Originally Published from June 2006 in 3 parts IntroductionThe idea of marking uncancelled letters entering Sweden from abroad, showing the country of origin, seems to have begun randomly about 1840-2, see figure 1. Letters addressed to Sweden, whether posted at…...
For some years the excellent Wowern catalogues were the main source of information about the use of the Faroe mute star cancels and so called star-removed cancels at sub-offices. Subsequently the Daka editors attempted to publish more precise dates of…...
19th century upcountry route; and its later reallocation to route serving Nämdö, in Stockholm’s archipelago Figure 1 (left):- Map extract (canal only) Figs. 2-3 (above):- Several views:-Engelsbergs Bruk (top), and Strömsholms Slott (bottom). Strömsholms Kanal is a canal going northwards…...
Originally Published in September 2005 Originally published in Frímerkjablaði, Issue 11. This English translation by the author is reproduced with his permission. Editing was restricted to a minimum to improve the English without I hope altering any of the author’s…...
