Stromsholms Castle

	Nr.	S. 1701
	Name	Stromsholms Castle
	Published date	1991-08-27
	Color	Multicolored
	Denomination	S. 1701 (10 kr)
	Drawer	Eriksson
	Engraver	Jakus, Naszarkowski
	Printing technique	Steel engraving, the Swedish post office
	Perforation	123/4
	Circulation	Still to be printed, circulation not fixed
	Approx. value *	S. 1701 (18 kr)
	History	Stromsholm, royal house in Vastmanland (province in center of Sweden). From 1555. Rebuilt 1669-1681 by N. Tessin and got 1767-1775 gustavian (Louis-seize-style) interior. Gustav Vasa (Swedish king b. 1496 - d. 1560) established a "stable-establishment" here, Sweden's first stud farm, closed down 1872. Stallion depot, founded by Karl XI (Swedish king b. 1655 - d. 1697), closed down 1955. Riding school practiced by the army with an officer academy 1868-1968. Also look at S. 1646, 1679 and 1749

Key to the signs and abbreviations

S./sS.	Swedish/Swedish set
Perforation	amount of tooth (on the stamp) per 2 cm

* Approx. value 1 kr (= 100 öre) = 0.16 US dollar = 0.09 UK pound (961203)