Gyrfalcon
Nr.S. 1157
NameGyrfalcon
Published date1981-02-26
ColorBrown and blue
DenominationS. 1157 (50 kr)
DrawerJonsson
EngraverSlania
Printing techniqueSteel engraving, the Swedish post office
Perforation123/4
CirculationStill to be printed, circulation not fixed
Approx. value *S. 1157 (65 kr)
HistoryGyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) the largest of the falcon birds, large as a goshawk. The bird is predominant gray, in Greenland almost white, belongs in the Arctic parts. Breeds in the mountains but is now very rare.

Key to the signs and abbreviations
S./sS.Swedish/Swedish set
Perforationamount of tooth (on the stamp) per 2 cm
* Approx. value 1 kr (= 100 öre) = 0.16 US dollar = 0.09 UK pound (961203)


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