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SWEDEN (Sverige)

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Local Stamps

1856 Inscription "FRIMARKE FOR LOKALBREF."

  (1 Sk) black
  (3 o) olive

These stamps should have perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Note the typical star cancel on the following stamp:

Reprints:

Reprints exist of both stamps. The reprints can most often be distinguished by studying the center of the right border wich is usually distorted in different ways on the reprints (broken, ring or color dot). Information obtained thanks to Lasse Hult.

Reprint?

I've been told that this is a reprint with forged cancel. However, the design is considerably different from the stamps shown above. It is therefore more likely a forgery.

Forgeries:

Forgeries also exist (Fournier offers both of them for 2 Swiss Francs in his 1914 pricelist as first choice forgeries and at least 4 other types of forgeries exist).

(Two forgeries, note that they don't have dots on the 'A' of 'FRIMARKE')

Probably two forgeries with much wider perforation.

If anybody posesses more information concerning these forgeries, please contact me!

Fournier forgery, printed in blue taken from 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'. This forgery was probably only used to illustrate Fournier's pricelist and not to deceive collectors.

Very dubious stamps.

Other Local issues

for Stockholm:

For more local issues see Bypost stamps.

Postage Due Stamps

1874 Inscription 'LOSEN'

  1 o black
  3 o red
  5 o brown
  6 o yellow
  12 o red
  20 o blue
  24 o violet
  30 o green
  50 o brown
  1 Kr blue and brown

These stamps are perforated 14 or 13 (after 1877).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'FRIMARKE LANDSTORMEN FRIMARKE' (War issue, 1916)

  5 o + 5 o on 1 o black
  5 o + 5 o on 3 o red
  5 o + 5 o on 5 o brown
  5 o + 10 o on 6 o yellow
  5 o + 15 o on 12 o red
  10 o + 20 o on 20 o blue
  10 o + 40 o on 24 o violet
  10 o + 20 o on 30 o green
  10 o + 40 o on 50 o brown
  10 o + 90 o on 1 K blue and brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Official stamps

1874 Arms of Sweden, inscription 'TJENSTEFRIMARKE'

  2 o orange (1889)
  3 o brown
  4 o grey
  5 o green
  6 o grey
  10 o red
  12 o blue
  20 o red
  20 o blue (1893)
  24 o yellow
  30 o brown
  50 o red
  50 o grey (1893)
  1 Kr blue and brown

These stamps are perforated 14 or 13 (after 1877).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted with crown in blue

  10 o on 12 o blue
  10 o on 24 o yellow

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgeries:

Some modern forgeries, created with a scanner and printer (probably) were made by a forger from Hialeah (Florida), they are often referred to as Hialeah forgeries. Most of the details are very poor and the sizes are incorrect. I have seen the values 6 o, 30 o and 1 Kr.

(Hialeah forgeries, reduced sizes)

Fournier forgeries of the 10 o stamp in blue; these forgeries were probably only used to illustrate Fournier's pricelist and not to deceive collectors. They can be found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'.

The forger Sperati seems to have forged the 10 ore overprint (probably to generate rare inverted overprints or overprints on perforation 14 stamps). According to the BPA book, not much information is available on the recognition of these forged overprints.

Sperati 'proof'.

1910 Arms, smaller size, inscription 'TJENSTEFRIMARKE'

  1 o black
  2 o yellow
  3 o brown (1918)
  4 o violet
  5 o green
  7 o green (1918)
  8 o red
  10 o red
  12 o red (1918)
  15 o brown
  20 o blue
  25 o orange
  30 o brown
  35 o violet (1911)
  50 o grey
  1 Kr black on yellow
  5 K red on yellow

These stamps have perforation 13 x 13 1/2 and watermark 'Crown' (1910) or 'Wavy lines' (1911)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Airmail stamps, overprinted 'LUFTPOST'

  10 on 3 o brown
  20 on 2 o yellow
  50 on 4 o violet

In 1920 the values some values were overprinted 'LUFTPOST' to serve as airmail stamps. Some very rare inverted overprints exist of these stamps (RRR). By the way these misprints have been forged, I have seen some modern Hialeah forgeries (stamp and overprint forged), made with a computer scanner and printer.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Telegraph stamps

Examples, inscription 'KONGL. TELEGRAFVERKET' or 'KUNGL. TELEGRAFVERKET', arms in the middle with electrical sparks:

I have no further information concerning these stamps.

Fiscal stamps

Examples:

(1881 issue)

In the above design were issued in 1881: 10 o, 15 o, 20 o, 25 o, 30 o, 40 o, 50 o, 60 o, 75 o (all in brown), 1 K, 2 K, 3 K, 4 K, 5 K, 6 K, 7 K, 8 K, 9 K, 10 K, 15 K, 20 K, 25 K (all in red), 50 K, 75 K, 100 K, 200 K and 500 K (all in blue). Some overprints seem to exist (made in 1910): 5 o on 75 o, 20 o on 75 o and 30 o on 75 o.

(1895 issue)

This design was issued in 1895; the following values exist: 20 o, 25 o, 30 o ,40 o, 50 o, 60 o, 80 o (all in brown), 1 K, 1.20 K, 1.50 K, 2 K, 3 K, 4 K, 5 K, 6 K, 7 K, 8 K, 9 K, 10 K, 12 K, 12.5 K, 15 K, 20 K, 25 K, 30 K (all in red), 50 K, 75 K, 100 K, 200 K and 500 K (all in blue). Some surcharges were made in 1910: 20 s on 40 o, 20 o on 60 o and 20 o on 60 o.

"WEXEL STAMPEL" of 1864 1 Riksdaler Riksmynt violet and black

('VEXEL STAMPEL')

The above "VEXEL STAMPEL" was issued in 1887 in only 1 value: 1 K blue and black.

Literature: 'Scandinavia Revenues European Philately 14' by J.Barefoot Ltd, 52 pages (I haven't seen this book myself).

Postal Stationery

(Reduced sizes)

I have also seen a value 6 (SEX) o lilac, 10 (TIO) o red. The 2 (TVA) o seems to be only for local envelopes.

(Official postcard; 'Tjenstebrefkort', 6 o brown posthorn)

Military Post Stamps

1930 Inscription 'SVERIGE FALTPOST SVARSMARKE'

  (-) blue

A similar stamp seems to exist in black on yellow, but without the inscription 'FALTPOST'. It was issued in 1929.

Later issue, with inscription 'SVERIGE SVARSMARKE FALTPOST':

Colour: green

Railway stamps

"OSTRA CENTRALBANEN 10 Kg." "60" on 70 o blue

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