Sweden Test Booklet Strip 1995

Maybe somebody could provide me with more info in regards to this test booklet strip I purchased recently.Thanks.
Issued in 1995
Scott 2109-2113

It is not a test stamp, but a 'black print' (in Swedish a 'svarttryck') made entirely for philatelic markets.

Swedish black prints are provided in three ways:
1) 'only-one-copy-per-person' pre-sales (usually with big ads on Scandinavian philatelic magazines). These are usually replicas of high value/interest stamps.
2) or buy-the-yearbook-and-get-one' kind of deals
3) or as in case of this item, they are given as a gift to new issue subscribers.

The value goes hand-in-hand with the numbers printed/sold. Items belonging to category 3 are the most common and are worth what somebody is willing to pay (usually $1-2); items belonging to category 1 are usually the most sought after and valuable (anywhere from few bucks up to three digit retail price).


-k-

SCB...thanks for the clarification and information....much apppreciated.
I paid $ 5.00 (CDN) for the strip....i collect mostly engraved stamps and wanted to add this strip to my collection,

@graphis... Happy to hear you found it useful.

If you're looking for Swedish material such as the black print you bought, you might want to check out http://www.tradera.com/frimarken-sverige-c3_1501 Tradera is the 'ebay/delcampe alternative' used by the Swedish collectors.

-k-