386th Auction

1885, postal stationery card 5 öre green with additional franking King Oskar II 10 öre rose, neatly tied by cds. “GÖTEBORG 12.1.85” via Paris to Port Louis, Mauritius with arrival postmark, card with small edge faults and some aging, otherwise fine, a rare 15 öre overseas rate combined with an elusive destination 

1879, postal stationery card 10 öre  red with additional franking 1872 5 öre green, used with “GÖTEBORG 8.2.1887” via Singapore to Penang, Straits Settlements with arrival cds, forwarded to Switzerland with red arrival postmark, minor creases, otherwise fine. A rare 15 öre overseas rate

1879/83, doublecard 10+10 öre rose, used unsevered from "STOCKHOLM 30 8 93" to Dornum, Germany and retour from "DORNUMERSIEL 11 9 93". Little paper split in the fold, still very fine. A scarce item.

1889/1904, doublecard 10+10 öre rose, used unsevered from "STOCKHOLM 11.9.00" to Sandgate, England and retour with duplex "SANDGATE SP 15 00". A fine and scarce usage.

 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 748

1889/1904, main part of double card 15 öre green, used from Stockholm 1894 via London to Akassa, Royal Niger company territory, with arrival mark of June 27. A most unusual destination (Ferdén R4).

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 731

1906, Essay for International Reply Envelope with imprinted 20 öre, overprinted "Specimen". This essay was presented at the World Postal Congress in Rome. Tiny imperfections. Very scarce.
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1931, postal stationery card 10 öre deep violet with additional franking Gustav V 5 öre green, used with cds. “TRELLEBORG 9.11.43” to Denmark, not transmitted forward and kept at the Stockholm post office. After the end of World War II, the card was finally released to Copenhagen, handstamped on departure with cds “STOCKHOLM 7.6.45” and a seven-line information mark, adjacent Danish censor postmark. Because of the sender's note “Lazarettet” at top, the card was not carried during the German occupation of Denmark, rare

1875/1971, assembly of 22 cards, letter cards and one military envelope, with among others 1940 fieldpost cover with green military stamp, 10 öre reply card used from “CAIRE 8.II.92” with two postage due framed cachets, also 1893 card with double line “Fra Sverige L.”, etc., mostly fine