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Sweden: Covers: Pre-Stamp

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244901

"NYKÖPING / FrBr" Free Letter (official mail) to Fahlun (Falun) semi-circular cancellation; a beautiful strike on a superb folded cover (no contents). Facit Postal X (page 71) indicates this postmark was in use 1823-1853, however, a strike this nice must have been from the early years before the device became worn. This is one of the more interesting looking Swedish postmark designs from this era. One could not ask for a nicer looking example!

ACTUAL item.

65.00

244903

GEFLE straight-line Type 2 cancel, used 1819-1830, (VF) on very attractive private folded letter, no contents, to Söderhamn. The handwritten "8" is the "charta" number; the recording serial number for the contents of the mailbag. A nice black family coat of arms wax seal Excellent quality.

ACTUAL item.

29.00

237650

HÖRBY straight-line cancel, used 1819-1830, (Superb) on very attractive official mail folded letter, no contents, to a military address in Christianstad (now Kristianstad). The paper has a wonderfully ornate and large "Pro Patria" watermark with a king and lion. Superb quality! A scarce postmark, Facit Postal VIII (2009) value SEK 1200 = $190 for normal quality. This is much nicer!

ACTUAL item.

180.00

236147

LAHOLM straight-line F-VF postmark on 14 January 1830 folded letter, complete with contents, to Warberg. This postmark is always faint. The very thin paper results in the interior writing showing through. A very scarce postmark; Facit Postal VIII 2009 value SEK 1800 = $270!

ACTUAL item.

140.00

244902

SKÖFDE straight-line cancel, used 1819-1830, (VF) on very attractive official mail "Fr.Br." folded cover, no contents, to Mariestad. The handwritten "4" is the "charta" number; the recording serial number for the contents of the mailbag. A nice red wax seal with an adjacent signature. (Because the wax seal, in this case, was a private seal, not an official office seal, I believe the sender had to sign the cover to announce their authority to send this as free official mail.) Excellent quality. Facit Postal X value SEK 400, but this is more attractive than usual.

ACTUAL item.

40.00

237653

CALMAR Type 1 arc cancel, used 1830-1833, (Superb) on Superb 7 November 1831 private folded letter, WITH CONTENTS: a complete letter to Stockholm. Outstanding quality.

ACTUAL item.

80.00

237655

GAGNEF Type 2 arc cancel, two strikes, used 1834-1838, (VF) on attractive REGISTERED 27 September 1837 private folded letter, WITH CONTENTS: a complete letter to Fahlun (Falun). Early registered covers are hard to find.

ACTUAL item.

125.00

237656

HÖRBY Type 2 arc cancel, used 1834-1839, (Superb) on Superb 12 February 1836 private folded cover, no contents. Outstanding quality.

ACTUAL item.

110.00

224707

"Arc" style NORRTELJE, 26 March 1855 VF+ postmark strike on folded cover. Scarce postmark. Very few post offices were still using the arc-style postmarks after 1840 and extremely few by the mid-1850s.

ACTUAL item.

90.00

224708

"Arc" style NORRTELJE, 7 May 1855 VF postmark strike on folded cover. Scarce postmark. Very few post offices were still using the arc-style postmarks after 1840 and extremely few by the mid-1850s.

ACTUAL item.

80.00

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237657

NYKÖPING Type 1 arc cancel, used 1830-1833, (Superb) on Superb 12 January 1833 private ENVELOPE closed with red wax seal, no contents, to Ystad. This may be the earliest Swedish ENVELOPE (instead of folded letter) that I have had in 40 years. Outstanding quality.

ACTUAL item.

125.00

237658

SKÖFDE Type 1 arc cancel, used 1830-1833, (Superb) on Superb 3 February 1832 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Mariestad. A scarce postmark, Facit Postal VIII (2009) value SEK 1200 = $190 for normal quality.

ACTUAL item.

120.00

237659

TROSA Type 1 arc cancel, used 1830-1833, (VF) on Superb 20 May 1833 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Stockholm. A scarce postmark, Facit Postal VIII (2009) value SEK 1500 = $240 for normal quality.

ACTUAL item.

175.00

237660

ASKERSUND Type 3 rectangular cancel, used 1851-1860, (VF+) on Superb 12 February 1836 private folded cover, no contents, to a government office in Stockholm. Superb, complete wax seal "ASKERSUND and coat of arms. Facit Postal VIII (2009) value SEK 500 = $80 for normal quality. Outstanding quality.

ACTUAL item.

65.00

237661

CARLSKRONA Type 7 rectangular cancel, used 1852-1855, (F-VF+) on Superb 20 August 1854 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Venersborg. Excellent quality.

ACTUAL item.

22.00

237663

HÖGANÄS rectangular cancel in BLUE, used 1854-1855, (Superb) on Superb 5 February 1854 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Åby. Facit Postal VIII (2009) value for BLUE is SEK 1000 = $160 for normal quality -- but is also 1000 for black which was in use for a longer period 1853-1859! Excellent quality. Very pretty.

ACTUAL item.

145.00

224695

Rectangular NYKÖPING Type 1, 5 May 1851 VF postmark strike on folded cover with age discoloration (probably from leather oil).

ACTUAL item.

12.00

237664

PHILIPSTAD Type 3 rectangular cancel, used 1845-1852, (VF) on attractive 2 March 1852 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Götheborg. Facit Postal VIII (2009) value SEK 600 = $95 for normal quality.

ACTUAL item.

70.00

224697

Rectangular SMEDIEBACKEN, 17 March 1839 VF+ postmark strike on folded cover. Very attractive. Scarce postmark!

ACTUAL item.

70.00

224700

Rectangular SMEDIEBACKEN, 8 May 1839 F-VF postmark strike on folded cover. Aattractive; scarce postmark!

ACTUAL item.

39.00

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237665

SÄTHER Type 1 rectangular cancel, used 1838-1847, (Superb) on Superb 9 September 1840 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Fahlun (Falun). Wonderful!

ACTUAL item.

40.00

237666

SÄTHER Type 2 rectangular cancel, used 1848-1851, (Superb) on Superb 7 February 1849 official mail folded cover, no contents, to Fahlun (Falun). Fancy red wax seal (broken to open cover, but is visually complete). Wonderful!

ACTUAL item.

80.00

224702

Rectangular SÖDERHAMN, 21 August 1854 F-VF postmark strike on folded cover with some archival docketing showing on front.

ACTUAL item.

15.00

224704

Rectangular SÖDERHAMN, 22 February 1855 VF postmark strike on folded cover with some archival docketing showing on front.

ACTUAL item.

15.00

400072

UPSALA rectangular Type 1 postmark (XF) on a beautiful 13 February 1837 official mail folded cover, to Fahlun (Falun). Virtually complete and VF red wax seal picturing the local government coat of arms. Wonderfully fresh appearance. A beautiful item in excellent quality for being 188 years old!

ACTUAL item.

26.00

400071

UPSALA rectangular Type 4 postmark (XF), the scarcest of the rectangular Upsala postmarks, on a SPECTACULAR 18 October 1848 private (i.e. not government mail) TINY (94 x 56 mm) folded cover, to Graninge Bruk near Sundsvall. Complete and XF red wax seal picturing a coat of arms (star with two bars below, with boat between the bars). Very fresh appearance. To the best of my recollection, this is the SMALLEST SWEDISH PRE-STAMP COVER that I have ever had in 52 years and probably the smallest that I have ever seen in person or in pictures. An outstanding item in excellent quality for being 177 years old -- and "rare" being so small!

ACTUAL item.

40.00

234450

ALINGSÅS circular Type 1 cancel (VF) on very attractive 6 March 1851 official mail folded cover, to Wenersborg. Very fresh appearance.

ACTUAL item.

24.00

400070

HERNÖSAND circular Type 1 postmark (VF) on very attractive 24 July 1854 private (i.e. not government mail) folded cover, to Graninge near Solefteå. Very fresh appearance. A very nice item for being 171 years old!

ACTUAL item.

25.00

244900

STOCKHOLM 10 July 1849 circular cancellation on complete folded letter with contents, to London, via HAMBURG. With double-ring circular transit postmark on reverse of "KS&NPA / HAMBURG" [Royal Swedish and Norwegian Post Office in Hamburg]. The postmark is on top of the red London postmark. Designated "K15" (and valued at $50-100 in 1999) by Hughmark and Halpern, it was in regular use 1848 through 1856 -- this is relatively early use when the device was still in good condition. Also present are a Hamburg postmark, and a London receiver, with various rate markings, including being re-rated. The contents are in English; a letter discussing payment for insurance on a shipment from Sweden to New York, and accounting for various other payments. (It is amazing that all parties were able to keep straight all these details.) An attractive early cover in excellent condition.

ACTUAL item.

50.00

400073

UPSALA circular Type 1 or 2 postmark (F-VF) on attractive 11 November 1854 private (i.e. not government mail) folded cover, to Graninge near Sundsvall. Complete and XF black wax seal with the sender initials. A very nice item for being 171 years old!

ACTUAL item.

15.00

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