Sweden: Gustav V Issues Of 1921-36 "Clear Print"...need Help

Been sorting through a bunch of these (almost as much fun as Wash-Franklin's!), but kind of ran into a wall. Going through the Facit catalog I've noticed quite a few from this set that have a "clear print" variety. Can anyone shed some light on these? Is there an online reference that details what these "clear print" varieties look like? How about just a side by side scan, anyone? I've looked at so many of these under magnification that my eyes go buggy after a while, but I cannot tell the difference (if I even have any of these). I just need something to go by.

This is the Gustav issue I'm referring to.

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I don't know if this is the feature the Facit catalog is talking about, but the Scott catalog has the following note regarding paper: "The paper used for the earlier printings of types A16, A17, A18, A18a and A20 is usually tinted by the color of the stamp. Printings of 1934 and later are on white paper in slightly different shades." Your stamp series is type A20.

Look at the 15o brown in your set--the paper is very white. Next to it is the 15o rose--it's paper seems to have a rose tint.

Nice set of definitives. I need to pull out my Sweden definitives and start cataloging.

Robert

No, it's not the paper varieties. The white paper v. tinted papers are pretty easy to differentiate. The "clear print" varieties are not listed or mentioned in Scott. I didn't even have a clue to their existence until I bought my Facit catalog. I just can't find any information as to the difference between a "clear print" and a "normal"(?) print.

Hi spain_1850,

Don't know if this helps. Scan from Jay Smith's site. Reference made to clear print would seem to indicate it might refer to the clarity, sharpness and detail of the printed image. There were also black prints, but these were proofing pulls.

Terry





Edited for typos. TC.

Terence, You are probably right. It probably has to do with the quality of the printing, but to what extent I don't know. Under magnification, all of my Gustav's look like clear printings. Certainly, all of mine can't be the higher value varieties. I'm just hoping I can find a good comparison scan of what the Facit catalog considers a "clear print" for this particular issue.