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![]() Click here for higher resolution image Click here to see FDC's | First day of issue: March 14, 2013 Width: 44 mm Height: 31 mm Perforation: Perforated 12.75 x 12.75 Printing method: Lithographed and Engraved Printer: Sweden Post Stamps, Kista, Sweden Creative team: Lars Sjooblom, Engraver G. Hershorn, Designer Catalog number: Scott 2702 Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXXVI Stamp ID = 3538 The desgin of this stamp is identical to swe-19950317-s-001 except for the denomination (6Kr vs. 3.7Kr) and the year of issue (2013 vs. 1995). According to Kristina Olofsdotter, head of design at Sweden Post Stamp, "Many customers have requested this stamp after it sold out, which is why we are re-issuing it." From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Sweden (1855-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 8,946,193 (1997 estimate). Constitutional monarchy in northern Europe, occupying the eastern portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. |