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Sweden 1862-1866 the Lying Lion Type
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At the end of the 1850’s, dissatisfaction was raised Pehr Ambjörn Sparre’s (too late) essays
against the Swedish stamps with the Coat‐of‐Arms
design (the Skilling Banco‐ and Öre‐types). The
practical experience raised demands for stamps with a
more clear and distinct presentation of the
denomination value. The then official printer of
Swedish stamps was Pehr Ambjörn Sparre’s printing
office in Stockholm, who had a contract until the end
of 1861 with the Swedish Post. In the middle of 1861,
the Swedish Post invited tenderers for a new contract
from 1862.
Pehr Ambjörn Sparre probably became aware about the
Jonas Bagge’s essays in black and blue King’s decision about the design by Pehr Olof Bagge too
late. Sparre officially objected to the decided design and
proposed his own design, even though the King already
had made his decision.
Pehr Olof Bagge’s revised design
Black Colour Die Proof
Professor Jonas Bagge had his own printing shop in
Stockholm and from the time essays of an alternative
design made by Jonas Bagge himself are recorded.
The first essay of Pehr Olof Bagge’s
accepted design
The visible changes made by Pehr Olof Bagge can
The accepted design was made by Pehr Olof Bagge, son probably be explained by referring to the contents from
of Professor Jonas Bagge and working together with his correspondence where Sparre and Bagge criticize each
father at his printing office. The Bagges were in fact other’s designs. When the Swedish Post confirmed the
rivals to the then contracted designer and printer of design, Bagge probably took notice anyway about some
stamps for the Swedish Post, Pehr Ambjörn Sparre. of the critique and revised the design accordingly.