Sweden

Date2000, 17 III
Value50 Kr
Catalog no.Mi 2161, BL15   Sc 2374   SG MS2097   Y&T 2143, BF26
TopicSlania, Czeslaw
OccasionSlania's 1000th stamp for the Swedish Post
DescriptionSheet with 1 stamp. Fragment of a painting by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, "The Great Deeds of Swedish Kings" painted 1695. The drawing at the bottom of the sheet shows Drottningholm Palace where the original painting can be seen. The stamp is mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest engraved stamp ever.