tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post8332888755922657324..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: SwedenJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-57519212419535497532021-11-01T11:05:20.958-07:002021-11-01T11:05:20.958-07:00Thanks, Jim. Makes sense! Just wasn't sure whe...Thanks, Jim. Makes sense! Just wasn't sure whether it was an editorial decision or not. <br /><br />Sweden has the distinction of being the first country in my BB that I've brought to 100% completion (not counting the Ionian Islands and their single entry). <br /><br />I will echo the above commenter and say that your scan that includes Scott 8/9 was very helpful. <br /><br />9 was a challenging addition as I also found that most extant copies floating around eBay and hip were just 8 - ultramarine is a difficult color to eyeball accurately, and I think your scan does it justice. <br /><br />To my eye, ultra is blue with a bit of red (closer to purple, perhaps?) and with the green removed (notice how #8 appears to have an almost teal tinge to it). <br /><br />Or maybe not - this stuff is incredibly subjective, and thus the difficulty in correctly IDing!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238236136292269052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-54971780785004734922021-11-01T09:16:48.664-07:002021-11-01T09:16:48.664-07:00Hi Tom - The '69 BB Postage Due issue date &qu...Hi Tom - The '69 BB Postage Due issue date "title" is "1874-77". There are eight spaces.<br /><br />This actually consists of two separate issue in Scott: Perf 14 1874 issues (J1-J11); Perf 13 1877-86 issues (J12 -J22). The Perf 13 issue has some stamps issued in 1877, with others issued 1878-86.<br /><br /> I included the J12 ('80), the J16 ('82) and the J17 ('78) as choices because, at least, the J12 and J16 were much cheaper (editorial decision). Technically, if you wish to adhere strictly to the "1874-77" time framework, the J12, J16, & J17 can be removed as choices. I hope this clarifies my choices for the eight spaces in the '69 BB.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-37453620440948256542021-11-01T06:57:27.317-07:002021-11-01T06:57:27.317-07:00Jim, does the '69 version of BB expand the sco...Jim, does the '69 version of BB expand the scope for the postage dues to 1880? My '47 version keeps it at 1874-77. (It also has a much smaller selection of semi-postals: only B32-36.)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238236136292269052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-77644142717896583632020-03-28T12:45:48.857-07:002020-03-28T12:45:48.857-07:00Thanks Ray.
Actually many of my classical Sweden ...Thanks Ray.<br /><br />Actually many of my classical Sweden stamps (and #8 & #9 no doubt) were obtained from a local dealer that had specialized in Scandinavian issues, and he had an extensive inventory (Sadly, he he is now retired.). So I had the pick of the lot and do doubt obtained particularly rich in color examples.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-48825782961399495412020-03-28T12:22:56.566-07:002020-03-28T12:22:56.566-07:00Hey Jim, I found in a collection, a glassine fille...Hey Jim, I found in a collection, a glassine filled with the 12 skilling 1858, and was hoping to find a #9 in there. Ultramarine is probably my favorite color, and this stamp has so many faded, lighter and darker shades of blue, it's difficult. Also not helping, I went out to HipStamp, for example, and searched Sweden #9, and almost all of them are the lighter, faded blue shade of the #8. So just wanted to tell you that your picture of the page from Deep Blue for the '58 set is very, very helpful in ID'ing the elusive ultramarine, and your #9 is that rich, almost electric blue, but in a lighter tint than some ultramarine's in the world. It did help me to know that none of the #8's in the glassine were ultra...and thanks again! RayRay McIntire, Springfield, TNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-73221816104035689122016-04-02T12:31:09.897-07:002016-04-02T12:31:09.897-07:00Thanks for the offer. :-)
Thanks for the offer. :-)<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31391871085235212662016-04-02T11:42:14.327-07:002016-04-02T11:42:14.327-07:00When it comes to Scandinavian Stmaps - oh, Iä'...When it comes to Scandinavian Stmaps - oh, Iä've got stories.. ;-) THe most famous one is the one about the Yellow 3 skilling b:co of course. [Did you know for xample that the first dealer to sell it called it a misprinted _8_ sk b:co, because techically it is?]<br /><br />Well, if you need anything for a part II some day, don't hesitate to ask! :-D-= Steamboat Willie =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/06150545579485093791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-68979318105159093522016-04-02T03:07:34.443-07:002016-04-02T03:07:34.443-07:00Thanks Steamboat- as usual, you have very cogent c...Thanks Steamboat- as usual, you have very cogent comments.<br /><br />I would have liked a "Part II" also - perhaps someday. :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-66463083129778190502016-04-01T22:10:31.534-07:002016-04-01T22:10:31.534-07:00A really good post.. Just a pity it stops a bit sh...A really good post.. Just a pity it stops a bit short of 1940. I would have loved reading a "Sweden part II".-= Steamboat Willie =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/06150545579485093791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-17200410775808752002016-04-01T22:08:52.737-07:002016-04-01T22:08:52.737-07:00Oscar I (after which Oscar II was named) got his n...Oscar I (after which Oscar II was named) got his name from his godfather - Napoleon Bonaparte. His father being Jean Bernadotte - one of Napoleons marshalls. Before that, no scandinavian Kings have been named Oscar. (Karl/Carl/Carolus and Gustav/Gustaf/Göstaff have been the most common Swedish King names. The present King have them both - Karl XVI Gustaf).-= Steamboat Willie =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/06150545579485093791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-75342063193133241682016-03-31T17:33:18.970-07:002016-03-31T17:33:18.970-07:00Well, he was apparently all a King should be- lear...Well, he was apparently all a King should be- learned, and quite fair. I don't know if he went down to the local pub though. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-86634833591020258872016-03-31T17:18:05.072-07:002016-03-31T17:18:05.072-07:00Don't you just love the name King Oscar? Just ...Don't you just love the name King Oscar? Just by the name alone, you get the impression that here is a king who loves to have a good time.<br /><br />Excellent reading, as always.BobChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732569266130818868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-60589731261862037472016-03-28T09:58:33.311-07:002016-03-28T09:58:33.311-07:00Thanks for the kind comments Freemark- glad the bl...Thanks for the kind comments Freemark- glad the blog post met with your approval.<br /><br />I changed the date of death for Charles XII, and switched to the Swedish spelling "Riksdaler".Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-68729465454075580402016-03-28T07:27:08.484-07:002016-03-28T07:27:08.484-07:00Thank you for a great post about Swedish stamps in...Thank you for a great post about Swedish stamps in the Deep Blue, I have been looking forward to this for a long time. (unfortunately "S" is far back in the alphabet).<br /><br />I am originally from Sweden and have been a collector of Swedish stamps since boyhood. The Facit catalog is in my DNA so it was really exciting to get the Scott perspective on Sweden. <br /><br />You have made an excellent overview of Swedish classic stamps - all the basics you need to know.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br /><br /><br />Some small and detailed remarks:<br />i) Charles XII died in November 1718.<br />ii) Rixdaler is spelled Riksdaler in Swedish. (The word daler in Riksdaler has the same origin as Dollar).Freemarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467466833599987646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-11121068683425994832016-03-27T09:44:06.381-07:002016-03-27T09:44:06.381-07:00Thanks Steamboat Willie on the very interesting ba...Thanks Steamboat Willie on the very interesting back story. !!!!! :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-49445009736786623172016-03-27T05:43:05.056-07:002016-03-27T05:43:05.056-07:00The 1918 55 and 80 öre "Gustav V" stamps...The 1918 55 and 80 öre "Gustav V" stamps have an interesting story. Just before the release they had a change in rates and concluded that the denominations of 55 and 80 öre was obsolete. So the complete edition was recalled. But about a hundred of each were sold by mistake at the post office in Värnamo. The remainder unsold stamps were destroyed in front of witnesses in 1985 at which time the CV for that bonfire was theoretically $100.000 to $150.000. Witnesses said the whole operation took 15 minutes.-= Steamboat Willie =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/06150545579485093791noreply@blogger.com