SWEDEN - 2018

UPDATED with IMAGES

Early in the year we found material to work with.

Code: SWE-2018-01
Release Date: January 04, 2018
Postal Authority: Postnord
Title: Lighthouses
Format: Serie of 6 stamps
Presentation:
-Booklet of 10 stamps (5 designs x 2)
-Coil of 100 stamps (the remaining design)
-Souvenir sheet of 6 stamps of Vinga Lighthouse
-Collectors sheets with all the options
Design:
Printing Process:
Paper:
Gum:
Printed by:
Quantity:

Booklet Stamps -  1 to 5 of 6

Thanks Jaap for the image

Stamp 1

Facial: Permanent Value

Service: Local Std Letter up

Lighthouse: Örskär

ALL: C-6236

Stamp 2

Facial: Permanent Value

Service: Domestic Letter up to 2kg

Lighthouse: När

ALL: C-7200

Stamp 3

This stamp is available also in Souvenirs Sheets of 6 stamps

Thanks Michael for the image

Facial: Permanent Value

Service: Domestic Letter up to 2kg

Lighthouse: Vinga

ALL: C-0565

Stamp 4

Facial: Permanent Value

Service: Local Std Letter up

Lighthouse: Pite-Rönnskar

ALL: C-5797.5

Stamp 5

Facial: Permanent Value

Service: Local Std Letter up

Lighthouse: Falsterbo

ALL: C-2416

Stamp 6    COIL

Facial: Permanent Value

Service: Local Std Letter up

Lighthouse: Ölands Södra Udde

ALL: C-7280

Extra Material

COLLECTORS SHEET

 Here we can see all the options regarding the stamps.

-The strip of 5 coming from the booklet at the bottom

-The stamp of Ölands Södra Udde coming from the coil

-The stamp of Vinga coming from the Souvenir Sheet

First Day Cover

20120321 - Sweden

Release Date: March 21, 2012
Postal Authority: Posten
Title: Life at the Coast (The North by the Sea serie of Top of the World Stamps)
Format: Block with 2 stamps
Dimensions (mm): 105 x 70
Design: Norbert Tamas
Printing Method: Recess and Offset
Engraving: Martin Mörk

Stamp

Facial: 12 KR (SEK - Krona) -
Service: First Class Mail "Prioritaire" Outside Europe up to 20 grs.
Dimensions (mm): 44 x 23,57
Lighthouse:  Häradskär

RELATED MATERIAL

First Day Cover

Collector Sheet

This is the second issue from Sweden of the "North by the Sea" series. In the first issue (2010),  the Collector Sheet also shows a great picture with lighthouses.

2010 issue Collector Sheet

Thanks Klaus for the alert on this issue and thanks to Jaap for the image.

20100324 - Sweden

Release Date: March 24 - 2010

Postal Authority: Posten

Title: Life at the Coast (another issue of Top of the World of Stamps)

Format: Block with 2 Stamps

Dimensions (mm): 105 x 70

Design: Norbert Tamas

Where is the Lighthouse?:  You will not find it in the stamps, nor in the block... The Lighthouses (yes, there are 2 of them) are in the collector's sheet of this issue.

 

We can see the Klava Lighthouse and in the back the Tynneskär Lighthouse, both located in Hönö (Sweden).