The beauty of socked on the nose
Is there anything more beautifull than a socked on the nose (also known as SON or SOTN) cancel on a well engraved stamp? Feel free to decide yourself…
Sweden1891/1904 15 öre King Oscar II definitive stamp - Michel #33, cat. value 0.20€
The stamp is from 1891/1904 definitive series showing King Oscar II of Sweden. Interestingly Oscar II was a ruler of two countries – Norway and Sweden due to union between the two countries.
The stamp has been cancelled in Sunne, a small municipality in western Sweden on new years eve 1897 (friday). I would assume this has been used on a new years greeting card.
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Great post, I did not know the term “socked on the nose”…
Hi Pablo,
I think that in mainland europe collectors still prefer the term “bullseye cancel” (or local abbreviations, like in Finland “lo” or “llo”). But elsewhere SOTN is these days getting more and more popular. If nothing more, it’very easy to type
With this beautiful postmark, so well placed it’s worth many times the catalog value! Some collectors in Sweden think that this Oscar II – engraving is one of the best!
I Kjell,
I definitely agree that engraved Oscar’s are amongst the most attractive – even in worldwide scale