STOCKHOLMIA 2019 & ERIVAN Worldwide Rarities

1858/72, Coat of Arms 5 öre green and 50 öre carmine-rose, 2 values each, together with Lion 17 öre violet, all in nice fresh colour and mostly well perforated (few short perfs), used on triple rate entire letter from Stockholm (AUG 17, 1869) to La Rochelle, France with frontside clear blue "SUEDE-ERQUELINES 2o". The cover is overfranked by 1 öre, which seems to be of minor importance for this most attractive combination, which is therefor the only such recorded to France. Certificate H. Obermüller Wilén (1992) (Facit 7b2, 12f2, 15b2)

1858/72, Coat of Arms, 24 öre reddish-orange (nicely centered) with 1866/72, Lion 17 öre lilac, both in nice fresh colour and with good perforation, used on lettersheet from Stockholm (29.6.1869) via Germany to Livorno, Italy. On reverse transit marks "STRALSUND-BERLIN" and "FIRENZE 4 LUG 69", as well as arrival mark. A fine and very rare combination. Certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilén (2004) (Facit 10h2, 15d2)

1855, 24 skilling Bco. brickred, fresh colour and with a very nice perforation, used with superb strike of Stockholm cds. of 29.4.1857, repeated at left, on small envelope to Zeitz in Saxony, originally endorsed "via Lübeck" but changed into "f Nagler via Stettin", adjacent red "Aus Schweden". The cover with faint vertical crease not affecting the stamp. Very attractive and fine. Opinion Sjöman (1974) and certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller Wilén (2018) (Facit 5c)