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FRAME 15 SWEDEN 1862-1866 THE LYING LION TYPE
Type I perforation tool of 1855 3 Öre c. Olive‐tinged yellow‐brown
Pehr Ambjörn Sparre’s plate type II, perforation tool of 1855
Sparre’s printing office had extensive problems with the quality of the plates and the perforation process too.
The Swedish Post demanded Sparre to produce a new die. New plates were manufactured, but still Sparre used
the 1855 perforation tool and the same problems remained.
3 Öre a. Weakly olive‐tinged grey‐brown (two examples)
3 Öre b. Dark olive‐tinged orange‐brown (two examples)
