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Classic Sweden

The Golden Collection of Swedish Philately

Gustaf Douglas

The collection derives from a lifelong collecting of the first 45 years of Swedish philately.
For the first time ever this comprehensive collection is displayed at the one and the same
time. Several philatelic pearls and findings are presented. The 45 years of Sweden's first
philately is introduced on the very first frame by defining the postal history context in
Sweden before introducing the first stamps in 1855.
The collection includes Sweden's first three stamp issues: The coat‐of‐arms “Skilling
Banco” (1855‐1858) and “Öre” (1858‐1872) values, the lying lion type (1862‐1866) and the circle
type (1872‐1891) postage stamps. The 1 Skilling Banco Stockholm's black local stamp (1856‐
1858) and the 3 Öre provisional stamp of local stamp type (1862) are both included, together
with the contemporary official stamps of large size (1874‐1895) and the postage due stamps
(1874‐1882).