Sweden 1856 Stockholm Local Issue

Issue Dates : 1 July 1856 - 1 January 1862

Designed by : W.A. Eurenius (1830-1892)

Printed by : P.A. Sparre 1 sk, G. Scheutz 3 öre

Print Process : typo

Perforations : 14

The stamps were first rubberized with a dextrin solution, this has pulverized over the years and fallen off. Later this was replaced with gum Arabic, which lasted better .

With typical star cancel

Forgeries

FOR too large

Center shield wrong

Note any imperf must be regarded as potential forgery

As above with different perfs

Crude forgert

FOR too large

Spaxe i background lines too wide

much wider perfs

No dots on the "A"

Fournier illustrative forgery

No dots on the "A"

Torres Forgery

Uneven pearls and letters

"E" instead of "F"

Reprints

1868 reprint

Test print Undented proof for the 1871 reprint These are printed on a greyish paper

On 1.1.1862 the stamps were issued in brown color and from that day replaced the black ones which were valid until 31.12.1910 but were no longer sold. The stamp was now given the same status as the regular stamps and could be used for local letters in other locations as well. 

Around the same time as the brown stamps came out, the now very worn star stamp was replaced in Stockholm with a circle-shaped luck stamp, hence star stamps are rarer on the brown stamps.

The best forgery of the brown stamp is the Paris forgery which differ from the originals in detail but most distinctively they are serrated with uneven corners. In addition, the gumming, if left, is "checkered" and sometimes they are stamped "Paris forgery" on the back to prevent them from being sold as original brands.

New printing 1871 perf 14

New printing in 1885 perf 13