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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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401702

Scott #293 coil, 295 coil, 297 perf 4-side, 297a Left and Right perf 3-side -- THE COMPLETE SET OF ALL FIVE BERZELIUS-DESIGN CHEMIST STAMPS [1939 Royal Academy of Sciences (Berzelius, chemist)] (VF) on an EXCEPTIONAL registered 2 June 1939 FIRST DAY COVER to Holland (The Netherlands). In 53 years I have never before had (and I do not think I have ever seen) these five stamps on one cover without other "distracting" stamp issues / designs. This is a PURE CHEMISTRY thematic cover. The two (straight edge on left and right) examples of #297a typically fetch about $17 EACH just as Used single stamps. Though registered, this cover does not have a receiving postmark, but that is not very unusual for registered philatelic covers to The Netherlands. The official first day cancellation is clearly (the slight tilt of some of the postmarks) a hand-struck version, not applied by the usual table-mounted lever-press postmark device -- that is also very unusual. The envelope itself is also very unusual and special; it is was a very costly inner-lined, laid-paper envelope with a huge beehive (and text) watermark. This cover would be a must-have item for a chemistry topical / thematic collection or exhibit. The importance of and the scarcity of this cover cannot be understated!

ACTUAL item.

SOLD

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401669

Scott #B32-6 COMPLETE SET ON FIVE COVERS [1928 King Gustaf V 70th Birthday; Cancer Fund Semi-Postal Set] (VF/F-VF) set of five matching covers (using hotel stationery) canceled "MALMÖ 1 / * BREFP.*f.*" and addressed to the same hotel. These are not first day covers (issued 16 June 1928) and the reason for their creation is not known. However, they are a remarkably unusual set; in 53 years of specializing in this area I have never before had a set of such covers (or even a set of all five stamps on one cover). Furthermore, despite their modest catalog values, any type of cover bearing any of these five stamps is "quite unusual" and most postally used solo uses for correct postal rates are "very scarce". This set would be a terrific addition to a mini collection of Swedish semi-postal stamps and/or covers.

ACTUAL item.

SOLD

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401670

Scott #B33, #213 [1928 10 öre King Gustaf V 70th Birthday; Cancer Fund Semi-Postal; 1924 5 öre UPU 50th Anniversary] (F-VF, XF) on 28 June 1936 post card to DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA with RAILWAY CANCELLATION "PKP 131" (the postmark is hard to read, but it looks like a 3). The card is pre-addressed to a stamp dealer in South Africa who had apparently solicited a stamp order from the Swedish sender of the card. In the full message (in English), the Swedish card sender accepts doing an "exchange"; despite the word "exchange", the South African was a well-known stamp dealer. Very unusual STAMP DEALER MAIL. As of July 2026, in the last 53 years, though I have not kept formal records of this, I do not recall having more than two or three coves from Sweden to South Africa dated prior to WWII. At this moment, I cannot find the foreign destinations scarcity rating list that used to be published regularly, but my recollection is that South Africa had an R3 or an R4 scarcity rating in this time period. The 15 öre franking correctly pays the foreign post card rate [1 October 1925 thru 30 June 1936]; the last day of that rate was two days after this card was postmarked. Despite their modest catalog value of this semi-postal stamp on cover, any type of cover bearing any stamps of this set are "quite unusual" on cover. Furthermore, the 5 öre UPU Anniversary stamp was mostly used for the 5 öre printed matter rate (both domestic and foreign) and is "scarce" on covers leaving Sweden, especially on non-printed-matter covers/cards. However, any of the UPU stamps on cover are "quite unusual". Despite the philatelic correspondence, this is a genuine postal use -- to a "RARE" DESTINATION -- of two stamps that are seldom seen on covers!

ACTUAL item.

SOLD

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401671

Scott #200 [1924 20 öre UPU Congress] (VF) on a 24 July 1924 UPU OFFICIAL picture post card with a UPU OFFICIAL "SOLLEFTEÅ / CONGRESS POSTAL UNIVERSEL" cancellation. This picture post card is one of two UPU official cards created for Sollefteå; this card pictures a river and the very large Kramfors sågverk (Kramfors sawmill) operation on both sides of the river. The card is a type of real photo card. The stamp is neatly placed and the cancellation is well struck -- that is not often the case for such cards. On the address side of the card, there is very slight damage in the lower left corner, but it does not affect the printed card text and with other factors of the card being better than normal, the card is still valued in the range of normal quality for such cards. (The UPU catalog, which lists and pictures these cards, describes this card picture as a "Sollefteå, view of town". However, that is not correct. What look like buildings in the picture are actually huge stacks of drying lumber that have temporary roofs placed on top of the stacks to keep the lumber dry. Sweden arranged for the UPU Congress delegates to take tours around Sweden. Official UPU picture post cards were created for each tour stop. Including five post cards for Stockholm, and a few cases of more than one card type per town, there were a total of 23 different cards created. These cards were normally franked with a 20 öre UPU Congress stamp and normally canceled with a special UPU town cancellation. Because there were sometimes multiple cards per town, there was a total of only 12 different cancellations, 9 of which were towns on the tours outside of Stockholm. Each of those 9 tour cancellations were ONLY USED ON ONE DAY and typically only accessible by the UPU delegates and Swedish officials on the tour. Some of the cards / cancellations are scarcer than others. Because the UPU Congress meetings, etc., are philatelically considered to be related to the United Nations -- even though the UPU pre-dates the UN -- these cards and cancellations are also of great interest to United Nations specialists. A very nice example of a scarce item -- the cancellation was only used on that one day and only for the UPU delegates and accompanying officials.

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401672

Scott #197, 198 [1924 5 and 10 öre UPU Congress] (F-VF, VF) on a 9 July 1924 picture post card (real photo: Stockholm City Hall interior, the location for the presentation of the Nobel Prizes), from STOCKHOLM to JAKOBSTAD, FINLAND, with a 12 July receiving postmark (Russian-text-removed type). The 15 öre franking correctly pays the post card rate to Denmark, Norway, and Finland [1 October 1922 thru 31 July 1924]. Though this franking / use looks fairly "ordinary", it is actually "VERY SCARCE": The stamps were issued five days earlier on 4 July 1924 and then the postal rate was lowered to only 10 öre (and expanded to cover all of Scandinavia) on 1 August 1924. Thus a post card to Finland with a 15 öre franking was ONLY POSSIBLE FOR 28 DAYS! Despite the modest catalog value of these UPU Congress stamps on cover, any type of cover bearing any stamps of this set are at least "unusual". To the best of my recollection, I have never before, in 53 years, had any Swedish cover or card bearing stamps of either of the two UPU sets that had such a short period of possible postal rate use.

ACTUAL item.

SOLD

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401673

Scott #214 STRIP OF THREE [1924 10 öre UPU Anniversary] (F-VF, VF) on a 27 December 1924 cover from "STOCKHOLM 5" (machine repeating cancellation) to St. Gallen, SWITZERLAND. The center stamp has a tear at top, but it is not very noticeable. The envelope was roughly opened on the back, but it still looks very nice. The three strip shows a "plate join line" stamp on the right side. The 30 öre franking correctly pays the letter rate to foreign countries [1 Oct 1922 thru 30 Sep 1925]. There are no markings on the reverse, but none are expected. Plate join lines on the UPU Congress and UPU Anniversary issues are quite interesting. They were printed on the rotary Stickney printing press -- the same type of printing press that was used in the USA during that time period. The printing cylinder for the UPU stamps consisted of two half-cylinder 40-stamp printing plates; The plate join lines occur in the two locations where those two plates meet. Though remnants of the plate join line can appear on the perforation tips of both previously-joined stamps, often, because of poor placement of the perforations (poor centering), the plate join line is only visible on the perforations of one of the two previously-joined stamps. This fact, combined with reperforating to remove remnants of the line, or collectors having used up such plate join stamps for postage instead of collecting them, has resulted in the plate join line examples now being somewhat hard to find. In the definitive work "Postage Stamps of Sweden 1920-1945" by Menzinsky (1946), published by the Swedish Post Office, the author states that only one (half-cylinder) plate was made for each stamp, respectively in the Congress issue and the Anniversary issue, and that, for each denomination (thus each color), those two half-cylinder plates (of the two different stamp issues) were mounted on the ONE printing cylinder, thus each full revolution of the printing cylinder produced only 40 of each of the two different stamps of a particular color / denomination. The web containing the sheets of the two different stamps was then manually separated, along the perforations at the plate join line, into the two different panes of the two stamp issues (UPU Congress vs UPU Anniversary). That manual separating often resulted in slightly blunted perforation tips along the plate join line. Thus, while there maybe combination pairs existing in the Swedish Postal Museum, no such combination pairs are available to collectors. Because of this printing / plate layout, the horizontal-format stamps (öre denominations) can only have plate join lines on the left or right and they cannot exist with sheet margin selvage on the left or right sides. Likewise, the vertical-format stamps (kroner denominations) can only have plate join lines on the left or right and they cannot exist with sheet margin selvage at the top or bottom. A comprehensive specialized collection could thus include examples of both sides of the plate join line for each stamp. [A MYSTERY YET TO BE ADDRESSED IS: Since each half of the printing cylinder resulted in printing stamps of the two different issues, Congress and Anniversary, WHY ARE THE ISSUE QUANTITIES SOMETIMES SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT for the two same-denomination stamps of the two different issues? Were both printed in the same quantities but many stamps were later destroyed?] Despite the modest catalog value of this UPU Anniversary stamp on cover, any type of cover bearing any stamps of this set are at least "unusual". However, use of UPU stamps on covers to other countries than Germany is "particularly unusual".

ACTUAL item.

13.00

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401674

Scott #215 [1924 15 öre UPU Anniversary] (Superb) on a 12 October 1924 cover with RAILWAY CANCELLATION, "PLK 267..." to Stockholm with "STOCKHOLM 6 / TUR / 1 / VA" (machine text repeating receiving postmark on reverse). The envelope is an official mail envelope from a hospital in Uppsala, but the "Tj.- Brev" notation in the lower left corner has been marked out, thus the envelope was personally used. (The "103" written in that spot may be the hospital room number of the sender.) The 15 öre franking correctly pays the domestic letter rate [1 Oct 1922 thru 31 Mar 1942]. Despite the modest catalog value of this UPU Anniversary stamp on cover, any type of cover bearing any stamps of this set are at least "unusual". This is a particularly attractive example.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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401675

Scott #218 [1924 30 öre UPU Anniversary] (VF) on a 2 January 1925 cover from "MALMÖ 1 / Lbr." (machine repeating cancellation?? or two strikes?) to St. Gallen, SWITZERLAND. There are a few spots on the cover, but it is still quite attractive (and unusual). The 30 öre franking correctly pays the letter rate to foreign countries [1 Oct 1922 thru 30 Sep 1925]. There are no markings on the reverse, but none are expected. Despite the fairly modest catalog value (Facit 2024 value SEK 500) of this UPU Anniversary stamp on cover, any type of cover bearing any stamps of this set are at least "unusual". However, use of UPU stamps on covers to other countries than Germany is "particularly unusual".

ACTUAL item.

SOLD

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401446

Scott #13 Light Brown [1862 3 öre Lion, Type II (1863)] Typical Average centering, but with a tiny hidden/sealed tear, on an otherwise fresh 15 August 1866 cover (no contents) used locally within NORRKÖPING (cancellation double struck). Facit Classic 2024 value SEK 300 for this stamp on cover. A nice looking cover for being 160 years old.

ACTUAL item.

6.00

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401447

Scott #21 Olive Gray, Facit #20g [1874 6 öre gray Ringtype, Perforation 14] (Fine) on neat-looking 8 March 1875 domestic printed matter folded cover from SÖDERTELJE to Helsingborg. As often the case with such early printed matter folded covers, the paper was very inexpensive and acidic. Thus this cover has been professionally conserved with rice-paper repairs of some of the joints. I suspect that very few of the covers made with this paper still exist unless they have been conserved in this way. This is the nature of early printed matter covers. The cover has complete contents, consisting of the "Södertelge" Sparbank [savings bank] financial status printed report for the year 1873. This report has been sent to Sparbanken [The Savings Bank] in Helsingborg. This stamp, in this color/printing, is remarkably scarce on cover despite the "relatively modest" Facit Classic value of SEK 1000 on cover. (The Facit Classic 2024 value for a single used stamp is SEK 750!) The modest value is because the stamp had several uses: this printed matter rate; local letter 2nd weight class rate; and two 6 öre stamps to pay the domestic letter rate. However, any one of those uses is scarcer than the total of them combined.

ACTUAL item.

69.00

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401448

Scott #22 x2 [1872 12 öre blue Ringtype, Perforation 14] (Fine) unusual 14/15 August 1875 envelope, addressed to a military officer, from GÖTEBORG to HANAU, GERMANY, with a receiver dated 17 August. This letter was mailed just six weeks after the formation of Universal Postal Union (UPU), which standardized postal rates between UPU-member countries. However, in this case, the timing may have caused some confusion about the amount of postage that was to be paid for this letter. Furthermore, the letter clearly contained heavy contents in this smallish envelope -- the contents wear lines are clearly visible around the edges of the envelope. The postage amount paid was 24 öre, using two 12 öre stamps. Though one stamp is inverted, they seem to have been applied at the same time, from the same sheet of stamps (same color, and though one stamp is inverted, they have the same centering). 24 öre was the single-weight LETTER rate specifically to Germany before 1 July 1875. After 1 July 1875, the single-weight LETTER rate to all (non-Nordic) UPU-member countries was reduced to 20 öre. The cover bears TWO DIFFERENT STYLES AND DATES OF Göteborg postmarks. The first postmark was applied on 14 August, to the left, NOT canceling the stamps. The second was applied on 15 August, canceling the stamps. This double-postmarking on two different days, without any evidence of other actions (such as forwarding), is extremely unusual. Furthermore, the 24 öre franking does not align with the normal LETTER rate AND it is extremely likely that the heavy contents would have caused this to require a DOUBLE LETTER rate (48 öre) which is "rare" (to Germany, NO 4x 12 öre franking is recorded; only ONE 2x 24 öre franking is recorded, per Facit Postal X). So, what happened? My theory is: 1) The sender may not have been aware of the reduction in postal rates so just applied 24 öre of postage because that was what he/she had done in the past. 2) The sender may not have realized that this letter was overweight for the UPU letter rate. 3) The contents likely included printed matter and the sender may not have been aware that the printed matter rates were lower (6 öre for the first increment) and that the weight limit for printed matter was usually higher. 4) A postal clerk recognized that this cover was overweight for a single-weight letter; the clerk documented the receipt of the cover with the first postmark. At that point, the next day, the letter was shown to the sender (no return address is present, but the sender was likely known to the postal clerks) and payment of additional 24 öre postage was requested. (At this point in my theory, I lack proof of the weight increments for the UPU printed matter rates.) However, the sender was probably able to claim that the envelope contained printed matter (which would make sense based on the wear lines) and thus there was adequate (perhaps even excess) postage for the printed matter rate for this weight. There are some assumptions in my theory, but this is the only explanation I can provide which "easily" explains the applied postage amount AND the wear lines AND the two different postmark dates. In this time period, printed matter rate covers to Germany (and any non-Nordic UPU country) are "extremely scarce" based on the high values in Facit Postal X). If the proof of the rates can be obtained and the applied postage more certainly explained, this cover could sell for at between $250-600 depending upon the accepted explanation! I will leave that footwork to the next owner and accordingly price this cover much lower.

ACTUAL item.

125.00

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401450

Scott #22 [1872 12 öre blue Ringtype, Perforation 14] (Fine+) on 15 [probably July, based on contents] 1877 folded cover with contents, from WÄSE (nowadays Väse) to Uddevalla. The contents are a business or products or shipments report; I have seen the same type of reports from other towns sent to the same addressee. Despite an 1877 population in the range of 3000-3500 (per Google AI based on local records), I can only recall having, at the most, 3-5 examples of this cancellation on single stamps (but none on cover) in the last 53 years.

ACTUAL item.

22.00

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401451

Scott #22 [1872 12 öre blue Ringtype, Perforation 14] (VF) on 18 November 1876 folded cover with contents, from FILIPSTAD to Uddevalla. The contents are a business or products or shipments report; I have seen the same type of reports from other towns sent to the same addressee. A very attractive cover in fresh condition.

ACTUAL item.

14.00

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401452

Scott #28 [1877 3 öre brown Ringtype, Perforation 13] (F-VF) on 15 April 1878 PRINTED MATTER folded cover with contents, from GÖTEBORG to Bollsta (nowadays usually Bollstabruk), Nyland. (Both are towns next to each other; Bollstabruk did not get a post office until 12 December 1893; before then their mail was handled by the Nyland post office.) The PRINTED contents are a "prices current" (supplier prices in Bruxelles, Belgium) of industrial supplies: machine belts and hoses. The sender handstamp lists the sender city as "Gothembourg", which is a fairly rarely seen spelling (on covers) as that was a French localized spelling -- this relates to the sender having a lot of business connections with French-speaking companies in Belgium. The right side of the cover bears filing system text; at this time it was typical for many businesses to file letters, still folded, vertically with the contents description at the top. Though a completely domestic letter, this is a great example of the extensive commercial interaction -- even in a small Swedish village that did not even have its own post office yet -- with other European countries.

ACTUAL item.

12.00

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401453

Scott #22 [1872 12 öre blue Ringtype, Perforation 14] (Average) on a 24 February 1877 folded cover with contents, from HÖGSÄTERSBY to Uddevalla. This post office was established 1 January 1876, thus this is a fairly early use -- and a very nice one at that. The postmark is "somewhat scarce" regardless of the date. The contents are a business or products or shipments report; I have seen the same type of reports from other towns sent to the same addressee. A very attractive cover in fresh condition.

ACTUAL item.

26.00

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401454

Scott #33 [1877 20 öre orange Ringtype, Perforation 13] (Average-Fine) on 5 March 1883 cover FRONT-ONLY, to Bristol, R.I. Rhode Island, USA, and forwarded to the small town (population in 1883 was about 700 to 800 people) of Sebago, Maine. The letter was addressed to MRS. Ramon Guiteras; her husband was of Spanish-Cuban ancestry. Her son, also named Ramon Guiteras (he never married so we know the letter was not addressed to his wife), was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, and became a famous and extremely important early urologist, and was the "most prominent Rhode Islander of Latin American heritage at the turn of the 20th century". There is an interesting website about Dr. Ramon Guiteras (the son of the addressee). While this is only a cover-front, it is still an important Swedish and Rhode Island postal history item. A "FORWARDED" marking was applied at Bristol, Rhode Island -- likely a fairly scarce marking that would be welcomed in any Rhode Island postal history collection. The Cuban connection and the once-removed urology connection also make this an interesting item for a thematic collection. The Facit Postal X value for this stamp solo used on a (full) cover to the U.S. is SEK 600.

ACTUAL item.

24.00

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401455

Scott #43 [1886 5 öre Ringtype With Posthorn on Back] (Superb) on very attractive 23 January 1887 post card with a faint "(PKX)P No 39 B" RAILWAY cancellation, to Borås. The stamp correctly pays the domestic post card rate. The post card is a "formular" style. The appearance of the address side is virtually identical to the officially issued postal stationery cards of the era, except that there is no printed postage indicia. Collecting the various designs / types of the early Swedish formular post cards is a challenging, though fascinating and rewarding, endeavor. There are many variations of the address-side designs; some of them quite remarkable in appearance. They make a beautiful mini collection. (I would be happy to assist with such a project.) This stamp was mostly used for the 5 öre local letter rate; examples used for the 5 öre post card rate are scarcer.

ACTUAL item.

16.00

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401456

Scott #50 [1889 10 on 12 öre Surcharged Ringtype] (F-VF) used 14 December 1889 as additional postage uprating a MATCHING 10 öre Surcharge on 12 öre postal stationery envelope (Facit #5 Type VI B, in VF quality), from "STOCKHOLM St. 5" to Bayreuth, BAYERN (Bavaria, part of Germany), with a "BAYREUTH II" 17 December receiver on reverse. The 20 öre postal rate is correct for a letter to UPU member countries. For the purposes of UPU membership, with the UPU founding in 1874, Bavaria was a "sub-administration" under the UPU membership of unified Germany. While Bavaria became part of unified Germany in 1871, it was one of the German States that retained some special privileges. For example, Bavaria retained its own army. More philatelically important, Bavaria (and also Württemberg) retained their own postal independence, with their own postal systems. Bavaria remained postally independent through 31 March 1920. For this reason, covers to Bavaria, such as this one, are addressed to Bayern (Bavaria), not to Germany. While I would expect Swedish covers to Bavaria to be seen fairly often, I have had extremely few examples in 53 years. The MATCHING overprinted stamp and overprinted postal stationery envelope came about for the same reason -- a reduction, in 1885, of the basic domestic letter rate from 12 öre to 10 öre. As there were no longer any postal rates requiring a 12 öre stamp, the post office (finally, in 1889) overprinted the excess 12 öre stamps and postal stationery envelopes. Despite the matching nature of the two overprinted items, it is in my experience, "fairly rare" to find the surcharged stamp up-rating the surcharged envelope as in this case. I can only recall having 3 or 4 such items in 53 years. Per Google AI, the letter was addressed to Premier-Lieutenant Hans-Georg von Doering (often spelled Döring). While he held that title as a Bavarian military officer, he also was considered to be part of the government administration. He has an interesting military and political history (even including being the Imperial Vice-Governor and Acting Governor of Togoland until the outbreak of WWI!!) and is worthy of an Internet search. While this cover is quite unusual on its face (the matching stamp and stationery overprints), it is also quite unusual in multiple other respects.

ACTUAL item.

100.00

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401457

Scott #51 [1889 10 on 24 öre Surcharged Ringtype] (VF) on an unusual 3 October 1897 philatelic (or perhaps an exposition souvenir item) cover with a remarkable and ornate (but heavy) "STOCKHOLM / UTSTALLNINGEN / SÖDRA STATIONEN" cancellation of the 1897 (proper name in English) "General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm" but often called the "Stockholm Exposition" or the "Stockholm Worlds Fair". It opened on 15 May 1987 and this cover was canceled on the last day of the exposition, 3 October 1897. The cover is addressed to the pharmacy in Tumba and the 10 öre stamp correctly paid the correct domestic letter rate, but this cover may or may not have actually been mailed. If you are interested in other related exposition items, a Swedish postal stationery card with an incredible design was issued in 1897 and is often found canceled with exposition postmarks. I usually have such items in stock; please inquire -- they seldom get put on the website. This stamp is "very scarce" on cover. Even philatelic covers are seldom encountered. The Facit Classic 2024 value on cover is SEK 800.

ACTUAL item.

29.00

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401056

Scott #167 LINE PAIR [1922 15 öre violet Gustaf V, Coil (I cannot determine if this example may be much scarcer with either a wavy-line and/or KPV watermark.)] (F-VF) on neat and attractive 1 November 1924 cover, including a personal letter, with "HÄLSINGBORG 1 / * LBR *" machine cancellation, to Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Includes the original personal letter. "LBR" is an abbreviation of lådbrev -- a letter mailed in a letter box. This fact was indicated in the postmark so that the post office could deny responsibility for any delay if the contents was dated sometime prior to the date of the cancellation. Used, off-cover examples of this line pair are "somewhat uncommon", as is true at a minimum, of almost all Used Swedish line pairs. However, on-cover line pair examples of the 15 öre denomination are scarce because the most common 30 öre rates were for 2nd weight domestic letters (which tended to be larger envelopes and thus not saved) or 1st weight letters to countries beyond Scandinavia (which were thus spread around the world and not common in Sweden). Other uses were much more unusual and were usually part of a larger postage amount.

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16.00

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401060

Scott #62 [1891 30 öre Oscar, Engraved] (Fine) solo use on 3 May 1904 domestic money order, in the amount of kr 92.05, from HENNAN (Cancellation Normal Type 14), with a SUPERBLY CENTERED but light cancellation, transiting the supervising post office in LJUSDAL on the same day, to GEFLE where the payment was received (recorded with two different styles of Gefle postmarks) by the recipient on the next day. Hennan is today a tiny village; in 1966 the postal service changed to a rural route of nearby Ramsjö. The 30 öre franking paid the money order rate for over 50 kr to and including 100 kr, 1 Aug 1892 thru 31 May 1918. This rate was the primary solo use of this stamp.

ACTUAL item.

7.50

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400981

Scott #117 Type II [1921 5 öre orange-brown Lion] (F-VF) on 28 June 1928 business post card from ÄLMHULT to W.R. Ricketts of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA, correctly paying the outside-Sweden printed matter rate to 50 grams (including printed matter post cards). In multiple respects, this is a "rare and important" piece of PHILATELIC HISTORY and STAMP DEALER HISTORY. The sender was a stamp dealer located in Älmhult, Sweden, by the name of Martensson (no first name given). He was using the card to advertise [translated from Swedish]: The rarest Swedish TETE-BECHE stamps -- type I and type II, uncanceled and fault-free -- offered for sale at ONLY HALF of the catalog value, kr 50 per piece = 2 stamps." Thus the Type I tete-beche pair was 50 kr and Type II tete-beche pair was 50 kr. As a point of reference, the face value of each pair was 20 öre; his selling price was 250 times the face value. The item he is offering is Scott #118a (Scott does not differentiate between the types) with a 2026 Mint HINGED Scott value of US$1,650. It is Facit #144Av2 (head-to-head) and v3 (tail-to-tail), with a 2024 Facit value Mint HINGED of SEK 14,000 per pair and a NH (apparently what he was offering) value of SEK 26,000. The current NH Facit value is 520 times his selling price in 1925. That is great appreciation! This is the only then-current (1920s or 1930s) advertising piece that I have seen for these tete-beche pairs (other than auction listings). The dealer must have been using the Royal Philatelic Society (London) member list for the mailings as this is addressed to F.R.P.S. (F = Fellow) W.R. Ricketts. The addressee is also of great philatelic importance. Ricketts was likely, up to that time and for many decades since, the most prominent collector, researcher, and documenter of early philatelic literature; his foundational work is still referred to today. [It is a very long story, but the Ricketts collection (or a very large part of it) of early philatelic periodicals ended up in a re-purposed storefront building in small rural town in North Carolina where I personally had the pleasure to review around 2010-2015. I like to remember that I touched some of the exact same objects that Ricketts so much treasured. The collection -- a whole building full -- ended up with the APS and is part of the APRL where it should be.] These two tete-beche pairs are, at the same time, line pairs -- which is how they came to exist as tete-beche pairs. Starting in 1920, Swedish stamps were steel-engraved, printed by a recess press -- the Stickney rotary press, the same maker and type of printing press that the U.S. was using at that same time. Just as the U.S. stamps of that era had line pairs, so did the Swedish stamps. The line pairs occur because the printing cylinder was composed of two semi-circular halves; the lines of the line pairs occur because the join of those two halves caught a little bit of ink and thus, just as the engraved stamp designs hold ink, the joins held ink and thus printed as lines. The tete-beche (line) pairs were created when one of the half-cylinders was accidentally mounted flipped around. There are two types (head to head and tail to tail) because that is how they were oriented, at each of the two join-sides on the cylinder, when one half was incorrectly flipped around (or perhaps the stamp images were incorrectly transferred (inverted?) to one of the half-cylinders?? [If the plate system had been better designed, it would not have been possible to mount one half flipped around, but that is easy for me to say 100+ years later.] While this stamp used on a printed matter post card to the U.S. is "nothing special", the total context and purpose of this is tremendously special and rare!

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400802

Finland 1888 25 penni 4-Numeral Ultramarine postal stationery envelope, Norma 2002 #25III or Lape 2012 #31III [1886 Laid Paper with large "EXPRESS" Watermark), used 16 September 1888 TO SWEDEN. Used VF+ appearance, though missing a small part of the lower left corner. Sent to Deje, Sweden. It could have been sent uncanceled from mainland Finland, or uncanceled from Åland, or mailed aboard a ship making the crossing. Upon arrival in Stockholm, it was canceled with the incoming ship mail "STOCKHOLM K.E." postmark and with a Superb strike of the elongated-oval "Från FINLAND." [From FINLAND] handstamp. The reverse bears a "STOCKHOLM C.10." transit postmark of the same date. This postal stationery envelope itself is very scarce with a 2002 Norma catalog value of 100 Euros and a 2012 Lape value of 100 Euros, but that value is for a normal example with a normal Finnish cancellation -- and that is a value that would be easily attained for a normal example. This example is much scarcer INCOMING SHIP MAIL; very beautiful with the "foreign" cancellation and ship mail marking.

ACTUAL item.

195.00

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400490

"The Nobel Prize 1901-2001" U.S. Scott #3504 Official U.S. JOINT March 22, 2001, FDC with matching SWEDISH Stamp (Sweden Scott #2415a [with Nobel portrait]) with the Swedish FD cancellation. An official uncacheted, unaddressed U.S. FDC (with the accompanying U.S. packaging as it was distributed). The Swedish stamp was engraved by Slania. The U.S. stamp was also engraved by Slania, however it is a different engraving with small differences in the details.

REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.

6.00

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400492

Scott #251, 253, 255, 257, 259, 261 [1936 Post Office 300th Anniversary] (VF, F-VF) on an official 20 February 1936 registered FDC sent to the U.S. These six stamps constitute half the coil stamps in the set. (Normally there were two FDC envelopes for the coil stamps, this is one of them. The three sheet/booklet stamps were on a third cover, but often the early collectors only acquired the two coil-stamp covers.) Perhaps you already have (only) the other coil-stamp cover; the are offered from time to time. The cancellation on this cover is the 25 mm circle type. Interestingly, the illustration in the FD cancellation is very close to the design of the 15 öre stamp. The complete set on multiple covers would otherwise be around $50. Very attractive and in excellent quality.

ACTUAL item.

17.50

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400493

Scott #246, 247 [1935 Swedish Parliament 500th Anniversary] (VF/XF) the two HIGH VALUES on 10 January 1935 FDC with the "SVERIGES RIKSDAGSHUSET" style of cancellation. The stamps of this set are quite hard to find so well centered on a FDC. Very attractive and in excellent quality.

ACTUAL item.

13.50

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400206

Scott #297 single, 297/297a CB PAIR, 184 White Paper, 287 [1939 10 öre Berzelius (chemist); 1929 45 öre Gustav V Left Profile (1935-1938 White Paper), 1939 1.20 kr Three Crowns] (VF) on 16 April 1940 airmail 15 gram cover from "STOCKHOLM 5 / A" to the U.S., via airmail. The fact that, once this reached the U.S., this was carried by air all the way across the country (and the original Swedish postage paid for that) is particularly unusual in this time period. The reverse bears an untied Civil Defense label (On Guard For Sweden) and also shows envelope damage from something being removed from the reverse or the envelope damaged during opening. Though the routing is not clearly indicated, this cover likely transited England, but does not show signs of censorship. England was already at war with Germany, but at this time, England did not usually censor mail between two non-combatant countries. Correct 195 öre franking: 30 öre surface rate per 20 grams, plus 3x 55 öre per 5 grams airmail surcharge. The #297/297a Used VF CB pair is quite scarce and sells for $285 OFF-cover. On cover, the CB pair is extremely scarce. This is one of the nicest and scarcest Berzelius covers I have had in 52 years!

ACTUAL item.

290.00

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400181

Scott #418-24 [6 June 1951 King Gustaf VI Adolf, Design 1, set of 5 coils and 2 booklet issues] FIRST DAY COVER with semi-official cachet [monogram and blue text; proceeds to benefit the royal society to combat rheumatism] for the first stamp issue for the new King. Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label, TO MEXICO. There the cover was forwarded from a street address to a post office box, with interesting postal markings on the reverse. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400182

Scott #427-9 [30 August 1951 Christopher Polhem (scientist, inventor, industrial developer, mining engineer, etc.)] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label, TO MEXICO. There the cover was forwarded from a street address to a post office box, with interesting postal markings on the reverse. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400183

Scott #432-4 [19 April 1952 Olavus Petri (religious reformer)] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label, TO MEXICO. Routing/delivery markings on the front and receiving postmark on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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Scott #444-8 [27 May 1953 Sports (ski jumping, hockey, slingball, wrestling)] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label, TO MEXICO. Additional registration numbers on the front and THREE (in three colors!) transit and receiving postmarks on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

15.00

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400185

Scott #449-51 [17 June 1953 Stockholm 700th Anniversary] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era), TO MEXICO. Receiving postmark on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. FDCs which show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

7.00

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400186

Scott #452-5 [2 November 1953 Telegraph Service] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label, TO MEXICO. There the cover was forwarded from a street address to a post office box, with receiving postal marking on the reverse. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400187

Scott #462-4 [13 February 1954 World Skiing Championships] FIRST DAY COVER (with Stockholm cancellation version), official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label, TO MEXICO, with additional registry number and delivery number on front. There the cover was forwarded from a street address to a post office box, with two different receiving postal markings on the reverse. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

15.00

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400188

Scott #465-7 [16 June 1954 Anna Maria Lenngren (poet)] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, TO MEXICO, with additional Mexican registry number on front. Though this cover does not bear any Mexican receiving markings on the reverse, the additional Mexican registry number on the front confirms that it did reach Mexico. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

7.00

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400189

Scott #468-72 [8 November 1954 Rock Carvings (person blowing horn, fish, person spear fishing from boat, animals) set/5] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label with the text "Utförsel medgiven" (export permitted), TO MEXICO. Additional Mexican registry number and routing/delivery marking on the front and two receiving postmarks on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400190

Scott #474-6 WITH BOTH DD PAIRS [16 May 1955 100th Anniversary of Swedish Stamps] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). The franking includes the two different DD pairs that only come from the slot-machine booklet issue -- which have a Used value of about $10 each -- these are normally on the official FDCs of this issue. Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label with the text "Utförsel medgiven" (export permitted), TO MEXICO. Additional Mexican registry number and routing/delivery marking on the front and two receiving postmarks on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

26.00

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400191

Scott #477-8 [6 June 1955 Flag Day] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era), TO MEXICO. Franked with #477 and 2x #478 to pay the postage to Mexico, but not sent registered because that would have required much more postage than would be on a "normal" FDC. Mexican receiving postmark on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. FDCs which show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

7.00

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400192

ACTUAL item.

7.00

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400193

Scott #479-83 [1 July 1955 Stockholmia 1955 Stamp Show / Set of Five (repro) First Swedish Stamps Overprinted] FIRST DAY COVER, official cacheted Stockholmia 1955 envelope (which was normally used for this issue), TO MEXICO. Not sent registered, but has two Mexican receiving postmarks on the back. This is a higher-value stamp issue that is often missing from collections -- the Facit 2024 value for the set of five Used stamps is SEK 250. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. FDCs which show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

26.00

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400194

ACTUAL item.

26.00

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400195

Scott #499-501 [1 June 1957 Sea Rescue Society] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). The upper right stamp and area has a few small yellowish spots (some sort of spill, not toning) -- but who knows if any other FDCs to Mexico of this set exist. Registered, with green post-WWII currency control postal label with the text "Utförsel medgiven" (export permitted), TO MEXICO. Additional Mexican registry number on the front and one receiving postmark on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

6.00

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400196

Scott #538-40 [20 January 1959 Water Power (but also Nuclear in the postmark)] FIRST DAY COVER, official envelope (which were not cacheted in this era). Registered, TO MEXICO. Additional Mexican registry number on the front and two receiving postmarks on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400197

Scott #B42-6 [11 November 1952 King Gustaf VI Adolf 70th Birthday semi-postal] FIRST DAY COVER, cacheted official envelope (with the proceeds benefitting a Royal Fund for Swedish Culture), with official insert card. Registered, TO MEXICO. Additional Mexican registry numbers on the front and two receiving postmarks on the back. Swedish FDCs of this era sent to smaller / unusual countries are extremely scarce and sought after. Registered FDCs and/or which otherwise show receiving postal markings are especially sought after. Mexico is a very unusual destination for Swedish FDCs and covers of all types in this time period.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400198

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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400074

CARLSBERG rectangular Type 2 postmark (VF) on a beautiful and fresh 11 July 1864 official mail folded cover, to Engelholm. Wonderful, complete, but divided by opening, red wax seal picturing three crowns and with the text "KRONO / ARBETS CORPSEN" (Royal Work Corps) / "CARLSBORG STATION". Wonderfully fresh appearance. A beautiful item in excellent quality for being 161 years old!

ACTUAL item.

14.00

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400075

CARLSTAD rectangular Type 7 postmark (F-VF) on an attractive 16 December 1855 (about six months after the first Swedish stamps were issued) official mail folded cover, to Götheborg (Göteborg). This cancellation is recorded being used 1852-1855, thus a) it was used only for about 6 months in the stampless period and b) this is use very late for this postmark, perhaps one of the latest known?? With a SPECTACULAR, complete red wax seal, with very high relief, picturing local government coat of arms. A very interesting example of a very limited span of use in the stampless period. An outstanding item in excellent quality for being 170 years old!

ACTUAL item.

19.00

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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

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400076

SMEDJEBACKEN rectangular Type 3 postmark (XF) on an beautiful 7 May 1856 private mail (i.e. not official mail) folded cover. Though the destination at first looks like Vetlanda, that does not work out -- I suspect that this was local use which would be fairly unusual in such a small town. This cancellation is much scarcer than most in this period and it is a wonderfully clear and crisp strike. Partial red wax seal, showing the sender initials. An very attractive item in excellent quality for being 169 years old!

ACTUAL item.

65.00

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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

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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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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

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249936

Scott #168 Type I [1925 15 öre Gustaf Left Profile, Type I, Coil] on 18 April 1926 QSL ham radio reception post card from Stockholm to England. The stamp is VF centered, but the stamp and the card are significantly aged. That being said, this is by decades the oldest Swedish QSL card that I have encountered -- I know that QSL cards are not my specialty, but this must be somewhat unusual in that time period if I have not seen one this early in 52 years!

ACTUAL item.

6.00

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249937

Sweden #77 GROUP OF SEVEN POST CARDS [1911 5 öre Gustav in Round Frame, Unwatermarked] A nice selection of 7 BUSINESS 1913-1915 post cards, with business correspondence, showing different styles of cards. Five of them are all-different "formular" cards intended to look like postal stationery postal cards -- one of them does exactly mimic a postal card with a "posthorn frame" (especially sought after). The other two are all-different "continuos" cards that were printed in strips or rolls and perforated between the cards; they were intended to be rolled into a typewriter and the messages typed, many at a time. One card has a VF RAILWAY cancellation; two cards have small-village cancellations. While this stamp on a post card is not "scarce", such cards represent an important chapter in postal communication of this era. Priced very low as a mini-collection.

ACTUAL item.

9.00

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249722

1921 LULEÅ 1621-1921 JUBILEUMS UTSTÄLLNING 2-24 July (1921 Luleå Jubilee Exhibition) "Poster Stamp" TIED BY POSTMARK on 7 June 1921 5 öre postal stationery card [Facit #22: 1922-03-17 10 öre green Gustav V in Round Frame "BREVKORT", no print date] from "GÖTEBORG / * - L" to Tyringe. The label has been correctly used in the days prior to the exhibition to promote attendance. Excellent quality in all respects. This label is remarkably scarce; this is the first example, on or off cover, that I have been able to offer in 51 years! The design of the label is a harbor scene showing large cargo ships and is extremely unusual in that it shows a massive, tall bulk cargo loading structure of a type which was quite unusual with only a few such having been built in the world. Because of the very scarce label tied by postmark, this is a very special item of rarity much greater than its modest appearance suggests.

ACTUAL item.

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249723

1916 PRISONER OF WAR DOUBLE POSTAL CARD: 2 October 1916 message half only of double postal card, as typically found. LISTED BY FACIT in a section following official postal stationery; this is considered to be a form of postal stationery with a POW endorsement (see box at upper right). This card type was used 1915-1918, sent to the POW in Minsk, Russia, confirming that 16 Rubles has been transferred by Deutsche Bank from Stockholm in NEUTRAL SWEDEN to the account of the POW in Russian captivity. Has a very clear, violet Russian handstamp on the front. Examples are known with the mailing and reply half still attached, but are extremely scarce. This type does not have a control number in a lower corner; as with normal postal cards of this era, other types exist with a control number. Such postal stationery cards are seldom seen on the market; I have only been able to offer two or three other examples in the last 51 years.

ACTUAL item.

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SOLD

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249724

Scott #46 x2 [1886 20 öre Ringtype With Posthorn on Reverse] (XF) Two examples on 14 August 1886 DOUBLE-WEIGHT REGISTERED cover from STOCKHOLM to Hudiksvall. Bold "R" handstamp, handwritten registry number (26913) a blue "505" which was likely added at the destination post office for local tracking and delivery purposes, and a manuscript "2" indicating that it double weight (15-125 grams) weight cover. Properly franked: the postal rate at that time was 10 öre for the first 15 grams and another 10 öre up to 125 grams; the registry fee was 20 öre. A business-size cover 183 x 117 mm with a nice, intact red wax seal on reverse. A very attractive example of a rate / use that is not often seen.

ACTUAL item.

30.00

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249363

321 coil pair, 303 [1941 60 öre Skansen Park, 1940 20 öre red King coil] (VF) on 10 January 1942 cover FRONT ONLY from HOV to Los Angeles, California, U.S. The 20 öre King stamp must have come off and has been re-affixed slightly out of position. The Skansen 60 öre stamps are scarce on cover. Though the postage appears to be enough to pay the airmail rate, there are no airmail markings. The reverse of the cover is not present, so there are no other clues or markings as to the transit of this cover. Extremely unusual violet 2-line American censorship handstamp "RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF / THE DISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR". I have only seen this marking on Swedish mail to the U.S. once or twice in the last 51 years. Despite this being a FRONT ONLY, this is an outstanding item, only about one month into the American entry into the European front of WWII. I suspect that this was a local, early, temporary marking as the U.S. censorship apparatus was being developed. [I would like to learn more about this marking, when and where, and for how long, it was used.]

ACTUAL item.

12.00

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249089

Denmark: J4 [1921 10 øre PORTO Postage Due Overprint on 10 øre Christian X] (F-VF) tied by 19 December 1921 "KJØBENHAVN Ø." cancellation on 17 December underpaid picture (advertising) post card franked with a 10 öre Swedish 10 öre green Lion coil stamp (Scott #118 or 124), with XF centering. There is a Swedish boxed "T" handstamp is under the Danish postage due stamp, and a pencil manuscript Danish "10" due, and the Danish postage due stamp. This is an excellent example of the correct application of postal rates and regulations: This card started out with an impressed (looks typed, but was mass produced, such as by addresssograph plate type of printing) message on the address side, and as such it would still have qualified for the 10 öre printed matter rate to Denmark (and everywhere outside of Sweden). However, to that mass-produced message, the sender added an additional handwritten message, requiring 15 öre postage for the regular post card rate (to Denmark and Norway). This was noticed by the Swedish post office and marked for postage due (of double the 5 öre shortage). There was a return address on the card, and could have been returned to the sender (advertizer) to collect the shortage, but this was probably one card out of a bundle of many other (correctly paid printed matter) cards; the Swedish postal clerk probably thought it would be easier to send it on as postage due and make it the problem of the Danish post office. The 1921 overprinted postage due stamps, which started to be replaced in 1922!!) are hard to find on cover -- especially with unusual due situations such as this (instead of just ordinary underpaid postage). The AFA 2023 catalog values ordinary on-cover use of this stamp as DKK 350 ($53) -- this is more unusual.

ACTUAL item.

45.00

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249070

500, 506 [1957 140 öre Sea Rescue; 1957 20 öre black coil King, diagonal lines background] (VF; 140 spot, 20 crease) on 2 May 1959 airmail cover from "UPPLANDS-VÄSBY / POB 1" with Postal Agency cancellation [post offices usually located in a shop or small hotel], to Warilla, NSW, AUSTRALIA! Upon arrival in Sydney, Australia, the cover was handstamped in violet "DESPATCHED FROM SYDNEY / BY SURFACE MAIL". It was only about a 2 hour drive to Warilla, thus it was probably faster sent by truck than plane, but the recipient still needed to be informed that the final leg of the trip was by surface. The Sea Rescue high-value stamp has a small spot on it and the other stamps a crease, but that is typical for such covers -- and the cover itself is in excellent condition. The Sea Rescue high value is SCARCE ON COVER and Australia is a surprisingly unusual destination in this era for airmail from Sweden -- I cannot recall the last time I saw such a cover from Sweden to Australia. This cover has FOUR very unusual features (franking, cancel, destination, despatch marking).

ACTUAL item.

16.00

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293-8 [1939 Royal Academy of Sciences (Berzelius, chemist; Linne, botanist)] The complete coil and perf-4-side sheet stamp set on a very attractive 2 June 1939 FIRST DAY COVER, registered, used to the U.S., with the correct special STOCKHOLM official first day postmark. Though this set on first day cover is not "scarce", they have gotten hard to find and this example is particularly neat and attractive. The two stamp designs are very much sought out by many different types of topical collectors.

ACTUAL item.

26.00

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248519

1957 Christmas Seal (VF) tied by 21 December 1957 STOCKHOLM machine postmark on cover with Scott #408; 497; 495 [1949 5 öre coil Gymnasts; 1956 10 öre booklet and 25 öre coil Railway 100th anniversary] to AUSTRIA. Back top flap missing and slightly roughly opened. Attractive and quite unusual for such covers to be sent to other countries (seals were not allowed to be on the front of the covers, but it was especially discouraged to other countries).

ACTUAL item.

7.00

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248482

C7 [1930 50 öre Night Flight Airmail] (F-VF) solo use on very attractive 21 September 1947 (these stamps were still in use) airmail picture post card (real photo card of the massive Stockholm Southern Hospital), mailed from STOCKHOLM to the U.S., with an airmail label affixed. The surface foreign post card rate was 20 öre and the airmail surcharge was 25 öre, making this franking a 5 öre convenience overpayment (otherwise this stamp on cover/card would be about $50 for exact rate). If the airmail label had not been applied, then this might still have traveled on a space-available basis without payment of the airmail surcharge, but the sender wanted to be sure that this traveled by air. This stamp is scarce as a solo use on any cover or card.

ACTUAL item.

28.00

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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!

REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.

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26.00

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!

REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.

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29.00

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!

ACTUAL item.

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40.00

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

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!

REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.

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34.00

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

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.

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29.00

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"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!

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65.00

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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.

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40.00

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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.

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50.00

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244897

96 x5 [1911 2 öre Arms, Wavy-Lines Watermark] (Fine) on 10 February 1912 picture post card sent from MALMÖ to "EMPIRE, CANAL ZONE, PANAMA, CENTRAL AMERICA". The town of Empire was located in the eastern third of the Zone. While it is not, by that name, on current maps, I found it on a 1920 map at images.google.com. Panama joined the UPU in 1904, thus this is a standard 10 öre foreign post card rate. The stamps have tropical aging as expected for mail to Panama. The card itself is a "Helsning Från Malmö" (i.e. Greetings From, or Grüsse Aus) pre-1907 (undivided back), probably ca.1904. There is no receiving postmark, but one is not expected on such a post card to Panama. The card, addressed to "Miss Minnie Briggs" has an extensive message (on the picture side) and is clearly part of a continuing correspondence. The card is in generally good quality with only rounded corners; the aging is restricted to the stamps because the stamp adhesive was more vulnerable to the Panama climate. Panama is a rare destination for Swedish mail in this time period. The 2015 Facit Postal IX -- this information is not in the more recent Postal X -- states that covers to Panama are unknown through 1891, the end of Ringtype stamp period; then 2-3 covers known with Oscar II stamps 1891-1911; then ***UNKNOWN*** again with Gustaf V or Arms stamps 1910-1920 [THIS PERIOD]; then 2-3 covers known in the 1920-1938 period. While other covers/cards may exist that have not been recorded, it is clear that is quite rare; and may be the only now-recorded cover. I have reported it to Facit. An important cover (card) for an "Arms issue" collection or a foreign destinations collection.

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225.00

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242781

O17b Rose (Type I), Facit #TJ16Ac, Rose Carmine [1885 10 öre large-format Official, Perf 13, Plate Type I, Rose Carmine] (VF+) PAIR on 25 July 1885 royal decree (partial contents), sent from SÄMB (very scarce cancel; Facit Postal 2015 rarity factor 100) to the small village of Länghem. The address is written diagonally in the archaic custom because early Swedish official mail was folded into a triangle (to make it more obvious that it was important, official mail), and thus this is how it would look when unfolded. The 20 öre franking most likely indicates a 15-125 gram weight as a letter. The printers legend on the backside indicates that the item has 3 "ark" (sheets), but this object is the outer cover of that booklet of royal decrees; the other decrees are no longer present (this is very typical of such mail artifacts). This decree provides import taxation details for "vin" (wine), with rates up to 21% alcohol, 21-25%, noting that above 25% taxation is as liquor. That is some heavy duty "wine"! There is a paper loss in the center of the text. The decree is signed in the name of OSCAR (Oscar II, reign 1872-1908). An excellent example of the 10 öre Type I stamps on cover -- examples with more than one stamp are seldom offered; and an extremely nice use of the SÄMB cancellation. Also a nice WINE TOPIC item! [Sämb was so small that it essentially does not exist today and is very difficult to find on a map (at southern Norwegian border). I would like to learn why a decree printed in Stockholm was mailed from Sämb to a small village in inland Sweden.]

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45.00

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242782

O20 [1891 20 öre BLUE large-format Official, Perf 13] (Fine+) solo use on 25 June 1900 ROYAL HIGH COURT in STOCKHOLM, an order sent to the Magistrate in Falun, with rough translation included. To the Falun Town Council: Ordering and naming the temporary replacement of the town mayor due to the leave of absence. The letter is sealed with a separate star-shaped impressed paper wafer. The paper is an extremely heavy two-pane full-folio size, with ornate watermarks: SVERIGE STATEN on one pane and a large crowned 3-crown shield coat of arms on the other pane. The paper results in requiring 20 öre postage for 15 to 125 grams. While quite an ordinary-purpose document, the form of the document, the extremely costly paper, etc., illustrates the large and obvious role that the royal establishment played in local community affairs. While this stamp on cover is not unusual, a nice high court document is very unusual. It would seem to me that the city of Falun or its historical society should purchase this document.

ACTUAL item.

35.00

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242783

O20 [1891 20 öre BLUE large-format Official, Perf 13] (VF) solo use on 12 January 1903 ROYAL HIGH COURT in STOCKHOLM, looks like a court order, sent to Leksand. (Unfortunately, no translation is included, but the text is easy to read and could be translated in https://translate.google.com. The letter is sealed with a separate star-shaped impressed paper wafer. The paper is an extremely heavy two-pane full-folio size, with ornate watermarks: SVERIGE STATEN on one pane and a large crowned 3-crown shield coat of arms on the other pane. The paper results in requiring 20 öre postage for 15 to 125 grams. The form of the document, the extremely costly paper, etc., illustrates the large and obvious role that the royal establishment played in local community affairs. While this stamp on cover is not unusual, a nice high court document is very unusual.

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25.00

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241824

"SVENSKA BATALJONEN / SAAR" 9 February 1935 postmark on Scott #241 [1935 15 öre sheet/bklt stamp Riksdagen (Parliament) 500th] (F-VF) on attractive cover with CORRECT POSTAGE RATE (15 öre domestic letter to 20 grams). Bears very clear violet, 2-line handstamp "Zur Erinnerung an Die Abftimmung / im Saargebiet am 13. Januar 1935" (A reminder of the vote in the Saar region on 13 January 1935). I have not previously seen an example of this handstamp and I am not sure why this handstamp would be on a February cover, but it does make it a very special cover. With correct rate, stamp just issued 30 days before, addressed to a woman, etc., this looks like it could be non-philatelic use. A simple, clean, correct-looking cover. The Swedish Saar Battalion was part of an international peacekeeping force during the Saar Plebiscite, deciding if the Saar area would become part of France or Germany. With only 261 battalion members and less than two months deployed (23 December 1934 through 17 February 1935), any examples are unusual. Very attractive!

ACTUAL item.

110.00

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241826

"SVENSKA BATALJONEN / SAAR" 2 February 1935 postmark on Scott #174 [1922 25 öre rose red Gustaf V Left Profile] (VF) on attractive cover. The 25 öre franking overpays the applicable domestic rate (15 öre domestic letter to 20 grams), but is the correct rate for a foreign letter to 20 grams, which the sender may have had in mind. This stamp is very scarce on cover; Facit 2020 value is SEK 450 for a ordinary cover use. A very simple and clean, ordinary looking cover that could certainly be non-philatelic use. The Swedish Saar Battalion was part of an international peacekeeping force during the Saar Plebiscite, deciding if the Saar area would become part of France or Germany. With only 261 battalion members and less than two months deployed (23 December 1934 through 17 February 1935), any examples are unusual. Very attractive!

ACTUAL item.

95.00

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241828

"SVENSKA BATALJONEN / SAAR" 13 January 1935 postmark on Scott #239-247 COMPLETE SET [1935 Riksdagen (Parliament) 500th complete set] (Fine, F-VF, VF) on attractive cover. It should be noted that 13 January covers exist with a backdated cancellation, but those have a straight-top "3" of 13 in the day -- this has the correct rounded-top "3" of 13 in the day. While there is certainly no doubt that this is a philatelic use, it is possible that this is actually a first day use of this set of stamps in Saar -- it likely took that long for the stamps to reach these soldiers. These stamps were issued on 10 January in Sweden -- I have not recorded use of this stamp issue earlier than 13 January in Saar; please let me know if you are aware of any earlier uses. The fact that an entire set was used supports the idea that this may be a Saar-use FDC. The Swedish Saar Battalion was part of an international peacekeeping force during the Saar Plebiscite, deciding if the Saar area would become part of France or Germany. With only 261 battalion members and less than two months deployed (23 December 1934 through 17 February 1935), any examples are unusual. Very attractive!

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110.00

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"SVENSKA BATALJONEN / SAAR" 18 January 1935 postmark on an unusual combination of 10 stamps including the watermarked Scott #212 with a SUPERBLY CENTERED CANCELLATION, from six different issues, on attractive cover. The watermark of the UPU Kongress 10 öre, Scott #212, can be seen by holding the cover up to a strong light while looking through from the inside to the front -- it is very clear. This watermarked stamp in this centering (with a normal cancel) would be about $50 off-cover, but with a Superb cancel about $100, and with a Superb SAAR cancellation, who knows what it could achieve! The price of this cover is essentially the price of this single, off-cover stamp with this cancellation. Either this was philatelic or the sender was just having fun. The Swedish Saar Battalion was part of an international peacekeeping force during the Saar Plebiscite, deciding if the Saar area would become part of France or Germany. With only 261 battalion members and less than two months deployed (23 December 1934 through 17 February 1935), any examples are unusual. Very attractive!

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100.00

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240861

511 [1957 70 öre Rock Carvings] (VF) solo use on 6 July 1967 (just 5 weeks after stamp issue) picture post card (picturing the MS GRIPSHOLM cruise ship at sea) posted at sea on the NEW YORK - GÖTEBORG route. Very attractive.

ACTUAL item.

10.00

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239531

118 (or 124?) x5 and 182 [1921 10 öre green Lion and 1921 40 öre Gustaf V Left Profile] (VF/F-VF and Ave) on 17 June 1923 EXPRESS mail cover to Prag, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, with backstamp. PLK 137 RAILWAY cancellations. Express label #3:1 per Facit Postal listing. Trimmed at top, but indicates sender was in Landskrona, which matches the route of the railway line/cancel. Attractive and colorful. Express covers to other countries (especially other than Germany) are quite unusual.

ACTUAL item.

45.00

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239532

118 (or 124?) x2 and 175 [1921 10 öre green Lion and 1925 25 öre blue Gustaf V Left Profile] (VF and F-VF) on 16 June 1927 REGISTERED (with town label) cover to Austria, from LINKÖPING. The two 10 öre Lion stamps are distinctly different colors (dark green vs light green). Very neat and attractive with monogram red wax seal.

ACTUAL item.

30.00

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239533

126 Type II, Non-White Paper and 191 Type II Non-White Paper x2 [1927 5 öre green Lion and 1928 15 öre Perf-4-side Gustaf V Left Profile] (Ave and VF / F-VF) on 22 November 1932 REGISTERED (with town label, torn) cover to from FLEN to BLOMSTERMÅLA (with receiver cancel). Nice small town use. Neat and attractive with monogram red wax seal.

ACTUAL item.

8.00

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239534

116 Type II, White Paper [1934 (white paper) 5 öre green Lion] (Fine+) on 15 April 1937 printed matter rate cover within STOCKHOLM with machine cancellation.

ACTUAL item.

5.00

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239535

117 Type I [1921 5 öre orange-brown Lion] (Fine) on 17 October 1922 printed matter rate cover from SÄLDEBRÅTEN (very tiny village) to Huskvarna. This stamp is somewhat scarce on cover. Nice strike of the postmark which is fairly scarce.

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15.00

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239538

178 3-strip [1923 30 öre blue Gustaf V Left Profile] (F-VF) on 5 November 1925 EXPRESS cover from SÖDERTELJE (Södertälje). Window envelope without contents so destination is unknown, but backstamp appears to be Italian (MILA...ROVIA / ESPRE....). Express label #3:3 (dark red translucent paper, rouletted) per Facit Postal listing. Foreign uses are unusual.

ACTUAL item.

9.00

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239544

118 (or 124?) and 150 (or 162) [1921 10 öre green Lion and 1920 80 öre Crown and Posthorn] (VF and F-VF) on 29 September 1923 parcel card, COMPLETE with receipt coupon still attached, to Finland. With "STOCKHOLM 3 / VÄRDE" (valuable mail, even though this parcel was not insured and did not contain money) cancellations, numbered Stockholm 3 parcel label, and a separate "Stockholm" label (not sure of purpose). Reverse bears large, red Finnish customs handstamp and HELSINKI receiving postmark. This international (includes French text) parcel card has a February 1911 printing date -- this is remarkably late use. Excellent condition with typical wear.

ACTUAL item.

17.00

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239545

118 (or 124?) pair and 153 Non-White Paper 3-strip [1921 10 öre green Lion and 1921 1 kr Crown and Posthorn] (VF and Fine) on 18 December 1923 parcel card, COMPLETE with receipt coupon still attached, to Finland. With "STOCKHOLM / PAK AVG" cancellations, numbered Stockholm 1 parcel label. Reverse bears large, red Finnish customs handstamp and HELSINKI receiving postmark. This international (includes French text) parcel card has a April 1922 printing date. Very colorful.

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12.00

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153 Non-White Paper and 154 (or 163) pair [1921 1 kr and 1920 110 öre Crown and Posthorn] (Ave and F-VF) on 25 October 1923 parcel card, COMPLETE with receipt coupon still attached, to Finland. With "STOCKHOLM 20" cancellations, numbered Stockholm 20 parcel label, and additional "Stockholm" label (purpose unknown to me). Reverse bears faint large, red Finnish customs handstamp and HELSINKI receiving postmark. This international (includes French text) parcel card has a December 1921 printing date. Attractive.

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12.00

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238916

1991 "Tack-Post" (Thank You) Newspaper Stamp, Used VF cutout used as intended, but unaddressed, on 18 January 1991 cover with VALLENTUNA cancellation. Very neat and attractive cover with stamp neatly glued on (no staining or damage) as intended. Priced as a normal used stamp.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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125.00

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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.

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70.00

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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

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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!

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40.00

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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

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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

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236679

8 Dark Blue [12 öre Vapen blue] (F-VF) on 28 September 1869 envelope from STOCKHOLM to Lyckeby with attractive, completely intact wax seal (official: 3 crowns, governmental office). A beautiful cover.

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25.00

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236681

10 Bright Orange [24 öre Vapen] (F-VF) on 14 January 1870 double weight (with large manuscript "2") folded letter, without contents from STOCKHOLM to Haparanda (the border crossing with Finland). Very fresh and attractive.

ACTUAL item.

80.00

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236683

13 Light Yellowish Brown [1862 3 öre Lion, Type II (1863)] SUPERB PAIR on 8 July 1872 PRINTED MATTER rate folded letter front-only. Archival crease, not affecting the stamps. The stamps are of an unusual color and Superb centering is really quite scarce for this issue. Off cover, the Superb pair of this color would sell for $50. (Note that this is just a front, not the full cover.) Priced only as the used pair of stamps! Beautiful.

ACTUAL item.

50.00

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236684

58 [1891 10 öre Engraved Oscar] (VF) on 14 August 1908 picture post card (photo scene from town of Säfsjö) to the U.S., with RAILWAY cancellation "PKXP. No 2 A. INR. U.", Danish transit postmark (unusual on mail to the U.S.), and red U.S. New York "DEFICIENCY / IN / ADDRESS / SUPPLIED / BY / NYPO - I.D." handstamp. The so-called deficiency is that somebody could not read "Mass" as the state, even though it was right there. What makes this card especially interesting is that it is a HAND-DRAWN DIVIDED BACK card. Prior to 1 October 1907 divided back cards to the U.S. were charged at the letter rate. This sender was utilizing an earlier undivided-back card, dividing the back so that a message could be written without obscuring the picture on the other side. I do not recall previously seeing a Swedish hand-drawn divided-back card. This is an important type of item in the time line of the postal history of Swedish post cards.

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25.00

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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!

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140.00

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J18 [1930 20 øre Gray Postage Due] (VF) tied by 31 August 1932 KØGE cancellation on 31 July seemingly unpaid (a stamp could have fallen off) picture post card (Kärnan tower in Hälsingborg, Sweden). No Swedish postage due markings, thus was probably mailed on the ferry or train between Hälsingborg, Sweden, and Helsingør, Denmark. Blue manuscript Danish "20 T", and the Danish postage due stamp.

ACTUAL item.

39.00

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235913

Iceland #117 [1920 15 aur Christian X, still in active use at the time] (F-VF) on 7 July 1934 Icelandic picture post card (real photo of Leif Ericsson statue) mailed aboard and WITHIN the SWEDISH cruise ship M/S Kungsholm, as it crossed the Arctic Circle, presumably after most recently having visited Iceland. Small spot near top. Canceled and handstamped with the seemingly full range (five different) of the official postal cancellations and handstamps available in the ship post office. Though I have handled hundreds of Kungsholm covers mailed at sea around the world, this is the first in 38 years that I can recall being mailed WITHIN the ship and probably one of less than five that have borne Icelandic stamps or markings.

ACTUAL item.

150.00

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