International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Sweden
Sweden
[edit | edit source]- The first meters were installed in 1926.
- All stamps contain “SVERIGE” in the frank.
- One meter manufacturer, Francator, is native to Sweden.
- The stamps are grouped according to appearance:
- A – “SVERIGE” above two crown at top with a third crown at bottom
- B – Three crowns at top, “SVERIGE” at bottom, “öre” at the sides
- C – As B, but without “öre” at the sides
- D – Simulated-perforation frame line at right and bottom, circular town mark
- E – Simulated-perforation frame line at both sides and bottom, with post code but no town mark
NOTE: Meters are sold to mailers in Sweden rather than rented. When one breaks down the dealer will loan a temporary machine while the mailer’s meter is being repaired. Stamps from these loaner meters have “POSTVERKET LÅNEM.”, “POSTEN LÅNEMASKIN” or variations in the town mark. Since nearly all modern stamp types are found this way the catalog does not list them as separate varieties.
GROUP A: Franks with "SVERIGE" above two crowns at top and one crown at bottom
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A1. Hasler “F2” (FV-8), 1926.
- Small upright frank with M# at bottom.
- L#s 101, 102, 104-107.
- TM: DC
A2. Universal “Midget” (FV-3), 1926.
- Very similar to Type A1 but L#s 201-300 and 1201.
- TM: DC
- Values: 5, 10, 15, 20 [$20]
- Value: 25 [$50]
- Values: 30, 35, 40, 50, 60 [$100]
A3. Universal ‘5' (FV-5), 1926.
- Very similar to Types A1 and A2 but L#s 501, 502, 505, 507-511.
- TM: DC
- Values: 5, 10, 25, 30 [$35]
- Values: 50, 60 [$75]
A4. Universal “Midget” (FV-5), 1927.
- Very similar to Types A1-3 but L#s 801-817 and 821.
- TM: DC
- Values: 10, 15, 25, 30 [$20]
- Values: 5, 20, 35, 50 [$50]
- Values: 40, 45, 55, 60, 90, 1K [$100]
A5. Neopost (LV-3).
A6. Neopost (LV-3), 1930. [$75]
- As previous types but the frank is larger, 22 x 25 mm.
- L#s 351-360 without prefix, and “N305”
- A. Value figures 5½-6 mm tall, TM: BIC
- B. Value figures 8 mm tall, TM: DC
- Values: 5, 10, 15, 25
A8. Francotyp “A” (MV), 1926.
- Large frank, 25 x 29 mm.
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 59-62 mm.
- With or without 4-digit transaction counter number between TM and frank.
- L#s 601-615.
- TM: BIC
- V/F: 000
A9. Francotyp “B” (MV), 1926.
- As Type A8 but spacing 74-75.5 mm between centers of date and value figures.
- L#s 651-668.
- TM: BIC with stops after D and M in date
- V/F: 000
A10. Francotyp “C” (MV), 1927.
- As Types A8-9 but spacing 77-79 mm between centers of date and value figures.
- L#s 701-799, 1701-1799, 1801-1899, etc.
- Date without stops
- TM: BIC
- V/F: 000 (A,O)
- a. TM: SC
- b. Lower crown omitted.
A11. Francotyp “AN” (MV), 1939.
- As Types A8-10 but 66-68 mm between centers of date and value figures.
- L#s 616-650 and possibly other numbers.
- With or without transaction counter number between TM and frank.
- TM: BIC
- V/F: 000
A12. Hasler “F22” (MV), 1929.
- Frank as Types A8-11, but L# 111-127 and with 5-digit transaction counter number between TM and frank.
- Date figures have stops after D and M and centered after Y.
A13. Francator (LV), 1930.
- Frank as Types A8-12.
- Date figures distinctive, slightly variable in thickness.
- L#s 901-999, 1901-1999, 7901-7999, etc
- TM: SC
- Value range: 005 to either 095 or 100
A14. Hasler "F22" and "F88” (MV), 1939. [$10]
- As Type A12B but the frank is narrower.
- With or without 5-digit transaction counter number at left of TM.
- Date with stop centered after year is from the F22 model.
- L#s 1101-1199
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
GROUP B: Three crowns at top, “SVERIGE” at bottom, “öre” at one or both sides
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B1. Universal “Midget” (VF-3), 1944. [$100]
B2. Universal “Midget” (FV-5). [$100]
B4. Francotyp “A” (MV).
- Large frank, 27 x 29 mm.
- Spacing between centers of date and value figures 59-62 mm.
- With or without 4-digit transaction counter number between TM and frank.
- L#s 601 up
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
B5. Francotyp “B” (MV).
- As Type B4 but spacing 74-75.5 mm between centers of date and value figures.
- L#s 650 series.
- TM: SC with stops after D and M in date
- V/F: 000
B6. Francotyp “C” (MV).
- As Types B4-5 but spacing 77-79 mm between centers of date and value figures.
- L#s 701-799, 1701-1799, 1801-1899, 17001 up, then apparently randomly assigned.
- Date without stops.
- TM: BIC, SC
- V/F: 000 (numbers with lines of variable thickness)
B6.1. Francotyp "Cc/Ccm" (MV).
- As Type B6 but date figures with stops after D and before Y.
- L#s as with Type B6.
B7. Francotyp “AN” (MV).
- As Types B4-6 but 66-68 mm between centers of date and value figures.
- L#s 600 series.
- With or without transaction counter number between TM and frank
- TM: BIC
- V/F: 000
B8. Hasler “F22” (MV).
- Reported but not seen by the authors.
B9. Hasler “F88” (MV).
- Date figures thin as for Type B8 but not as widely spaced.
- With or without 5-digit transaction counter number at left of TM.
- L#s 1101-1199, 2101-2199, etc.
B10. Francator (MV).
- Frank as Types B4-9.
- Date figures distinctive, slightly variable in thickness.
- L#s 901-999, 1901-1999, 7901-7999, etc.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000 (2-bank, range: 001 to 099)
B11. Francator “K” (MV).
- As Type B10, but value figures more widely spaced.
- L#s 401-499, 1401-1499, 2401-2499, etc.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 0 0 0
B12. Taxo-Post (MV).
NOTE: The stamp is known with slogan in different color from the stamp.
B13. Neopost “205” (MV).
- Frank is smaller than Types B4-12 and has “ore” at left but not at right of value figures.
- Date figures are tall.
- One seen, L# 10.
- TM: SC
- V/F: ★000
GROUP C: As Group B but without “öre” at the sides
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C1. Hasler “F88” (MV).
- Narrow spacing (13mm).
- Similar to B2, but without “ORE” at left and right of value figures.
- Larger upright frank inscribed with three large crowns above value figures and “SVERIGE” below.
- “Lic” prefix and M# at base of TM.
- Numbers 1101-1199, 2101 up.
C2. Francotyp “C” (MV).
C2.1. Francotyp "Cc/Ccm" (MV).
C3. Francotyp “A9000” (MV).
C4. Krag (MV).
- Very similar to type C3 with widely spaced date figures but with more room between the TM and frank.
- When present, the transaction counter number centered between TM and frank has five digits.
- Date figures with stops after D and M.
- L#s 1313 and 1354 seen.
- A. Value figures tall and narrow
- B. Value figures oval
- TM: SC
- V/F: ◇0.00 0000
GROUP D: Simulated-perforation frame line at right and bottom
[edit | edit source]- For 6-digit licence numbers, the first digit represents the manufacturer: 1 = Ascom-Hasler, 2 = Pitney Bowes, 3 = Francotyp-Postalia, 5 = Neopost, 6 = Frama, 7 = Secap then Pitney Bowes.
- D1.10. Pitney Bowes-GB (appears to be from the 5000 model series) (MV).
- Very similar to Type D1.2 but with straight line town mark and with impression counter number reading up at far left.
- L# with “P.B.” prefix. (The example shown has the meter number obscured.)
- TM: Straight line
- V/F: ≋00.00
- NOTE: This is probably a Post Office meter stamp.
- a. Without “SVERIGE” (LIC. 2625)
- a. Extremely wide spacing between TM and frank. M# “LIC 2” under crown and post horn and rest of M# “3649” beneath value figures
GROUP E: Simulated-perforation frame line at both sides and bottom, with post code but no town mark
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E1. Pitney Bowes “EasyMail” (digital).
- Two columns of numbers outside frame line at left.
- L# with “LIC PB” prefix.
- Date with stops.
- V/F: ≋00.00
E2. Pitney Bowes “PersonalPost” (digital).
- Frank is taller and slightly wider than Type E1.
- One column of numbers outside frame line at left.
- L# with “LIC PB" prefix.
- Date without stops.
- Found in both red and blue.
- V/F: 000.00
E3. Pitney Bowes “DM” series (digital).
- Frank is quite wide but also short in height.
- With four stacked 3-digit numbers outside frame line at left.
- Lettering in “SVERIGE” is thick.
- The date is in two lines with year above month and date
E4. Pitney Bowes “DM” series (digital).
- Frank is nearly identical to Type E2 but has two columns of numbers at left.
- Date with stops, as 00.00.00.
- V/F: ≋00.00
GROUP F: Frame with 2D barcode at bottom left, crown & post horn logo in concentric circles at right
[edit | edit source]This design first appeared in the early 2010s and uses a similar format for all manufacturers. Licence numbers are issued in blocks of 1000 for each model, e.g. 738000-738999 for the Pitney Bowes DM100i.
Models thought to have been fielded in this design so far are as follows:
- Francotyp-Postalia MyMail, OptiMail 30/60/90, UltiMail
- Neopost IJ25, IS420, IS480
- Frama EcoMail, OfficeMail, MailMax, Matrix F2/F4/F6
- Pitney Bowes DM series
F. (All types) (digital).
- Crown and post horn within two concentric circles at right.
- Frame at left contains 2D barcode at lower left.
- Above the barcode are the value figures and date.
- At right are the mail class, license number, and ID number stacked at top, and "SVERIGE" at bottom.
- V/F: 000:00
- F1. Francotyp-Postalia (digital).
- 6-digit L# starting with "3".
- F2. Neopost (digital).
- 6-digit L# starting with "5".
- F3. Frama (digital).
- 6-digit L# starting with "6".
- F4. Pitney Bowes (digital).
- 6-digit L# starting with "7".
GROUP PO: Stamp from machine used in Post Offices
[edit | edit source]- See also Types A1a and A2a for Post Office stamps.
PO1. Frama (digital).
- Frank is similar in style to Group D stamps but with straight-line town name at top left.
- Without identification number
- Through the center of the stamp are the date as 00. 00. 00, two large digits for the hour, an asterisk, and the value figures.
- Printed through a ribbon.
PO2. Unidentified (digital), 2014.
- Self-adhesive label with 3-line frank at top.
- 1st line: posthorn logo and mail class in bold characters.
- 2nd line: Payment type and value figures.
- 3rd line: "From Buy:" and date.
- Presumably the mailer's identity would be printed under "From" if it were an account rather than a cash purchase.
- Below the frank are the destination address, the weight, and a service 2D barcode if required.
- V/F: (0)00,00 SEK
GROUP PP: Special stamp used for parcel post
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PP1. Undetermined (digital), 1984 or earlier.
- Frameless design consisting of two lines of text applied in red via a dot-matrix process onto a plain adhesive label with curved, truncated corners.
- Top line: post office ID, "SVERIGE", date.hour as YYMMDD.HH
- Bottom line: date repeated, value figures, identification code.
- TM: SL
- V/F: (post horn) 0,00