Catherine Elevator, Stockholm, Sweden

Nr 3403

This version was printed for the English speaking countries.

The Katarinahissen was originally built in 1881 to connect Slussen with the heights of Södermalm.

DD.M.M. Konung Oscar och Drottning Sofia

Nr 10121

Royal Highnesses King Oscar and Queen Sophia

Anna Palm, Kongl. Slottet, Stockholm

Artist signed: Anna Palm

The Royal Palace, Stockholm.

Used in 1899

3097, From Sweden's Countryside, Södermanland

Stamped on the back "I parti och minut P. A. Eriksen Sköfde",  which translates to "Wholesale and Retail, P A Eriksen, Sköfde"

It is unknown if P A Eriksen was a distributor or not.

Nr 3004. Same photo - different cards -

Stockholm. Royal Palace from Skeppsholmen

 Used in December 1902 as a New Years greeting card by C G Sundström & Son, Stockholm

 North American version, pre 1907.

 Undivided back from about 1910 for Swedish market.

Unnumbered.  Used in March of 1903.

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 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.

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.