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SWEDEN

Sweden was one of the very few countries which used its telegraph seals for 'advertising' purposes.
An extensive range of anti-TB and other stickers were issued and I am told that 10% of the cost of sending your greetings by
National Telegrams went to the fight against TB.

Updates. The above was written by Steve Hiscocks.
I have added some and re-ordered them more chronologically
using 'RH' (Revised Hiscocks) numbers.
No pricing as yet.

 

Seals-pg-51bb Type II Seals-pg-51bc
#1 Type I. 1896-1904, 26.5mm #1 Type II. 1905, 27mm #2 1908, 26.5mm   ( strangely Type I )
Kongl Type I Kongl Type II
#1 Type I. 1896-1904 #1 Type II. 1905
#1 exists in two types differing mainly in the crown and ornaments at the base.

 

Sweden-sp-1913-20
#3 (RH3 and RH3a) 1913-20, 36mm

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH1 1 2 1896-1904 Perf. 11½. Dark blue on white. Shield. KONGL. - - -
RH1a 1 2         Perf. 11   (11.2 Type I) - - -
RH1b 1 2         1905. Type II   Perf. 11½. - - -
RH2 2 3 1908 Perf. 11½. Dark blue on white. Shield. KUNGL. - - -
RH3 3 1 1913-20. Perf. 11½. Dark blue on white. Royal arms. - - -
RH3a 3 1         1917 Narrow margins. - - -

 

Hiscocks added the following note (corrected for re-numbering):

Note. The above seals were the "definitive seals" of their day and in use for many years.
           The dates quoted are of observed telegrams bearing those seals with a doubt over
           whether it was No.1 or No.2 on the 1930 telegram but more examples are needed.
           All were probably in use well before the dates given.

 

 

 

Seals-pg-52ba Seals-pg-52ba
#4 1929, 34.9mm #5 1931, 35.4mm

 

Seals-pg-52bb Seals-pg-52cb Seals-pg-52cc
#6 34mm #7 35mm #8 1938, 34.5mm (King Gustaf V 80 years old )

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH4 4 #7 1929. Perf. 11½. Green on white. Anti-TB. - - -
RH5 5 (#7) 1931. Perf. 11½. Blue on white. Anti-TB. Similar but with different crown. - - -
RH6 6 #8 Perf. Blue on white. Jubilee. - - -
RH7 7 #11 Perf. Red on white. Via Göteborg Radio. - - -
RH8 8 #12 Perf. 10¾ Multicoloured. Jubilee. Barnförlamningen. - - -

 

 

Seals-pg-52cc Seals-pg-52cc-blue Seals-pg-52cc-red
#9 (RH9) 1928, 35mm #9 (RH10) 1940, 35mm #9 (RH11) 1940, 35mm (click image for listing)

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH9 9 #6 1928. Perf. 11½ x 13½. Deep mauve on white. Via Göteborg Radio. - - -
RH10 9 #6 1940. Perf. 11½ x 13. Blue on white. Via Göteborg Radio. - - -
RH11 9 #6 1940. Perf. 11½ x 13. Red on white. Via Göteborg Radio. - - -

 

 

Seals-pg-52bc Seals-pg-52da LX85 Seals-pg-52db
#10 1943, 35mm, Lx85 #11 1943, 35.9mm, Lx85 #12 1944, 24mm, Lx44

 

Seals-pg-52ab Seals-pg-52ab Seals-pg-52ab
#13 1934-40, 35.6mm, Perf. 11.4 #13 1943-6, 35.6mm, Perf. 10.8 #13 1936-46, 35.2mm, Perf. 11.5
#13 is in a variety of shades and perforations

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH12 10 #9 1943. Perf. Blue on white. Lx85. - - -
RH13 11 #10 1943. Perf. Multicoloured. Hjälp Nordens Barn. Lx85 - - -
RH14 12 #14 1944. Perf. Green on white. Kungafonden. Lx44. - - -
RH15 13 #5 1934-40. Perf. 11½. Turquoise blue on white. Anti-TB diagonal slogan. - - -
RH15a 13 #5       1943-6. Perf. 10¾. Dull blue on white. Anti-TB diagonal slogan. - - -
RH15b 13 #5       1936-46. Perf. 11½. Royal blue on white. Anti-TB diagonal slogan. - - -

 

 

Seals-pg-52da
#14 1944, 46mm, Lx44

 

Seals-pg-52aa
#15 1947-49, 36.5mm #16 1952, 34mm
(smaller and different cross)

 

Seals-pg-52dc-red Seals-pg-52dc-blue
#17 1954-5, 33.3mm (inner rectangle) #17 1956, 33.3mm (inner rectangle)

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH16 14 #13 1944, Perf. 11 x 11½ Multicoloured. Stöd Kungafonden. Lx44. - - -
RH17 15 - 1947-49. Perf. 11½. Dull to Royal blue (shades) on white. Anti-TB slogan and symbol. - - -
RH18 16 #4 52. Perf. 11½. Dull to Royal blue (shades) on white. Anti-TB slogan and symbol. - - -
RH19 17 #15 1954. Perf. 10½. Red on white. Lyxönsk! - - -
RH19a           1955. Perf. 10¾. Red on white. Lyxönsk! - - -
RH20 17 #15 1956. Perf. 10¾. Blue on white. Lyxönsk! - - -

 

Hiscocks added the following note:

Note.   #10 and #13 [now #11 and #14] above were designed by Olle Hjortzberg who designed many Swedish
                postage stamps in the early 20th century, and they were for use on special decorative telegraph forms.
                The Lx numbers refer to those forms as do those on #9 and #14 [now #10 and #12].
                Lyx means luxury and blankett means a blank form.

My note: 'Stöd Kungafonden'. means 'Support Kings Fund'.

 

 

Seals-pg-53aa M.F. 1927 ?

Uncertain status,
more information needed.
#18 34.5mm #19 1927? 19mm

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH21 18 #16 Perf. 10.8 Blue on white. Radio - ship. - - -
RH22 19 - 1927? Perf. 11½. blue on white. M.F. - - -

Hiscocks added the following note:

Note. This seal [#18] is rare and it is not even certain that it is Swedish but information on it came from Sweden
                and it is obviously inspired by the design of #3 above so it very probably is Swedish.

 

 

Railway

 

Sweden-Rail-1 Sweden-Rail-2
#20 Bjerreds Railway #21 State Railway

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH23 20 - Perf. Blue on white. Bjerreds Railway - - -
RH24 21 - Perf. Blue on white. State Railway - - -

 

 

Telegraph Styrelsen (Telegraph Agency)
These may only be etiquettes.

Styrelsen-1
#22 Date? 33.7mm   Old Swedish Arms, , 'BRUUN' imprint.

 

Styrelsen-2 Styrelsen-4 Styrelsen-3
#23 Date? 34mm   (30 scallops) Lesser Swedish Arms (Adopted 1905). #24 Date? 33.2mm   (H27, 36 scallops) Lesser Swedish Arms. #24 Date? 33.4mm   (H27a, 32 scallops) Lesser Swedish Arms.

 

RH # Type. was Description Mint Used On telegram
RH25 22 - Scalloped (23). Red on white. 'BRUUN' - - -
RH26 23 - Scalloped-30. Blue on white. - - -
RH27 24 - Scalloped (36). Blue on white. - - -
RH27a   - Scalloped (32). Light blue on white. - - -

Note. #24 differs from #23 in the shape of the lettering, look at the 'G's.

 

If anyone can provide scans to help with this, I am happy to give appropriate credit.

 

 

Comments, criticisms, information or suggestions are always welcome.

Emale

Please include the word 'Precancels' in the subject.

 

Last updated 8th. March 2023

©Copyright Notice: This work was originally started by Steve Hiscocks and being continued by myself (Steve Panting).
For simplicity, my additions are under the same conditions as the original work by Steve Hiscocks.

 

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