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Prior
to the postal cards, 2 skilling essays were made in different
shapes.
2 skilling postal card essay type I
2 skilling postal card essay type II
Some of these essays have been preserved, and
five main types are known (table 1).
Table 1: The five types
| Essay type |
Size |
First textline |
Second textline |
Border |
Colours
(in
several shades)
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| 1 |
142 x 77 mm |
BREV-KORT
40 x 4½ mm |
With brackets |
Greek |
Blue, red |
| 2 |
126 x 93 mm |
BREV-KORT
39 x 6 mm |
Without brackets |
Cross |
Blue, red, brown, green |
| 3 |
126 x 93 mm |
BREVKORT 35 x 6 mm |
Without brackets |
Cross |
Blue |
| 4 |
126 x 93 mm |
BREV-KORT antiqua
42 x 4½ mm |
Without brackets |
Cross |
Blue, brown, green |
| 5 |
126 x 93 mm |
BREV-KORT antiqua
57 x 7 mm |
Without brackets |
Greek |
Blue, brown, green |
Besides
these five main types the essays are printed in several shades of
the colours listed in table 1, and the essays are printed on
different kind of paper. Combining the five main types,
colour shades and paper, 28 different types of essays are known
(Benedictus, 1970 og Ringström, 1985).
2 skilling postal card essay type III
2 skilling postal card essay type IV
2 skilling postal card essay type V
Read more about the postal card skilling essays in
this article from
The Posthorn.
Colour proof: Blue 8 øre (the colour of 4 øre
letter cards)
8 øre letter card essay. Without Coat of Arms
and with text in red.
Essay of the 1902 overprints. Overprint in
blue (the issued overprints were in black).
Read more about the letter card essays in
this article from the
United Postal Stationery Society.
The only recorded 2 skilling wrapper essay
Black print of the 4 øre wrapper.
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When making the double
inverted frame cliche (for 3 ore, 8 ore and 10 ore imprinted stamps), proofs (blackprints) were made. This proof is known in both positive and negative
printing.
Imprinted stamp proof
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