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  • Lot# : 360 Sweden

    1656 (May 24): Small entire letter from Stockholm to Riga, written in German, beautifully docketed on front panel "Till Riga 24 May Anno 1656", no docketing of rate, mailed just before the commencement of the 'Northern War' with Russia.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 361 Sweden

    1727 (May 10): Entire letter from Stockholm to Leyden, Netherlands endorsed 'franco Hamburg' in manuscript, struck with 'Small Flag' framed STOCKHOLM handstamp in black with manuscript rate '5½' above in ink. Rare.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 362 Sweden

    1744 (Aug 14): Entire "King's Letter" from Stockholm by sea to Andres Wigelius, Gut Plackmann (about 20 miles from Port Kunda, Estonia), the front panel decorated with Meander and seven "Crowns" in manuscript. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 363 Sweden

    1779 (May 15): Lettersheet from Will Douglas in Gothenburg to Newbush near Fiherrow Edinburg in Great Britain, showing '1' one shilling rate postage due for mail from Northern Europe to the UK, '8/IV' London Bishop mark and 'IV/8' Edinburgh Bishop marks on reverse, 'IN7' manuscript additional fee to destination and 'Inn all' marking. Interesting.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 364 Sweden

    1787 (Oct 4): Entire letter from Stockholm to Beutelsbach, Württemberg, with manuscript '2/3 porto' at lower left and "Postgeld 8x" (kreuzer) rating at top. A fine and early entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 365 Sweden

    1790 (Oct 9): Entire letter from Carlshamm / Karlshamn, Sweden to Dunkirk, with superb strike of scarce large DE HOLANDE exchange handstamp in black (Van der Linden fig. 946) struck at Maseyck, with manuscript '14' sols rate; together with a 1795 entire from Hamburg to Bordeaux with the 'DE' now erased and reading HOLANDE, well struck in black (Van der Linden fig. 1717) and rated '12' sols. A scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 366 Sweden

    1696/1805: Group of six entire letters, incl. 1696 letter from Stockholm to Rotterdam showing Crown cancel 'B' in black, 1775 letter from Stockholm to Anwers, 1776 letter from Goetheborg to Edinburgh shwowing Bishop Mark '13/13' from the Foreign- and Inland Office, together with two letters from Kopenhagen, one addressed to Norway, the other bearing single line hs. 'DANEMARC' to Lyon (1805).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1511 Sweden

    1887 (May 23): Envelope from Tuna nearby Uppsala to Altona in Illinois, sent unfranked with PKXP Nr. 2 Railway datestamp (May 24) in black on reverse, New York postage due handstamp and twice 5 c. postage due stamps added, reverse with Altona arrival handstamp (JUN 6 1887).
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1512 Sweden

    1855/1916ca: Collection hundreds stamps used in mixed condition incl. 1855 Skilling Banco 3 sk. green (2), 6 sk. grey, 8 sk. orange with crisp CARLSHAMN datestamp, 24 sk. red, 1856 & 1862 local Stockholm issues, 1858 Arms definitives, compl. set with shades and plate flaw: 'exclamation mark' from pos. 53 (Facit 9v6), 1866 Lion definitives 17 ö. red lilac (2) and grey, in addition official stamps 1874 up to 1 kr. and postage due 1874 up to 1 kr.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF
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