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Sweden 19th Century - Stamp Experts, Opinions On Handmade Pages/Presentations

 
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Posted 11/23/2025   2:04 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add rgstamp to your friends list Get a Link to this Message

I took over a large collection of stamps from father.
I use to collect only US (mainly classic), but over last 1-2 years have branched into worldwide collecting but 19th Century only.

I enjoy the worldwide collecting of classics over specializing only US.
Worldwide 19th century extremely challenging with market flooded with forgeries. Takes lots of education, magnification etc-. Without internet information, it would be impossible, in my opinion to collect worldwide without forgeries infiltrating every portion of the collection. I am enjoying the challenge so far.

Well, I am not a Swedish stamp collector but did a little research here before generating this page. I am removing stamps from old albums that are poorly categorized, stamps in wrong spots etc.

But I am far from an expert in Sweden philately. Before I continue on to the next Sweden page, was just looking to see if these stamps appear genuine and if presentation appealing. From what I can tell, they appear genuine and gauge perf 14. But reprints and forgeries abound for these issues. They do not match up as Sperati forgeries.

Any experts to comment, criticize on the stamps and then presentation
reprints?
forgeries?

Definitely some minor perforation flaws, maybe a reperforation
Two of the stamps have very minor thins.

I prefer handmade pages over computer or stock albums for classic stamps. Its just more appealing to my eye. When I browse auctions I am always looking for and impressed by hand-made custom pages over computer generated. Just my preference. Everyone different.

Thanks

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Posted 11/23/2025   2:18 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add perf12 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hello: If you want an opinion about these stamps I would consider a photo of each stamp individually. reprint types and forgeries can only be detected with clear, close up pics.....
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Posted 11/23/2025   2:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rgstamp to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
yes, I see that scanning entire page doesn't allow for good evaluation of each individual stamp
Will try to get good scans posted of 1S and 24S next day or so
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Posted 11/23/2025   4:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add aolsson to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The first Swedish issue was sheet perforated so all stamps have the same size and 15 perfs on the short sides and 17 perfs on the long sides. So the 6 skill here is reperforated. For used stamps of this issue there are not so much fakes and reprints around so the major problem is instead quality and repairs.
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Posted 11/23/2025   5:04 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rgstamp to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

that is great info aolsson! Thank you. I am assuming the reprints were not utilized through postage system much or at all? So unlikely to be cancelled?
I was pretty sure it was a reperf job, on left side was my initial thought.
In your post, I think you are referring to Scott 1 above, the 3 skill, not the 6 skill?
back of stamp actually looks good of 3s- no thin that I see.
not sure if repair upper margin- have to take a better look at it
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Posted 11/23/2025   5:41 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add aolsson to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is the 6 skill(Scott No 3), I can say for sure, is reperfed. As you can see it is much lower than the others.
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