Local stamp from Stockholm issue, Sweden, 1856
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1856
Issuing entity
Kingdom of SwedenThe Local stamp from Stockholm issue is a single postage stamp released in Sweden on 1 July 1856. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 6).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1SK.Bco black. Perforation: 14. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Stockholm 1856 local stamp POST.054043.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 14
Design
- Values and colours
- 1SK.Bco black
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 July 1856
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 6
Catalogue references
- StampWorld6
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.