and M13IIc is a very rare violetish gray.) NH VF in fresh quality.

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39.00

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247268

Facit #M13IIa Envelope REPLY STAMP REMOVED [1979/1985 BLUE GREEN, New Design: One Crown / Posthorn, with printed dashed cutting lines, 2 mm GAP BETWEEN BOTTOM CUTTING LINE AND DESIGN] M13 was delivered from the printer in 1979 but was not actually placed into use until 1985. (M13IIa is blue green, like M13I, but M13IIb is dark bluish gray and M13IIc is a very rare violetish gray.) NH VF in fresh quality, but without the reply stamp. Useful to display the envelope itself.

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6.00

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247269

Facit #M13IIb Envelope [1979/1985 DARK BLUISH GRAY, New Design: One Crown / Posthorn, with printed dashed cutting lines, 2 mm GAP BETWEEN BOTTOM CUTTING LINE AND DESIGN] M13 was delivered from the printer in 1979 but was not actually placed into use until 1985. (M13IIa is blue green, like M13I, but M13IIb is dark bluish gray and M13IIc is a very rare violetish gray.) NH VF in fresh quality.

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245775

1978 Stamp Day: 1903 Stockholm General Post Office (Scott #66) in blue on heavy cream-colored paper, with all-over-printed grayish-blue background; all printing by offset in the form of halftone dots but very accurate image of stamp. Imperforate; overall measurement 105 x 150 mm. Backside of stamp with black "FRIMÄRKETS / DAG / 1976". Watermarked vertically (base of lettering to the right side when viewed from the front) in large outline lettering "NORMAL 1 ... UK" / "SVEN...". [I have only ever seen (or heard of) one example which I found in 2022, nor have I found any images of this item on the Internet. Other than being a production of the annual Stamp Day events, which were organized and produced by the post office, I do not have any further information about this item. Further information is welcomed.]

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245777

Scott #1 Private Reprint souvenir sheet for the "Salon der Philatelie / zum XIX. Weltpostkongress / Hamburg 1984" stamp show. Perforated reproduction of the first Swedish stamp in green on a stamp-size cream-colored background, on white paper with a strong wavy-line watermark. All-over light gray diagonal text backprint on reverse. Overall souvenir sheet dimensions 60 x 80 mm. Appears to have been issued or at least partially distributed with the souvenir sheet in a stamp mount on a while card stock page measuring 185 mm x 210 mm, perhaps was one of a series. The text on the page includes the reproduction of manuscript "Pour la Suéde" and reproduction signature of Adolf Wilhelm Roos, Swedish Postmaster General 1867-1889 (who is pictured on Sweden Scott #259). [As of June 2022, I have only seen two examples of this small souvenir sheet, only one of which was on the full page. More information about this item is welcomed.] Example of the souvenir sheet on the full page.

25.00

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245780

Swedish Postman test stamp distributed in conjunction with the 14 June 1983 inauguration of the PFAs (Swedish Post) new printing press which was manufactured by the (now defunct) Maschinenfabrik GOEBEL GmbH i Darmstadt (Germany). The press could print three steel-engraved (recess) colors and four offset (lithographed) colors at one time. Engraved by Lars Sjööblom from the Carl Wilhelmson painting in the Stockholm Central Post Office building; with additional color lithographed printing on all but the top row. This test sheet was given (in a folder) to dignitaries and attendees at the inauguration ceremony. I am not aware of any other distribution and it was not sold by the post office. Supplies on the market are very limited; sheets generally sell for a few hundred dollars. I am only aware of this test stamp being distributed in a sheet of 40 consisting of 8 columns by 5 rows. However, some sheets have been broken up, thus singles and other units are seen. The perforating of the sheet was designed to be cut for placement in a booklet (two stamps wide); the outer left and right sheet margins are straight edges, while every other vertical column between stamps is imperforate (where they would be cut to make booklet panes). Thus one can have torn-out-of-sheet horizontal pairs perforated around the outside and imperforate between the columns of stamps OR manually-cut horizontal pairs that are imperforate on the left and right (and perforated between the columns of stamps), like traditional Swedish booklet panes and pairs. (I have seen images of items claimed to be booklet panes, but I do not know if they were hand-cut or removed from actual booklets. I have yet to see any intact booklets containing stamps from these sheets, but they may exist.) The "issued" sheet has blue text in the top margin; the upper right corner (including only two stamps of the sheet) bears a replica "STOCKHOLM / PFA" 14.06.83 black printed postmark. An "unissued" version of the sheet exists without the usual printing at top, but with color registration bars. All 40 stamps in the sheet were printed with the engraved portion of the design (text and lines of portrait) in bluish gray. The top row does not have any additional printing. The next three rows each have a single color added by offset (lithography): yellow, magenta, cyan (blue). The final (fifth) row combines all three offset colors (and the engraved color) to create a full, real-color design. This example consists of columns 6-7 from the sheet, imperforate vertically between the columns of stamps, and thus showing the left half of the replica postmark.

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245781

Railway Parcel Insurance Stamp: Järnvägs-Transport-Försäkrings 2 kr Green: Mint VF, without gum. Though this was NOT a local post stamp, this stamp design was also used for overprinting to make 1926 Stockholm local post stamps! A seldom offered type of stamp!

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245782

Railway Parcel Insurance Stamp: Järnvägs-Transport-Försäkrings 2 kr Green: Lower Left Corner Margin BLOCK OF FOUR, Mint VF, without gum. Though this was NOT a local post stamp, this stamp design was also used for overprinting to make 1926 Stockholm local post stamps! A seldom offered type of stamp; multiples are rarely seen.

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245726

518/520 and 521/523 [1958 30 öre Helicopter Mail, engraved by Sven Ewert; 15 öre Ship (Transatlantic) Mail, engraved by Arne Wallhorn] Publicity proof typographed (without a lot of detail in the stamps) in black on uncoated yellowish card stock. [The card stock may originally have been whiter, but all examples I have seen are this yellowish color.] 147 x 105 mm. The two stamp issues had the same issue date, 10 February 1958 shown at top. This is the only issue-example of this particular style of publicity proof that I can recall seeing. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 formally recording what I have had of these items, but since 1973 I have seen less four or less examples of this item. Very minor bend at top center, but still may be the best quality example I have had.

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245728

629/632 [1963 Medical Board 300th Anniversary, engraved by Arne Wallhorn] Publicity proof offset (?) printed in black on coated white card stock. 75 x 105 mm. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 formally recording what I have had of these items, but this the only the second example I have recorded having -- though I think I may have had a third in the 1980s -- having. An important medical topical item. VF appearance, but under closer examination has some scoring (scratches that just dented).

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245729

701/703, 702 [1966 40 öre and 3 kr Legislative Reform, Louis de Geer, engraved by Arne Wallhorn] Publicity proof offset (?) printed in blue and red on coated bright white card stock. 105 x 74 mm. I believe that 1966 was the first year in which these publicity proofs were printed in color (at least by this method). All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce. I only started in 1990 formally recording what I have had of these items, but this the only example I have recorded -- or can recall -- having. Perfect quality.

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244758

Official Postal Card Facit #TjbK8, Print Date Code 1118. Mint VF with pre-printed message on reverse stating that an engineer will be arriving on a certain date to provide the requested service. An interesting and representative example of how the official postal cards were often used.

4.00

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244759

Official Postal Card Facit #TjbK8, Print Date Code 1118. Mint VF with pre-printed message on reverse stating that the official has included the requested service in his/her itinerary and will attempt to schedule it in the month of... An interesting and representative example of how the official postal cards were often used.

3.00

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244423

International Reply Coupon: 1964 Type in use until replaced in 1974 or 1975. Imprinted "1,25 Skr" which were in use from 1 July 1972 until replaced with new type. Sold 4 September 1974 at KOLSVA post office (a small community with a population of only 2453 in 2010). Never redeemed for stamps to mail a letter. Small hole, typical minor bends. Such small town uses are seldom offered.

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Sweden / Åland: An unusual form of Swedish "postal stationery" (listed by Facit under Swedish military postal stationery), a coupon used to obtain stamps for the Swedish soldiers stationed in Åland in 1918 -- only used for Swedish soldiers in Åland. There are two types listed by Facit. This is Type A, used to obtain official mail stamps. (Type B was used to obtain official mail postal stationery envelopes; extremely rare, Facit indicates one example known.) Mint VF in perfect condition. The only time I have been able to obtain any of these was a small group of 6-8 examples that I found in an old dealer stock in Sweden in 1995; I have not seen any before or since. Twenty-five years later I just found the group again, misplaced in our stock. [Includes a photocopy of listing from Facit Catalog.]

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244270

484/486 [1956 Per Atterbom, poet; engraved by Ewert] Publicity proof typographed in black. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 recording what I have had of these items, but this is the only example of this item I have recorded having.

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244271

541/543 [1959 Verner von Heidenstam, poet; engraved by Wallhorn] Publicity proof typographed in black. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 recording what I have had of these items, but this is the only example of this item I have recorded having.

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244272

550/552 [1960 Anders Zorn, artist; design engraved by Slania] Publicity proof typographed in black. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 recording what I have had of these items, but this is the only example of this item I have recorded having. This design is the first postage stamp that Slania engraved for Sweden.

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244273

559/561 [1960 Gustaf Fröding, poet; design engraved by Slania] Publicity proof typographed in black. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 recording what I have had of these items, but this is the only example of this item I have recorded having.

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244274

600/602 [1961 17th Century Printer and Royal Swedish Library; design engraved by Slania] Publicity proof typographed in black. This issue was created at a slightly larger size with much more detail than most others. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 recording what I have had of these items, but this is the only example of this item I have recorded having.

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244275

610/612 [1962 Municipal Reform, Voting, Laws; engraved by Wallhorn] Publicity proof typographed in black. All such Swedish publicity proofs are scarce, but publicity proofs this early are rarely offered. I only started in 1990 recording what I have had of these items, but this is the only example of this item I have recorded having.

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242022

2, 1868 Official Reprint. [1855 4 skilling banco blue Coat of Arms] Mint F-VF centered example, but gum that is either disturbed (probably) or regummed. These are typically found without gum. Lower left corner perforation tooth rounded and two very slightly shorter perforation teeth. This is Type "g" (of the nine types of the 4 sk reprints). There were two reprintings in 1868; they differ only very slightly in appearance and are hard to separate. Between the two printings, a total of 1885 reprints were printed, of those only 209 were Type "g". Assuming the more common of the two 1868 reprintings, the Facit 2020 value is SEK 4000! Very attractive and fresh looking.

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241625

"BARNAVÅRD / SV - FATTIFVÄRDSFÖRBUNDTS" (Childcare / Swedish Poor Relief Society) ca.1920 charity seal. NH VF. Pictures child in center and four childrens heads at corners; brown text and children, light blue frame. White paper with white gum. In 46 years, I have not previously had an example of this seal and I have not been able to find any information about it. Quite scarce.

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241626

"MYRORNAS HJÄLP TILL LUNDS BARNKRUBBA" (Assistance to Lund [town] Childcare) ca.1920s charity seal. NH F-VF. Pictures woman holding young child; frame of children arms/wings. Dark blue on grayish-white paper with yellowish gum. In 46 years, I have not previously had an example of this seal and I have not been able to find any information about it. Quite scarce.

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"BARNENS DAG / MALMÖ / 5-6-7 JUNI" (Childrens Day in Malmö) ca.1930s-1940s charity seal. NH VF. Pictures baby trying to stand up. Multi-colored on white paper with white gum. In 46 years, I have not previously had an example of this seal and I have not been able to find any information about it. Quite scarce.

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241628

"SVERIGES ALLMÄNNA VERKSMÄSTERAREFÖRBUND / BRODERSKAP - HJÄLPSAMHET / HVILOHEMSFONDEN" (Swedish Workers Union [Foremen?] Retirement Home Fund) ca.1915 charity seal. NH Superb. Brown text and frame, yellow-green background; on dark-cream paper with dark yellowish gum. Mostly text and frame, but includes factory and waterfall. In 46 years, I have not previously had an example of this seal and I have not been able to find any information about it. Quite scarce.

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241609

"SVENSKA UNDERBEFÄLETS RIKSFÖRBUND" (Swedish Military Officers Royal Society) and "FÖR VETANDE OCH UPPLYSNING" (for knowledge and understanding). This society seems to be for the training and education of mid-level military officers. I believe this to be a charity seal, perhaps purchased by the membership, but it could also be a label. Yellow frame and some parts of the design, blue center design and text. Yellowish-white paper. Pictures allegorical "lady of knowledge" giving knowledge understanding to a young officer. Tiny "249 in bottom margin; perhaps the 249th design of the printer. Mint F-VF. In 46 years, I have not previously seen an example of this seal and I have not been able to find any reference to it. Based on the appearance, I believe it dates from around 1910. This is the only example I have recorded having in 46 years.

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241610

"FÖRENINGEN SKANDIAS / HJÄLP TILL / BLINDSKOLAN i GÖTEBORG" (school for the blind in Göteborg) ca.1915 charity seal. NH Fine+. Pictures blind man below sunrays. Red on grayish-white paper. In 46 years, I have not previously had an example of this seal; I have seen it offered with suggested date of around 1915. Quite scarce.

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241561

1912 Stockholm Olympic Games label (poster stamp) with SWEDISH TEXT ("OLYMPISKA SPELEN"). NH with VF centering, but typical short perforations. Unusual variety: The beige ink of the skin areas is instead brown. This was likely either contamination of the ink on the press or poorly mixed ink. I have not previously encountered and example of this color variation. While Swedish is one of the more common languages (English and German are the most common), the color variety is quite exceptional.

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241562

1912 Stockholm Olympic Games label (poster stamp) with PORTUGUESE TEXT ("JOGOS OLYMPICOS"). NH with Superb centering and perfect perforations (scarce thus). There is a faint gum bend which is hardly worth mentioning. Unusual variety: There is an orange "+" (hard to see) registration mark in the white area at upper right, to the right of the raised hand. It is rare for a printer to put a registration mark within a printed design. I have never seen this before (on any language of label), but with a sheet size of 81, I probably have not seen enough examples. While this is supposedly not a scarce language, I have only seen a couple Portuguese examples in the last 46 years.

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241563

1912 Stockholm Olympic Games label (poster stamp) with CZECHOSLOVAKIAN TEXT ("HRY OLYMPIJSKE"). NH VF centering and perfect perforations (scarce thus). While this is supposedly not a scarce language, I have only seen a very few Czechoslovakian examples in the last 46 years.

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238788

1941 Sancta Birgitta / St. Bridget Test Stamp: Defaced "mother die" showing complete design as issued except the denomination area is a white square and a large X has been engraved over the center of the stamp. I have only recorded in the brown issued stamp color and only on booklet stamps. Believed to have been used as a test stamp to perfect the production techniques for this new stamp size/format. Extremely scarce and seldom offered. NH Superb bottom margin single. Perfect!

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237708

LX2 Official Reprint, Facit #13N1 [1862 Brown Stockholm Local Stamp] The Perforation 14 official reprint, of which only 900 were issued, most of which were not well centered! Mint, no gum, with F-VF centering. Remarkably fresh appearance.

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237411

30 kr Red. Used VF. Neat cancel. Attractive.

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237414

40 kr Red. Used VF. Neat cancel. Attractive.

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237415

40 kr Red. Used VF. Neat cancel. Attractive.

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237417

100 kr Blue. Used VF. Light cancel. Attractive.

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1923 with Greenish Blue, perforation 13, Vertical Tete-Beche Pair. As of July 2013, the only example of the Greenish Blue stamps I have personally seen and the only tete-beche pair of 1923 that I have seen. Mint Superb, but without gum.

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Scott #Lx1 / Lx2, Facit #6 / 13 [1856/1862 "LOKALBREF" non-denominated 1 skilling / 3 öre] 1930 Officially authorized reprint / blackprint "proof impression" in black. Mentioned in the Facit catalog, but not formally listed. Full-sheet impressions were made to create reference material that philatelists could use to study the cliche varieties and positions. They are not "proofs" as such, but they are very similar, made from the actual plate, and were officially authorized. Black on thick yellowish card stock, imperforate. SINGLE.

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236752

Royal Air Defense Society ("Riks Luftskydds Förbundet") 10 öre in red, blue, and black. Soldier holding shield against formation of airplanes. Denomination and text in white. Small format, design 17 x 22 mm. Perforation 11. NH VF SHEET OF 50 (10 columns x 5 rows). Has irrelevant small ink stain on lower right corner of selvage; otherwise perfect quality. In 38 years I can only recall seeing one or two mint with-gum singles of this label, perhaps 5-10 no-gum singles, and one or two canceled singles. I do not recall ever seeing an example on cover (untied or tied). If I had a NH VF single of this label, I would price it at $5, making the break-up value of this sheet $250! And I certainly have never seen anything as stunning as this sheet! An important Swedish WWII-era artifact that helps illustrate one of the reasons why the Germans bypassed Sweden.

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236756

100 kr Blue, WHITE FLUORESCENT. Used VF, October 1981 cancellation. As of November 10, 2012, this is the first and only example of one of this design of revenues stamps, of any denomination, that I have recorded with other than non-fluorescent paper.

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236758

200 kr Blue. Used F-VF+ on piece with 20 kronor of previous "1895" design (the earlier design was in use into the 1960s). The very faint cancellation date appears to be 1968, the year of issue of the Slania-design issue and an appropriate date for such a combination. Despite an expected transition period from one design to the other, I can only recall seeing a couple examples of such combinations. Scarce!

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30 kr Red. Used VF.

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236480

2003 Waterbirds Slania-engraved Joint Issue with Hong Kong. Scott #2469 pane of four. Engraved, imperforate blackprint 4-block of the Slania-engraved portions of four designs, ONLY. Was issued in a portfolio with mint blocks of the stamps of both countries and four beautiful, frameable art prints of waterbirds, but THIS IS ONLY THE BLACKPRINT by itself. Slania engraved issue.

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235809

VF: 1951 Seed sower, agriculture. Imperforate Top Margin.

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235810

VF: 1954 Imperforate Top Margin.

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235811

VF: 1954 Right Margin Horizontal Pair, center and right imperforate.

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235320

VF: 1950 Soldiers. Imperforate single.

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235321

VF: 1950 Soldiers. Imperforate pair.

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221305

1913 Nordiska Spelen (Nordic Games) promotional label with Swedish text. Beautiful design and bright colors picture speed skaters. The Nordic Games were the precursor to the Winter Olympics and are collected as such. NH F-VF. Seldom offered.

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221306

1949 March 4 souvenir card of "Nordiska Postkonferensen i Stockholm" (Nordic Postal Congress in Stockholm; the precursor to the current "Norden" organization which is also considered a forerunner to Europa) Middag (mid day meal) luncheon menu. Franked with Sweden Scott #66 [1903 5 kr Stockholm Post Office] and #C8c [1942 20 kr Swans airmail, Perf 4-sides] canceled 4 March 1949. The card lists the delegates: the top executives of the Nordic post offices and airlines. The card was officially printed by the Swedish post offices. This example is the only one I have seen or recorded in 33 years. A rare item; probably few more than 37 (the number of delegates) originally existed -- perhaps less than 5 may still exist today and most of those may be in postal archives.

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221661

Stockholmia 1974 souvenir card with five Swedish test stamps (provfrimärken) affixed, one from each of five stamp engravers: "Womans head, Miranda from The Tempest by Shakespeare" coil stamp in green, engraved by Sven Ewert; "Uppsala Cathedral" coil stamp in blue, by Czeslaw Slania; "Snurra" (rotating design) multi-colored coil stamp by Majvor Franzén; "Head with Background (geometric shapes)" coil stamp in magenta by Albert Jorpes; and "The Drottningholm Theater" coil stamp in brown by Zlatko Jakus. All five stamps are on various types of fluorescent paper. All five stamps, as coil versions, were only released to the public on this souvenir card; these coil versions are different stamps than other-format stamps sometimes seen. This card exists on greenish gray whitish fluorescent or brownish gray non-fluorescent stock. Versions of this souvenir card exist with the Miranda stamp in either blue or green; this version bears the GREEN MIRANDA stamp and is GREENISH GRAY WHITISH FLUORESCENT CARD STOCK.

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1943 NH VF single "HJÄLP NORDENS BARN" (Help Nordic Children) WWII-era charity seal, officially issued, with the royal monogram, by the government telegraph department promoting the use of telegraph form Lx85. The fee for that telegraph form (which could be specified by the sender of the telegram) included a small amount of money that was directed to this charitable purpose. This officially issued charity seal is thus somewhat similar to semi-postal stamps. This seal is seldom offered, especially in such nice quality. [Beautifully illustrated telegraph forms are also in stock and available on approval.]

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221663

1943 NH VF 4-block "HJÄLP NORDENS BARN" (Help Nordic Children) WWII-era charity seal, officially issued, with the royal monogram, by the government telegraph department promoting the use of telegraph form Lx85. The fee for that telegraph form (which could be specified by the sender of the telegram) included a small amount of money that was directed to this charitable purpose. This officially issued charity seal is thus somewhat similar to semi-postal stamps. This seal is seldom offered, especially in such nice quality. [Beautifully illustrated telegraph forms are also in stock and available on approval.]

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215107

1938 New Sweden Single Postal Card Mint VF.

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1938 New Sweden Double Postal Card Mint VF.

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