The 900th anniversary (1085–1985) of the famous Deed of Gift issued by King Canute IV of Denmark (Saint Canute the Holy).
The "Deed of Gift" was a royal donation document issued in 1085 to the church in Lund. It granted lands, income, and privileges to what later became Lund Cathedral. The document is extremely important historically because it is considered one of the oldest major written records from medieval Scandinavia.
The stamps were designed and engraved by Czeslaw Slania and issued by Sweden on May 21, 1985. Stamps feature Lund Cathedral and King Canute on horseback.
Quote: The Swedish warship Wasa (Vasa) set sail on her maiden voyage from Stockholm on 10 August 1628, but shortly after leaving the harbor she was caught by a gust of wind, heeled over, and sank in about 100 feet (30 m) of water. Most of her 64 cannons were salvaged in 1664, and the wreck was rediscovered in 1956 by Anders Franzén. After an exceptionally successful salvage operation, the ship was raised in 1961 after 333 years on the seabed. Since then, extensive preservation and restoration work has been carried out in Stockholm to preserve this remarkable example of early seventeenth-century shipbuilding and life aboard a Swedish warship.
The WASA ship, engraved by Slania based on photographs and issued by Sweden on September 3, 1969. The stamps reproduce the WASA itself and five of the beautifully carved wooden sculptures recovered from the ship, highlighting the rich decorative art that once adorned this famous seventeenth-century warship. Issued as a sheet of 10 stamps inside booklet. The booklet cover was designed by Jan Magnusson.
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