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FRAME 25 SWEDEN 1872-1891 THE CIRCLE TYPE

20 Öre (Perf. 14) (d.) and (c.) Two different shades of 20 Öre

First Letter rate via Germany to France (40 Öre ≤ 10g in force from 1.10.1873 until 31.12.1876) with
railway handstamp PKXP Nr. 1 NED 6.10.1874 (Falköping‐Malmö). 20 Öre + 20 Öre (c.)
= 40 Öre correct rate.

20 Öre (Perf. 14) f. Pale orange [1875‐76]

20 Öre on 20 Öre (Perf. 14) b. Red on Pale orange [1873‐74]
In a Postal announcement dated 9 October 1876, 20 Öre stamps in
the pale orange (f.) shade were re‐called by the Swedish Post to be
“re‐printed” i.e. double‐printed. Wilhelm Wennberg, a young
Swede collecting stamps, detected this double‐print in 1910. 20 on
20 is detected by the obvious double‐print occuring when the
second print not is placed right above the first original print.