SWEDEN LOCAL POSTS EXHIBIT COLLECTION, 1880s/1940s. highly specialised quality exhibition collection of several 100s of stamps, covers and postal stationery cards arranged and annotated on quadrille pages; beginning with the 1887 Crowned Woman issues for Stockholm with panes of 25 on the 1o Blue, 2o Brown, 3o Red, 4o Gold and blue, 5o Green and brown and the 10o Red and green, as well as shades and postmark studies issue by issue, through to the 3rd issue incl 4o plate proof block of six and a used example on cover plus a survey of the postal stationery.; then Gothenburg with the Wilberg and competing Lindhe issues, the latter 1888/89 triangulars including mint blocks plus the handstamp ovpts for 1o, 2o and 10o in blue as well as scarce purple, leading on to Engstrom and Hansson posts of the 1920s including attractive (albeit philatelic) covers; then Malmo with 1888 series of 7 complete, 35o pair imperf between margin and stamps, blocks showing constant varieties to the 40o slate and red, the 1889 smaller format series also complete to the 1kr and again into the early 20th century issues inc. scarce die proof card for the equestrian statue type and proofs/composite proofs series in black, light blue and dark blue, etc, generally fresha nd F-VF or better; a most enjoyable viewing, highly recommended.rn

CV. 2,000

SWEDEN COLLECTION, 1891/76. many 100s mint and used arranged in Scott number order on black stock pages in a binder, ranges from Scott 52/1192 plus handful of issues to late 1990s, includes many "back of the book" issues, occasional better values, generally F-VF; owner's Scott value about $4,500 (see online scans)

CV. 400

SWEDEN COVER SELECTION, 1916/26. nine items incl 1916 short-paid cover from Denmark with 5o Gustav used as postage due, 1920s registered censored cover to Germany with C1-3 (indistinct postmarks), 1923 registered to Dublin, 1924 to Austria with 197, 202-03, 1924 registered postcard to Ireland, 1924 to Germany with 222 single franking, 1925 airmail to England with C2-3, 1925 message-reply card to Germany, 1926 "Ice Mail" registered postal card to Finland, etc., some typical minor faults but a Fine group

CV. 200