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243296 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
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.] |
55.00 |
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244758 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
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 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
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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215107 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1938 New Sweden Single Postal Card Mint VF. |
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215108 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1938 New Sweden Double Postal Card Mint VF. |
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247773 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
"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. |