Nr 3198 Winterbild i skogen, Småland

Winter time in the Småland woods.

 Used in 1902.

Nr 2165. Skåne

Alfred B Nilsson captured this image in 1906 in Skåne of a man relaxing smoking his pipe, and that is possibly the longest pipe stem I have seen.

Postally unused this divided back card was probably printed ~1906-07.  Brefkort (letter card) is printed in 14 languages.  We see that the photographer is Alfred B Nilsson of Helsingborg, and that the photo was taken in 1906.  It would be nice to find a bit more information on the photographer Alfred B Nilsson (also seen as 'Nilson').

Nr. 2174, Leksand

 Nr. 2174.  used in 1906, postcards now have a divided back leaving a space for the message while the front is devoted entirely to the photo.  The word Brefkort is in 14 languages! 
The photo is of a girl in folk dräkt (folk dress) from Leksand, Dalarna.  She appears to be holding a bundle of lilac.

Nr 61 Från Svenska Armen. Kungl. Postionsartilleriregementet.

Card Nr. 61 shows the Royal Artillery Regiment practicing.

The year this card was mailed appears to be 1908.  'Imported' cards in to Sweden were printed in Germany after originally being printed in Sweden.

Nr 59. Svenska fiskare.

Card nr 59 is of Swedish fishermen!  The photographer is Alfred B Nilson of Helsingborg and the photo was apparently taken in 1906.  Look at the faces of these hardworking men.

 Who is Alfred B Nilson of Helsingborg?

Rut Wiberg used this card in 1907.  Her message to Ester Borgström is simple Heartiest Congratulations on Ester's birthday most likely.  The used stamp has been glued to the card.  Did this happen in 1907 or later?  Even had Rut not written the date on the card we would have been able to date the card to ~1907 because of the design of the back.  It is now divided allowing for a message to be included on the back rather than the front.  This allows for the front to be used solely for the photograph.  Brefkort is written in three languages: Swedish, French and English.

Nr 218. Skansen. Morastugan från Renberget

Publisher's name and Card nr appear on side of photo.



 In the version used in 1902 the unnumbered version (below) has the French word for Brefkort in parenthesis while the version mailed in 1903 does not.  'Jmport' appears on the 1903 card but not on the 1902 used card.  Axel Eliasson company name with the card number appears horizontally to the right of the photo.

Back of 1902 used unnumbered card.

This card was most likely printed in Sweden as it does not indicate that it was imported.



Nr 159, Stockholm, Kongl. Slottet (Royal Palace)

Nr 159.  Stockholm,  Kongl. Slottet

Publisher's name and card nr from Card's front

This example is used in 1903.  Brefkort is printed at the top twice on undivided back in Swedish and French, Carte Postale is capitalized but not in parenthesis.  Border is normal.  "Jmport" on lower left of back.


 This is the photo used in card nr 159, but the card is unnumbered.  This card is used in 1901.  Brefkort is printed only in Swedish on this card.  The border on the back is unusual.  It consists of the Swedish 'Tre Kronor' (three crowns), two intertwined horns and 'Sverige' connecting them.

Back of card used in 1901

The borders on from the above cards.  

The 'normal' border

The unusual 'Tre Kronor' border

Dating the Cards! Card nr 156



Card nr 156.  Skansen, Morastugan

Skansen.  Morastugan

  Front of card used in 1902.  Card is now numbered whereas card used in 1901 is not.  As expected this card has an undivided back. Initially Axel Eliasson printed his cards in Sweden, but later they were printed in Germany because of lower printing costs.  The transition from Swedish to German printed cards would thus appear to have taken place about 1901/02.  The word for Import, 'Jmport' is printed on the lower left of the 1902 back of the card.  The word for 'letter' card or post card 'Brefkort; appears in two languages, Swedish and French in the 1902 card, but only once in the 1901 used card.  We can also see that Axel Eliasson cards began to be numbered at the same time.

 Nr. 156.  unnumbered version.  used in 1901.  undivided back.  No Import or Jmport on lower left.  Brefkort in one language.

Skansen is the world's first outdoor museum featuring a wonderful collection of old buildings from throughout Sweden.  In the U.S. Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts is patterned after Skansen.