Rainbow_stamps_and_coins: Sweden : 09a Early issues 1920-34 Standing Lion ( 5 öre)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Sweden : 09a Early issues 1920-34 Standing Lion ( 5 öre)

From 1920 on, a stamp with a standin lion (stående lejon) was used in several emissions.

Everyone who has a stockbook with swedish stamps will recognise them immediatly.

The stamps look quite simple, and come in 2 basic versions for the 5 öre (orange and green); 2 versions of the 10 öre (green and purple), a 25 öre in orange and again 2 versions of a 30 öre (brown and purple).

Untill I took a specialised catalogue, that kept me busy for days and days :-)

Let's start with the 5 öre green

There are 2 types of that lion, they can be sorted out easily for mint versions, with cancelled stamps it all depends on the place and the heaviness of the cancellation.

Type 1

the bottom line of the top stroke of the 5 goes up slightly

5 öre - type 1

In the leg of the lion, there are 4 lines, the bottom line is longer then the one above.

5 öre - type 1

Type 2

here, the 5 shows two parellel lines

5 öre - type 2

the 4 lines on the lions leg all have the same lenght

5 öre - type 2

Type 1 has a coil stamp (perf. 10) and a normal stamp (perf. 10)

both stamps come with and without watermark

Type 2 has 2 coil stamps (perf. 10 and 13) and a normal stamp (perf. 10)

In type 2, there is a version on white paper (normal stamp and coil stamp too), they were emitted in 1934-36.

here, the coil stamps (perf. 10 and 13) come without watermark on tainted paper and on white paper (1934);

and with watermark on tainted paper only.

the regular stamp (perf. 10) is without watermark, both on tained and on white paper.

Finally, there's also the 5 öre orange :

the two types are the same as in the green version :

type 1 and type 2

5 öre - type 1

5 öre - type 2

there are less subtypes for this issue

In type 1, you will only find a coil stamp (perf. 10), there's a version without and with watermark, and both are on tainted paper.

In type 2, a coil stamp (perf. 10) was emitted with and without watermark, again on tainted paper
the coil stamp (perf. 13) has also a version with and one without watermark, both on tianted paper.

Some examples :