Number by catalogue:  Michel: 383   Yvert: 376   Scott: 449  

Perforation type: 12 ¾x12 ¾

Subject:

25 ore. An antique view of island Skeppsholmen* in Stockholm.

At the left in the center it is possible to consider a watermill.

Additional:

*Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen by bridges. Positioned strategically at the Baltic Sea entrance to Stockholm, it has traditionally been the location of several military buildings. Today the military presence is low and several museums can be found there instead, such as the Museum of Modern Art, the main modern art museum of Stockholm, the architectural museum, in the same building, and Östasiatiska Muséet (East-Asian museum). It is also home to the Teater Galeasen. On the southern shore is an old sailing ship named af Chapman which is now used as a youth hostel. You get there by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slussen, Djurgården or Nybroplan.

Stockholm Jazz Festival is a popular annual summer event held on Skeppsholmen.

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