70th birthday of Gustav V

	Nr.	S. 226-230
	Name	70th birthday of Gustav V
	Published date	1928-06-16
	Color	S. 226 yellow, S. 227 violet, S. 228 red, S. 229 orange and S. 230 blue
	Denomination	S. 226 (5 ore), S. 227 (10 ore), S. 228 (15 ore), S. 229 (20 ore) and S. 230 (25 ore)
	Drawer	Hjortzberg
	Engraver	Ewert
	Printing technique	Steel engraving, the Swedish post office
	Perforation	4-sided, 93/4
	Circulation	S. 226 (0,73 mil.), S. 227 (0,72 mil.), S. 228 (0,96 mil.), S. 229 (0,41 mil.) and S. 230 (0,47 mil.)
	Approx. value*	S. 226 (25 kr), S. 227 (25 kr), S. 228 (25 kr), S. 229(60 kr), S. 230 (60 kr) and S 226-230x set, all 5 (1000 kr)
	Information	The stamp with surcharge 'Makuleras' (no gumming) was pasted into the "Gustav V jubileumsfond" (= Gustav V anniversary foundation) book, circulation 5000 sets.
	Historic	Gustav V (Swedish king b. 1858 - d. 1950). The stamps were sold with an additional 5 ore for The Cancer foundation (the spring sign).

Key to the signs and abbreviations

no gumming	Without paste; on the back of the stamp	Makuleras	Post-marked; cancelled.
S./sS.	Swedish/Swedish set	Perforation	amount of tooth (on the stamp) per 2 cm
x	Stamps surcharge with 'Makuleras'	.	.

* Approx. value 1 kr (= 100 ore) = 0.12 US dollar = 0.08 UK pound (991231)