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Hi, pretty interesting. I searched different photo image search machines and most they could tell me was it was a stamp from Sweden but absolutely no picture matches, nothing remotely close. I'm wondering if this was done for some local event but I don't know what country laws are around this. I am now waiting for someone who can provide more clarity. I'm leaning toward this isn't an actual stamp. Good luck.
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I would suggest (without any concrete information) that since the cancel says "Postage Paid" the "stamps" are actually labels intended to make pre-paid advertising mail look like First Class letters. Making bulk advertising look like letters seems to be a common theme in the bulk mail advertising profession.
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It turns out that you got it right Roy. I asked a Swedish trading friend as well, and here is his answer:
"I've seen a couple of these before but I never looked it up, because I had other things to sort etc. Now, because of your question, I asked in one of the Facebook groups I am a member (2200 members, mostly Swedish philatelists)... It took a while to get an answer!
To begin with Porto betalt means as you suspected postage paid .
These are labels used by some companies that are allowed to send mail at a reduced rate (the so called Porto B , which is approximately half the price). Usually these envelopes are used to send advertisements and these labels look like stamps and they are used to decorate the envelopes, in a way to lure the one receiving the envelope to open it.
Here is a website listing some of these labels, but still many questionmarks as this is a work in progress! The website is in Swedish, just ask me if you want anything translated!"
http://kjell.smult.com/porto_betalt2.htm ...
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I found a few more (I think I did at least)
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Those are cool.
Wish our pre-paid stamps were that nice?
Does anybody clip those out in the USA??
They are pretty bland here.
-Ari
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I found these stamps without value indication in a large accumulation of Swedish back of the book and cinderella stamps. I looked in the various catalogues I have (Michel, Scott, Facit) but was unable to find any references.
Do you know anything about these?
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Hi, pretty interesting. I searched different photo image search machines and most they could tell me was it was a stamp from Sweden but absolutely no picture matches, nothing remotely close. I'm wondering if this was done for some local event but I don't know what country laws are around this. I am now waiting for someone who can provide more clarity. I'm leaning toward this isn't an actual stamp. Good luck.
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re: Strange Sweden
I would suggest (without any concrete information) that since the cancel says "Postage Paid" the "stamps" are actually labels intended to make pre-paid advertising mail look like First Class letters. Making bulk advertising look like letters seems to be a common theme in the bulk mail advertising profession.
Roy
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It turns out that you got it right Roy. I asked a Swedish trading friend as well, and here is his answer:
"I've seen a couple of these before but I never looked it up, because I had other things to sort etc. Now, because of your question, I asked in one of the Facebook groups I am a member (2200 members, mostly Swedish philatelists)... It took a while to get an answer!
To begin with Porto betalt means as you suspected postage paid .
These are labels used by some companies that are allowed to send mail at a reduced rate (the so called Porto B , which is approximately half the price). Usually these envelopes are used to send advertisements and these labels look like stamps and they are used to decorate the envelopes, in a way to lure the one receiving the envelope to open it.
Here is a website listing some of these labels, but still many questionmarks as this is a work in progress! The website is in Swedish, just ask me if you want anything translated!"
http://kjell.smult.com/porto_betalt2.htm ...
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I found a few more (I think I did at least)
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Those are cool.
Wish our pre-paid stamps were that nice?
Does anybody clip those out in the USA??
They are pretty bland here.
-Ari
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