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1920-S Swedish Stamps

 
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Posted 05/30/2015   4:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add aleut to your friends list Get a Link to this Message

I'm trying to research some of these stamps. It seems like some of them are interesting but it's hard for me to tell since this is new for me. The violet 15 and blue 20 seem to be something special but the term "wavy line" is used in most of the descriptions yet I can't tell the difference between what I have and the pictures online. Any help would be appreciated.


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Posted 05/30/2015   4:37 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add aleut to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply


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Posted 05/30/2015   5:02 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add aleut to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Also the cancel on this violet 20 says 1921 and from what I can tell it's more rare.
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Posted 05/30/2015   5:12 pm  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The term "wavy line" refers to the watermark used on some Swedish stamps. In some cases, the presence of the watermark in a more commonly unwatermarked series will increase the CV. It's easy to check for watermarks on Swedish stamps. But there doesn't seem to be anything unusual in this lot on the surface.
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Posted 05/30/2015   5:18 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add aleut to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you. In the couple of pictures I found online I can't see the watermark so I guess that's where I was mistaken.
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Posted 05/30/2015   6:51 pm  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Ideally, you should get hold of a catalogue from a library and check your stamps - probably better than trying to match them with online scans.
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Posted 05/30/2015   7:39 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add aleut to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
That's a good idea! I just acquired a small collection from the 20s and am having a lot of fun learning about them but I have no idea what I'm looking for or at.
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