Lot 500
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Sweden specialized collection, 1809-1955, In four volumes with an additional two small boxes of covers and booklets, incl. 1809 Aaland Island "feather letter" from Bomarsun to Quarnbo, 1855 skilling banco 3sk (2), 4sk (20) with a wonderful range of shades and impressions incl. dull ultramarine (Facit 2jl; Dr. Obermuller Wilen cert.), 6sk (3), 8sk (4) and 24sk (2) used, 1856-58 local (1sk) black (3o) black, 1862 local (3o) unused and used, 1858 Arms 9o used (3), 1862-65 Lion 3o type I unused and used and 3o type II unused, 170 violet used (2, both well centered), 17o gray unused (toned gum) and used, excellent range of ring types with 1877 1rd used, 1886-91 50o and 1kr mint, 1891-1904 5o to 1kr mint, 1903 Stockholm P.O. 5kr mint, 1918 8o black mint (large surface crack, 1978 Brinck cert.), 1916 semi-postals cplt. mint and used (cto), 1920 Airmail 20o on 2o with inverted surcharge mint, 1924 World Postal Congress 5o to 5kr mint and used and 1924 U.P.U. 5o to 5kr mint and used, and extensive section of booklets. Condition variable among the early issues and then F-VF.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
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